Was making coffee and considering throwing out my K-cup coffee maker because I almost exclusively use a French press now, and got curious what other people did
Was making coffee and considering throwing out my K-cup coffee maker because I almost exclusively use a French press now, and got curious what other people did
I have a relatively nice grinder and an aeropress. I've used traditional presses, moka pots, a v60, and so on but I definitely prefer the aeropress. It's extremely easy and consistent. Once you have your recipe dialed there's almost nothing you can do to fuck it up so I just never get any astringency or acidity.
That said the grinder is definitely more important than the brew method. If you have $70 to spend; get a $65 grinder and get a $5 press or v60 at a thrift shop. You definitely want an electric grinder with nice ceramic burrs if you can afford it.
I used a hand grinder for years. A very nice and accurate one. The idea of using a hand grinder + moka pot was very romantic to me, but in practice it's a huge pain in the ass and the coffee will never come out as good as a silly looking plastic aeropress.