If you just want to make one cup of coffee at a time, get a coffee press. It makes the best coffee. You put the grounds down in the bottom, put the lid on and let it sit for about five minutes. Then you push down the plunger, there is a filter screen that keeps out the grounds- voila, a perfect cup! I like organic coffee and like to grind my own beans one cup at a time- but we live close to Seattle, what can I say???