How do you drink coffee at home?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Used to use a french press which is great, but I have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and using a coffee filter can reduce cholesteral by 15% so I switched to a drip coffee maker. I make 6 cups and just heat up tomorrow's portion in the microwave. Some people may think that's gross but whatever. Works for me.

Is this a joke? Coffee doesn't contain cholesterol.

Interesting you say this..I’m 30s, good weight, exercise, don’t eat much sugar, alcohol or animal fat yet have cholesterol in the 190s. So not too high, but something to keep an eye on trend. I also drink 3 cups of French press coffee daily

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pressed-coffee-going-mainstream-drink-201604299530

[Anonymous]

Cold brew. I make it in the Toddy once a week. I have acid reflux (and love drinking large quantities of black coffee) so the low acidity of cold brew really helps. Also, in the morning, it’s as easy as instant. 1/3c concentrate, 2/3c water, 90 seconds in the microwave, done!

[Anonymous]

DH does pour over in our Chemex of Peets Major Dickinson blend. I jazz mine up with a bit of cardamom and honey, then top with foamed whole milk from my Breville foam machine. Sounds extra, but I’m replacing a daily Starbucks latte addiction, and the at home version is actually more delicious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Used to use a french press which is great, but I have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and using a coffee filter can reduce cholesteral by 15% so I switched to a drip coffee maker. I make 6 cups and just heat up tomorrow's portion in the microwave. Some people may think that's gross but whatever. Works for me.

Is this a joke? Coffee doesn't contain cholesterol.

Interesting you say this..I’m 30s, good weight, exercise, don’t eat much sugar, alcohol or animal fat yet have cholesterol in the 190s. So not too high, but something to keep an eye on trend. I also drink 3 cups of French press coffee daily

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pressed-coffee-going-mainstream-drink-201604299530

You know, I'm 30s, good weight and exercise and got my first ever high cholesterol reading recently, andnI've been making French press coffee at home since the start of the pandemic. Make I should switch to doing pour overs.

[Anonymous]

It'r like evey manufacturerof coffee brewing equipment other than French presses have teamed up here.


If you think using a simple 0.0007 millimeter piece of paper will keep your LDL low while drinking the same product, well, you are a fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It'r like evey manufacturerof coffee brewing equipment other than French presses have teamed up here.


If you think using a simple 0.0007 millimeter piece of paper will keep your LDL low while drinking the same product, well, you are a fool.

Physics really isn’t your thing, is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It'r like evey manufacturerof coffee brewing equipment other than French presses have teamed up here.


If you think using a simple 0.0007 millimeter piece of paper will keep your LDL low while drinking the same product, well, you are a fool.

Physics really isn’t your thing, is it?

Physics?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my Ninja too…for those asking about model, this is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FX73Y7H/ref=emc_b_5_t .

Thanks - I actually determine that IS the same one at the rental house and I ordered for myself too. Now I have to decide what kind of coffee I want to buy to make!
It was delivered to me next day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Used to use a french press which is great, but I have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and using a coffee filter can reduce cholesteral by 15% so I switched to a drip coffee maker. I make 6 cups and just heat up tomorrow's portion in the microwave. Some people may think that's gross but whatever. Works for me.

Is this a joke? Coffee doesn't contain cholesterol.

Interesting you say this..I’m 30s, good weight, exercise, don’t eat much sugar, alcohol or animal fat yet have cholesterol in the 190s. So not too high, but something to keep an eye on trend. I also drink 3 cups of French press coffee daily

Cholesterol is often genetic.

NP. Yes, predisposition to high cholesterol can be genetic for sure. For what it's worth, I'm mid 40s, thin, active, eat mostly plant-based, no family history of high cholesterol, and always fortunate enough to have naturally low cholesterol (LDL <70). I love coffee and went on a French press kick for a year or two, and I happened to have my cholesterol checked during that time. My LDL was almost 120, WAY higher than it's ever been in my entire life. I quit the French press in favor of filtered coffee but changed nothing else about my lifestyle. Next cholesterol check: LDL 67. Just one data point but interesting.

Thanks! That is interesting! Do you use a paper or metal filter? Do Keurigs have a filter?

Paper filter. Has to be paper because paper absorbs the oils while metal filters won't. I have no idea about Keurigs.

[Anonymous]

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We use a French press.


This is the easiest and most delicious solution. You will a grinder too. The smell is wonderful and it’s become my favorite part of the morning routine.

+1

We use a double walled press (insulated) that is something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KJ9CV7F?pd_rd_i=B07KJ9CV7F&pd_rd_w=oMAYT&pf_rd_p=0766f286-f72d-49df-b4dc-e0afb9dccb94&pd_rd_wg=Ce7hA&pf_rd_r=4G2VK873Y0N0DYNM645Z&pd_rd_r=fe9a5f5f-0094-4145-9ac4-ecce3b22b4e6&th=1

For grinding (we use the coarse setting):

https://www.amazon.com/Handground-Precision-Manual-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B01GQOZH8I/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3A80UD0OQTWDB&keywords=manual+coffee+grinder+handground&qid=1643493772&sprefix=manual+coffee+grinder+hand+ground%2Caps%2C42&sr=8-5

We don't like the noise with the electric grinders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure, DH brings it to me in bed.

Helpful; thanks for the contribution.

[Anonymous]

OP, I am also the only coffee drinker in my house and half the time I am drinking it during my commute. So I have a Hamilton Beach - I think they called it a brew and go or something like that - it can brew into a pot or directly into a travel mug. I always use a travel mug or balance a regular coffee cup on top of a small container to raise it up high enough to minimize splatters.
Maybe 20% of the time I use a french press but those are the mornings when i am drinking additional, lazy coffee

[Anonymous]

I have a small drip coffee maker.

[Anonymous]

We use a Mr. Coffee 12 cup coffee maker. The only thing unusual we do is that we pour the coffee into thermoses as soon as it is done brewing. It stays hot for 24 hours that way. And it still tastes fresh after 24 hours.
The reason we use thermoses is that our kitchen is tiny, but our dining room is large. We have the thermoses set up in the dining room, along with a little "coffee service" area with creamer, sugar, napkins, stirring spoon. It cuts down on traffic in the kitchen that way.
This is the type of thermos we use:
https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Classic-Vacuum-Bottle-Hammertone/dp/B000FZX93K/ref=asc_df_B000FZX93K/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167119746601&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15503786547749278787&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011675&hvtargid=pla-156944163370&th=1

I tried using the 2 quart sized thermos, but the coffee didn't stay hot for as long as when we use two of the 1 quart sized thermoses.
One pot full of coffee from the Mr. Coffee maker fulls up 1 thermos full and the other thermos 1/3 full.

I drink one large cup a day, but my spouse drinks coffee all day and evening. Times when the spouse is out of town, I just keep drinking out of the thermos for up to 3 days. By day 3 the coffee is barely warm and is tasting a little old.

[Anonymous]

Espresso machine (95% of the time), pour over (1%) & cold brew (4%)

It is worthwhile to get a decent grinder, too. We have a Baratza.