What’s the next kitchen item you plan to buy (2026)?

Barriehie said:
Are you getting one of those forever filters or do you have to keep buying them?
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I like the taste of coffee made with the paper filters better, so I'll keep buying them.
(I'm used to that anyway, having grown up on filter coffee).
I use them a couple of times as they are easy to rinse. I suppose I do 5 cups with 1.
350 filters in a pack, so I got enough for the coming 5 years or so :hyper:
 
Z-Cook said:
I know - or so I understand - that it's all about the design - is it that much better than filter coffee or a cafetiere/french press?
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We use an Aeropress here, and while I find it a bit fiddly to use, especially first thing in the morning, to our tastes, it makes a far superior cup of coffee compared to a drip machine, a pod machine, or a French press. It’s much, much smoother-tasting and less acidic, I think, as I can drink a few cups of Aeropress coffee without it bothering my stomach - can’t say the same for the others.
 
I should probably get one to check it out. I've had about every machine, device, or doodad, there is toske coffee... I'm finding though as I age along that bitterness is becoming less acceptable and smoother is better. Unless it's an oil filter on my truck I detest having to buy consumable parts so I'll have to get that gold colored SS filter. Wait, I've already got a cone shaped one. 👍
 
TastyReuben said:
We use an Aeropress here, and while I find it a bit fiddly to use, especially first thing in the morning, to our tastes, it makes a far superior cup of coffee compared to a drip machine, a pod machine, or a French press. It’s much, much smoother-tasting and less acidic, I think, as I can drink a few cups of Aeropress coffee without it bothering my stomach - can’t say the same for the others.
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Smoother sounds good. Thanks for the rundown. Didn't mention roast which can also be a factor sometimes.

Note on acidity - I've found that the roast also makes a huge difference as well as the beans - i prefer dark Italian roast and recently ran out of the regular brand so made do with Folgers classic (medium) roast for a couple of days until the regular roast showed up (delivery). I find the Folgers pretty acidic whereas the Italian roast is very flavourful and non acidic. It does have a characteristic element of roasty bitterness but bitterness in some form is part of the coffee profile, really. 🙂
 
Z-Cook said:
Smoother sounds good. Thanks for the rundown. Didn't mention roast which can also be a factor sometimes.

Note on acidity - I've found that the roast also makes a huge difference as well as the beans - i prefer dark Italian roast and recently ran out of the regular brand so made do with Folgers classic (medium) roast for a couple of days until the regular roast showed up (delivery). I find the Folgers pretty acidic whereas the Italian roast is very flavourful and non acidic. It does have a characteristic element of roasty bitterness but bitterness in some form is part of the coffee profile, really. 🙂
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I generally like either a French dark roast or a city roast, depends on the desired caffeine level needed for the morning. When I was roasting my beans it was either a bit after second crack for the French or a smidgen after the first for the city. Different cracks at different temps. 👍
 
TastyReuben said:
We use an Aeropress here, and while I find it a bit fiddly to use, especially first thing in the morning, to our tastes, it makes a far superior cup of coffee compared to a drip machine, a pod machine, or a French press. It’s much, much smoother-tasting and less acidic, I think, as I can drink a few cups of Aeropress coffee without it bothering my stomach - can’t say the same for the others.
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I like it better than the French press.
I like filter coffee as well though, you know, the old fashioned filter holder on a thermos can, lined with paper filter, filled with ground coffee and hot water poured on.
The aeropress is quicker though.
And easy to clean ;)
 
GadgetGuy said:
It sits on the warming plate. isn't that kind of dangerous for the carafe, since it's made] from plastic? See, cheap labor ruins things all the time!!!!! :headshake:
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I think we are talking about different things.
The aeropress is made of plastic, but does not sit on a heater plate or anything.
It gets filled with coffee and hot water and from there it goes direct into your coffee cup.
https://aeropress.com/
 
Sorry, guys. Had it wrong. First time hearing of this. I'm used to only one thing; a coffee maker with a glass carafe and a warming plate that it sits on to keep the coffee hot. Anything else, it sounds new to me. Sorry, that is how we grew up. :wink:
 
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