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Coffee

Having a family member that works for Starbucks has its privileges, so it's pretty cool trying all the flavors. Been drinking the Verona this week. Next week will be,....

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Any Starbucks Reserved Editions are just flat out wonderful, IMHO. Indonesian, Brazilian, Guatemalan and African have been superb but for those walking in to buy, it's kind of pricey.
 
bbqjoe said:
I firmly believe the best cup comes from a French press.
The two piece stove top espresso makers are also hard to beat.
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We use both on the weekend and days off. For the quick out the door with a 20oz travel mug, 45 minute commute, we do a Nespresso Machine. Tried the K-Cup thing but didn’t like it as much as the Nespresso. Decided to get a Nespresso after my first job in Spain 6 years ago.

When I lived on Whidbey Island I would go to Fildago Bay every Saturday morning and get pound that was still hot from the roaster.

Edit: forgot to add, French press for camping and backpacking trips.
 
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bbqjoe said:
My current maker is a Krups 12 cup drip. (it's my second in 2 years)
The damnedest thing....for as long as digital clocks have been around, these things lose about five minutes a day.
It's not that big of a deal, except for that one day a week when my wife works her "Fun money" job.
If I forget to unplug and reset the clock the night before, coffee is half an hour late.
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Have you seen the movie Funny Money?

 
Here's my setup. CDM Coffee & Chicory, Bodum French Press and Breville milk warmer/frother. Makes excellent cafe au lait. Born and raised on coffee & chicory and just can't get used to anything else. Chicory cuts way back on the caffeine in a regular cup of coffee, while giving it a very bold flavor. I drink it black with no sweetener, but the wife loves it with whole milk from the frother for a classic cafe au lait.

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I've been making 2/3 de-kaf +1/3 something else, flavored or fresh ground or Bustelo or French toast. Sam's club sells a South American bean bulk bag for grinding that's not bad.
 
bbqjoe said:
My current maker is a Krups 12 cup drip. (it's my second in 2 years)
The damnedest thing....for as long as digital clocks have been around, these things lose about five minutes a day.
It's not that big of a deal, except for that one day a week when my wife works her "Fun money" job.
If I forget to unplug and reset the clock the night before, coffee is half an hour late.
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If the clock is line lock synched, then very strange indeed.
 
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When my Cuisinart drip maker crapped out around 15 years ago, out f desperation, I dug out my mother`s old percolator which was packed away for many years. Amazed at the quality of (HOT) coffee that it produced, I began investigating why. I discovered that perking is pretty close to the ideal method of brewing good coffee. I settled on the vintage units made by Universal Coffeematic, made in Connecticut back in the 1950s. Built "the way things were made" that were stamped "Made In USA", solid copper bodies, with heavy chrome plating. Built for the long haul.
These are my "Tri-Fives" (car guys know this reference), from left to right, a 1955, a 1956, and a 1957.
Currently, my favorite beans are a darker roast Costa Rica variety, purchased at the local BJ`s Club.


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I mostly buy coffee from local roasters. I think we have almost as many of those ad we do local brewers here. I used to use a drip coffeemaker during the week and a French press on weekends. Then my last drip coffeemaker died in 2010 or 2011 and I started using the press daily while I was looking for a new drip machine. Eventually, I just stopped looking.

At work, I use an Aeropress. Or I walk to the kiosk that sells Peet’s or one of the ones that sells Starbucks.
 
We keep a bag of the Community Coffee Dark Roast as well as one of the Chicory Blend around for emergencies.
I love Bustelo, which takes me back to NYC in a way which nothing else does....but don't buy it regularly as imo the caffeine content is close to heart stopping.
Standard house brew is currently Little City's Radio Blend. Brand name comes from a much missed local joint. "Radio" refers to a currently operating place.

We're very spoiled. Four nice spots within a half mile. One of them deadly serious. And that doesn't include the Starbucks.
More than that, a neighbor roasts his own exotic beans.
Basically all I have to do is ask and he'll hand me a bag.

Very nice Sumatra at the Whole Foods as well.

We have a whole collection of stove top expresso makers although I mostly stick to a press pot for simplicity sake.
 
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Ok folks, I don`t care what your choice of home brewing coffee is !!
Highly filtered water used in the making of it is truly the cat`s meow !
I, myself, over 3 decades, have determined, that the purer the water, the better the flavor is, and no reason to have to flush whatever brewing machine you use.

My current Mr. Coffee cheapo regular brewer, is close to 10 years old, and has never had any water but a multi level(pre-fridge inline filter water, then the fridge`s filter, & finally that 2X`s filtered water is poured into a Brita counter pitcher) unfiltered water brewing..

No matter your choice of coffee brand, or method, the purer the water the better the taste, and much less cleaning/flushing of your coffee making machine..
All from decades of coffee brewing experience..
Just some thoughts from me, if interested..
 
Bill Ferris said:
Ok folks, I don`t care what your choice of home brewing coffee is !!
Highly filtered water used in the making of it is truly the cat`s meow !
I, myself, over 3 decades, have determined, that the purer the water, the better the flavor is, and no reason to have to flush whatever brewing machine you use.

My current Mr. Coffee cheapo regular brewer, is close to 10 years old, and has never had any water but a multi level(pre-fridge inline filter water, then the fridge`s filter, & finally that 2X`s filtered water is poured into a Brita counter pitcher) unfiltered water brewing..

No matter your choice of coffee brand, or method, the purer the water the better the taste, and much less cleaning/flushing of your coffee making machine..
All from decades of coffee brewing experience..
Just some thoughts from me, if interested..
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We use only purified bottled water, won't drink my tap water so why put it in my coffee.
 
We do use Hawaiian Kona from time to time. Don't have the bag to show as we keep our beans in air tight canisters.
 
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