Best method of making real coffee for one

Another vote for the Aeropress! It does need a bit of welly to press the plunger down, but it makes delicious coffee.

The hob thing is a percolator. We had one in 1970 which my husband's grandmother brought from Italy (she was Italian.) I had never seen one before.

I think the percolator lets the coffee go round and round annep1. Could be wrong but my mother-in-law has a 60s one that circulates.

The Bialetti, on the other hand, has two "chambers". The bottom one has a valve. The water boils at the bottom and is forced under pressure through the ground coffee into the chamber at the top.

I love ours. Makes great coffee.

Notspaghetti If memory serves me right coffee was put into a container at the top. Water went up a central tube and soaked through the coffee. We used to love going into the cofffee shop and choosing beans which were then ground for us.

I had not heard of the Aeropress until this post. How does the method differ from a cafetière?

Not spaghetti,
An integrated machine about the size of a very large microwave with a milk frother(?) and coffee grinder.

Hi Tweedle. There is a lengthy explanation of the similarities and differences here: coffeeblog.co.uk/aeopress-vs-cafetiere-french-press/

I'd sum it up by saying the Aeropress produces stronger coffee than a cafetière (which can be watered down with boiling water) in a much quicker time. It also makes just one cup/mug full at a time.

annep1 - I bet that was one of the "cona" types then. I remember those. The early ones were glass.

PamelaJ1 - ah yes, an Espresso type machine. I know what you mean. What a pity you didn't know about it in time!

Yes we might have used it more if it had been in the kitchen.

Nespresso. Why use anything else? Instant Coffee is disgusting.

Beameup- does nespresso use plastic pods?

You are given a free recycling service. They provide bags for you to return spent pods. Free.
Can I suggest a shot of strong expresso is lovely poured over vanila ice-cream for a summer dessert.

aeropress without any doubt. I binned my french press

Thank you Grandma TK

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I buy coffee bags, just like tea bags, put one in a mug, pour on boiling water, take it out a few minutes later and there is a mug of coffee, takes no counter space only shelf space for the bags,

Alternatively use a cafetiere, almost as simple, but does require a mug sized space to store it.