I used a French press until I kept breaking it and someone bought me a cheapish metal pourover. Impossible to break. Honestly I prefer the pourover now. It's not really more work and it makes the coffee smoother texture wise. And it's simple; grind beans, put in the filter area, pour just enough to get the grounds wet, wait 30 seconds, pour in the rest, come back in 2 minutes, done. Takes the same amount of time and is maybe one extra step (the bloom step) than a French press but is overall still very easy. I also find the metal filter easier to clean on the pourover than the filter on the French press. The only downside is I get very fine particulate at the bottom of my cup which...whatever. I don't drink that part.