I've got a Chemex, Mokapot, and French Press. I find that I can't enjoy the Mokapot and generally the French press and Chemex don't add more flavor to my very simple beans. I occasionally break them out if I get some very fancy beans, though.
I have a Rocket Giotto and has been going strong for the past 15 years. I had the panels powder coated matt black when I did a routine service about 3 years ago.
Paired with a Kafatek Monolith Flat coffee grinder. Incredible hand crafted machine.
I've had it for about 3 years now, and really like it. It's more manual than other Brevilles, which is what I wanted, so I find that means I can make better coffee that those other machines - especially the milk. Highly recommend.
Its not too fancy but gets the job done. I only drink coffee in the morning so I did the math as I used to spend more than $1000 on coffee in an year on coffee and after buying this for $550 + milk +beans, it brings my total to around $800.
Plus it saves time as now I dont have to go to the coffee shop.
We picked up the exact same unit for our small office a few years back. Nothing fancy but with good beans it makes a good cup of coffee. It probably makes somewhere in the order of 10 coffees a day and hasn't missed a beat since 2019.
A Breville BarAroma BCG450, which I modified to grind slightly finer. It doesn't grind fine enough for espresso, but for pour over and aeropress it's great value. I've had it for almost 15 years now.
Aeropress is my daily driver, it's consistent and simple. Exactly what I need to get me through the day.
I have a V60, usually for the weekend or for testing new beans. I don't use it every day, just because it's a little more involved than the aeropress.
And a small bialetti moka, just for something different.
I need to get myself a milk frother for guests, but my budget set up works great for me.
Nice. That's a good combo. I'm looking forward to getting an electric grinder. The hand grinder is going well, but would love something a little quicker and easier haha.