fandomhigh | Modern Kitchen Basics; Monday, First Period [01/20].

"Just like the microwave," said Ignis, taking a moment to nudge his glasses up his nose as he started in on the lesson for that week, "many of the appliances you find in the modern kitchen focus entirely on convenience, ease, and speed, sometimes to the detriment of quality, and I find that same to be true for the modern coffee maker."

He gestured now toward your standard....well, not exactly standard, Ignis couldn't bring himself to just trot in some cheap basic model, but rather one that he could live with having to make due with should the occasion arrive. But it was also not alone on the counter, either.

"However," he continued, "there are actually a great many different ways of making coffee in the modern kitchen that to restrict ourselves to just one of the most rudimentary convenience one would be doing you all a great disservice. So while we will be familiarizing ourselves with the reknowned and economical Mr. Coffee, I would also like to introduce you all to my other, more intimate friends Monsieur French Press, Admiral AeroPress, Miss Moka Pot, and, of course, a personal favorite of mine, Signorina Espresso Maker."

No, he did not regret running with that theme, and, yes, he was a very serious person.

"And, of course," he added, "since I know quite a few of you likely prefer tea over coffee, I have also brought in a few modern contrivances to make that a bit more easy, as well. Of course, boiling water with a kettle is pretty standard, but with an electric kettle might be something you encounter that I encourage you to try. As well as a Japanese-style water heater," no, Ignis did not know that he'd somehow wound up with the Hello Kitty one, ahem, "and, finally, a device that will not only heat the water but also make the tea.

"Needless to day, there are a variety of different devices to get into today, so let's us get started, and the sooner we cover them, the sooner you can start seeing what you find most intuitive or effective for your own needs."

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Weighing in on coffee vs tea.

This is a man who is thoroughly passionate about coffee and how to make it. He taught a whole class on it and is now reduced to whittling it down into one simple lesson, and so be prepared for a bit of discourse on the variety of different methods and his opinion on how well they make the coffee.

Oh, and there's also tea stuff, if you're into that...

With an overview of each device and method, it's now time for you to give things a try, see if you like any of them, or if you'd rather just stick to your current preferred method.

Plus, you get to enjoy plenty of coffee and tea in the meantime! Hopefully not all of it improperly prepared.

He's surrounded by coffee. There's almost no better time to approach him, really.

Ironically, I mostly use my Breville tea maker just to heat water for making my coffee.

(I also use it to heat water for tea, but I don't use the basket and make the tea in it because it's honestly too much of a hassle to clean!)

Steph Gingrich

As a former Seattle barista? Steph was super entertained by this. Maybe she should just have popcorn on hand every week...

Steph decided to give the moka pot a try; it wasn't a particularly feasible method to use in a busy board game cafe, so she wasn't familiar with it but turned out it was pretty damn easy.

She'd be tempted to get one if it didn't seem like a lot of work to clean up, but maybe that AeroPress...

This is how I learned I've been using my AeroPress wrong for years. -_-

I also do not use my AeroPress this way. I tried it and hated it, and will stand by my own variation, dammit.

I might give it a try just because I'm not especially fond of how the coffee tastes the way I currently use it, but this method does seem kind of like a pain in the ass.

Lydia Bennet

Flint

Flint, being a straightforward person who had learned not to put the electric kettle onto a stovetop. He chose the contraption that would make the tea for him.

Modern Kitchen Basics; Monday, First Period [01/20].

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