The AeroPress

(Warning, the video is hilarious, but might not be totally SFW depending on where you work!) The Aerobie AeroPress is my favorite way to brew a cup at a time here or there when I don't want a lot of coffee, or I want a delicious cup but I don't want an entire pot to deal with. We've highlighted it several times, and even suggested that you take your AeroPress with you on the road if you're committed to good coffee—it's small, sturdy, and can fit in a bag easily. You'll need the filters for it, but they're sold in packages of like 350 for $5. You do the work with the AeroPress—but it makes an incredible cup. A fresh, fine grind, well heated water, and just a little time to brew, and then you press the heck out of it. The AeroPress uses air pressure to extract more flavor from the (relatively) finely ground coffee in the chamber makes for a more well-bodied cup.

Cleanup is easy too—easier than the French Press—you just pop the coin-shaped coffee grounds in the trash, compost heap, or into whatever you do with your grounds when you're finished with them, and rinse the thing out.