Saturday, May 10, 2008

The Best Way to Make Coffee

I'm always searching for that perfect cup of coffee...especially if I can make it at home. Now that I have a home office (instead of the one on campus, right next to Starbuck's), it's important that I can make myself a cup of joe when I need one.

Regular coffee makers seem like such a pain with the filters and cleaning and forgetting to turn them off. I found the answer at...Starbuck's!

The French Press has come to my rescue. It's great, I just boil the water and pour it over the grounds inside the press. 4 minutes later, push the plunger and voila - perfect, rich, black coffee. I like mine strong, so I'll brew a dark roast (Komodo Dragon is good) in the French Press and it leaves a nice dark ring on my cup. Yum!

They're great for some places a coffeemaker wouldn't been good for like smaller spaces or offices. An electric kettle is all you need. But don't buy it at Starbuck's! I thought I looked everywhere and could only find it there, but of course as soon as I bought it, I found one at REI and another one at IKEA. So do shop around! I find the "8 cup" size to fill about 2 of my coffee cups, so I'd get a bigger one next time.

Happy brewing!

~Kristy

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