Yet even we diehards occasionally find ourselves with coffee and a broken machine — or no machine at all. Fortunately, it’s fairly simple to MacGyver a cup of joe using a few basic kitchen tools.

To make coffee in a mason jar, first heat around two cups of water. The ideal temperature for brewing coffee is between 195 and 205 degrees Fahrenheit (90.6 to 96.1 Celsius).

I own a couple of dedicated cold-brew coffee makers (and three hot coffee machines—please don't judge me; I cover everything coffee at CR), but you don't need a machine to make your own cold brew.

It may be hard to imagine making coffee without a machine – especially if drip coffee makers and single-serve coffee makers have been a person’s go-to method for several years.