I was able to break my addiction to Dunkin’ Donuts! I think I may have blogged about how, just a few weeks ago, I was constantly plagued by the desire to spend $2.50 on a medium coffee with cream. It would kick in as I was leaving the train station and passing by a bustling Dunkin’ Donuts. I was spending almost $10.00 a week, 40 bucks a month on COFFEE! I knew this was a HUGE WASTE but I couldn’t control myself! Instead of buying coffee, I tried making it at home but I was always in a rush and would run out of the house empty-handed and then I’d pass the Dunkin’ Donuts and before I knew it, I was saying, “Medium coffee with cream– no, not large, ME-DE-UM CAH-FEE! No not iced– No Sugar– Just CREAM- no donut!”

A couple weeks ago as I was washing out my sensual, Braun coffee carafe, I noticed the inside Teflon coating was peeling off. I tried to get it off but my gargantuan hand didn’t comfortably fit into the carafe in a way that made it possible to peel off every last bit of Teflon. Plus, why is it coated in Teflon? Maybe it’s not a good idea to put scalding hot liquid into the carafe without the Teflon coating. I searched around online to see if I could by a replacement carafe but I came up empty-handed.

Rather than buying a new coffee maker, I decided to buy a French press. I really don’t know why, I guess I liked the cheap price. I immediately discovered that not only does the French press make it really easy to brew coffee, but THE FRENCH PRESS MAKES THE BEST COFFEE! I boil water. I place a tablespoon or two of coarse ground coffee into the French Press and pour the boiling water in. I let it sit for 4 minutes and then press the little lever down to trap all the grounds at the bottom. DONE. And it’s perfect. I always have 5 minutes to make it in the mornings and I have completely stopped desiring the Dunkin Donuts slop.

Now I need to start figuring how to break my caffeine addiction.