All those pods are putting a crimp in coffee sales

[frazzled]

129. Oy, you should never reheat coffee

If you're having to do that, just make less (or buy a Keurig).

We brew coffee in an automatic drip machine (Capresso) with a gold filter (no paper filters here). And yes, we generally pour some down the drain each day. (We make 6 1/2 cups for two people, into a thermal carafe, no hotplate ever. But in general, we each drink only 2 to 2 1/2 cups each during the first hour of waking. If there's a cup or so left over, out it goes.)

We bought a Keurig for my mother about 5 years ago, because she was making a pot of coffee and putting the undrunk portion in the fridge (my father doesn't drink coffee, and you can generally not successfully make less than 4 cups in a drip machine). It tasted like hell reheated. It's a great boon for elderly people who only want 1 cup per day. No mess, no cleaning, no waste. So what's good for some people (brewing by their favorite method) isn't necessarily the best thing for others--say, those who are elderly or too infirm to be grinding, brewing, and cleaning daily. And coffee pots and machines need to be kept scrupulously clean, both for taste and health reasons.