Connoisseurs grind their own beans and only use beans without breakage that have not been roasted too light (tastes grassy) or dark (tastes burnt). Filter tap water.

Coffee preparation 1: Brew your own fresh coffee

Brew by hand again. To prepare the coffee, moisten the paper filter with water to open its pores and allow more coffee aroma to pass through. Now pour in the ground coffee. Rule of thumb for making filter coffee: For a 125-milliliter cup, use 7 to 8 grams of coarse ground coffee powder. The water should not boil, but should be between 92 and 96 degrees. First add just a sip to the powder and leave to swell for 20 seconds. Only then pour it on.

Coffee preparation 2: Enjoyment from the capsule

Do you want the machine to prepare the coffee? Then shop smart. The Nespresso "Vivalto Lungo" capsules won the Stiftung Warentest test. If you don't want to produce so much plastic waste, use pods. You can now even fill them yourself (pods: approx. 6 euros, Amazon).