The answer is stupefyingly simple: make it yourself the same way you do at home. If you make drip. Although my method would work with french press too, but I haven't tried that for myself.
But wait---there is more to the story.
For decades I wondered why using the coffee makers in cheap motel rooms produced lousy coffee, even when I brought my own coffee from home. I only speak of cheap motels (not fleabags, but the lower priced chains) because I rarely stay at any other kind. And when you go upscale there's probably a fantastic coffee bar right there.
My working hypothesis is that motel coffee makers just don't get hot enough to brew the coffee. Maybe they are less likely to burn the place down, who knows?
So when I saw this adorable electric water-boiler at the thrift store for a couple of bucks, problem solved. What would you call this? Not a tea kettle because it does not sing. Not a teapot because I wouldn't put tea in there with that heating element, even unplugged. Water-boiler. Boiler of water.
Coffee filter holder sitting on top of mug. Nice hot boiling water poured over the grounds. Delicious coffee just like I make at home every morning of my life.
Of course you have to be willing to drag all of this stuff around. I'd be willing to do a lot more than this to have my coffee in the morning.
Hey, I like Dunkin Decaf. I prefer a darker roast, but this is ALWAYS available at the grocery store and dark roast decaf rarely is.
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Hope you enjoyed this public service announcement. I am currently enthralled by a non-vintage machine. Babylock Evolution, serger and coverstitch combined, biggest splurge of my life. I had an unexpected windfall and blew much of it on this. Let me know in the comments if you want to hear about it. My experience to date is that you are reading my blog for the vintage machines and that's cool with me.
