> and can be kept warm if you have a hotplate, although I wouldn't recommend that I find (but my personal taste may differ to some) that in general, if you've

> and can be kept warm if you have a hotplate, although I wouldn't recommend that I find (but my personal taste may differ to some) that in general, if you've made more coffee than you want to drink, it's better to just cover it and let it go cold, then heat it up with a microwave when you want to drink it. Of course it's not as good as a fresh cup, but I find that a microwave does little else than gently heat up the liquid for 30-60 seconds or so, while keeping it heated constantly will degrade the flavour into something burned. I'm also a big fan of simple brewing methods. My personal method is to grind beans (from the supermarket) and use a simple €2,50 plastic filter-holder, a filter, and pour just-off-boiling water from a waterboiler on it. Straight into a (rather large) cup. I know that doesn't make an espresso, but it does make for delicious coffee.