Have you considered a Bodum 8 cup French Press?
Simple to use, produces an excellent product and available at Walmart for under $20.

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Originally posted by K0ZZZ:

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Originally posted by Hobbs:
For 1 cup of coffee: https://www.amazon.com/Melitta...ds=melitta+pour+over

Actually for a single cup, this is even better: https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Sin...o-Drip/dp/B01ENK41Q6

Great for camping, everything. i just "fill the top" and get back to making the rest of my breakfast instead of standing there trying not to make a mess with the hot water kettle.

Yeah, no. I used a kettle for good while and tried all the pour over techniques such as pouring a little water to saturate for a bit before pouring the remainder etc etc. Found that just heating 10oz of water in a measuring cup in the microwave for 2minutes 10seconds (sometimes 20), then just pouring into the Melitta pour-over ... was even better. I fill it and come back in a couple of minutes. And fewer moving parts than the OXO. Less cleanup and less storage space with the Melitta. If you need something with a water reservoir, may as well get an electric coffee maker, to keep it simple for ya.

The OP subsequently stated he wasn't interested in single cup brewing. Not sure then why he stated in the OP that he was looking for something for an afternoon cup or two.

 
Mr. Coffee, in any size. My gripe is about all coffee makers' definition of "cup". I have the Mr. Coffee "12 cup", which provides me 3 cups of coffee. It takes 4 "cups" to fill my 20oz mug, so I guess a "cup" of coffee is 5oz. I always thought a cup was 8oz.

Sorry hobbs, maybe a mug or two.

Mzoe. no I have not. I do not know anything about a french press. I will see if I can look that up on WM website. Thanks guys. If I am going to boil water might as well have something to brew the coffee and keep it hot.

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Sorry hobbs, maybe a mug or two.

Mzoe. no I have not. I do not know anything about a french press. I will see if I can look that up on WM website. Thanks guys. If I am going to boil water might as well have something to brew the coffee and keep it hot.

Well, you did ask for coffee pot recommendations, not pour-over recommendations. Absolutely my bad. Sorry.

The setup I bought from Walmart is this one, $27.99:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ven...Grade-Safe/520922984

I also got one of these babies, an electric kettle, $19.96:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ham...ric-Kettle/224144476

Just under fiddy before tax.

I got my recipe down as follows:

-4 rounded tablespoons whole coffee, rough ground in the grinder (ground fresh pepper sized)
-boil 0.5 liters of water in the kettle, turn it off once boiling and let it sit for 1 minute (I use the time while it starts to boil to grind the beans, but the water always beats me...). VERY important to let sit for one minute, makes the coffee bitter if you jump the gun on this.
-put ground coffee in bottom of pot, pour 1/2 the hot water in and stir (releases carbon dioxide from the beans or some such crapola, but I find that it does matter...), pour remainder and stir/mix yet again.
-cover the top and set timer for 4 minutes.
-press the coffee and pour off.

Enjoy, you are now a hoity toity coffee snob on the cheap.

You should try it, it's a fast process once you've got it down, and the coffee is much better.

a $15 bodum french press...

It's tough to beat the Melitta drip system for a really good cup of coffee. Presumably you're using good coffee to start with, otherwise it doesn't matter.

Nothing makes a better cup of coffee than the French Press.
It may be a bit more work but it will taste the best bar none - and that includes the pricey Technivorm.

French press is easy. Been using the same one for years. Full pot is three rounded tablespoons (for me). If you can boil water in a kettle, you can make a good cup of coffee.

French press is good, well tasty. I have a couple of stainless Bodums taking up cabinet space. Couldn't get past teeth/denture stains and mud in the bottom of the cup. To each his own ... I like a clean cup. I drag the french press out from time to time to remind me why I don't use them anymore.

The smallest Bodum stainless press (about 12oz), I had to order from Europe because it wasn't available in the U.S. market. At least not about ten years ago. May still not be.

so the local mom and pop had the Melita 52oz pour over for $16.
Brought it home, washed and went for it. Made a little on the weaker side, but not bad.

I generally reheat coffee. I was not like, wow. But it is fine. Time wise with boiling water pretty similar to making the coffee with the Cuisimart. I am not sure how much I will use it.

Good deal O.R.C. Stick with it and you'll get it dialed in.

Melitta I use. Mostly the white ceramic one. The plastic ones are now for back up in case I drop the ceramic one LOL. I make one cup/mug at a time.



... and of course I still have a couple of Technivorm Moccamasters. A 10 cup and a 1 cup.



Think between the french press, melitta and moccamaster, I'll get by. I use to have a Moka pot for stovetop espresso. Can't put my hands on it right now.

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
so the local mom and pop had the Melita 52oz pour over for $16.
Brought it home, washed and went for it. Made a little on the weaker side, but not bad.

I generally reheat coffee. I was not like, wow. But it is fine. Time wise with boiling water pretty similar to making the coffee with the Cuisimart. I am not sure how much I will use it.

Tips that may help cope with being a little on the weaker side ...
- Have the water really hot but not boiling as you pour. Boiling water may make the coffee bitter. You want it just under boiling.
- Pour enough water to cover the grounds and let steep for about 30 seconds or so to allow the coffee to blossom/bloom. Then pour the remainder of the water slowly in a circular motion around the outside edge of the coffee grounds. You'll have like a little island of coffee in the middle. The slower you pour the water and lower the coffee remains in the filter throughout the process, the stronger the coffee will be.
- Hopefully others will chime in too.

Mostly it's an art but with a short learning curve. You'll just have to make a couple of pots and see what works for you as far as quantity of coffee, temp of water and time it takes to pour and brew.

When I'm looking for just a good solid large mug of coffee I prefer the Clever Coffee Dripper.

https://www.sweetmarias.com/cl...dripperpictorial.php

Otherwise it's a prosumer espresso machine or a Melita Clarity drip.

Check out the Aeropress. Like a French press without the grit. Spring for the metal filter instead of small paper ones. Best coffee I can make and travels/camps well too. The best feature is how easy it is to clean.

I'll toss another vote in for the French Press!
I love mine. Easy for a 1 to 3 cups of good coffee, easy to set up, easy to clean.
$15 to $30 at Target.