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Just use a Moka pot. You can't go wrong, unless there's a meltdown and everyone in the house burns to death.

curiousgal 4y ago
I am actually considering getting one. I grew up in North Africa where this was the standard way of making coffee and it was a part of breakfast. But ever since I left many years ago, I stopped drinking coffee and now I have zero tolerance for caffeine (as in, even a coke in the morning will keep me up at night). But everyone around seems to be into coffee and it seems like a nice bonding activity, I'm thinking if I get back to drinking it maybe I'll build up my tolerance to caffeine.
- slothtrop 4y ago
  I've reduced my consumption to one cup, and in very little time exceeding that amount now makes me jittery. Amazing how we adjust to that, but I enjoy the ritual and taste so I allow myself the one.
klyrs 4y ago
Okay but real talk if you're at all distractibile in the morning before you've had your first cuppa, at least melting the gasket is inevitable. Speaking from experience, obviously. But yeah, they make a good brew.
- slothtrop 4y ago
  the gasket? I find it brews so quickly using the Hoffman method that I don't have time to turn away to do anything else.
  - klyrs 4y ago
    Took me a bit to find that. So... boil the water first is called "the hoffman method"? Okay.
    - slothtrop 4y ago
      Yes, that and keeping the lid open to eyeball the pressure of the liquid pouring up, so you can lift the pot slightly off the stove and/or turn down the heat just right.
      - klyrs 4y ago
        "Keep an eye on it" yeah that was my complaint... but I'll admit, boiling the water first should shorten it up. The only risk there is letting a pot boil dry. I was absentminded in mornings before I had a kid. Now I've gotta be on top of coffee and another disagreeable human's routine as well. Adding more steps is never the answer. Cold concentrate with a dash of lime juice is my fancy.
        slothtrop 4y ago
        "Keeping an eye on it" for all of 30 seconds. Letting the pot boil dry will be impossible, the moment it starts sputtering you're done. If you don't have 1-2 minutes to take care of a moka pot brew, then you're better off with instant or cold concentrate as you suggested.
        klyrs 4y ago
        The pot I was referring to is the pot of pre-boiling water. And fwiw, when I use a moka (which if you'll reread my comment, is never the first brew of the day), I never let it go empty after that first burnt cup. Don't need the Humperdinck or whatever method to tell me that. And, to that end: I've found a low-heat, long extraction to be optimal for a moka. The best I've ever had sat atop a wood stove for about 10 minutes, with one solitary drip every few seconds -- using a single-shot GSI "camping" moka with a standpipe dripping into clean glassware. That Hedwig guy is trying to make coffee fast, and there's a time and place for that. I just happen to think that a moka is the wrong tool for that job.
        ValentineC 4y ago
- friend_and_foe 4y ago
  Get one with a silicone gasket and you're good.

I am actually considering getting one. I grew up in North Africa where this was the standard way of making coffee and it was a part of breakfast. But ever since I left many years ago, I stopped drinking coffee and now I have zero tolerance for caffeine (as in, even a coke in the morning will keep me up at night). But everyone around seems to be into coffee and it seems like a nice bonding activity, I'm thinking if I get back to drinking it maybe I'll build up my tolerance to caffeine.

slothtrop 4y ago
I've reduced my consumption to one cup, and in very little time exceeding that amount now makes me jittery. Amazing how we adjust to that, but I enjoy the ritual and taste so I allow myself the one.

klyrs 4y ago

Okay but real talk if you're at all distractibile in the morning before you've had your first cuppa, at least melting the gasket is inevitable. Speaking from experience, obviously. But yeah, they make a good brew.

slothtrop 4y ago
the gasket? I find it brews so quickly using the Hoffman method that I don't have time to turn away to do anything else.
- klyrs 4y ago
  Took me a bit to find that. So... boil the water first is called "the hoffman method"? Okay.
  - slothtrop 4y ago
    Yes, that and keeping the lid open to eyeball the pressure of the liquid pouring up, so you can lift the pot slightly off the stove and/or turn down the heat just right.
    - klyrs 4y ago
      "Keep an eye on it" yeah that was my complaint... but I'll admit, boiling the water first should shorten it up. The only risk there is letting a pot boil dry. I was absentminded in mornings before I had a kid. Now I've gotta be on top of coffee and another disagreeable human's routine as well. Adding more steps is never the answer. Cold concentrate with a dash of lime juice is my fancy.
      - slothtrop 4y ago
        "Keeping an eye on it" for all of 30 seconds. Letting the pot boil dry will be impossible, the moment it starts sputtering you're done. If you don't have 1-2 minutes to take care of a moka pot brew, then you're better off with instant or cold concentrate as you suggested.
        klyrs 4y ago
        The pot I was referring to is the pot of pre-boiling water. And fwiw, when I use a moka (which if you'll reread my comment, is never the first brew of the day), I never let it go empty after that first burnt cup. Don't need the Humperdinck or whatever method to tell me that. And, to that end: I've found a low-heat, long extraction to be optimal for a moka. The best I've ever had sat atop a wood stove for about 10 minutes, with one solitary drip every few seconds -- using a single-shot GSI "camping" moka with a standpipe dripping into clean glassware. That Hedwig guy is trying to make coffee fast, and there's a time and place for that. I just happen to think that a moka is the wrong tool for that job.
        ValentineC 4y ago
friend_and_foe 4y ago
Get one with a silicone gasket and you're good.