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[–] • 4 pts

Caffeine is a drug after all. When Zogtors prescribe drugs, they give you a dose based on your weight.

For women and liberal men, milder coffee is preferable as they have lower bodyweight.

So 'strong' coffee is basically a racist misogynist nazi Hitler coffee.

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You can still make the coffee weak, but by using the strong setting it will take less grounds. The button saves you coffee no matter how you like it.

So 'strong' coffee is basically a racist misogynist nazi Hitler coffee.

No wonder I like it.

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Luckily racist misogynist nazi Hitler coffee

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You Americans have all the best stuff.

First guns, now Hitlercoffee, your jews are letting you have everything!

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Comes out bitter to me I like a strong coffee flavor but rarely can I get a strong coffee without it being overly bitter

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Have you tried using a mocha pot? Takes awhile to master it and dial it in for whatever coffee you are using. Also need to grind the coffee finer than for a drip maker, so could be a more equipment intensive venture as well.

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Never heard of it I will give it a try I’ve found a French press gives me the most consistently decent flavor

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I've not used my French press much, but wasn't impressed with the couple attempts I tried. I have a moka pot as backup if my espresso machine shoots craps, and I can get really dark, rich flavors - albeit using finely ground coffee I also use in the espresso machine. I've heard Aeropress can achieve similar results, but have no experience using one.

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lots of people out there, for whatever reason, love the diner-type or watery dunkin/timmy’s bullshit coffee. it seems to be a north american problem.

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Couldn't you still get this with the strong coffee setting, but with less grounds than without using that setting?

[–] • 2 pts (edited )

It could be the slower drip extracts different compounds (like Tannins, maybe) from the grounds, so you get a different flavor.

More grounds + shorter steep time = crisper, lighter flavor.

Less grounds + longer steep time = slightly bitter/bolder flavor.

Just a guess.

Other than that, we don't know how quickly the drip extracts caffeine from the grounds. If it extracts quickly then more grounds + less time = more caffeine, even if it tastes watered down. But it could be that the longer drip extracts more caffeine too. Don't really know.

I switched to a metal french press because I didn't really like the idea of drinking hot water dripped through plastic. Longer brew = more plastic? Maybe. idk. Ask an LLM.

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Good info. I did not think about how this would change flavor. I don't know how much the plastic really matters. I would hope they use a type that isn't shedding into the brew, but you never know.

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That is the problem with things like plastic, seed oils, wifi radiation, sunscreen chemicals, and other health concerns that only seem to worry the fringe. There's no sense of scale for how bad each is because nobody is trying to look into it. Maybe it's actually completely fine, and the health benefits of coffee completely outweigh the negatives of the brewing machine.

But think about it. It's plastic, it comes into contact with a mildly acidic, hot liquid, most people keep them for years without a need to replace them, and you use it every day. Doesn't seem like a good bet. Mr. Coffee certainly doesn't care either way.

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To put a more positive spin on it, they sell big stainless steel french presses (like 52 oz) and the coffee tastes a lot better brewed that way.

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Stainless steel French Press is the way.

Assumptions about build quality of plastics are usually a bad idea.

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The government would never lie to me about what is safe for my health!

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Time? Does the "strong" option pour slower?

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It does take longer. The regular strength mode brews faster than any coffee maker I've had in the past. Now I'm curious to test the time difference.

I usually brew up to the 8 cup line. The regular mode might save a minute or so. I suppose this could be a valid reason, but since you can remove the carafe to pour some coffee while it is brewing, idk.

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Depends on the coffee and roast. Some beans exhibit more floral and lighter notes that are best preserved with lighter roasting and shorter/faster brew times. If the brewing and extraction are prolonged, more of the oils and bitter notes are extracted. I brew espresso and favor the darker, richer flavor. But even then different beans/roasts give differing flavors even with the same extraction process.

But yeah if I'm drinking drip coffee, I generally want it stronger.

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Good information. I did not consider how this would change flavor profiles.

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Coffee makers are filthy things rarely cleaned. I just do hot pour over w/ a filter or cold brew in a french press.

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Mine is easy to clean thankfully.