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Your Coffee Sucks, Here’s How You Can Make it Perfect (on a Budget)
Getting a better cup of hot bean juice requires some effort
“Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee” might be a cringe-inducing phrase your mother has on one of her mugs, but for the 62% of Americans who drink coffee daily, this is a very real sentiment.
People love coffee, and why shouldn’t they? Not only does it give you an extra (and sometimes necessary) push in the morning, it also has some surprising health benefits. And while trendy, sugar-filled coffee drinks may negate some of these positive effects, there are still a vast majority of people who are preparing their coffee at home.
If you’re like me, that meant years of K-Cups and drip coffee pots, but here’s the truth about having your coffee this way: it sucks. It’s bad. It doesn’t taste good and, in the case of K-Cups, it’s bad for the environment.
It’s easy to swing by a Starbucks or your local coffee shop on your way to work (and if you are buying coffee anywhere, you should be buying local) and grab yourself a flavorful, fresh cup o’ joe, but what if there was a way to get an even better cup of coffee at home?
What if you could make the perfect cup of coffee?
