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This is a coffee community, not an espresso community. Here's my evil drip brew machine and morning abomination (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to c/coffee@lemmy.world

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I like espressos (especially mochas) but they take a bit of work to prepare a single cup. With drip brew, I can do very little and get unhealthy amounts of caffeination into my corpse. Also, I pour ungodly amounts of creamer into my coffee. That Mason jar is quite literally half coffee half creamer.

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I drink coffee btw

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I used to date a guy who had that EXACT machine. I appreciate it's a popular model but it brought back memories.

Anyway, he made the shittiest coffee, real dirty-tasting brown sludge and I couldn't figure out why. When he wasn't about one day I tested the machine with some cheap supermarket grounds and I couldn't believe it: it was fine. Perfectly cromulent, surprising clean tasting, and hassle-free.

Anyway, after a while I figured it out. Turns out he was putting Nescafé instant coffee into the filter.

[–] edgesmash@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

That's disturbing. Did he actually like his coffee?

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

I love espresso. But coffee of all types is fascinating and awesome.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

and it's not the me giving cats forehead kisses community, it's the cats community, i get it

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

I have the same coffee machine. But I drink it black. I have one particular brew I get locally and keep it on the counter.

[–] MadBits@europe.pub 2 points 5 hours ago

Yea, that's not half/half... you're basically just drinking creamer with a hint of coffee.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

I couldn't imagine drinking a 250 calorie coffee

[–] Tooks@piefed.social 6 points 7 hours ago

Evil Drip Brew Gang represent!

After trying the alternatives, including unreasonably priced espresso machines, I'll never stop using $15-$20 (USD) 12-cup evil drip brewers. Most efficient way to get coffee in me as quickly and frequently as possible.

[–] lemmygarden@lemmy.today 12 points 10 hours ago

That is a glass of milk with a splash of coffee.

[–] o0evillusion0o@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

What, no scale to show that you know the exact amount of coffee to invest?

[–] Tathar@pawb.social 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly, I use my drip brewer for tea more than coffee. Coffee goes into my Hario Mizudashi instead because I don't have to worry about my grinder's excessive fines clogging up the filter.

Though you can make the case for a drip brewer just being a funny looking electric kettle too.

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

For TEA? HEATHEN! lol Sorry, but that's gross to me. I love tea, I can't imagine contaminating it with hot coffee water. I also love coffee. But the two should not mix.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 11 points 16 hours ago

Use hot chocolate mix instead of some creamer or sugar. Approximates the mocha flavor along the same lines of laziness for payoff.

[–] jimerson@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

Coffee House owner chiming in: drink whatever the hell you enjoy.

[–] Browse8474@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

I got a variation of that machine VERY cheap second hand and It's been fantastic.

Make coffee how you like and enjoy it, You don't need to spend big money on something just because others have.

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