How many have I added?

No fucking way that’s my exact same coffee machine that’s silver crest

Get yourself a tally counter (click counter, hand counter, whatever). As an added bonus, it’s also a great fidget toy!

Step 1) If you are never sure… add just one more
Step 2) And then if you forget that… add just one more
Step 3) Repeat Step 2.

The office buys it, so I drink it.

Pro tip: A tablespoon to measure is stupid. Use a 1\4 cup measuring cup. 1\4 cup = 4 tablespoons, so 2 1\2 scoops is your 10 cup carafe, and one rounded scoop is a half pot (5).

I was in military for over 23 years and coffee is coffee to me. Yes, some are tastier than others but at end of day I am just looking for the caffeine. Taste is an after thought when you get woken up at 2am for operations. I also drink it black.

I use a 1\4 cup just because my brain likes knowing it’s exactly 4 tablespoons.

1\4 cup = 4 tablespoons, so 2 1\2 scoops is your 10 cup carafe, and one rounded scoop is a half pot (5).

You are done when the filter is level full.

I mean if you want bitter coffee.

there’s no way in hell I’m grinding beans at 6am.

You act like you have to go outside and break boulder-sized beans apart with a pickaxe, lol. It’s the exact same number of scoops, you just put whole beans in your grinder first, then your coffee maker. Literally takes about 5 seconds longer.

To be clear, there’s nothing wrong with liking cheaper coffee, and I don’t think the majority of us need or could tell the difference from using the absolute best beans and equipment to enjoy it… BUT, grinding your beans fresh gives a huge improvement to aroma and taste, such that I’m still amazed at the coffee I’m sipping out of my thermos late in the day. And it goes without saying that it improves every morning for me, personally. Most people discover a giant improvement, even using the exact same brand and type of coffee, only whole-bean. Very little experimentation is required to make amazing coffee that tastes perfect to you. Good luck if you try it…

Folger’s tastes like jail coffee, which tracks with the “coffee is coffee” philosophy

I buy my own because my job offers nothing, so I get Dunkin original blend and caramel/french vanilla creamer!

I’m bougie as hell with my coffee at home. Fancy whole beans, burr grinder, aerobie coffee press, and temp adjustable kettle.

I don’t have a home

I spent a lot of time on places where the coffee is normally brewed a bit stronger (Italy, Turkey, North Africa etc).

I tend just fill up the filter paper to around to 2/3rds.

I have also been banned from making coffee at a few offices I have worked since. Their shrill cries of “Who made the coffee???” were quite fun however.

Well you making coffee from somewhere.

Yeah, we used to live right next to one and it was fantastic. Then we moved and now it’s about 20 min away, so I now go to Costco and the grocery store since there both a mile or two away.

That’s how I learned and it’s fantastic when my kids “help”. I never know whether we did 4 or 6 cups (we aim for 5) because they keep doing little half scoops. So I guess and use the finger method after rinsing the rice. Perfect rice every time.

And it makes everything take twice as long. Just leave the right size scoop in the can (don’t drink coffee, so idk how much, maybe 1/4 cup?) and you don’t need to find anything, just do the one or two scoops.

It is the only way to be sure you have enough.

Most people are excited to leave work.

I’m not.