I have just read this sentence: "Usually I pick up Starbucks for my morning coffee because it's closer than my local coffee shop and I don't have to put on real clothes to drive through it..."
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@emery That is the life. I've been thinking about getting a coffee maker with a timer, but wouldn't really have a place to put it, so I live with tolerable and exceptionally easy organic instant coffee. It's not the best taste, but it's alright. If I want to make actual coffee, there's always the French press, but it's annoying to clean so I usually don't...
Have you seen the ridiculous (in a good way) James Hoffman video about the bougie coffee maker marketed to do that exact same thing, but with a +200€ extra price tag for the bougieness? I love the video!
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@sinituulia I haven't seen that video - it sounds amusing!
Before I had a real coffeepot and/or a need for more than one cup of coffee at a time, I used a re-usable steeping thingie. It takes up next to no space and makes perfect single cups (once you figure out exactly how much coffee to put in and how long to let it steep for your taste). Bonus: it also works for tea.
It is this thing - https://primulaproducts.com/products/coffee-brew-buddy
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@emery Ah yes, a fine small sieve.
I feel like a lot of marketing budget has gone onto making this slightly more convenient and slightly better result product sell for a lot more than, you know. A small steel sieve that you buy once, and if you don't let it rust, lasts for some 30 years!The video, though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UALN1ZoN6bA
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@sinituulia But the steel one doesn't fold flat! and it is less fine than the mesh bag, so harder to wash. (And I bought it for less than $5, so... there's that, too.)
Hm, maybe I need a fancy bedside coffeemaker alarm clock! :)
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Someone boosted this old Starbucks post that generally *checks notes* a lot of people agreed with and which angered like three people who got extremely defensive about it and made it my problem specifically.
And guess what, Starbucks is doing anti-union things again so I guess it's perennial! Fuck Starbucks, support unions, do not operate the machinery if you can't be bothered to dress up properly yet, coffee can be made at home!
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@emery @sinituulia Or maybe use a kettle and a filter cone. You can get collapsible cones. And a filter paper so you just pick up the whole thing and put it in the recycling. Brilliant for camping, works fine at home.
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@allypally @sinituulia 1. The kettle doesn't have a timer, so is not suitable for my coffee-making purposes. 2. The coffeepot I have doesn't use paper filters; it has a reusable metal filter. 3. I can't put coffee grounds in the recycling here.
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@emery @allypally ...what on earth kind of recycling doesn't accept coffee grounds?? It's just plant bits, it's compost!
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@sinituulia @emery @allypally I think they are quite rich in fats and acidic, and either thing may cause issues with the resulting compost
but they also accept them where I live, so I guess that there is a solution
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@sinituulia Shout-out to all the students and other human beings who go through the whole day in flannel pajama pants. This is not Los Angeles. You do not need to look good to exist in public!
Also don't drive to starbucks lol.
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@semitones @sinituulia OTOH, having night clothes, house day clothes and outdoor day clothes isn't just a matter of looking good, it's also good for the clothing (and the environment), because shorter uses with plenty of airing in between allows it to be washed less.
Nothing says that they can't be 3 different sets of flannel pajamas, as long as you can remember which one is which
