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Sure, the coffee is fine. The question is one of control for me, not of quality. I like old-school "analog" coffee like my simple pourover or stovetop espresso
by devindotcom 13y ago
Sure, the coffee is fine. The question is one of control for me, not of quality. I like old-school "analog" coffee like my simple pourover or stovetop espresso machine because they are simple devices and, properly maintained, will make coffee forever. A capsule coffee machine is complex, the capsules can't be made by you (and some are triple-packaged, leading to lots of waste), they require power and microprocessors, and so on.
I choose the simpler method not because the coffee is better (though I'm sure it can be, and many factors are at play here), but because, in a way, it's the FOSS alternative to the bloated, proprietary capsule systems.
- sitharus 13y agoAt home I have a NZ$150 single-boiler espresso machine and a $80 conical burr grinder. I buy 50g bags of coffee for $10 from the local coffee roaster, which works out to around $0.50 per coffee, around half the price of the nespresso pods. It all works rather well.
- jmackinn 13y agoSorry, did you say you pay $10 for a 50g bag of coffee?
- monkeyspaw 13y agoMust be a typo. Can't get 20 coffees from 50g. My guess would be that it should be 500g.
- ams6110 13y agoI love my Aeropress. Simple, elegant, foolproof. The only way I can think of to make it better would be if it were made of pyrex instead of plastic.
- fuzzix 13y agoIME, depending on your grind, it can take quite a bit of pressure to plunge the aeropress. Having sustained a cut (well, more a chunk gouged out) from a broken pyrex cup, I think I'll stick with the plastic.