I use James Hoffmann’s French Press technique. This is mostly because all I own is a kettle, scale, and press so it isn’t a question of what equipment I’m going to use but what technique. The technique takes a bit longer than the standard brew and immediate plunge technique but I tend to only make coffee on my day off (I hate feeling rushed to make and enjoy coffee) so it isn’t a concern. I did order a manual grinder (Timemore C3) that should be arriving today so I’ll get to play with whole beans and grind sizes in the future and I think I’m going to keep an eye out for an AeroPress or Moka Pot so I can expand my options and with options my go to may change.

P.S. To help combat the whole the you have to make coffee before coffee conundrum I have a coffee recipe app on my phone. So I don’t have to think. I can just follow the steps and instructions complete with an on screen timer and a pleasant little ding between steps. It’ll even let me make my own recipes so I’m not stuck with the preloaded ones if I want to experiment.