French press definitely takes more than 3 minutes from boiling the water to cleanup. Also, you either have to use a plastic French press or worry about breaking glass in morning (RIP my old French press) and there's no guarantee of a consistent cup of coffee. A refillable K-cup is a very small price for mother earth - it'd take 30 seconds at most to refill a cup and stick in the machine. Then you have slightly less crappy coffee than a K-cup, convenience, and mother earth is happy.
In my experience, the quickest good cup of coffee is Aeropress. It's similar to a French press in some ways, but the coffee brews a much shorter time thanks to the added pressure. I've found I can brew a cup in about 2-3 minutes from grind to finished brew and cleanup. Cleanup is easier than French press because of the multiple parts, just rinse each with water and place on a drying towel. Its design also allows for thicker plastic pieces than a plastic French press and there almost no cases of it cracking (like plastic French presses tend to do).
What I meant by 3 minutes is the actual work/engagement that goes into it. But yeah, total time from grinding to finished cup and cleanup is definitely not 3 minutes.
BTW - I was being sarcastic with the above comment, I really need to put /sarcasm tags on those. I keep forgetting!
What's wrong with a french press and freshly ground coffee... It literally takes an extra 3 minutes of effort.
For personal use I agree, but in an office situation nobody's going to grind their coffee or bring a french press.
Seems like one of those fully automatic coffee makers would be ideal in that situation, same convenience, better taste, less waste, definitely more expensive at first but cheaper over time.
Those assholes. What's wrong with a french press and freshly ground coffee... It literally takes an extra 3 minutes of effort.
French press definitely takes more than 3 minutes from boiling the water to cleanup. Also, you either have to use a plastic French press or worry about breaking glass in morning (RIP my old French press) and there's no guarantee of a consistent cup of coffee. A refillable K-cup is a very small price for mother earth - it'd take 30 seconds at most to refill a cup and stick in the machine. Then you have slightly less crappy coffee than a K-cup, convenience, and mother earth is happy.
In my experience, the quickest good cup of coffee is Aeropress. It's similar to a French press in some ways, but the coffee brews a much shorter time thanks to the added pressure. I've found I can brew a cup in about 2-3 minutes from grind to finished brew and cleanup. Cleanup is easier than French press because of the multiple parts, just rinse each with water and place on a drying towel. Its design also allows for thicker plastic pieces than a plastic French press and there almost no cases of it cracking (like plastic French presses tend to do).
What I meant by 3 minutes is the actual work/engagement that goes into it. But yeah, total time from grinding to finished cup and cleanup is definitely not 3 minutes.
BTW - I was being sarcastic with the above comment, I really need to put /sarcasm tags on those. I keep forgetting!
For personal use I agree, but in an office situation nobody's going to grind their coffee or bring a french press. Seems like one of those fully automatic coffee makers would be ideal in that situation, same convenience, better taste, less waste, definitely more expensive at first but cheaper over time.
Indeed, for office situations I absolutely agree that a french press would be out of the question.