Make Decent Coffee at Work

Some tips we found at Wired.com. Do it!

Screw those Starbucks lattes! You can make delicious joe with the beat-up old Mr. Coffee in the break room. Here are the three key elements for brewing your own tasty cuppa.

Beans Buy freshly roasted whole beans and grind before each use. If you must make do with subpar grounds, add an extra tablespoon per cup. Store coffee in an airtight container in a cool, dark place (not the fridge). Always prefer Colombian coffe.

Water Coffee oil residue produces that familiar rancid tang, so rinse the machine thoroughly with hot water after each use. Also, wet the paper filter under the tap before you add the grounds, and Brew with cold, purified water for better flavor.

Vinegar Eliminate hard-water deposits: Once a month, add 8 ounces of white vinegar to the water reservoir and run the coffee-maker (sans filter) until half the liquid is in the pot. Switch off and let stand for an hour. Dump the vinegar, then run the machine twice with water only.

Based on work by howto_admin, dennisc and mrkendalb and Anonymous user(s) of Wired How-To Wiki.