I find even with reusable pods the coffee is still burned and doesn't taste as good as a French press. To me a Keurig is all of the work of a press (reusable pods) without the taste.
That’s why these threads are interesting to me. I enjoy French press, on occasion, but it’s not my favorite coffee. I will agree it beats any Keurig coffee I’ve ever had, though. I’ve never tried reusable K-pods with my own coffee, though.
I think the grind coarseness is one of the biggest factors in how I perceive coffee, whether it’s affecting flavor or body. I know people love the way the oils come they on the French press, but that doesn’t really do anything for me.
My favored brews, in order
1. Macchiato- 2 oz expression with 1 oz steamed whole milk. Really, it’s just a tamed expression double shot, sort of a latte on steroids.
2. Expresso straight shot, although I rarely actually take my coffee this way, it’s great on occasion.
3. Classic latte, 2 oz shot with 3+ oz steamed milk.
4. Pour over, from my beloved Bunn. This is NOT a drip machine, even though it’s often grouped in with them by resellers, there is really no “automatic pour over” segment into which they can categorize it. Pour over requires a very high grounds to water ratio (at LEAST 1:15), due to the short extraction time.
5. French press. Coarse grind, 1:12 coffee/water ratio, steep 4-5 minutes at 200F.
I don’t drink enough drip, percolator, or Keurig to even put them on the list.