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Caffeine matters—coffee creation method of choice at your startup?
The basic tradeoff seems to be: Quantity + speed vs quality + effort
We still haven't found the right balance. Here's our results so far:
# Nespresso
Pros: stupid simple; good-quality espresso
Cons: pods are costly and wasteful; can't get quantity you always want
# French press
Pros: high quality coffee (when combined with our burr grinder and fresh beans)
Cons: takes too much time and effort (set up, operation, cleanup) for every cup
# Melitta / other single-cup drip
Pros: basically the same as the French Press
Cons: ditto
# Drip coffee pot
Pros: easy; mass quantities
Cons: haven't found one that makes coffee well enough; doesn't taste good
# Local coffee shop
Pros: great coffee
Cons: huge fucking waste of everyone's time
The current best alternative I can imagine:
->Create a big-ass french press (size of a small child) and get a massive vacuum-insulated thermos to keep all the coffee warm for quite awhile.
^I mean that only half tongue-in-cheek
Anyone figured out a better solution?
- mmphosis 14y agoHire a barista.
- kifki 14y agoWhat about a real espresso machine (with standard pods)? You get all the Nespresso pros, and you can choose between a variety of options for the coffee you want to put in.
- dagw 14y agoWe've got a coffee maker from Jura (www.jura.com) at the office, which works pretty well. Just make sure it's full of beans and water and press the magic button. Basically all the advantages of the Nespresso minus the costly and wasteful pods. The only con is that it isn't really super fast and if everybody wants coffee at the same time a line tends to form.
- schoash 14y agoAlso remember the Jura we had in the office. It worked well at first, but if it is not used for some days it starts to mold inside :(
- ScottWhigham 14y agoWe use a Breville espresso machine and a 12-cup Mr Coffee plus a Breville grinder. It works great. The Mr. Coffee seems out of place next to the sleek Brevilles but it holds its own. We auditioned 3-4 other coffee makers and settled on it b/c it works, doesn't leak, and is fast. The taste, to me, is really good. We use the "Kicking Horse Kick Ass" coffee from Amazon and go through 2-4 bags a month w/ three people (and more for espresso).
- jamesjguthrie 14y agoGallons of Coca-Cola for me thanks :-)
- staunch 14y agoA few AeroPresses + electric kettles work well. Faster and easier cleanup than a french press and tastes better than pretty much every other method IMHO. It's really an easy/cheap espresso machine more than a drip coffee solution though. Americanos for people who want a big cup of hot coffee. http://www.amazon.com/Aerobie-AeroPress-Coffee-Espresso-Maker/dp/B0047BIWSK/ http://www.amazon.com/Aerobie-AeroPress-Coffee-Espresso-Make...
- eak4 14y agoThis just showed up online: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-coffee-maker/ http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-coffee-maker/ We're going to try ordering this: http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-BV1800TH-Thermal-Brushed-Aluminum/dp/B005YQZNO8/ref=thewire06-20 http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-BV1800TH-Thermal-Brushed-Alum... Sounds promising. Also, forgot to add in my post that we have a Moka Pot too. Tasty cup of espresso, but it's stove top and takes awhile.