I've had trouble with my coffee the past two days

I'm going to find out what I'll do very soon, or maybe not. My husband is the only coffee drinker in our house and he usually only wants one or two cups of coffee every day so he prefers instant coffee. He asked me to pick him up a jar the last time I went grocery shopping. I was looking at the smaller jars, since he's not a big coffee drinker; not the smallest jar they have, but the next larger one. It cost over $6.00 for one small jar of instant coffee!!! I was floored! I couldn't believe the cost of coffee had risen so dramatically! So, he's either going to have to drink fresh-brewed coffee or learn to do without if THAT costs too much, too! But, in a hypothetical situation, I would not throw out the whole pot because it's too wasteful. I'd definitely re-filter it. My mother had a percolator when I was little and I loved watching it! It was a metal container with a small glass top where the coffee would 'perk' or bubble. I got a giggle each time I'd see the coffee jump up into that glass top! Okay, so I was easily amused. LOL My first cup of coffee came from that percolator. I loved it! I have brewed my own coffee before using filters, but never had that problem you mentioned. If I had, I'm sure I would have re-filtered it because I've always been somewhat of a cheapskate. Actually, 'frugal' is a much nicer word.

Thanks to share with us and thanks again for this idea that what about may be started as a discussion at mylot. You are great "dragon54u" but sorry to say that I not taking any drinks link tea/coffee so I never have to prepare it and had no experience as you have earned. Enjoy your coffee, enjoy mylotting.

Well, with the New Coffee makers out there, they have a lot of different types, and maybe if you could afford it, it would be time for you to consider getting a New one instead, and save some of your troubles. But personally for me it depends on where I get my coffee as to what is best. But when made from home, I prefer using the filters.

I use the reusable coffee filters. They cost about $5 but you just use them over and over and don't have that problem. I did have alot of trouble when I was using the other type, and it was because the coffee was not going through fast enough and too much water was sitting in the filter.

go to wal-mart and buy a wire basket or they come in plastic and you won't need the paper, i use them because i can taste the paper in the coffee, melida brand is a little expensive and the natural paper are thicker and don't tend to fold as much. or get a french press there great no filter or paper needed and wally-world sells em cheap.

I use Melita filters, and try to get the unbleached kind. What you have to do is to pour a little water of the grounds to get them damp, and them pour in the rest, making sure to do it slowly and not up to the top. Then if the pot is not fill, put in the rest of the water. That should work. I do not like perculated coffee by the way. And the bleached filter paper is no good.