The staff of The Verge told us about their favorite coffee and tea makers. We thought we would find out what other delivery systems are used when our journalists are working.
We hope that you will enjoy looking over some of the gadgets that we use daily.
The idea of having pre-boiled water on tap in a machine is sacrilege to some, but I can't imagine my life without it. I drink iced coffee all the time, so I use it to make tea, oatmeal, and anything else that requires hot water.
Every Japanese household has at least three of these. They have multiple temperature settings that allow you to adjust to any temperature you want. This 135-ounce Zojirushi boiler and warmer has been in my possession for more than five years. It is a good option for people who are too lazy to use a kettle but refuse to use a microwave. I am not good at remembering to refill it, and having the last drops come out is sad. Don't be like me.
I recommended the Capresso Conical burr grinder last year because it was a relatively low-cost coffee grinder that helped us prepare our morning coffee. It was a year ago, and we are still happy with it. This isn't a top-of-the-line grinder, it uses metal instead. It is still not easy to clean, even though I have learned that flicking a few drops of water into the beans before I start grinding will cut down on the static that clings to the various parts of the grinder. If you try it, it works. It still grinds our coffee beans to a decent coarseness, but we are still happily using it to make our morning coffee.
The machine I use to make my daily cup of coffee is about as basic as you can get, and I use it every day. There isn't a lot of room for making choices that can change the experience you're going to have. In the morning, I want coffee to make me less tired, and if I'm tired, I don't want to fuss with something that requires me to.
The Mr Coffee is more of an appliance than a device. I have room for both in my kitchen. Everything else on this list is worth it for those who want to learn how to make coffee. I drink Mr. Coffee's coffee out of an East Fork mug on a daily basis. If you want an easy and economical way to get your coffee, this is the machine for you.
I don't know. I don't care about debates about the "best" coffee or anything. It is a job skill for me to be able to drink garbage coffee. I just have a problem. I'm going to drink the rest of the coffee I forgot about and microwave the one I forgot about.
I purchased a French press from Bodum about a decade ago. You don't have to buy this one in particular, I just recommend getting something simple anddurable that you can operate before you have had your coffee. The forest green color is beautiful.
Sometimes I am proud of how basic I am. Even though I use my coffee maker on a daily basis, I still love the AeroPress for its simplicity. I first saw the AeroPress at a cafe in the Netherlands. It can make a great cup of coffee and the process is fun. It makes me feel like I'm doing something by hand. It is inefficient and takes overcoming inertia to get done. It is capable of making the best-tasting coffee in my house if I don't mess it up. Even if it spends most of its time in a kitchen cabinet, I still enjoy it.
The Bialetti espresso pots are an institution that is close to my heart and I love the AeroPress and all. Learning to use one of these is a big deal in Italy. I started making espresso for my family when I was seven years old. Since I was the youngest, the responsibilities of menial labor trickled down as my siblings and I were tasked with making espresso for the adults when we visited.
My mom owned almost a dozen of these stove-top espresso makers, and she would happily give one away to anyone she wanted or needed to spread the love, even if it was for free. It's possible to get them as small as a one-cup version. The learning curve is not steep as my memories of a dining room full of grumpy old Italians attest. The coffee makers go beyond the great espresso they make. One small joy is that the mascot of L'omino coi baffi is on the side of the pot. It is a good idea to put it on after you have had a big meal with your friends. Don't forget to talk with your hands if you pair it with sambuca or grappa.
Do you want coffee from Italy? You need this in your kitchen. The Bialetti Express will serve you great coffee for a long time.
The Hario V60 is my go-to method for making coffee, even though AeroPress and Bialettis both make good coffee. Hario has a ceramic coffee dripper that I use when making a single cup, but more recently, I was gifted one of Hario's glass decanters, which can make up to three cups at a time, and look really nice sitting on a breakfast
The V60 is a good car for a couple of reasons. It is important to me that it looks nice and that it produces good coffee. I don't want these items to be an eye sore because they're out on my kitchen counter all the time. The V60 is more difficult to brew than the AeroPress and the Bialetti. It is possible to learn how to slowly pour boiling water over your coffee grounds or to experiment with different grind sizes.
It is possible to get a nice cup of coffee out of a V60. If you like what you see, start there and experiment.
I didn't do this on purpose, but my mug is now my official coffee drinking mug. I don't use mugs because every morning I make 20 ounces of coffee in my Chemex and pour all 20 into the Rambler. It's big enough to hold a morning's worth of coffee, insulated enough to keep it hot all morning, and sturdy enough to survive a daily dinging around in my bag. It's dishwasher safe.
I bought a magnetic lid for sipping and keeping the coffee warm, and a straw for iced coffee days, as well as a lid that held a straw for iced coffee days. My only regret is that I didn't get the one with the handle.
Two years ago in our team Slack channel, I vociferously criticized buying a $100-plus coffee mug that didn't do anything other than keep your coffee hot, because I didn't think it was a good idea to buy a mug that cost that much. Maybe it was a case of a schoolyard bully trying to get the kid they have a crush on to lie about their feelings.
The blue color of the Ember Mug V2 was put on sale by Best Buy. This mug is great. It keeps my coffee hot no matter how long I consume it, I never have to bother with microwaving a room-temperature mug, and I can change its settings depending on what I drink out of it. A few years ago updating the firmware on my coffee mug wouldn't have made sense to anyone.
This is not a product that anyone would need. It makes a mildly annoying thing less annoying and its drawbacks outweigh the benefits for most people. It is a perfect guilty pleasure because I am embarrassed how much I enjoy it. I enjoy it, I feel a little awkward about it, and I don't want to say anything again.
The Ember Mug 2 is a smart mug that keeps beverages hot for up to 80 minutes when sitting on a plug-in coaster. You can dial in a specific temperature with the accompanying app on your phone.
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