Keurig. The K Cups are handy and make a great cup, especially if you're on the go and only need 1-2 cups instead of a pot.

Or, this is my latest favorite...
AeroPress Coffee Maker

This gives the most intense coffee aroma and flavor of anything I've tried. Kinda like a French Press but without all the waiting around.

 

i do a pot to take to work ...just gotta

 

I don't know why.... but coffee from a stainless Bunn or Urn always tasted better. Some coffee brands have changed to cheaper beans over the years (A bean other than Arabica) that just don't taste worth a flip. Folgers was pretty good for a long time, then the recipe changed for the worse. Gevalia is good when buying direct, but the product they put into the grocery stores is not the same. We've been ordering Green Mountain Southern Pecan (Tried some other flavors, but I can't get off the Southern Pecan) for a while, the Harris Teeter house brand is pretty good, Sheetz puts out some seasonal coffee that is pretty good, and we used to have Royal Cup at work - it was good also.

 

I second a Keurig. It's pretty addictive. I'm having a cup now. We've had one for a year now and I don't see us going back to traditional brewing.

 

Bunn. Bunn. Bunn.

Sent from my MB886

 

i do a pot to take to work ...just gotta

I have a Keurig at home and one at work...problem solved!

 

Bunn. Bunn. Bunn.

Sent from my MB886

This. Our Bunn will whip out a pot in right at 2 minutes.

 

Don't judge but my wife and I switched to a french press a few years back...every cup is fresh, hot and brewed just the way you like it.

 

I bought my wife a Keurig about 4 years ago when they first started getting popular and it's still running strong. I don't drink coffee so her being able to brew the singles is not nearly as wasteful.

 

Our Krups was the best coffee maker ever, but alas it finally gave up. We replaced with a Mr Coffee for expedience and are very disappointed. We use the french press almost exclusively now.

The coffee has much to do with that as well. We used various brand of whole bean coffee ground fresh daily until recently. The quality of all brands has gone south. We have begun purchasing green coffee beans and roasting ourselves. The flavour is amazing. We will not look back.

 

You want the best, use good fresh beans, grind them yourself right before brewing, then brew it in an old time stove-top percolator.

 

Those of you using a French Press, you REALLY need to try the Aeropress I referenced above.

Similar device, but makes a much more robust cup and less fuss. It costs less than $30.

 

Gevalia is good when buying direct, but the product they put into the grocery stores is not the same.

The yellow bag traditional roast Gevalia in the stores is almost identical to the red bag "Mellan" roast Gavalia I bring back from Sweden. This is our standard coffee now.

 

love the keurig, favorite k-cup is starbucks house blend.

 

We've got a couple of Braun Flavorselect coffee makers that I've been very happy with. An internet friend who ran a coffee shop in St. Louis said that most American coffee makers run too much water through the beans which extracts the bitter oils. The Flavorselect bypasses an adjustable amount of water and I've got ours set on half. Brews a great cup of coffee but you can't get them anymore except off ebay.

When these die, I'm going to look into one of the Keurigs with the adapter so that you can use your own coffee.

 

You want a fancy coffee maker or one that will last?

If you want one that will last get a Cuisinart. We were on the once a year buy a $20-40 machine till we decided to just spend the extra $$ and get one. They were $80 about 7 or 8 yrs ago when we got ours.

 

Tagged for interest, I use a French Press but we're looking for an Expresso Machine that's affordable.

 

French press is good. If you've got the time to use one, I completely recommend it. No percolator will come close.

But I've found that you can make good drip coffee in just about any machine, provided you use filtered water, and an unbleached filter. Instead of using coarse ground coffee, get all of your coffee (with exception of the coffee for your french press) ground to a Turkish grind. The finer grind will give you better tasking coffee. I've got a 10 year old Black & Decker machine that looks like I got it out of the dump last week, and it makes coffee house grade coffee when I do my part.

 

The yellow bag traditional roast Gevalia in the stores is almost identical to the red bag "Mellan" roast Gavalia I bring back from Sweden. This is our standard coffee now.

We used to order it from their coffee club, and it was pretty good. Switched to Royal Cup for a while but noticed the Gevalia in the stores, so I bought a bag. I made 2 pots and gave the rest away. I don't know what changed or if I had a bad batch but it was terrible. Another former Gevalia drinker at work said the same thing - it wasn't as good as it used to be.

 

You want the best, use good fresh beans, grind them yourself right before brewing, then brew it in an old time stove-top percolator.

This is what I do sometimes.... excellent coffee!

 

Well thanks a lot people. Now I'm craving Beignets and cafe au lait from back home in the Big Swampy. ;hubba

I'm right fond of my french press, both single cup or pot sized. It pays to grind your own bean, because the size of the grind has a lot to do with the flavor(experiment, you'll notice). Being from Big Swampy(louisiana), the extra crunch is a good thing. But then I also like dark chocolate covered roast coffee beans too(another good way to get your hair to stand on end.)

For the cafe au lait crowd(mostly me), heating the milk to a low simmer for about 5-10 minutes before combining with the brew is the trick to the Cafe du Monde/Morning Call/New Orleans flavor, combined with the chicory added to the coffee. O'course that's not anywhere close to quick and easy. Sure beats the crap out of Mr. Coffee though.

yum. time to boil some water.......

 

I vote for the Keurig too. I picked one up last year because our time schedules are so different and I would end up drinking a whole pot myself. I use the k-cups for convenience a lot of the time, but I have one of the stainless, make up your own K cup. It's easier to use than the one made by Keurig. You have to take a part off the coffee maker to use the one made my Keurig. The Stainless I found on Amazon looks like a K Cup with a flip up lid and filter screens on the sides. Grind some good fresh beans of your favorite, put a scoop in the stainless basket and it works great!!It makes a great cup of coffee. I do keep my old brewers around, just don't use them unless I have the need for a whole pot.

 

guys i appreciate all the responses & suggestions. thing is i take a mug (4 cups) to work in the morning. so the Keurig might not fit the bill. kinda leaning toward the french press. i can get the water heating while i shower

 

Get a French press. Use fresh beans and grind just before putting the water on.

Real simple. Boil water, take it off the stove, pour it into the press, put in your coffee, stir and let set for 4 minutes. Stir again and press.

Mine makes about 4 cups. Best coffee you can make IMO.

 

Black & Decker Brew N Go Coffee Maker DCM 18S. Individual mug (and we use big mugs) and fresh cup every time (and you use whatever coffee you want). Takes about 2 minutes. Less than $20. Uses small cone filters. Have 3 of them. One on the counter (probably makes 4-5 mugs a day), one in a travel bag and a new one in the garage as a spare.