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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 29, 2017 14:14:58 GMT
I grind every day and only recently learned not to use the brush to get the packed stuff off the side of the container - that's the stuff that makes it bitter and mud-like.
I keep my coffee cups in order, good cup, bad cup, good cup ... (don't care for the larger mug-types as much). So if I happen to have 2 cups around with coffee and can't recall which is today's, I can see which type was last used and dump the one from yesterday.
Ah, the life of a single guy.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 29, 2017 16:26:33 GMT
I rarely drink coffee, but should drink it more often. With each cup it grows on me. Plus, it provides an excuse for me to use the cup with the cute foxes on it....
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 29, 2017 22:12:40 GMT
...I love coffee...I grind my own. I make sure to purchase whole bean Arabica as opposed to Robusto. And dark roast has less caffeine than medium roast...I learned this tidbit of info from a barista...
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Post by camimac on Jul 29, 2017 23:58:14 GMT
I love coffee. I have at least a cup a day, but I don't like to make it, even tho I have a fantastic one cup brewer. My favorite coffee comes from McDonalds.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 30, 2017 0:15:46 GMT
I love coffee. I have at least a cup a day, but I don't like to make it, even tho I have a fantastic one cup brewer. My favorite coffee comes from McDonalds. My mother would vomit if she knew someone had McDonald's coffee as their favourite.... |
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Post by petrolino on Jul 30, 2017 0:19:49 GMT
Note to self : enjoy your coffee in the morning.
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Post by camimac on Jul 30, 2017 1:49:00 GMT
I love coffee. I have at least a cup a day, but I don't like to make it, even tho I have a fantastic one cup brewer. My favorite coffee comes from McDonalds. My mother would vomit if she knew someone had McDonald's coffee as their favourite.... sorry about your mom, but McDonald's has surprisingly good coffee. I like to drink my coffee black. Their coffee has this rich nutty, coffee bean flavor and no bitter after taste. |
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 30, 2017 15:46:21 GMT
...coffee is about the only good thing you can get at McDonald's...
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Aug 6, 2017 2:07:57 GMT
I grind every day and only recently learned not to use the brush to get the packed stuff off the side of the container - that's the stuff that makes it bitter and mud-like. I keep my coffee cups in order, good cup, bad cup, good cup ... (don't care for the larger mug-types as much). So if I happen to have 2 cups around with coffee and can't recall which is today's, I can see which type was last used and dump the one from yesterday. Ah, the life of a single guy. I have been collecting cups, and have them on hooks above the sink. Gotta have a curved lip and an interesting pattern or logo. I use a plunger at home. Strong with a smidgin of milk to bind some of the bitter oils. Maybe without milk if the blend is aromatic and not too bitter. I found the key is to have very clean equipment. Those bitter oils transfer between brews easily. |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Aug 6, 2017 2:14:47 GMT
I love coffee. I have at least a cup a day, but I don't like to make it, even tho I have a fantastic one cup brewer. My favorite coffee comes from McDonalds. My mother would vomit if she knew someone had McDonald's coffee as their favourite.... I mostly found McDonalds coffee more acceptable than the greasy spoons along the highway. In Australia now most McDonalds have a "McCafe" section with an espresso machine and the young people working there say they go to the capital city for barista training. The coffee is OK, regularly ground and not a cheap "caterers" blend. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 15:30:26 GMT
I have a couple of cups a day, while at work. I get one of those jars of instant coffee because I can make them last the longest. I don't understand how some people can drink it black, though; I always have to put sugar and whitener in mine.
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Post by stickman38 on Aug 14, 2017 4:22:30 GMT
There are some truly remarkable coffees out there. I had a fantastic small lot Ethiopian Yirgacheffe a while back. Tasted like chocolate, oregano, spices, orange and roasted coffee. Single origin is the way to go, you should try to avoid blended coffees. Blends are usually not that good when compared to single origin. Although, I've had some really great blends, but on average they don't compare to single origin. Also, direct trade is often much better than fair trade too. However, the cream of the crop is DIRECT TRADE SMALL LOT coffee. Small lot is coffee that is grown in small batches and are more rare, they can produce amazing cups.
Starbucks offers small lots known as their "Reserve" coffees. In fact, that Yirgacheffe I had was from Starbucks. Only certain locations serve them but they're damn good. Anyone that thinks McDonalds is good has never tried any small lot coffee.
The only downside of small lot is they can be a little inconsistent. Each batch can sometimes taste a little different. But when you get a good batch, they can be really good.
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Post by stickman38 on Aug 14, 2017 4:45:37 GMT
I have a couple of cups a day, while at work. I get one of those jars of instant coffee because I can make them last the longest. I don't understand how some people can drink it black, though; I always have to put sugar and whitener in mine. Instant is not good at all for drinking black. However, surprisingly enough, most coffees are really not that hard to drink straight-up black, that is, if you're drinking quality stuff. Usually it's the bitter acidity level that can make it hard to drink black. But you can easily find coffee that has very low acidity. Also, dark roasted coffee can be very difficult to drink black, I typically don't recommend dark roasts for newbies. However, most of the light roasts and medium roasts are pretty easy to drink black. And when you drink it black, you can detect the different flavors that coffee beans produce naturally. When you add cream and sugar, all you're doing is just killing those flavors. Try a good small lot or direct trade medium roast, you'll be able to handle it. Also, freshly roasted coffee beans have the most flavor. Old beans lose all that natural flavor rather quickly, like within 4-6 weeks, it's history. The best thing to do is find local coffee roasters that can roast the beans for you on the spot or deliver them within 72 hours of roasting. |
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Post by SciFive on Aug 15, 2017 0:59:23 GMT
Although I have a wonderful collection of coffee cups from various places I've worked or visited, I don't actually drink coffee itself. Never have.
I think I was ruined for coffee when I was a baby because my grandmother used to give me "coffee" by putting milk in a coffee cup with just a taste of coffee in it.
I think I hated it, so that was it.
I don't even like coffee ice cream.
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