Hercule
Practically Family
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Believe it or not there are those who actually like it that way. I used to have a neighbor who did.Whatever the cheap garbage is that they have at my work. The only flavor is bitter and burnt. Some guys drink 5 or 6 cups a day, and I can only assume it's because they want free caffeine.
Coffee tastes different depending on how it's made and how it is preserved. When i make a drip pot (wire mesh filter basket) at home I turn the maker off soon after the pot is done filling. Then I draw off cups as I want, microwaving as necessary. A pot lasts me a couple or three days that way (I only drink a cup or so before going out the door. Wife seldom drinks coffee anymore). At work i make another "pot" using a Japanese single cup drip thing (paper filter) that I load up and drip into a French press beaker, then pour off a mug and thermos the rest.
Why don't I use the French press you ask? Well I used to, exclusively so at home. It was great coffee but I found it made me a bit sick. That and fussing with the right grind (I still have some beans left from the coffee of the month club from a couple years ago. Probably not very good at this point!) and cleanup. I've gotten lazy in my old age, so Maxwellhouse and Mr Coffee won me over. The difference in taste is negligible (coffee of choice is maxwell smooth bold, occasionally french roast, though some pretty horrific things have been done in the name of french roast!) though do prefer the wire mesh filter.