Drip Coffee Was My First Taste of Adulthood. The Ratio Four Brewer Offers It Pure

Coffee is the original office biohack and the nation’s most popular productivity tool. As we lose sleep to the changeover to daylight saving time, the caffeine-addicted WIRED Reviews team is writing about our favorite coffee brewing routines and devices that'll keep us alert and maybe even happy in the morning. Today, reviewer Matthew Korfhage expounds on his lasting love for drip coffee—and why the Ratio Four never leaves his counter. In the days after, we’ll add other Java.Base stories about other WIRED writers' favorite brewing methods.

As with any vice worth having, a morning coffee routine can take on the character of religion. And like a lot of religion, it's often born as much accident as moral conviction. My denomination is good, old-fashioned drip coffee. That's what I drink first thing, before I even think about crafting a shot of espresso.

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