I love coffee. have ever since 1st cups in my early teens. also saw/remember the A&P 8 o'clock coffee with the grinders right at the checkout isles clearly here in NJ. learned black, always drank black. remember being confused 1st time i ordered a regular coffee (i thought meant black) when i was 16 at dunkin & it came cream & sugar. i learned what 'regular' meant then. i've done electric percolators, drip makers, ground my own, french presses, keurig machines, cowboy coffee (camping) stovetop perc's, & that stovetop espresso maker. love it all. best way to have coffee is reading the newspaper or possibly having a good chat with someone face to face. my wife doesn't drink coffee. none of her siblings do either. all of her siblings' spouses do though. weird. anyways. just thought i'd share.