Calling coffee geeks.

[InductionRoar]

I spend too much money on beer and am after a new, cheaper and healthier avenue of interest and have decided on coffee. The problem is though, I want to do it properly, however, as with all things, there are products at eye-watering prices which seem to offer extremely poor value for money. I understand the top-end of everything is extremely poor value for money, which is why I want to stay firmly at the bottom end.

I hate gadgets so I am not considering any new-fangled electronics, and have bean looking at manual coffee grinders and French presses. So far I have seen that Porlex and Hario produce ceramic burr grinders and Bodum's French presses seem very reasonable. Am I heading in the right direction or should I be considering other makers? I don't need to make loads of cups at one go, so the mini offering from any maker would be more than sufficient for my needs.

[InductionRoar]

Thanks for the recommendations. I will look into aeropresses.

I know I definitely want to grind my own beans (ooh err) and I don't want any chintzy gizmos. I just want to make a normal cup of coffee with the best freshly ground beans I can. I don't like espresso or any frothy milkaccinos, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find what I want at a reasonable price.