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How to Make the Best Possible Cup of Coffee At Home

Because coffee is everything

Jason Gutierrez
9 min readMar 6, 2023
Photo by Jakub Dziubak on Unsplash

I really love coffee.

Despite my best efforts to quit on multiple occasions (and at least one or two caffeine detoxes per year), I just can’t stay away for good. I love the way it tastes. I love the way it smells. And I love the feeling after the first sip hits your lips in the dark, early hours of the morning.

I love it so much that, during Covid, I started (then sold) my own e-commerce coffee shop just because I knew I’d at least have fun doing it.

But enough about my affinity for coffee. Let’s talk about everyone else.

According to a study last year, 68% of Americans make coffee at home every day, yet most have no idea how to make a great-tasting cup of coffee. No, I’m not talking about adding cream and sugar until it tastes like a dessert. I’m talking delicious, natural, all-black coffee that your friends and family will think is a fresh cup from a local shop.

When I did a deep dive into coffee research for my business, I was pretty shocked that just a few key “ingredients” made all the difference. Making the best possible coffee at home is actually fairly simple once you know what it takes.

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Jason Gutierrez
Jason Gutierrez

Written by Jason Gutierrez

Engineer. Papa. Trying fiction. I also share short essays and stories on life and the creative process 🖊: https://parttimewriting.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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