Every single person that has responded to your question has told you it's the grind. Why do you continue to argue that it's not?Let's look at this with some logic, shall we? If it was ground coarsely and evenly, there would ~be~ no sediment like that, whether your bodum filter was defective or...
It's totally ubiquitous in new england. I lived there for a number of years and actually ended up liking it because I often drank it as it was an easy stop on my way to class. Before that I was a pretty die hard espresso drinker. You know, it is what it is. IMO it's like the mickey d's of...
I think you would be way better off with a French press or a manual drip, like a chemex or a cone drip system if you're going to boil water anyway. All of these can be had for really reasonable prices. I would be really worried about adding super hot water to the plastic water reservoir of a...
It has to be your grind, and the first suspect would be your grinder. Are you using a good quality one? My guess is you're getting an uneven grind from a low quality grinder or whoever is grinding your coffee at the store has a faulty one. It's definitely not the filter. That's a lot of sediment.
I have to disagree about the Keurig machines. All those un-recyclable k cups are arena environmental disaster (as are the flavia packets). If that doesn't bother you (hey, not judging, I know people are unconcerned or think the issue is overstated), the keurig machines don't generally get hot...