Politics and religion are two things that people generally say should be kept out of dinner conversation (unless you enjoy a nice argument and seeing people squirm). But if you want to, ahem, spice up your next gathering, ask your coffee loving friends how they like to prepare their coffee. Between bean varieties, grinders, brewing methods, and seemingly 5,000 other factors, coffee devotees can and do get into very heated discussions on how to make what they consider an ideal cup of coffee.
I consider myself very much an in betweener, where I have adopted some methods to improve my coffee skills (freshly grinding beans for example) but eschewing others because of cost, time, or let’s be perfectly honest here, laziness (no pour overs for me). Over the years, I think I’ve prioritized for me the most impactful ways to maximize coffee pleasure with the minimal amount of extra work. Work smarter, not harder, right? So for my fellow inbetweeners and aspiring inbetweeners, what can you do to up your coffee game with the minimal amount of extra effort or cost?
Let’s find out.
I consider myself very much an in betweener, where I have adopted some methods to improve my coffee skills (freshly grinding beans for example) but eschewing others because of cost, time, or let’s be perfectly honest here, laziness (no pour overs for me). Over the years, I think I’ve prioritized for me the most impactful ways to maximize coffee pleasure with the minimal amount of extra work. Work smarter, not harder, right? So for my fellow inbetweeners and aspiring inbetweeners, what can you do to up your coffee game with the minimal amount of extra effort or cost?
Let’s find out.