My coffee maker broke in April after ten years of dedicated service (and thirty months after its first sign of trouble). I immediately plugged in a replacement - well, not really plugged in, it's a pour over drip filter, like in this article.
The transition was initially a disaster. One morning, my 'coffee' was a cup of floating grounds; the next day an overflow left my floor covered in lukewarm caffeine. But I got better. These days, I expertly follow the technique from the above article and I enjoy a noticeably superior cup of coffee.
How is this possible? Surely, the machines have had enough time to get better at this, but I should know that if there is variation a skilled person beats an automated process every time. It's right there in the article - nothing flashy here, just good solid technique, and a great start to the day.
