how to made a mediocre cup of coffee - by Rachdele

perfecting and homogenizing taste

“You’re probably making coffee wrong” is an opening line I’d love to write here. It would totally rock if I could hand you the secret to perfection in a couple lines right here on Substack. But your current coffee-brewing method is probably superior to anything I could tell you, if only because you like it, or at least because you’re less neurotic about it than I am. Right? Acquire the following instruments from years of eBay auctions, Facebook Marketplace, alleyways, and ex-boyfriends: A ceramic pour over bought from an artist on Cape Cod who immediately regretted selling it to you and…

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