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Question about my $6 ceramic pour over cone: did it save my mornings or waste my money?
I grabbed a $6 ceramic pour over cone at a shop in Austin about three weeks ago because I was tired of my $90 drip machine making coffee that tasted like wet cardboard. Side one: the cone is a steal, and now I actually taste the fruity notes in my beans, plus I only make one cup so nothing goes to waste. Side two: it takes me about four extra minutes every morning, I burned my hand twice, and my kitchen counter looks like a crime scene of wet grounds. My partner says I am just being stubborn about a gadget when the old machine still works fine. So where do you all land, is slow coffee worth the hassle or should I just buy better beans for the drip machine?
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diana_west2713d ago
The "wet cardboard" line got me because that is exactly why I switched too, and here is where I take it further: it might not even be the machine, it could be your old drip machine never gets hot enough or you are not cleaning it enough. A $6 cone fixed your cup because it puts you in charge of water temp and timing, not because the cone itself is magic. So before you blame the beans, try better beans in the drip machine once and see if the cardboard taste comes back. If it does, then the $6 was the best money you spent all year, burns and messy counter and all.
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