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Post by alittlebirdie on Oct 15, 2018 15:07:48 GMT
I'm tired of standing in line for coffee. It's time to stop being lazy and make my own.
What's your favorite coffee/coffee beans?
Do you have any secrets to making coffee?
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 15, 2018 15:28:37 GMT
Peet's whole bean Columbian and I use a Cuisinart coffee grinder. I use only distilled water and a Krups coffee maker. I drink my coffee black.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Oct 15, 2018 19:54:13 GMT
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Post by Sandman on Oct 15, 2018 20:12:39 GMT
I'm tired of standing in line for coffee. It's time to stop being lazy and make my own. What's your favorite coffee/coffee beans? Do you have any secrets to making coffee? The store I get a lot of groceries at (Giant Eagle) has from time to time a buy one get one free deal of Eight O'Clock Coffee. (whole bean) About every night I grind enough beans for 3 cups of coffee in my coffee grinder. Set time timer on my coffee maker and when I get up in the morning I'm all set.  My favorite is Hazelnut but the others are all very good. |
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Post by stickman38 on Oct 15, 2018 20:41:05 GMT
We've talked about coffee quite bit in here. In fact, here's a link to a recent discussion about coffee... imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/126150/starbucks-reserve-roastery-officially-fridayHere's a few things you really do need to know about coffee, if you want to start making it at home. 1. If you drink coffee black, you only want to buy freshly roasted whole bean coffee. The reason for this is, coffee only has a shelf life of about 30 days, after this, all the natural flavors created by the coffee beans fade due to exposure to oxygen. Look for "roasted on" dates on the package. Expiration dates and best before dates are useless when it comes to coffee. 2. I do recommend buying a moka pot and a single cup pour over. In my opinion, moka pot is THE BEST way to make coffee and 'pour over' is the second best way. You can get a really inexpensive pour over if you just want something cheap. The Melitta single cup pour over will do and it's only 5 bucks not including filters, although I think it does include like 10 filters when you buy it. They sell Melitta filters that are made specifically for this device. I believe it's "filter number 2". Here's a picture.... you can get this little coffee maker at just about any store out there.  And here's a picture of a moka pot -  Anyhow, the single most important thing to consider are the beans. Some coffee beans are just better than others. Buy a grinder and try a few coffees offered by your local coffee roasters, most of them roast the beans AFTER you order them. And if you don't drink it black, get to where you can, it's the best way to "taste" the natural flavors created by the coffee beans. also, there are plenty of youtube videos that show you how to use a pour over and/or the moka pot. good luck.... |
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 15, 2018 22:16:43 GMT
A heaping tablespoon per cup of Starbucks French Roast or Italian Roast, brewed a full ten minutes in a french press. No sugar, no cream. Most people find my coffee undrinkable.
The above post about learning to like black coffee is very wise.
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Post by Sandman on Oct 15, 2018 22:22:12 GMT
We've talked about coffee quite bit in here. And if you don't drink it black, get to where you canGood post stickman but I disagree with drinking it black. There are some very good coffee creamers out there. And you can add as much or as little as you like. Original, French Vanilla and Hazelnut to name a few.  I will use a hot dog as an example. You could eat one like in the first picture or one like in second and third pictures. I will take the second or third hot dogs for sure. Same way with coffee. You could drink it black but adding creamer just enhances the taste.    |
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Post by stickman38 on Oct 15, 2018 23:28:41 GMT
We've talked about coffee quite bit in here. And if you don't drink it black, get to where you canGood post stickman but I disagree with drinking it black. There are some very good coffee creamers out there. And you can add as much or as little as you like. Original, French Vanilla and Hazelnut to name a few.
Good coffee already has those flavors. No point in adding anything to it. Seriously, try some micro-lot coffee. You'll notice the advertised flavors on coffee bags really do exist.
A good example is a coffee I can get here locally called Jasmine Blossom. The advertised flavors are Jasmine, lime, grapefruit, strawberry jam. I will admit, I've had this coffee many times but I've never tasted anything that tastes like Strawberry Jam but I definitely taste the jasmine, lime and grapefruit. It's an expensive coffee but I think it is 100% worth it. The main thing, this is NOT a flavored coffee. The coffee beans are naturally producing these flavors. You see, coffee is a lot of like wine, the acidity can produce flavors that taste like citrus fruits or dark fruits.
Of course, you most likely won't taste these flavors when drinking old beans, or cheap coffee like Folgers or Maxwell House. You gotta drink the more rare coffees that are grown for taste. Look for single origin direct trade or micro-lot. These are typically the best coffees you can get.
And yeah, that hot dog example is rather amusing but there is a huge difference between coffee and hot dogs. lol...
I had this other coffee here not too long ago... and yeah, you do pick up the flavors listed.... although I only picked up these flavors when I made it using a moka pot with a fine grind.
It's called Ethiopian Kilenso roasted by a coffee company called Coava out of Portland. Terrific stuff! Scroll down a little to see the tasting notes...
Another local coffee I get here is very similar to Kilenso called La Pira Natural from Costa Rica. Both coffees, I get a very dark rum like taste out of them. Just great stuff...
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Post by alittlebirdie on Oct 16, 2018 1:56:48 GMT
Peet's whole bean Columbian and I use a Cuisinart coffee grinder. I use only distilled water and a Krups coffee maker. I drink my coffee black. Gets a lot of good reviews on Amazon, thanks koskiewicz! I've tried often to drink my coffee black, dropped the sugar, but haven't been able to drop the cream, maybe I haven't found the right coffee yet.  |
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Post by alittlebirdie on Oct 16, 2018 1:58:58 GMT
Looks like great coffee, nutsberry, I'm not sure I've never tried an organic brand. Thanks for the recommend |
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Post by alittlebirdie on Oct 16, 2018 2:35:34 GMT
I'm tired of standing in line for coffee. It's time to stop being lazy and make my own. What's your favorite coffee/coffee beans? Do you have any secrets to making coffee? The store I get a lot of groceries at (Giant Eagle) has from time to time a buy one get one free deal of Eight O'Clock Coffee. (whole bean) About every night I grind enough beans for 3 cups of coffee in my coffee grinder. Set time timer on my coffee maker and when I get up in the morning I'm all set. My favorite is Hazelnut but the others are all very good. Sounds good, Area, yum, Hazelnut! |
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 16, 2018 15:15:05 GMT
Nothing fancy: Maxwell House Original Roast, "Good to the last drop."
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Post by stickman38 on Oct 16, 2018 17:47:05 GMT
Peet's whole bean Columbian and I use a Cuisinart coffee grinder. I use only distilled water and a Krups coffee maker. I drink my coffee black. Gets a lot of good reviews on Amazon, thanks koskiewicz! I've tried often to drink my coffee black, dropped the sugar, but haven't been
able to drop the cream, maybe I haven't found the right coffee yet.
It is an acquired taste. Keep trying though, you'll get to where you can drink it black. The quality of the coffee helps too. Cheap stuff and/or old beans will typically have a very bitter taste or stale taste which makes it harder to drink black.
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 16, 2018 19:11:05 GMT
...hey stickman, here is one more tip to add to your first post:
A knowledgeable barista at Vero's coffee shop informed me that medium roast has more caffeine than dark roast because dark roast is roasted longer and the caffeine is roasted out. I verified that his info was indeed correct.
I have tried numerous coffee brands and Peet's is a stand out, and it comes bagged in several different styles.
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Post by stickman38 on Oct 16, 2018 20:10:04 GMT
...hey stickman, here is one more tip to add to your first post: A knowledgeable barista at Vero's coffee shop informed me that medium roast has more caffeine than dark roast because dark roast is roasted longer and the caffeine is roasted out. I verified that his info was indeed correct. I have tried numerous coffee brands and Peet's is a stand out, and it comes bagged in several different styles.
Yep, that is correct. And 'light roasted' coffees have the highest caffeine content.
It is a common misconception about coffee. Most people think the darker roasts have more caffeine but nope, during the roasting process, the longer you roast the beans the more it literally burns the caffeine out of the coffee bean.
However, as a general rule of thumb, most coffees have about 10mg of caffeine per ounce.
Another common mistake that people make about coffee is that coffee trees grow all over the world. Not so, coffee trees will only survive in climates where it's warm year around. Coffee trees must be grown inside the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. This is why you always hear about coffee from countries like Columbia, Brazil, Ethiopia etc...etc... the trees will only grow to full height in certain regions. Sometimes referred to as the 'coffee belt'. here's a picture -
In my opinion, the best coffees in the world are grown in Ethiopia and Indonesia. But you can find GREAT stuff just about anywhere inside the coffee belt. It's all about climate too. Indonesia for example, has great monsoon months that help coffee develop very rich earthy flavors. Without a doubt, the best dark roasts come from Indonesia. While, in my view, the best light roasts come from Ethiopia.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 16, 2018 20:10:24 GMT
The store I get a lot of groceries at (Giant Eagle) has from time to time a buy one get one free deal of Eight O'Clock Coffee. (whole bean) About every night I grind enough beans for 3 cups of coffee in my coffee grinder. Set time timer on my coffee maker and when I get up in the morning I'm all set. My favorite is Hazelnut but the others are all very good. Sounds good, Area, yum, Hazelnut! |
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Post by nicoroni on Oct 16, 2018 20:14:58 GMT
Chock full o nuts New York dark roast, Coffeemate sugar free hazelnut creamer, made in a drip maker.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 16, 2018 20:16:05 GMT
Alittlebirdie: I remember Eight O"clock coffee from the 50's when I was a little girl, my mother would send me to the local Krogers on my bike to do her grocery shopping and often this coffee was on her list, the store had a big grinder machine and had a footstool for the many kids that had to buy and grind the coffee for their mothers. This was still an era of the one car family and many of the mothers didn't drive so during the summer and school breaks, there were a lot of kids grocery shopping for their moms. I loved grinding the coffee. At that time Eight O'clock coffee was popular because it was less expensive than the other coffees. I haven't seen kids doing the grocery shopping for decades.
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Post by stickman38 on Oct 16, 2018 20:34:07 GMT
Ohhh btw, this is what a coffee tree looks like - The "coffee cherry" contains the coffee bean. However, it's not really a "bean" it is the seed of a coffee cherry.  |
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Oct 16, 2018 20:38:20 GMT
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