I’m not picky when it comes to coffee, but I appreciate a good one. There’s something comforting about a cheap diner cup of drip coffee that’s just a little bit too bitter. At a third-wave coffee shop drip is where it’s at anyway. Pour over takes too long and frankly if i can’t make a full pot at a time it’s seems too decadent.

I’ve tried making coffee almost every other way: moka pot, french press, vacuum filter, aeropress, espresso, Keurig and nescafe pods (yes I know). All of them come up short either in quality, time, volume, or even flavours (when using light-medium third wave roasted beans, some methods can miss flavours or come out too sour).

I try to get nice beans, grind them fresh, and make a pot in my cheap automatic drip. It’s the way to do it. Lately I’ve been drinking Zapatista beans from Chiapas. They’re really quite good.