davidh88•5d agoProlific Poster

That $15 pour-over cone at the farmers market ruined my morning routine

I was at the Austin farmers market 3 weeks ago and this guy was showing off a ceramic dripper. He gave me a sample of his Ethiopian roast and it was so clean I bought the cone on the spot. Now I'm waking up 20 minutes earlier to grind beans and boil water because my old drip machine tastes like mud. Has anyone else switched to manual brewing and regretted the extra time?

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susan4244d ago

Stick with it for another week or two, you'll get faster. Once you get the pour down to muscle memory it doesn't feel like a chore anymore. Have you tried just using pre-ground from that roaster to save time on busy mornings?

jana1794d ago

Pre ground is a decent idea but honestly grinding fresh makes the biggest difference. I read somewhere that coffee loses most of its flavor within like 15 minutes of grinding so pre ground kinda defeats the purpose of having nice beans. Susan's right about the muscle memory though, I switched to a v60 last year and it felt like forever at first but now I can do the whole thing in about 4 minutes while half asleep. The trade off is worth it for me, that mud taste from auto drippers is hard to go back to once youve had something clean.