I am definitely not an expert and probably a poster child for “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing” but after hearing about cafestol and kahweol and reading articles like this, I figured better safe than sorry since I tend toward borderline high.

Compared to machine drip for sure, but it can pull out a lot of different flavors than you’d get from espresso (whether you want those flavors is another issue). My friend turned me on to the 4:6 method if you’re curious about methodology. I wouldn’t argue that it’s better or worse than espresso or drip (okay maybe drip 😂) but it’s giving me the flavors I want out of coffee right now.

For old man reasons: coffee oils can raise cholesterol in some people and using a paper filter lowers the oil levels

I can quit anytime I want (as long as it’s not in the morning or that lull in the afternoon when I get kinda tired)

Just the microwave. That’s where any coffee nerd cred vanishes. It still tastes great though! 😂

It’s surprisingly easy to make (but with a ton of room for finesse I am learning). You do need a coffee grinder to take advantage of maximum bean freshness, though, but taste difference is huge

Thanks! I like the triangle as a name for it. I went to Japan this summer and it took me forever to figure out they call pour over/the triangle “drip,” (which is what I think of as machine coffee). Gotta standardize these names!

Love me some oat milk!

I have fallen off my yogurt intake. A good reason to pick it up again

Yeah maybe I gotta go back to cold brew. Though I’ve been really loving the pour over in the winter.

Good info about the tannins! I heat up the cold brew sometimes and always amazed at how smooth it tastes compared to drip or pour over.

I use milk but was just gifted a frother so probably using less milk than before. Maybe (hopefully) that is the real culprit