Coffee maker for a non coffee drinking household

[Anonymous]

I have a drip coffee maker I got for a wedding gift (25 years ago). I only make coffee for guests and feel like I probably make terrible coffee. I am always scrambling between decaf and regular. Is there new technology that might help? Serving coffee is something I hate. It is like a whole different course...regular decaf cream sugar sweetner...tea yes sure what kind?

[Anonymous]

Keurig is easy and cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keurig is easy and cheap.

+1.

[Anonymous]

French press. You can use it for tea, also.

If you keep coffee in the house but don't use it frequently, keep it in the freezer to keep it fresh.

[Anonymous]

Your drip coffee maker is fine. Regular and decaf? Who are these guests?

You could get a Keurig if you want, if you don't mind the waste. They don't make the best coffee but the variety is nice.

[Anonymous]

I have a mini drip coffee maker for guests (mainly my cousins) and I get a small bag of ground coffee before they arrive. I also keep little creamers, mini coffee filters, and Splenda packets on hand for when they come over. I usually let them make their own coffee because I know I'm not that good at it. I don't think you need to get a different coffee maker.

[Anonymous]

I think a pour over is the way to go for the best combination of quality/not taking up a ton of space/customizable.

[Anonymous]

+1 on French press. Don’t need to store on the counter, makes good coffee.

[Anonymous]

For years, I've had this system. We also have no coffee drinkers in the house, and only make for guests. I have one inexpensive drip coffee maker. I have two carafes and I got an extra warming plate. If I need both (sometimes I only need to make one kind) I make one pot of regular or decaf, move it to the warming plate then make the other. The lid for the one that came with the coffee maker is white. When I bought the extra carafe, I got one with a black lid to make it easy for those drinking to know which was which.

[Anonymous]

Keurig or Nespresso (Keurig will cost less) make the most sense in this scenario because they are foolproof - not dependent on technique, or measuring, or coffee freshness or grind. You can by a small quantity of regular and decaf capsules to have on hand and you'd be all set for any coffee-drinking guests. You can safely buy the least expensive model of either type, too - no need for any bells or whistles on an appliance which won't be used much.

[Anonymous]

https://shoponline.melitta.com/collections/pour-over%E2%84%A2/products/1-cup-porcelain-pour-over%E2%84%A2-coffeemaker/?c

Get one of these and leave your guests to make their own coffee

[Anonymous]

Keurig

[Anonymous]

If you have space for it just get a pod machine. If you have overnight guests regularly, it would be worth it even if you keep it in a closet or something.

[Anonymous]

Insulated French press if you make guest coffee for more than one person (can make about 2 cups at a time with reasonably sized French press).

Steel pour over if you’re making one cup at a time.

Not breakable, no plastic, easy to store, the only waste is the coffee grounds.

Most guests understand if you don’t have their particular preference for creamer, etc. We always buy my SIL’s favorite flavored crap and throw out the rest, but she’d be fine if we only had milk. Most people have milk and sugar in the house. If you don’t usually have milk you could get a single size bottle for guests.

[Anonymous]

Just get fresh ground coffee for your guests and have a cute set for the milk and sugar. They will appreciate the effort from a non-coffee drinker.