re: Reccomend a coffee maker

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Buy a cheap grinder, then a coffee maker.
Preferably french press.

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This.

I have this grinder: LINK

And this French Press that I keep at work: LINK

French press coffee:

1 / heat water to between 195-200 degrees (I have an electric kettle with a thermometer at work I use). You can also use a regular tea kettle on the stove and get the water to just about boiling. *too hot of water will extract too many oils and make your coffee greasy

2 / fill bottom of French press with coffee grinds.. 4 heaping spoonfulls per 8 cups, and a pinch of fine sea salt (grind to a powdery consistency, not rough like regular ground coffee - this will keep you from having specks of grinds in your finished cup)

3 / pour hot water over grinds, leaving an inch of space at the top for the lid.

4 / place lid on with the plate and plunger all the way up

5 / let steep for 4-5 minutes

6 / press down slowly until all the grinds are resting firmly under the plate on the bottom of the jar