How to Brew Coffee for One

Very few things taste as good in the morning as a freshly brewed cup of coffee. For most, that means filling up the carafe, adding a filter and placing scoop upon scoop of freshly ground coffee into the basket.

For households with several coffee drinkers this is acceptable but for singles it is an exercise in frustration. The expense to purchase a smaller coffee maker can be twice as much as a standard one; a broken carafe alone on one of these tiny machines can cost as much as a complete standard size drip coffeemaker!

If singles brew a whole pot of coffee most of it will go to waste unless placed in the refrigerator for the next day--leftover coffee is NEVER as good as first brewed so most users just sigh and dump that pot while bemoaning the waste.

There is a solution to the single's coffee dilemma. We can use a standard size coffee maker to brew smaller batches of coffee--the perfect amount for those couple of cups in the morning!

Things You'll Need:
Standard-sized coffee maker
Coffee filter
2 level scoops of coffee grounds
4 cups of water

Step One:
Fill the carafe on the coffee maker to the four-cup mark with water.

Step Two:
Pour this water into the reservoir on the coffee maker.

Step Three:
Remove the filter basket from the coffee maker and place within the basket a clean filter.

Step Four:
Place 2 level scoops of coffee grounds inside the coffee filter.

Step Five:
Replace the basket in the coffee maker.

Step Six:
Place the carafe on the warming plate, nestled beneath the filter basket (follow the recommendations for your particular coffeemaker for correct placement).

Step Seven:
Plug the coffee maker into a standard 110-volt wall outlet.

Step Eight:
Flip the power switch on the coffee maker and start the brewing cycle.

Step Nine:
Allow the coffee to brew, then remove the carafe and pour a cup of freshly brewed coffee to enjoy!

This method not only uses less coffee grounds and water but has little to no waste for the single person. It results in 4 small cups of coffee, or 3 cups if you use a larger mug. This is the perfect amount for drinking when you first wake up in the morning and allows you to toss any leftovers (if any) without guilt over the expense.

It also allows one to use a standard-sized coffee maker, eliminating the expense of the smaller devices and allowing one to save money this way as well. By using a standard sized coffee maker, replacement items such as filters and carafes will be less expensive as well.

Note:
You may want to adjust the exact amount of coffee grounds up or down depending upon personal preference and type of coffee grounds used.

Source:
Personal Experience