It’s weird. I have been working from the office 5 days a week instead of the normal 2-3 days for a few months.
Now I only get to have my nice V60 coffee on the weekends because my 1 hour to 1h15 commute time takes up too much time.
I end up using the work coffee machine, which does grind whole beans for my coffee at work. It is very inconsistant. The same setting often gives either watery coffee or overextracted coffee depending on how it feels that minute.
It has made me really enjoy and savor my weekend coffee much more than when I was having good coffee every day. Like the contrast made me realize how good it already was without chasing a better grinder/better water/better methods.
Does anyone else have this sort of experience?
Your work machine grinding whole beans already puts it far above the average work machine. I can’t drink the coffee from my work machine unless I cover it up with loads of milk and sugar, and then I might as well just drink an bottled iced coffee or a Celsius.
I actually bring an aeropress go to work for my coffee. Fits comfortably in my desk and takes ~3 minutes to make a nice cup.
Our office has a similar machine, it grinds the beans and then does some sort of high-pressure french press. The problem is that the beans are rancid and the coffee contains a lot dusty fines.
So your Aeropress is likely way better!!