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Coffee. Anything coffee related.

0b11011001 said:
I don’t shop brands (alone), either. But I also do not buy items made in China. The Technivorm is a family owned company and the product is made in their home country of the Netherlands.
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You're certainly free to do business as you see fit, as I hope you would agree in a reciprocal manner but I'm guessing not really.
 
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whoaru99 said:
You're certainly free to do business as you see fit, as I hope you would agree in a reciprocal manner but I'm guessing not really.
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It does not matter to me how you spend your money. I simply explained why I bought the Technivorm (and it is not just for the name). And spending twice as much was worth it to me to buy from a company with a long history of producing quality products.
 
hjames said:
Got an Aeropress and a small and large French press, among the 2 Bialettis, a Bunn, and other coffee machines.
About the only thing thing we tried and never used again was an old Sunbeam percolator.
Its a beautiful piece of chrome design, with the World's Fair graphic on the side, but it makes a harsh & nasty cuppa ...
The 2 piece vacuum pot on the far left is a fun collectable - but I frankly prefer the Bialetti Moka pot for a coffee treat.
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If you ever want to sell the vacuum pot, I collect World's Fair memorabilia and I love vacuum pots.
 
Somebody gifted my wife a coffee of the month membership. We've been drinking Peruvian beans this last week. More acidic and less full flavored than our normal 8 0'clock medium roast beans.
 
BmWr75 said:
Somebody gifted my wife a coffee of the month membership. We've been drinking Peruvian beans this last week. More acidic and less full flavored than our normal 8 0'clock medium roast beans.
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That is most likely due to the 8 o clock coffee having mostly Robusta beans, like most store bought coffee.
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1 - delicious
2 - available @ local grocery
3 - inexpensive

We make coffee in a percolator pot, dig this brand!!! Donut Shop Blend is a favorite, anxious to try the Jamaican

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Just did a look-see on coffee to find that there are five countries who do grown these beloved coffee beans, with Brazil being the biggest of the group who harvest this product of every day life's enjoyment.

However, these "countries" claim that they are struggling with Climate Change, wherein the heated days have increased dramatically, causing damage to the plants due to prolonged days of heat exposure. Wilting crops are resulting, affecting the amount harvested. Also, there's been a change in rain patterns, which also is accounting for a lower production of these precious beans.

Something to mull over this day, eh? As if the world has enough problems...now lack of COFFEE? :rolleyes:

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Almost 20 years ago, I switched to Nescafe instant coffee.

At the time, I travelled a lot and got tired of the hotels not restocking the in-room coffee or stocking nasty tasting stuff. I travelled to China, Europe, and Latin America on a regular basis and found that within walking distance to every hotel I stayed at was a little corner grocery store that sold Nescafe instant coffee so I made that my first stop after checking in. It was nice to have coffee that tastes familiar, no matter where I was.

At home I still brewed my coffee, but soon that was replaced as well. We already had a hot water dispenser in our kitchen sink for making tea and hot chocolate for the Mrs. After waking up to find that I forget to clean the coffee maker the day before one too many times, I switched completely to instant and got rid of the coffee maker. No regrets.
 
French press & freshly ground beans over here.
Currently enjoying Elimbari A from Papua New Guinea.
A friend has a coffee place with a (bean) roasting machine and an a great selection of beans, so a no brainer for me.

P.s. Only usable for EU folks: Koffiemiep dot nl. Prices are more than decent for our locality, good place to check out of you are in or near the Netherlands for ordering if you have no local specialty coffee place.
 
Bought a bag of Caribou Coffee whole bean on Saturday. Hadn't bought any for years because the roast quality had gone down from their early days. Beans supposedly at light or medium roast were darker than expected, oily surface, and smelled more like a dark or French roast.

Well, nothing had changed about the roast. These medium beans are still dark, oily, and smelling strong like dark or French roast.

Sent an email to Caribou asking how they propose to make it right. A refund would be fine with me. We have not used any of the Caribou beans. I've already purchased satisfactory beans from a different source.
 
0b11011001 said:
Roast your own. It is not difficult to get a consistent roast, especially on a gas cooktop.
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I have a Behmor roaster and do roast my own.

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Sometimes a glitch in the matrix means the pipeline goes dry and I need to bridge the gap.

I don't like to roast much inside closed up house and it's been winter here in MN. Much as I like coffee, smelling roast in the house for the following week isn't high on my list.
 
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whoaru99 said:
I have a Behmor roaster and do roast my own.

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Sometimes a glitch in the matrix means the pipeline goes dry and I need to bridge the gap.

I don't like to roast much inside closed up house and it's been winter here in MN. Much as I like coffee, smelling roast in the house for the following week isn't high on my list.
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I just turn on the exhaust fan on the hood, and it removes the smoke, and most of the aroma. Both of like the aroma of fresh roasted coffee!

I roast every Sunday afternoon, enough for the following week.
 
Just in case there is clarificarion needed for others less familar, the aroma of freshly roasted coffee and the aroma produced during the roasting process are two very different things.

Love me the smell of freshly roasted coffee. The smell of the roasting process not so much.
 
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whoaru99 said:
Just in case there is clarificarion needed for others less familar, the aroma of freshly roasted coffee and the aroma produced during the roasting process are two very different things.

Love me the smell of freshly roasted coffee. The smell of the roasting process not so much.
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There is a coffee shop near me that roasts their own beans and sells the coffee to a lot of local resturants. Man it stinks when I pull in the lot on the days they are roasting
 
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