☕️ Over the last two decades we have gone from Turkish, to AeroPress, to moka pots, and even to a full-fledged espresso machine. But for the last few years our default way to make coffee has been the humble pour-over.

A friend asked about the specifics so I made a quick video.

@JohnBrady The principle is the same! Mr Coffee is probably a bit sloppier with the pouring over part.

@miljko I just went from Aeropress to a basic drip machine. I understand if that means we can’t be friends.

@miljko My wife and I joined the Nespresso cult a few years back. But I still enjoy pourover and Aeropress when I have time.

@chrisfoley Ah yes, Nespresso is great when you don’t have a minute to waste. I got one for the office when I was a chief resident and it was well worth the price (which was not insignificant back then, on a resident’s salary).

@miljko Interesting story - our last order of 300 capsules got lost in shipping. Nespresso was kind enough to re-process the order and we received it a few days later. Then two weeks later the original order resurfaced. We’re now working through a massive tranche of 600 capsules that will last us quite a while.

@chrisfoley That’s a great problem to have!

@miljko We do have a burr grinder and have been grinding our own beans for years.

I’ve never found pourover coffee to be worth the additional fuss.

As for water temperature when using the Aeropress: The ideal temperature for that is about 170 degrees F, and we have a third tap on our kitchen sink which delivers water heated to that volume. So, no gooseneck kettle required.

We have a supermarket near us that does very nice whole beans. I’ve heard good things about CostCo too. And San Diego, where we live, has a rich selection of microroasters.

@MitchW 🤝