One Dollar Coffee Maker

by Nick (The Coffee Detective)
(Montreal, Quebec)

Less than a dollar for all the parts.

Yes, I made a mug of coffee with this. My "coffee maker" comprises four stir sticks, one sheet of paper kitchen towel and four paper clips.

Did it make a good cup of coffee? Sure it did. I even got to stir the grinds and hot water a little with a fifth stir stick.

Am I serious about making coffee this way?

Not really. But I do think it's worth making the point that you don't need to spend more than ten dollars or so in order to make great coffee. A simple French press will do the job just fine.

When you spend more than ten or twenty dollars, you're not buying a way to make better coffee, you are simply buying a more convenient way.

Coffee is wonderful like that. Just a simple bean, roasted and ground. No additives or processing required. Crush the bean, add hot water, filter the grinds...and you're done.

BTW – feel free to construct your own one dollar coffee maker, take a photo and upload it here.

The more the merrier.