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4 HN users recommended this between 2012 and 2014, in 4 comments.
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- Invest in a very expensive espresso/coffee machine.
If you don't want to drop a ton of cash, but still want fast and delicious home-brewed coffee, then I would suggest getting an aeropress instead: http://www.amazon.com/Aerobie-AeroPress-Coffee-Espresso-Make...
A few AeroPresses + electric kettles work well. Faster and easier cleanup than a french press and tastes better than pretty much every other method IMHO. It's really an easy/cheap espresso machine more than a drip coffee solution though. Americanos for people who want a big cup of hot coffee.
http://www.amazon.com/Aerobie-AeroPress-Coffee-Espresso-Make...
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Beyond that, I'd say the aeropress coffee maker: http://www.amazon.com/Aerobie-AeroPress-Coffee-Espresso-Make...
I have the same grinder recommended by devindotcom (http://www.amazon.com/Porlex-JP-30-Stainless-Coffee-Grinder/...) for work/travel and it's awesome.
Another recommendation on the brewing is the AeroPress (http://www.amazon.com/Aeropress-Coffee-and-Espresso-Maker/dp...). Pour overs are great and I love my Chemex, but if you're looking to brew a single serving - or want something which is easy to pack for travel - the AeroPress is incredibly hard to beat. It's cheap, fast, small, easy to clean, and makes it trivial to consistently brew a great cup of coffee. The Porlex grinder mentioned above happens to fit exactly inside the AeroPress too.
If you're going to do a pour over, a gooseneck kettle really helps. If you don't, it's nice to have but not a necessity. Either way this kettle might be one of the most useful appliances I have: http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-Variable-Temperature-Electric.... It's a gooseneck kettle with digital temperature control, built-in timer, and hold function. You give it a temperature and it'll keep your water there for an hour. It's ridiculously convenient.
FWIW, I started off with a French press, which uses a coarser metal mesh to separate the grounds from the coffee. Because of this you often end up with a small amount of "coffee ground sludge" at the bottom of your French press. The remnants continue to "brew" in your cup after you remove the rest of the coffee grounds, so you might end up with more bitter, overextracted coffee if you aren't careful.