What is the best way to brew coffee?

Some methods need a scale and a gooseneck kettle, others a single button.

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   Pour-over

   Hot water poured by hand over grounds in a paper filter cone, like the Hario V60.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Percolator

   The old stovetop pot that cycles boiling water through the grounds again and again.
   1000pts
3. 3
   Chemex

   The hourglass glass brewer with a wooden collar, designed by chemist Peter Schlumbohm in 1941.
   945pts
4. 4
   Cowboy coffee

   Grounds boiled straight in a pot over a campfire, no filter at all.
   862pts
5. 5
   French press

   Coarse grounds steeped in a glass beaker, then pushed down with a mesh plunger.
   764pts
6. 6
   Single-serve pod machine

   Nespresso, Keurig and friends: drop in a capsule, press a button, get one cup.
   647pts
7. 7
   Instant coffee

   Freeze-dried or spray-dried coffee crystals that dissolve in hot water in seconds.
   647pts
8. 8
   Turkish coffee (cezve)

   Very finely ground coffee boiled in a small long-handled pot and served unfiltered.
   503pts
9. 9
   Moka pot

   The octagonal Italian stovetop pot, Bialetti's 1933 design, found in most Italian kitchens.
   503pts
10. 10
    Cold brew

    Grounds steeped in cold water for 12 to 24 hours for a smooth, low-acid coffee.
    503pts
11. 11
    Drip coffee machine

    The countertop machine that drips hot water through a filter basket into a glass carafe.
    503pts
12. 12
    Espresso

    Hot water forced through finely ground coffee at high pressure, the base of lattes and cappuccinos.
    0pts
13. 13
    AeroPress

    A plastic syringe-style brewer invented in 2005 by the man behind the Aerobie frisbee.
    0pts
14. 14
    Siphon brewer

    A vacuum brewer that pushes water up with vapour pressure and pulls coffee down, like a lab experiment.
    0pts
15. 15
    Vietnamese phin

    A small metal drip filter set over a cup, usually with sweetened condensed milk below.
    0pts

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