"My denomination is good, old-fashioned drip coffee. That's what I drink first thing, before I even think about crafting a shot of espresso. I'm WIRED's lead coffee writer and I've developed a deep fondness for coffee's many variations, from espresso to Aeropress to cold brew. But "coffee" to me, in my deepest soul, still means a steaming mug of unadulterated drip."
"The drip coffee from the Ratio Four coffee maker (now quietly on its second generation) feels to me like coffee's purest form, the liquid distillation of what my coffee beans smell like fresh off the grinder."
"My love of filter coffee began as a teenager traveling and studying in India—perhaps my first glimpse of adult freedom. This is where I drank the first full cup of coffee I remember finishing. In Jaipur, filter coffee was an intense, jet-black gravity brew typically mixed with milk and sugar. I decided that if I was going to drink coffee, I would take it straight and learn to like it on its own terms."
Coffee serves as a primary productivity tool in offices, with morning brewing routines often becoming ritualistic practices. Matthew Korfhage, WIRED's lead coffee writer, champions drip coffee as his preferred brewing method despite expertise across espresso, Aeropress, and cold brew variations. The Ratio Four coffee maker represents technological advancement in drip coffee brewing, producing what Korfhage describes as coffee's purest form. His appreciation for drip coffee originated during teenage travels in India, where he first experienced filter coffee in Jaipur—an intense, gravity-brewed beverage traditionally mixed with milk and sugar. Korfhage chose to drink coffee straight, developing a preference for appreciating the beverage on its own terms rather than masked by additives.
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