Also known as the Press Pot, the Plunger Pot, or Le Cafétiere. A little more work, but well worth it. Not only does it produce some of the best-tasting coffee in the world, it just looks cool.

First: measure the correct amount of good quality water (not any old H2O will do) into the heating device of your choice and bring the temperature of the water to just shy of boiling.

Next, grind your beans fairly coarse. Use 2 tablespoons of ground coffee for every 6 oz. of water. (Girly men can use 1 tablespoon if they prefer.) Place them in the carafe and pour a little hot water over them. Stir and allow the coffee to "bloom" a bit (about as long as it takes you to stick your nose into the carafe and smell a bit of heaven.) Add the rest of the water and set your watch for 4 minutes. Take your plunger and push the grinds to the bottom. Drink up!

The Nuances: If the plunger goes to the bottom without any resistance then your grind was too coarse. If you had a difficult time pushing the plunger down and perhaps found yourself spraying hot coffee all over your Waldorf-Astoria bathrobe, then your grind was too fine. Simply adjust it for your next pot.