Bottled water used to seem like a great idea, but the cost - both monetary and environmental - is just too huge to ignore. Still, what's a coffee lover to do when your water is so hard it's put a crack in your fillings or so soft that you're afraid it's going to leak out of your ears? Bad water is the wrong way to start a cup, so stock up on softeners, filters and the treatments you need to give your coffee grounds the blank canvass they deserve to paint a sumptuous flavor masterpiece on top of.
