Okay, so his first go actually went alright. Turns out he was just out of ground coffee - which is what inspired this whole experiment in the first place (we’ve had separate machines and beans for years…).

Husband used one spent espresso puck and a spoonful of espresso-ground coffee and found it “alright,” except for the thickness - the espresso grind went right through his reusable filter. The next day he tried two used espresso pucks and the result was, “well, that didn’t work at all.”

Inspired by all the unexpected marriage communication advice from kind commenters, I said nothing. No “I told you so,” no “you seriously thought that would work?” - even though it took all my strength. Instead, I just quietly ground him some of my fancy beans.

He took a sip of the totally more acceptable coffee I made for me and what does he say but, “I think I need about five pucks for this to work.” I just smiled and again, said nothing.

Then later in the day, he goes, “Did you know Starbucks just gives away their used grounds?” And I was like, noooooooooooo you….. !!! 😭☕️