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Ian.M:
It looks like one of those frekking annoying sippy cup style travel mugs that are a PITA to clean afterwards, especially if you are using a hotel  washbasin, and aren't a total Karen who enjoys stomping their stilettos into the backs of their downtrodden serfs, so care about not leaving an unnecessary mess.   I bet that as its a sippy cup you are meant to leave the plunger down.  Cleanup will be ten times worse if you drink your coffee from it with milk and sugar!

A separate french press that you can quickly clean out while the film of coffee oils and grounds on it is still fresh, and a thermos mug with an easily thumbable beerstein style flip up lid is vastly preferable.  I graduated from a sippy cup before I went to nursery school and only near gale or above conditions at sea,  rough water powerboating or extreme off-roading would cause me to tolerate a return to using one.
eti:

--- Quote from: Ian.M on September 01, 2020, 10:55:34 am ---Decaf for 24H before fine SMD work - tastes like s--t but at least your fingers don't tremble.
Otherwise, I'm not a connoisseur - instant for that wakeup cuppa, maybe even with a dash of Pernod, Ouzo, Rakia  or Whisky in it if I'm not working/driving that morning, or if I'm not in a rush, dig out the good stuff (whatever vacuum packed medium roast grind suitable for cafetieres I can get a good deal on) and make it in a french press.

I do have a hand-cranked coffee grinder, that's excellent exercise but its a PITA to clean and getting small quantities of fresh-roast beans is a PITA and expensive so I rarely bother.

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In the coffee trade (my family import/export coffee) a decaf is called a "why bother?" - and I concur.
Bud:
Decaf has its place for people with heart conditions. And there is more people buy it than you may think.
SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on September 03, 2020, 05:55:36 pm ---
--- Quote --- Bodum combination mug & French press.
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Do you take the plunger out before sampling? If so, where do you put it?

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No - you put in the ground coffe, then hot water, then screw the top on,  wait a few minutes, then press the plunger down.  Then add milk or whatever to the top, if you like.  The plunger stays down, and you drink the coffee off the top.  To clean up, you take top off (over the sink), pull out the plunger, and pour out the grounds.  Super efficient, and the coffee stays hot for hours!  -  I use it several times a day, and they last many years.  Cannot recommend highly enough... it is ingenious.

Ian.M:

--- Quote from: eti on September 03, 2020, 10:05:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ian.M on September 01, 2020, 10:55:34 am ---Decaf for 24H before fine SMD work - tastes like s--t but at least your fingers don't tremble.
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In the coffee trade (my family import/export coffee) a decaf is called a "why bother?" - and I concur.

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--- Quote from: Bud on September 03, 2020, 10:42:30 pm ---Decaf has its place for people with heart conditions. And there is more people buy it than you may think.

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Anyone contemplating drinking decaff should read the wikipedia article on the processes involved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination

Its enough to make you switch to herbal teas!
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