Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/05/28/what-makes-a-great-cup-of-coffee.html
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You have to say it. Saying the words makes it taste better.
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And before saying it spit out the first sip?
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Personally, I prefer bone china, but glazed earthenware and porcelain can also make great coffee cups.
ETA: I forgot about stoneware. Stoneware is also acceptable. Embarrassing omission for an archaeologist who mainly works with ceramics.
That said, I am also partial to a banged-up enameled cup, especially in the field or on a hike.
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Behold the bearer of my lifeblood. I got snobby enough about my coffee that i couldn’t stand the swill they make at the office. Maybe not classy, but it works!
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We were Aeropress users for years until recently, when Mrs. Villain got tired of some of the more fidgety and messy aspects one must engage with after brewing.
We’re using a chemex these days. Though I don’t think it’s got as much “body” as coffee from the ‘press, it’s still delightful.
Personally, I find that most coffee is good. I can enjoy a cup from the gas station almost as much as a hand-pulled americano. Mmmmmm, coffee!
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I think one of the nice things about James Hoffmann is that he seems to maintain a kind of anti-snobbery about coffee. He might review $3000 grinders or $20000 espresso machines and get into nerdy details, but also just wants people to enjoy their coffee however they want. Lance Hedrick too.
I feel like that kind of attitude has spread over the past few years to places (like /r/espresso, say) that used to be pretty elitist and gatekeepy.
But maybe that’s just my take (and I kindof stopped visiting reddit/forums in general a while ago).
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A great cup of coffee is one that’s in front of me, right now!
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Quirks of the language that we native English speakers never think about. “A cup of coffee” usually means a container full of coffee ready to drink, “a coffee cup”, or just “a cup” means the container designed for coffee or other beverage, and “a cup” can mean a volume measure of approximately 250 ml.
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Interesting, I found a chemex to be more fussy with the cleanup than aeropress. From lifting out the drippy filter to trying to clean the odd curvature of the vessel, I much prefer just popping the puck of coffee grounds into the compost and giving the inside a quick wash.
They’re all good, so long as they get coffee into me. I’ve become less of a purist slot coffee as I age.
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I put some powered calcium in my coffee grounds.
Good for balancing the acidity- and for my bones!
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I think the biggest issue was that unscrewing the basket after brewing was tough on her hands.
Either way, yeah, just gimme the java and nobody gets “hurt.” 
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“Kaffee Togo - Jetzt auch zum Mitnehmen!”
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I love that cup! 
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Gifted by a nurse practitioner student who worked with me for a couple months. She said, and I quote, “It seems like you need this.”
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I know. I was joking. I just have ceramics on my mind
ETA: re-reading this, it sounds a bit dismissive. I do appreciate your information, but in this case it was actually a deliberate comedic choice to misunderstand the headline
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There’s a song in this…
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Deja vu:
I will take this opportunity to once again post one of my favorite quotes from the old The Order of the Stick prequel book:
Previously seen here:
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