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Choose Your Method
There are TONS of different machines for brewing coffee: the automatic coffee maker, French press, percolator, Aeropress, Chemex... The list goes on! Coffee experts can spend all day arguing about which method is best, but your job is just to figure out which one works for you. That means evaluating all the prices, brew times, brew quantities, maintenance and upkeep requirements, and flavor outcomes that each one produces. This is a vital first step, because it has a major impact on the coffee you get in your cup each morning.