So I made yogurt.
It went well. I like the science of it. It's a biology experiment.
Turns out kiddo and Gkid not coming out tomorrow, little one has sudden sinus infection and mom starting to get sore throat "Could be Covid again". Previous Covid has left her with an inability to like cheese and yogurt, really sad.
The way to make good coffee, this is for picker buddy WW:
Buy decent roasted beans, but do NOT grind them at the store because there is other coffee in the grinder, some can be flavored, which is like drinking poison to me. Buy them already ground if you don't don't have a grinder.
We live in the PNW, it seems roasters are almost as common as ticks around here. Lucky.
Ditch the coffee maker, you need a French Press, or a Melita filter setup but I much prefer the French Press. Bodum is a good one but the glass can break from clumsiness, gravity, etc.
I use a stainless 4 cup model because it stays hot better.
Boil filtered water. Chlorine might be good for swimming pools but not coffee.
I use a Berkey, best $200 I ever spent.
In a 4 cup French Press, put 4 nearly heaping tablespoons of ground coffee. French Roast or anything dark is your best best.
Pour in the boiling water, to the top, put the plunger over the top to keep the heat in but don't press it down.
Wait 4 minutes.
Press the plunger down to the bottom.
For me, one teaspoon of Turbinado sugar, pour in 3/4 cup of coffee, leaving room for Half & Half or whole milk.
Half & Half makes it sinfully delicious, you may drink it too fast.
Whole milk isn't quite as good and doesn't get the same "Cafe au Lait" color, but still quite good, and a lot cheaper.
Enjoy a decent cuppa.
Donate your Mr. Coffee, Folgers, Keurig, etc to charity.