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DRM-free dirt cheap coffee: 1. Bring water to boil in a pot 2. Add 2 tbsp ground coffee per cup of water 3. Kill the heat, cover for 5 mins 4. Pour into cup

DRM-free dirt cheap coffee: 1. Bring water to boil in a pot 2. Add 2 tbsp ground coffee per cup of water 3. Kill the heat, cover for 5 mins 4. Pour into cup through fine colander or cheese cloth Seriously it's delicious and you already have the tools you need in your kitchen.

devindotcom 12y ago
A pourover cone seems a more practical version of this method, or a french press. Though in a pinch it will work!
- qsymmachus 12y ago
  Those are certainly more civilized options, this is just the cheapest way imaginable. Great for backpacking too, all you need to bring besides your stove is cheese cloth. There's absolutely no correlation between how expensive your coffee making process is and how good it tastes.
  - devindotcom 12y ago
    Yeah, if you have money, spend it on nice beans and a burr grinder. My Porlex hand grinder has lasted for years of daily use!
fishtoaster 12y ago
For the price of a good fine colander, you could buy a $15 Mr. Coffee and automate much of this. People buying keurig machines aren't doing it because they don't know how to make coffee or think it's better tasting- they're doing it for the speed (30-60 seconds) and the convenience.
- jdhawk 12y ago
  The second reason they've gained massive popularity is that people all want different shit. "But I want Hot Tea" "But I want vanilla frappa-bullshit" "But I want Hot Cocoa" "Your coffee is too strong" "Your coffee is too weak" It's the expensive convenient machine that shuts everyone the fuck up. What's the price on that?
  - xenophonf 12y ago
    That's precisely why we own one. My wife and I not arguing every morning over who made the coffee and how is well worth the price we pay in K-cups.
    - kefka 12y ago
      I just make the coffee the night before and set the brew timer for 5:45am. Then I wake up with her and get her coffee, as well as my own. I usually go in to work between 8-10.
    - thrownaway2424 12y ago
      Honestly nobody should get married to someone with incompatible preferences regarding coffee ;-) This is also the beauty of the aeropress or paper cone method: you make your own coffee, everyone else can make theirs or not. And when I make the french press too strong, I'm happy to drink the whole thing myself!
    - couchand 12y ago
      And the price to the environment, and the price to a relationship unable to handle a minor disagreement? Perhaps you haven't considered all the factors at play.
      - jdhawk 12y ago
        I'd like to see the breakdown on KCup usage in the home versus in the Office. The majority of K's I've seen are in the office, where you're looking for simple streamlined solutions to keep people from bitching about the surrounding environment, and get back to work. I think most people in a relationship can deal with the morning coffee differences
  - Malician 12y ago
    I can drink virtually anything except keurig coffee. It has a really weird taste that I've never had before except from instant coffee.
- jmccree 12y ago
  An old coworker tipped me off to the Bunn STX 10 cup maker that was $150 or so, I bought one, and ended up buying my parents one too. Makes an entire (great tasting) pot of coffee in 3 minutes, and thermal carafe keeps it warm for hours without burning it, some of the best money I've ever spent. If you drink a lot of coffee, it's hard to beat the cost effectiveness and convenience over time. I can't understand the current fascination with single cup makers, but I grew up in a family that went through several pots a day at home. Perhaps as a starbucks replacement the economics work out.
  - fishtoaster 12y ago
    It depends on your use case. If you have a family, a big pot is fine. If you go through several coffees in a day, a larger pot is fine. If you are single and want a cup of coffee on your way out the door, a single cup maker really fits the bill.
TheLoneWolfling 12y ago
I prefer a french press myself, but I suppose that will do in a pinch.
amk_ 12y ago
For 5¢ more you can make your own "pour-over cone" by cutting a soda can in half and sticking the top half upside down in the the mouth of your mug. Put the filter or cheesecloth or bandana in there.
- qsymmachus 12y ago
  Nice!
nkozyra 12y ago
8 p.m. Stick ground coffee in a filter. Submerse in water. Place apparatus in refrigerator. :next morning: Remove apparatus and filter containing coffee. Heat coffee for 1 minute in microwave. Significantly less bitter, delicious cold-brewed coffee.
- rancur 12y ago
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Groxx 12y ago
I'll recommend using a really-fine mesh filter, like this: http://www.amazon.com/Finium-Brewing-Basket-medium/dp/B0037SWQ72 http://www.amazon.com/Finium-Brewing-Basket-medium/dp/B0037S... You get a little bit of super-fine dust through it, but it's reusable for years and lets all the yummy oils through.
moron4hire 12y ago
When I first moved in with my wife (well, fiance at the time), I moved from a place where my roommate owned the coffee maker to a place where my "roommate" didn't drink coffee. I spent several weeks making coffee this way, too lazy to go buy a coffee pot. To filter the coffee, I had a large mason jar in which I arranged four chopsticks sticking out in an upside-down pyramid, on top of which I cradled the bottom of a half-gallon milk jug in which I had punched several holes. The coffee filter went in the milk jug and the weight of the assembly pressed on the chopsticks, which then levered against the rim of the jar and braced against the side, creating quite a stable setup. Yeah, too lazy to go buy a pot.

devindotcom 12y ago

A pourover cone seems a more practical version of this method, or a french press. Though in a pinch it will work!

qsymmachus 12y ago
Those are certainly more civilized options, this is just the cheapest way imaginable. Great for backpacking too, all you need to bring besides your stove is cheese cloth. There's absolutely no correlation between how expensive your coffee making process is and how good it tastes.
- devindotcom 12y ago
  Yeah, if you have money, spend it on nice beans and a burr grinder. My Porlex hand grinder has lasted for years of daily use!

fishtoaster 12y ago

For the price of a good fine colander, you could buy a $15 Mr. Coffee and automate much of this. People buying keurig machines aren't doing it because they don't know how to make coffee or think it's better tasting- they're doing it for the speed (30-60 seconds) and the convenience.

jdhawk 12y ago
The second reason they've gained massive popularity is that people all want different shit. "But I want Hot Tea" "But I want vanilla frappa-bullshit" "But I want Hot Cocoa" "Your coffee is too strong" "Your coffee is too weak" It's the expensive convenient machine that shuts everyone the fuck up. What's the price on that?
- xenophonf 12y ago
  That's precisely why we own one. My wife and I not arguing every morning over who made the coffee and how is well worth the price we pay in K-cups.
  - kefka 12y ago
    I just make the coffee the night before and set the brew timer for 5:45am. Then I wake up with her and get her coffee, as well as my own. I usually go in to work between 8-10.
  - thrownaway2424 12y ago
    Honestly nobody should get married to someone with incompatible preferences regarding coffee ;-) This is also the beauty of the aeropress or paper cone method: you make your own coffee, everyone else can make theirs or not. And when I make the french press too strong, I'm happy to drink the whole thing myself!
  - couchand 12y ago
    And the price to the environment, and the price to a relationship unable to handle a minor disagreement? Perhaps you haven't considered all the factors at play.
    - jdhawk 12y ago
      I'd like to see the breakdown on KCup usage in the home versus in the Office. The majority of K's I've seen are in the office, where you're looking for simple streamlined solutions to keep people from bitching about the surrounding environment, and get back to work. I think most people in a relationship can deal with the morning coffee differences
- Malician 12y ago
  I can drink virtually anything except keurig coffee. It has a really weird taste that I've never had before except from instant coffee.
jmccree 12y ago
An old coworker tipped me off to the Bunn STX 10 cup maker that was $150 or so, I bought one, and ended up buying my parents one too. Makes an entire (great tasting) pot of coffee in 3 minutes, and thermal carafe keeps it warm for hours without burning it, some of the best money I've ever spent. If you drink a lot of coffee, it's hard to beat the cost effectiveness and convenience over time. I can't understand the current fascination with single cup makers, but I grew up in a family that went through several pots a day at home. Perhaps as a starbucks replacement the economics work out.
- fishtoaster 12y ago
  It depends on your use case. If you have a family, a big pot is fine. If you go through several coffees in a day, a larger pot is fine. If you are single and want a cup of coffee on your way out the door, a single cup maker really fits the bill.

TheLoneWolfling 12y ago

I prefer a french press myself, but I suppose that will do in a pinch.

amk_ 12y ago

For 5¢ more you can make your own "pour-over cone" by cutting a soda can in half and sticking the top half upside down in the the mouth of your mug. Put the filter or cheesecloth or bandana in there.

qsymmachus 12y ago
Nice!

nkozyra 12y ago

8 p.m. Stick ground coffee in a filter. Submerse in water. Place apparatus in refrigerator. :next morning: Remove apparatus and filter containing coffee. Heat coffee for 1 minute in microwave. Significantly less bitter, delicious cold-brewed coffee.

rancur 12y ago
if you like this, you might like one of these http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61DFW0RJVxL._SY355_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61DFW0RJVxL._SY355_.jp...

Groxx 12y ago

I'll recommend using a really-fine mesh filter, like this: http://www.amazon.com/Finium-Brewing-Basket-medium/dp/B0037SWQ72 http://www.amazon.com/Finium-Brewing-Basket-medium/dp/B0037S... You get a little bit of super-fine dust through it, but it's reusable for years and lets all the yummy oils through.

moron4hire 12y ago

When I first moved in with my wife (well, fiance at the time), I moved from a place where my roommate owned the coffee maker to a place where my "roommate" didn't drink coffee. I spent several weeks making coffee this way, too lazy to go buy a coffee pot. To filter the coffee, I had a large mason jar in which I arranged four chopsticks sticking out in an upside-down pyramid, on top of which I cradled the bottom of a half-gallon milk jug in which I had punched several holes. The coffee filter went in the milk jug and the weight of the assembly pressed on the chopsticks, which then levered against the rim of the jar and braced against the side, creating quite a stable setup. Yeah, too lazy to go buy a pot.