My Mr. Coffee works just fine. You have to use good beans to make a good cup of coffee. It is not the pot as much as the beans and good water. I like to use the water out of the refrigerator filter for better results.
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National Coffee Day
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It is sitting on the stay-warm burner that ruins coffee. I have a Mr. Coffee with a thermos carafe at home -- makes all the difference. On travel, I turn the machine off as soon as the pot is finished. It stays hot through breakfast. After that, warm in the microwave if necessary.
I brought some leftover ground coffee home from Taos. I really liked it there, but I remembered I had it and decided to use it up this morning. It was not very good. Had that straw-like flavor that I associate with robusta (vs arabica).
I wonder if the pressure cycling of air travel ruined it, pressing the volatile flavor compounds out through the one-way valve. It was mashed flat when I took it out of my suitcase. Or maybe it has just been opened too long. The bag must fill with oxygen the first time you open it, even if you close it back up tightly.
So @Tony S , you have the other side of this experiment -- didn't you bring home an unopened bag of ground coffee from Big Sky? Was it mashed flat when you got home? Let us know how it tastes.
For those of you old enough to remember coffee vending machines that made one cup at a time, those used robusta because it brews faster. For the youngsters, you put in your quarter and pushed a button to select product (usually coffee or hot chocolate, maybe decaf?). A paper cup dropped down behind a plastic door, followed by a stream of liquid. You opened the door and removed the cup. Sort of like a Kuerig but brewed much faster. Horrible coffee, but hot and caffinated.
I wonder if the pressure cycling of air travel ruined it, pressing the volatile flavor compounds out through the one-way valve. It was mashed flat when I took it out of my suitcase. Or maybe it has just been opened too long. The bag must fill with oxygen the first time you open it, even if you close it back up tightly.
So @Tony S , you have the other side of this experiment -- didn't you bring home an unopened bag of ground coffee from Big Sky? Was it mashed flat when you got home? Let us know how it tastes.
For those of you old enough to remember coffee vending machines that made one cup at a time, those used robusta because it brews faster. For the youngsters, you put in your quarter and pushed a button to select product (usually coffee or hot chocolate, maybe decaf?). A paper cup dropped down behind a plastic door, followed by a stream of liquid. You opened the door and removed the cup. Sort of like a Kuerig but brewed much faster. Horrible coffee, but hot and caffinated.
Every day is National-coffee-day here !
I hook up the coffee IV first thing in the am.
I hook up the coffee IV first thing in the am.
Tried and liked, not terribly complex, keeps a consistent level of mouthfeel and acid both hot and cold.
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@cantunamunch That's kind of mean. It's the coldest day of the year in San Diego (high 60f), wind blowing out the surf and some high clouds. As far from the solstice as we actually get here.
The solstice is something to look forward to so OK.
Eric
The solstice is something to look forward to so OK.
Eric
That's how I do coffee, skibob. I crank out 5 or 6 batches every 2 weeks. It takes about 3 minutes in the summer and 6 minutes in the winter because I do it outside. You'd think roasting green coffee would smell great, but the fumes are quite nasty. I was banished even from the garage. There's a fair amount of shell coming off the process which makes a mess. Sometimes I use a french press for brewing, but I'm not fond of the cleanup. A nice 4 cup Cuisinart drip in the motorhome for camp outs in the Uintas - somehow coffee tastes better above 7000 feet.
I started out with sweet marias for green coffee beans, but they're a bit pricey. I do a fair amount of buying from RhoadsRoast (sourcedata on ebay). Peaberry bean coffee is the wife's favorite, because it's so smooth and doesn't acquire burnt overtones as easily. Usually African or PNG peaberries work out fine. For my own taste, I'm all over the map. The latest find is an Ethiopian Queen City Harrar; sketchy grade 4 beans but tastes magnificent at Full City Roast. I love Kona, Jamaican, and Geisha beans, but they aren't worth the extra coin. Incremental flavor for exponential cost. I can't believe there are still coffee beans coming out of Yemen - there has to be some fake product on the market.
If anyone is visiting Salt Lake City, I'd plug Bad Ass Coffee on State Street, just south of I-80.
Some of the best coffee flavors we have had: http://cart.mokshacoffee.com/cart3/index.php/home/
35 years ago I worked for an international company that made instant coffee. Roasting green beans just plain stinks...Now I have friends that are trying to make a living doing small batch coffee roasting. Good stuff really. But then anything is better than that crap where I worked years ago.
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Anybody see this study on espresso?
www.dailymail.co.uk
The Study:
Fewer, coarser beans creates a cheaper, more consistent espresso
Experts in maths, physics and material science from the USA, UK and Switzerland set their mind to improving the world's most popular drink.
The Study:
Their website is hard to make sense of. I got nowhere with the compare feature and have no idea of quantity per order for the quoted price. No way to specify roast level either.
Yup--we usually purchase the coffee in person here: https://www.zombierunner.com/
Since I was posting about booze this morning, I figured it was a good idea to post about coffee this afternoon. I hope @Philpug approves of this 
My wife picked up one of these Nespresso coffee machines and I have been getting a cup of espresso after lunch a few days a week. It just keeps me smiling all afternoon and sometimes primes my for dinner to be a little later in the evening. It may be just my imagination but it makes me feel very comfortable.
My wife picked up one of these Nespresso coffee machines and I have been getting a cup of espresso after lunch a few days a week. It just keeps me smiling all afternoon and sometimes primes my for dinner to be a little later in the evening. It may be just my imagination but it makes me feel very comfortable.
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LOL, I'm sure it meets Phil's approval.Since I was posting about booze this morning, I figured it was a good idea to post about coffee this afternoon. I hope @Philpug approves of this
My wife picked up one of these Nespresso coffee machines and I have been getting a cup of espresso after lunch a few days a week. It just keeps me smiling all afternoon and sometimes primes my for dinner to be a little later in the evening. It may be just my imagination but it makes me feel very comfortable.
We had a houseguest from Philly visiting a few years ago who happened to like an espresso in the afternoon, and since all we had was the single cup press or the pour over that we make daily, he ordered a Nepresso for us to have here. Turns out, I kinda like it from time to time.
I found these compostable pods which are quite nice.
Hotel & Office products | Caffè Vergnano
With Caffè Vergnano’s line of portioned coffee beans exclusively dedicated to the OCS channel, you can enjoy the true taste of espresso Made in Italy at any time of the day.
www.caffevergnano.com
I'm just hoping I can find them locally again.
I love the Nepresso but kinda hate the idea of the pods lasting forever in a landfill so I was happy to find something compostable.
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I thought I had posted about this before.
Found it.
www.skitalk.com
Found it.
Something I didn't know I needed - Nespresso
We recently had a good friend stay at our house for a ski trip. This friend likes his espresso as much as we like a good cup of pour over coffee, so he sent us a gift of a Nespresso machine and several packages of pods as a thank you gift for staying at hour home. I was scratching my head...
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LOL, I'm sure it meets Phil's approval.
We had a houseguest from Philly visiting a few years ago who happened to like an espresso in the afternoon, and since all we had was the single cup press or the pour over that we make daily, he ordered a Nepresso for us to have here. Turns out, I kinda like it from time to time.
I found these compostable pods which are quite nice.
Hotel & Office products | Caffè Vergnano
With Caffè Vergnano’s line of portioned coffee beans exclusively dedicated to the OCS channel, you can enjoy the true taste of espresso Made in Italy at any time of the day.
I'm just hoping I can find them locally again.
Interesting.
My source gets me 1882 Vergnano by the kilo at a price comparable to budget grocery store coffee.
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TS
I first got these pods at Bed Bath and Beyond and was surprised to find it so affordable and was really excited to find that they were compostable.
