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Cooking & Baking

buzzycrumbhunger

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18. French press here

Reply to brokephibroke (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2025, 02:30 PM

May 10

After reading a blog from a lab guy who cleaned out the Keurig at work and found horrific things growing inside the tubing, I will never use one of those. I don’t find a French press problematic to clean in comparison. Would rather have stubborn coffee stains on the screening rather than slimy bacteria.

Most of the time, I just dump a big ol’ PG Tips bag in my cup and pour boiling water over it. I think it packs more caffeine in a cup than even coffee does.

Sadly, Mealthy went teats up a while back, and I’ll die if my electric kettle ever breaks…

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How do you make your morning coffee? [View all] brokephibroke May 10 OP

Pour over Dr. Shepper May 10 #1

I have a pour-over carafe for the same cleanup reasons Bristlecone May 10 #2

I use a Keurig wirh reusable cup CanonRay May 10 #3

i used a French press for years and then went to a Kuerig for many years samnsara May 10 #4

I have a coffee maker SARose May 10 #5

I have a Farberware four cup percolator that keeps the coffee nice & hot. CrispyQ May 10 #6

Percolators brokephibroke May 10 #7

Your second cup of coffee will be blazing hot no matter how long you wait! CrispyQ May 10 #10

I do exactly the same as you, CrispyQ. Diamond_Dog May 10 #12

I roast beans approximately every two weeks. Beans are put into grinder, grounds are put in drip coffee maker 3Hotdogs May 10 #8

Old school pour over... 2naSalit May 10 #9

Philz! brokephibroke May 10 #13

I go... 2naSalit May 10 #16

I used to use a "Zevro" "automatic filter cone that went away. Automatic? See below. usonian May 10 #11

Clever coffee dripper is what i use too. IcyPeas May 10 #19

Started using a percolator Kali999 May 10 #14

Caffeine process Squeaky41 May 10 #15

I have a pour-over set-up and have water continuously at the right temp in my Zojirushi water boiler unit. hlthe2b May 10 #17

French press here buzzycrumbhunger May 10 #18

Black and Decker Drip for work days chowmama May 11 #20

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