Yep. Going with that theory. Coffee’s there just to get us within striking range. At last my anti-coffee partner would be justly vindicated for his opinion.
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Or a Moka pot.
What does it say about me that the immediate horror I felt upon seeing the contraption was not how much it looked like a giant spider or insect, but rather that the table was likely to get scratched repeatedly if the thing was actually used for the purpose intended?
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Have one but don’t have time to let it steep and then plunge carefully, ensuring no wayward grounds.
I also have a stovetop espresso and a programmable Cuisinart that grinds (2nd generation with a thermos), but it really freaks out one of our cats. I feel shame* using instant but I have to be out the door by 6:45 a.m.
*b/c I was a barista for a small O.C. chain before there were Starbucks.
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The Aeropress is probably better for you. No steeping time per se, just plunge, and the filter prevents any grounds. And it’s self cleaning.
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Small packs of ground coffee, French press, kettle. You’ll lose 2 minutes or so, but the taste is soo much better.
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I used to be so particular about my coffee, but I really drink it for the kick rather than the enjoyment. If I’m gonna take the time to prepare a good cup, the last thing I want to do is slam it or have it go cold (and then reheat*). Rest assured everyone, I grind and use my stovetop espresso on the weekend. 
If you really want to be grossed out, my father-in-law would brew his in a Mr. Coffee–wait for it–and then reheat it by turning the coffeemaker back on in the afternoon, keeping the old grounds where they lay.
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eta the like is not for the second paragraph
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I have one of those (the Presso version, not the slightly-upgraded ROK). I bought it for $5 remaindered after All-Clad stopped distributing it under their own name. It is nice to look at, but doesn’t make very good coffee, as one might expect from a coffeemaker designed in a tea-drinking country. It looks good on our shelf alongside this machine, which actually does make excellent espresso but is a PITA to use, and several dead-but-lovely ibriks.
I agree with the comments above about functional art; the level of contempt for hobbyists who spend lots of money for beautiful gadgets, even obvious bullshit like the audiophiles who buy brilliant pebbles and gold-plated wall plugs for their equipment, seems out of place on a blog like this. Let he who is without any Apple products cast the first brilliant pebble.
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As a hobbyist metalworker, I do have to say that that is a beautiful bit of metalwork, which, if anyone has more $ than sense…
AHEM!
I mean to say “if anyone has the distinguished taste and refined aesthetic enough to appreciate”, I’d be more than happy to reproduce for say… The low price of only $500.
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Hey, my daughter’s not married!
@GilbertWham, you really do not want my ridiculously large heap of possibly-someday-useful junk. (Although I do believe I have the only dishwasher in the world that’s been repaired with parts from an ICBM test console.)
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You are not convincing me here…
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