[normie3000]

> Even a cheap coffee machine is going to cost more than a cup of coffee at a diner

I think I understood but disagree - the cheapest "coffee machine" is a kettle or cooking pot.

[nchmy]

Cowboy coffee can be excellent. It's almost literally what professional coffee tasters do when they do "cuppings".

A French press just adds fine mesh. You don't even need the glass jar - literally a jar or any other vessel would work