How many have I added?

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.

Military, jail - what’s the difference?

I was a big coffee guy for awhile for the taste, now I’m really just in it for the caffeine. Aeropress + whatever’s on sale is good enough for me

My old work had it posted that we were to use four scoops per pot of coffee.

They did not say level scoops.

Requirements unclear, scoop mountain.

Just don’t fidget while you’re counting your scoops. “Wait was that really 3 scoops or did I just get bored and start clicking for fun? Nah surely I couldn’t have been THAT ADHD. No. I’d remember if I did that right? Maybe I’d better try to remember how many scoops to be sure, now, how many scoops was that?”

More like if you want coffee flavored coffee. Coffee is bitter.

Put the vessel on the balance and tare every time you finish including an ingredient. Always start on zero, don’t bother with the math.