As someone owning 12...no, wait, the 13th one just came today...coffee makers, I've been trying out ones (not mine) with 3-4 digit price tags at a nearby store.

As someone owning 12...no, wait, the 13th one just came today...coffee makers, I've been trying out ones (not mine) with 3-4 digit price tags at a nearby store. The pricy automatic ones all are good/ok, but have a distinct tone to the taste: more a flavor of forced sort-of espresso dropped into hot water. Get a $30 AeroPress, a burr grinder, and a thermometer (get that water right around 200°F, not boiling). Use fresh roasted beans, grind immediately before brewing. Best way I've found so far, from 2-3 dozen different brewers (though I'm hopeful this vacuum brewer will prove superior, give me a few days).