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BREW french press or an aeropress.

With the french press, you can boil the water right inside of it using the heat stick. With the aeropress, you'll need another container.

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Coffee Press $19

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If it isn't too late to return, I recommend returning the Keurig and picking up a french press (also known as a press pot). I good one cane be had for between $20 and $30. You will likely be able to find one at the same store you purchased your Keurig from. A french press will really allow you to brew your coffee how you prefer it.

French presses are incredibly easy to use, just put your desired amount of coffee grounds in, pour in your desired amount of hot water (boil some water and let it sit for about 30 seconds before pouring it in) wait between 3 and 4 minutes, and then push the filter down. Cleaning is incredibly simple, just dump out the grounds and rinse out the french press and filter and you are good to go.

You will want a more coarse ground coffee for a french press. If you have a coffee shop near you that sells whole bean you can just ask them to grind it for a french press. If you don't have a coffee shop near you, most grocery stores will sell whole bean coffee and have a grinder with a french press setting on it. Even cheap blade grinders will produce a coarse grind fairly well. I've even brew some great coffee in a french press using regular pre-ground coffee which are almost always ground at medium for drip coffee.

I drink my coffee black, however sometimes I feel like adding something to it. Generally I recommend:

• Half & Half, which will give you a more creamy coffee.
  
• Honey, which will give you a sweeter coffee
  
• Maple Syrup, like honey this will give you a sweeter coffee but with a different flavor profile. This one is especially good with breakfast.
  
  I specifically enjoy these mixers because they tend to compliment the flavor of the coffee instead of just covering it up.

I brew three time a day in my french press coffee maker and simply add hot water, roasted coffee beans powder and then start the machine. However, plain coffee is best for me, prefer to make ice coffee on every weekend for the me and the roommates as well. It's quiet convenient to refer the user's manual and accomplish according to the instructions given.

I like to checkout various innovative gadgets which makes cooking better. This time, I got to know about french press coffee maker which has also been recommended personally by one of my friend. Seriously, it changed my perception of preparing coffee in a machine because before buying that, I used to follow traditional way of preparing coffee.

I use this one for brewing my tea. Works well and is relatively cheap