I use a french press and a good burr grinder (the grinder is as important as the brewing device). I also roast my own beans. Freshly roasted beans taste fantastic but the reason I started doing it was for convenience and cost. I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and I never would use up the beans before the taste changed. I tried every method of freezing and airtight storage but there is no getting around the fact that roasted beans only stay fresh for a week - two at most. Plus it was a hassle to buy beans every week. Unroasted beans are good for a year or more. Now I roast what I need for a week and have better and cheaper coffee. If you appreciate good coffee you should check it out. Sweet Maria's is a good place to start.

-Dylan

Personally I can't stand anything but the real fancy stuff. You know, like a nice caramel soy latte from Starbucks. Man I really wish that the Baghdad Starbucks wasn't bombed out the other day. It kind of messed up my morning routine.

-SH

Turkish coffee is the best. It's too bad I cut caffine out of my diet. Too many headaches.

Hot/Cold press Vietnamese coffe is also good.

Man I really wish that the Baghdad Starbucks wasn't bombed out the other day.

And it's not like you were going to get a latte here anyway!

No Frappucinos for you this long, hot summer. Maybe because YOU SUCK!

Turkish coffee is the best. It's too bad I cut caffine out of my diet. Too many headaches.

Strange - I have headaches for lack of caffeine.

Hot/Cold press Vietnamese coffe is also good.

Ugh, the stuff I drank in Vietnam would have burned a hole in my stomach if I was not adding generous amount of condensed milk. The stronges coffee I ever had.

Pity you people don't like a teasmade to get you going in the morning, it's nearly as vibrant a community as the Empeg.

I'm for the best possible espresso machine, anything under £300 comes out weak and tepid, I sat in the dealership and tried all the machines - a Gaggia did it: With a matching grinder sitting next to it, that seems to help the taste greatly.

I use the stove top in the motorhome, in fairness, it tastes as good, but it's inconvenient (Except on warm days when you can walk to the sluice between cups!)

I formed this image (Please don't hit me!!) of Heather pointing her finger at a nearby salesman (down on all fours of course!) and shouting "You! Coffee! Now!"

While the mental image works better with the guys I used to work with (most of them were shorter than me), the spazzes I currently call my sales staff can not accomplish even this simple task correctly. Trust me, I tried.

and you trust them with hardware and money??!

and you trust them with hardware and money??!

Not so much with money. Very little cash changes hands, and all paperwork goes through my hands at least twice now, since they have been stupid enough to release a car without a signed finance contact before.

Two steps foward, one step back. At least we've made some progress.