Cold brew for life.

Um, basic Mr. Coffee type machine? Probably will lose my foodie membership for admitting that one.

I use a French press (for hot coffee as well as cold-brewed iced coffee). I have a nice insulated one that keeps the hot stuff hot all morning. I don't have to worry about filters, and cleanup is easy since I have a garbage disposal.

I used to use a french press until my boyfriend (now husband) moved in. He drinks so much coffee I would end up making three presses each morning. Now we use a regular drip coffee machine with a timer and insulated carafe.

I recognize that little mug! I have a little purple one and it's just the right size for my coffee-sipping mornings...

Embarrassingly most of my coffee comes from places that I can stop at throughout the day here in NYC; Dunkin Donuts, 7-11 or wherever I go for lunch. I LOVE Joe coffee, which I just found out is pour-over. I might have to start doing this at home since my Joe shop is only open seasonally. My go-to home blend (in a cheap-o little Proctor Silex coffee maker) is Trader Joe's chai blend coffee. This summer I made a lot of cold-brew which is easy to make and suuuper strong!

drip machine - which over here in the UK is met with enormous curiosity. but in my opinion, is the only way to go unless you've got the space for a proper machine. french press is too much cleaning and stovetop well, too much attention necessary prior to coffee actually working to wake me up :)

French press. The coffee tastes great and the french press takes up very little room in my tiny kitchen (plus it is very pretty sitting on the counter).

On an ordinary morning I make Melita filtered coffee you beans I've ground myself. It's just me, it's easy to make one cup and to me it is the best tasting coffee I've been able to make at home.

I like French press coffee too but I hate the cleanup.

Push comes to shove, if one uses good coffee, coffeemaker coffee is also fine--but you have to grind the beans yourself and use plenty of 'em. I also can't seem to make a coffeemaker last longer than a couple of years, and I resent that!

Oh man - I'll probably get flack for this, but I use a Keurig. I love it - especially when we have company and people are interested in various flavors (reg, pumpkin spice, decaf, etc).

Recently switched to a french press from a Keurig - I love the simplicity and slowness of the french press. And the taste difference is huge!

French press. I live in an RV so this is the easiest method since I can heat water on the (propane) stove.

The only negative is it's a finicky method. Once you get your coffee:water ratio and brewing time method perfect, you have to stick with it. I sometimes forget the coffee is brewing and it gets bitter.

I've been using a French Press for the last 2 years. I notice more coffee bean oils and bits in my cup and it makes quite a flavorful difference.

French press. I really like that you don't have to buy filters, and you can set it out on the table during breakfast or for after-dinner coffee and dessert (eliminating hopping up and running to the kitchen for a refill). Easy to clean, and makes great tasting coffee.

I make Vietnamese coffee every single morning, with only a tsp of sweetened condensed milk. Friends of ours gifted two coffee makers to us when they returned from Vietnam a few months ago, and we've been making them ever since. My favourite way to drink coffee!

I used a french press for many years before I tried an aeropress. Great, consistent cup of coffee and much easier to clean. My french press is gathering dust now.

In our house, we are stovetop espresso people. It's reliable (always delicious), doesn't use much energy, and means we don't have a bulky machine taking up valuable counter space. And we don't drink shots of espresso; instead, I make two Americanos each morning (espresso cut with almost-boiling water, to make it more like regular coffee).

(Coffee purists, skip this post, because you'll be horrified.)

Depends what I have time for and what I'm in the mood for. If I have time, I'll grind the beans and either use the drip coffee maker or the little travel filter which is a small filter that sits over the coffee cup. I'll also use the French press sometimes.

If I'm feeling ambitious, I'll use the espresso side of the coffee maker, although I haven't come to terms with the steamer wand and will usually just microwave the milk and use a frother.

If I'm in a hurry, my choices are:
Starbucks Via (had a coupon at Costco)
Folgers Coffee Singles
Gold Kili 3-in-1 Coffee Mix

I am another French-presser, however I find that my filters are perpetually oily and I think it's changing the taste of my coffee.

I haven't had good luck with ordinary drip machines. My mom uses a Melitta single cup brew and it tastes great, but I find I drink more than one cup.

So I've have been thinking about saving up for this moccamaster: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/technivorm-moccamaster-coffee-maker-thermal-carafe-silver/?pkey=ccoffee-makers-teakettles

Anyone with some advice on cleaning press filters or using the moccamaster?

Oh, I made an exact duplicate of the Gale Boetticher coffee rig from Breaking Bad. Didn't everybody?

Nah, I just use a French press. Had one of the Bunn machines that don't stay on 24 hours a day, and was pretty happy with it until it broke; while I was waiting for my replacement to arrive, I started using a French press we had in the back of a cupboard. When I got the new Bunn, I realized I couldn't go back. I make a batch when I first wake up, pour it into an insulated thermos carafe thing as soon as it's done brewing, and drink until it's gone.

Friends, try the AeroPress! It is delightful. Smoothest cup of coffee, and easy to use. It's like an upside-down French press - you press coffee on top of your mug, making an espresso-like amount of coffee, and then fill with water. Smooth and delicious every time.

My husband and I have two, and can make our two cups simultaneously. It's so good I now drink coffee black.

I second the Aeropress. It's perfect!

Heat water with electric kettle, pour shade-grown coffee into French press. Cons: takes some time and money to find the right equipment. Pros: among the best choices for the enviroment, tastes yummy.

Black coffee the traditional Asian way - a cotton coffee sock!

Morning coffee - one tsp coffee ,half tsp sugar ,half tsp milk ,beat or a minute ,add half cupnof water and microwave for a minute ,stir add one fourth cup og milk and microwave again for a minute ,,,enjoy,..:) preferably I do this when everyone is sleeping,..and I can enjoy every sip,..

Will I be judged for using a Nespresso? Its not so much the espresso it produces but the ease of prep and cleaning, even in a hurry I can make an espresso. I only have to refill the water and empty the cartridge bin once a week.

French press or pour over but we're desperate for a programmable coffee maker without BPA! We are getting 3 kids ready for school in the morning and have very little time for boiling water and prepping coffee. Sadly, we've not found a truly BPA free machine. Anyone have a good suggestion?

When I make coffee at home, I do espresso, french press, or most often a #2 pour-over.

Espresso takes the longest, my machine takes 15 minutes to get warm (if I can remember to turn it on first thing when I wake up, I'm doing good).
When I have the right beans, I use the french press. My wife has been trying new things, so we often don't have beans that are suitable for the french press. IMO, the french press needs a bold bean.
Pour-over has been the method of choice, ever since we found a nice bone china pour-over. It's quick and easy and we can make as little or as much as we need to get our day started. It isn't as deep as the french press, and isn't as comforting as a nice latte, but it is so much better than the alternative.

When I am in a rush and cannot have morning coffee, there is a disgusting old drip coffee maker that one of my co-workers keeps stocked with plenty of warm brown water.
Every once in a while, I manage to get into the office early, and I get to dismantle and clean the coffee maker. On those days, we get semi-passable coffee out of the thing.

On weekdays I wait until I'm at work, where I use my baby French press with hot water from the dispenser in our office kitchen. On weekends I have a full-size French press, which I'll either fill halfway or completely depending on how much coffee I think we'll consume.

Italian stovetop moka.

I have a 7 month old so: generic Mr. Coffee as fast as I can get the grinds in the filter.

Then, work coffee which is a special blend of water, burnt coffee grinds and what I can only imagine the taste is of demon tears. It's awful. More coffee grinds does not equal better coffee! Since it tastes bad, coworkers just dump 3 pots worth in the filter and hope for the best. The resulting black tar is almost undrinkable!

Technivorm Moccamaster! I can't even remember when I bought it (maybe 10 years ago?) but it makes a great cup of coffee. My Starbucks recently got a clover machine and that's pretty good, too.

We're French press people, love the richness of it. However, we also buy sustainably grown, locally-roasted beans (probably the foodiest thing my husband does) so it's excellent quality coffee.

I have a drip machine with a built-in grinder; I received it as a gift five or six years ago and I'm very happy with it. When it breaks I'll probably just buy a good grinder to use with my french press, so that I won't use as much counter space and can get a better grind on the beans, but it's working great for me now so I can't complain, especially since I didn't pay for it!

French press all the way. You can also make it for cold coffee recipes too, and tea. And then I just toss the leftover grounds into my garden. The pepper plants love them!

I started using a Bialetti Moka Express a week ago - life changing, highly recommended! The best espresso I've had outside of Italy.

I was using the aeropress for a long time but then started to not like that it is made of plastic. So I found the Espro, which is a blend of both french press and the aeropress made from mostly ss steel. And FYI they were on FAB this weekend but not much of a sale. The coffee isn't as rich and clean as the AP but still very good.

Forgive me if I'm wrong - but doesn't a moka pot just make coffee, not an espresso?

Anywho, I posted this question. I was super interested! I'm definitely a french-press regular, although I have been getting more into my manual drips. It just depends on which coffee I'm making, I guess. My roommate uses a normal coffee machine, and if there is one food thing I am snobby about - it's coffee. I do not like coffee out of a machine at all.

What do you all do for your cold brew through a press? I'm interested in giving that a go!

Aeropress for me. I also have a chemex, but usually save that for the weekend and lingering over a pot. I love both those methods, and was never so happy as the day the Mr Coffee met Ms Garbage Can.

I just got a Chemex and I'm having fun using it. In summer I like to brew a big pot and stick it in the fridge to drink the next few days. This works with a french press too. I don't mind day-old coffee, though I'm sure that's sacrilicious to the coffee fanatic.

Ideally I have espresso. But my maker is living at my boyfriends right now because he loves it. I'd like to try a moka pot if it makes a comparably rich cup.

We do pour over. We seem to waste less that way.

All of this talk of the aeropress is making me consider getting one. I've never even heard of it until now. Also, I like my coffee making items to look nice (I think french presses look quite nice out/when using, same for pour over) - and there is something romantic to me about making coffee those ways. But maybe I'll sacrifice the romance for an even better cup!

French press, although I make it the night before in my leakproof thermos and throw it into my bicycling bag for the next morning. Still hot when I get to work. I do whatever I can to save time in the morning so I can sleep in as much as possible.

Morning coffee is only on weekends for me and I use my stovetop moka Bialetti (I have 3 actually of different sizes). I find it has the best taste and it makes me less jumpy. It's funny that the french press is called "french" as it is not widely popular here... Neither is the moka. The match is between drip coffemaker & nespresso and such.

I keep a batch of cold brewed coffee in the fridge. In the morning, I'll mix the coffee concentrate with some whole milk and caramel syrup, and microwave it. Easiest way to have my coffee in the morning.

French press all the way. My mom started using a French press when I was younger and I grew up with that awesomely strong and flavorful coffee.

@Clode forget about "BPA Free". Most plastics have dangerous biphenols. We bought a Cuisinart kettle because the interior is mostly stainless steel, it's still a time saver. Load up the French Press the night before and put in the fridge. Get up, turn on the kettle, steep for 15 mins and put it in your travel mug.

Aeropress!!!!! For a single girl who wants the best coffee possible this is the only option... It is FAST and cleans up even faster on top of that it makes the best coffee I've ever had. You don't get the grit like from a french press (which I also own and use for guests and large groups or papers) but it does't taste watered down or to thick.

After receiving a french press as a gift I now buy it for all of my coffee drinking friends to pass on the love

I love our French Press but I secretly wish we had a Nespresso machine like my parents.

Breville Espresso EVERY MORNING. I have a routine: wake up, turn on machine, fix kids' breakfast and help them eat (toddlers), then when they are all done and ready to start playing I make a delicious caramel latte. I haven't been able to kick the habit since we got the machine. The mini Keurig we received for Christmas last year looks lonely next door to the Breville, it hasn't been used in months. We do keep it around though for my mom and MIL, they don't like to make/drink espresso.

It depends, if I have to get up early I don't like milk. So I'd make a big (6Cup) moka pot. The trick is to just fill the basket by half or even less. This yields a "normal" sized cup of strong, delicious black coffee. The other option is to use the portafilter machine to make an americano or long black. For breakfest I stick with a classic cappuccino.
But the key is to use fresh roasted beans!

Best whishes from Bavaria
Imre

Donut Coffee Dripper. It's the best for one.

http://www.dodrip.net/

Moka pot on weekdays when I'm up early and out before anyone else. Sometimes I make one cup to drink while I get dressed / pray / get ready, and then I make another to pour in my travel mug for a homemade "americano" to drink at work. Weekends, it's french press time.

I'm a barista and I work the morning shift so I just wait until I'm at work and make myself whatever I fancy- usually an iced latte if it's hot out or a red eye if it's winter.

Pour-over using Melitta plastic cone & filter paper. Fast, easy, & compostable. Also cheap--got it for 50 cents at a garage sale in 1985. I usually drink just 1 cup, but I will put in more coffee & make it directly into a thermos for guests, travel, & dog shows. Have a french press, but don't use it much.

I'm on instant coffee since our drip machine broke. I am NOT a coffee connoisseur. I could care less for taste, so long as it wakes me up.

I use a small porcelain pour-over with a paper filter. There is a substance called cafestol in coffee that can increase your LDL cholesterol levels so if you have issues or want to prevent issues with your cholesterol, you may want to use paper filters which remove this substance: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/questions/coffee/ .

I've tried just about every method and nothing beats the Aeropress.

Stovetop "espresso" a.k.a Moka, with Danesi beans. Best coffee ever, easy to clean, easy to use, easy to store, and it makes just enough coffee. No waste.

I love Aeropress coffee so much I have two of the things: one for home, one for work (where the other choices are either truly disgusting machine coffee or instant).

I also have a moka pot which I love but isn't getting used much these days since we bought a house with an electric cooker (soon to be changed for gas, I hope) as it takes too long.

And I have a Nespresso machine which is great because the coffee tastes half-decent and is almost instant, for those mornings when I'm running horribly late.

Here in the UK, almost everyone I know drinks instant coffee at home/in the office, despite it being vile. But nobody seems to know any better.

I do not...my husband makes my glorious coffee every day. He uses our espresso maker and makes a double shot of "Bon Gusto" pours it into a ball jar with a mixing ball inside...adds a teaspoon of blue agave, a little cinnamon and some half and half. He pours into the jar..closes ad shakes until frothy then pours in a big glass over ice...MMMMMM! One of my favorite things in life is when he brings me that luscious coffee. Two joys in one...his beautiful face and his perfect delectable coffee. Truly gifted!

Breville grinder, inverted Aeropress, and the most important part: Tonx beans, as fresh as can be.

I use one of these electric Bialietti gizmos - http://bialettishop.com/EasyCaffeMain.htm. Perfect every time. I've had it for years and use it every day. I brew up a pot, pour it into a thermos mug and I'm good to go. It was expensive (I think), but it's saved me pounds over the years.

french press

I alternate between using a Chemex or doing pour-overs with a glass Hario. I also use an Aeropress on occasion. My favorite at the moment is the pour-over. So simple and so tasty! It certainly helps that my boyfriend is a coffee roaster so I always have awesome and fresh coffee beans at hand!

I first had coffee from an Eva Solo at our local cafe and I loved it so much I got one for home. It makes lovely coffee.

http://www.evasolo.com/productinfo/567591/

Pot of water on the stove, funnel over a glass, coffee filter + grouns in the funnel, pour the water over. Cowboy coffee. (It turns out pretty well, though. I add a bit of nestle powder on top of the coffee grounds, adds a nice light mocha flavor.)

The first cup is from the Senseo that resides on my nightstand. The rest depends on the beans and the season. During the summer usually pour-over, because I can compost the grounds. When it's really hot, 2 shots espresso over one tsp. vanilla ice cream.
When it's wet (9 months) I may switch to french press and let the grounds cool in the mudroom - it clears the damp-clothing-plus-cat-litter smell.
When it's freazing stove top - or eastern frisian tea.

We can't seem to get enough of cinnamon lately. We put two organic cinnamon sticks atop the coffee grounds in our automatic coffee maker and let the water pour through and over it. It scents and flavors the coffee with just a hint of lovely cinnamon.

I've recently bought a Nescafé Dolce Gusto machine, red Circolo, and I've made of it my preferred morning wake-up call server. Delicious cortado while I read La Nación headlines.
I'd use the french press instead.

The quality of the coffee beans makes a huge difference in the taste of your coffee as does the skill with which they were roasted. The Daily Grind