Two tweets from August 2 2025 or earlier.
bamorav: “What is going on!!! The price of coffee has nearly doubled in the past 6 months. I purchased a 25 ounce container in January for $7.79. Same store, same coffee today is $13.99.”
sam.baxendale: “As someone wisely said, your dipshit in chief thought the global economy was 14 years old, so decided to fuck it.”
We have a drip coffee machine that I set on a timer, which means the grounds sit in the filter overnight anyway.
I get the ground coffee because proper grinders are pretty expensive. I got a cheap one for $30 which does a terrible job - inconsistent grinding and hard to judge how long to grind for to fit the drip coffee filter.
I drink black coffee, so having a pot ready to go is great - I’ll fill up a travel mug when I go to work as well. So works well for me.
Hey, no worries then, glad it works for you. If it’s not obvious I’m a bit of a coffee snob. 😅 At least for my own drinks, not judging others.
I used a blade grinder for years, was happy when I could afford a real burr grinder, since blades don’t grind evenly and heat up the beans. I gave up on automatic coffee pots a long time ago, something like a decade ago I think. Switched to French pressing, and eventually to a preference for pour-over. Steel in both cases, since I find glass to be a bit finicky.
Do clean your drip pot by running some vinegar or 50/50 vinegar and water periodically. They can get really gross inside and some parts of it you can’t really reach without disassembly.