Save money on coffee (and space too)!

soon_to_blog · 03-03-2008, 06:56 PM

Instead of buying my coffee everyday, I now make coffee in the mornings using a coffee cone. It fits over my mug and all I need is a filter and my favorite coffee. Best part, the coffee cone only costs a few bucks - a lot less money than a coffee maker and it saves a lot of space which is very helpful in my small apartment.

mcnerd · 03-05-2008, 12:13 PM

I don't even spend money for filters by using a French Press coffee maker, which also works great for tea, especially nice when you get good deals on loose tea.

At a garage sale I purchased (for $5) a machine that makes instant hot water. Whatever is poured in is the same amount that comes out. Instant On/Off too. No wasted energy or water. I pray to it every morning for being so lucky to have found it.

Solinvicta · 03-05-2008, 03:17 PM

That's a great idea...I'll have to look into that. Right now, I drink tea 90% of the time, but it'd be nice to have a smaller option for making a cup o' joe. Right now, I've got a Toastmaster (or maybe ToastMaker?) coffee machine, which was only $10 and works like a charm, but is the gigantic 10 cup size, which is a little overkill for how much I usually drink. It also seems that with a larger coffee maker, if I try to make just two cups, it doesn't taste right...there's like a four-cup minimum.

mbhunter · 03-05-2008, 10:01 PM

I'm enough of an addict that I can brew a whole pot and I don't waste it. My Stanley stainless steel thermos is great.

Miss Rosie · 03-06-2008, 07:50 PM

I have a friend who swears by her French press.

I don't drink much coffee, but I am a tea freak. The same friend gave me a Toddy cold brewer. For tea, it gives me a concentrate to which I can add water, hot or cold depending on the need. It's instant without any of the downsides to powdered instant. A carafe of the stuff lives in my fridge.

The result with coffee is pretty mild, even with cheap beans. In fact, you have to watch it because it's mild enough to be mixed strong without the drinker even realizing it until they're prying their own, jittery claws out of the ceiling.

03-03-2008, 06:56 PM	#1
soon_to_blog Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 30 Reputation: (10)	Save money on coffee (and space too)! Instead of buying my coffee everyday, I now make coffee in the mornings using a coffee cone. It fits over my mug and all I need is a filter and my favorite coffee. Best part, the coffee cone only costs a few bucks - a lot less money than a coffee maker and it saves a lot of space which is very helpful in my small apartment. __________________ Joshua: A Path Together - Combining Financial Lives

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mcnerd Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 72 Reputation: (12)	French Press I don't even spend money for filters by using a French Press coffee maker, which also works great for tea, especially nice when you get good deals on loose tea. At a garage sale I purchased (for $5) a machine that makes instant hot water. Whatever is poured in is the same amount that comes out. Instant On/Off too. No wasted energy or water. I pray to it every morning for being so lucky to have found it.

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mbhunter Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 82 Reputation: (22)	I'm enough of an addict that I can brew a whole pot and I don't waste it. My Stanley stainless steel thermos is great. __________________ Mighty Bargain Hunter

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03-05-2008, 03:17 PM	#3
Solinvicta Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 77 Reputation: (12)	That's a great idea...I'll have to look into that. Right now, I drink tea 90% of the time, but it'd be nice to have a smaller option for making a cup o' joe. Right now, I've got a Toastmaster (or maybe ToastMaker?) coffee machine, which was only $10 and works like a charm, but is the gigantic 10 cup size, which is a little overkill for how much I usually drink. It also seems that with a larger coffee maker, if I try to make just two cups, it doesn't taste right...there's like a four-cup minimum.

03-06-2008, 07:50 PM	#5
Miss Rosie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 101 Reputation: (27)	I have a friend who swears by her French press. I don't drink much coffee, but I am a tea freak. The same friend gave me a Toddy cold brewer. For tea, it gives me a concentrate to which I can add water, hot or cold depending on the need. It's instant without any of the downsides to powdered instant. A carafe of the stuff lives in my fridge. The result with coffee is pretty mild, even with cheap beans. In fact, you have to watch it because it's mild enough to be mixed strong without the drinker even realizing it until they're prying their own, jittery claws out of the ceiling.