What type of coffee “machine” for ADHD DS, 20

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As above…coffee really helps him… something which uses proper coffee but doesn’t have to be strong.

Doesn’t need to be an actual machine, but something which is easy to clean, not expensive to run or too expensive to buy.
TIA.

Not sure that people with ADHD have to take that into account when making coffee.

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What is the relevance of his diagnosis? Just wondering if I’m missing something. My 21 year-old DD loves coffee but I’m not convinced it’s the best thing for her really!

I use a drip filter machine. My coffee's always available, and it works out the cheapest after instant.

I do have a pod machine as well, for when I need a super-strong coffee, but that works out really expensive - and you can make the filter coffee stronger by chucking an extra three scoops scoop in the basket when you make it.

Yes. Why does everyone constantly throw in the diagnosis to totally unrelated matters.

Stimulants like caffeine can alleviate some symptoms of ADHD. A lot of people self medicate with it a bit. Presume it was just some background info!

p60 or similar with filters.

It’s pretty normal to medicate adhd with caffeine

Ritalin's a stimulant. It's widely acknowledged that coffee helps some people with ADHD to stay focused.

It's almost all I drink.

I would look at an aero press if he likes stronger coffee, a stove top mocha pot for espresso or a v60 if he likes a longer coffee all fine for a single person and he can experiment with different beans etc

I’ve got ADHD and also use caffeine to prop me up a bit, I am a coffee heathen and use coffee bags, they’re quick and I don’t have to clean a machine up, the Taylor’s of Harrogate ones are my favourite. Might be useful in a pinch.

Sure. But if the person is already taking stimulant medications, coffee can cause overstimulation, anxiety and sleep deprivation.

I use a drip filter machine with paper filters, it’s easy to clean (put paper with grounds in food waste) and cheap to use as just uses normal ground coffee. Could look at something like aeropress though

Thank you.

I am ND myself so perhaps I gave irrelevant or too much info 🤷‍♀️

If he likes coffee, surely he can choose how he wants it prepared?
Many people who really like coffee like the basic ways of preparing it- mocha pot, pour over, aeropress.

Its not actually totally unrelated. Coffee is a stimulant but is known to actually calm some people with adhd. Some people find it as effective as meds.

I would say a bean to cup machine is the best as you can get into decent fresh coffee. Just be careful if you get a bean to cup that they are easy to clean the inner parts. Our last one was not and it went horrible. I have a sage machine which is easy to keep clean but they are very expensive. If you go beans buy them from a coffee roaster not supermarket to get fresh coffee.

A cheaper option would be an aeropress and either buy a small grinder or use ground coffee. I use one when travelling and they make a decent filter type coffee.

Coffee bags?! I didn’t even know these were a thing! Off to investigate.

Aeropress, makes a nice coffee and very little clean up, maybe with a double stash of the filter papers to go alongside it so they don’t have to order more for a while. Delonghi make decent espresso machines but more expensive than the aeropress obvs.

Aeropress