Anonymous wrote:Old fashion stove top Italian espresso pot. Yum.

Not good for work though, as you need a stove top.

This. Delicious.

Nespresso at least makes decent coffee. There is no excuse for Keurig.

I agree with the pour-over brewer. If you really want to avoid waste, get a reusable filter basket. But even the paper filters seem less terrible than all the plastic from Keurig.
Or there's Nespresso. They generate capsule waste, but I think they are foil and you can bring them back to Nespresso to recycle. Not sure if they actually recycle them, or just claim they do.

Old fashion stove top Italian espresso pot. Yum.

Not good for work though, as you need a stove top.

When I do pourover coffee I brew it in a preheated glass measuring cup for a minute before pouring grounds and water into the filter. I just rinse the cup out after each use, so it's not much extra work.

I pretty much only use the reusable cups now because we think they make the coffee much stronger. To make it extra strong, use a filter in the reusable cups or use espresso grounds.

Anonymous wrote:My favorite is the single cup pour-over. You can get a really nice plastic one from Melitta for about $5 on Amazon, or spend a bit more to get a ceramic one. Then you just need the filters. It's just as fast as the Keurig, nothing to clean up (just dump the filter), and way less waste. And it tastes a million times better.

Agree on the convenience and have one in the office.
French press, in my opinion, makes better coffee, but there is a bit more cleanup involved.

What do you like about the Keurig that you are seeking to replicate?

My favorite is the single cup pour-over. You can get a really nice plastic one from Melitta for about $5 on Amazon, or spend a bit more to get a ceramic one. Then you just need the filters. It's just as fast as the Keurig, nothing to clean up (just dump the filter), and way less waste. And it tastes a million times better.

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, rinsing reusable coffee pods sounds like more of a pain than just washing out the French Press pot each morning.

+1. Always a fan of the french press. Tastes better too.

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, rinsing reusable coffee pods sounds like more of a pain than just washing out the French Press pot each morning.

It's not.

I'm sorry, rinsing reusable coffee pods sounds like more of a pain than just washing out the French Press pot each morning.

We use the Keurig with the reusable pods and if you are concerned about weak coffee just get a dark roast and use more grounds. Then, there is only the waste of the coffee grounds and rinsing off the pod. Its not a big deal.

Without knowing anything about your taste in coffee, I'm going to guess you're looking for single serve convenience with as little waste as possible. I would recommend a good electric kettle to go with either an Aeropress or a Toddy cold brewer.

I don't like the idea of the plastic waste, and the reusable ones seem like they make weak coffee.

I know there are other options out there.

What do you recommend?