9 ways to make a coffee, from fast to fancy

Around half of all coffee drinkers prefer filter coffee prepared in the classic way with a machine. It is important not to leave it on the hotplate for too long, otherwise it starts to go bitter, meaning you’ll only want to add more sugar. Photo: dpa

Why doesn’t my coffee at home taste as good as the coffee in the cafe around the corner? A good question, but one with many answers.

First, you need to think about what method you want to use. “There are many ways to prepare good coffee,” say master baristas Johanna Wechselberger of the Vienna School of Coffee, and Tobias Hierl, an author of books on making coffee.