One step to amazing coffee

Yesterday, Lifehacker published a piece on getting a great cup of coffee without spending loads of money. In other words, making the coffee you brew at home better. (Sorry, no matter how many Starbucks hacks there are, it’ll never be that cheap.)

Lifehacker has six tips. While they’re all helpful, as a serious coffee drinker — we’re talking 12 cups a morning — I’ve found there’s pretty much only one tip serious coffee drinkers need to know. So throw out the other five hints and focus on this one.