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Post by Johnkenn on May 6, 2015 20:35:04 GMT -6
I bought a French Press and used it twice...what a freaking mess. Wasn't worth the difference in taste for me.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 6, 2015 20:35:22 GMT -6
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Post by mulmany on May 6, 2015 22:09:51 GMT -6
I bought a French Press and used it twice...what a freaking mess. Wasn't worth the difference in taste for me. You need to have an electric kettle to make a french press worthwhile. I am 50/50 split between french press and drip. Another good one is a stove top espresso maker, well worth the wait. |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 6, 2015 22:12:44 GMT -6
Warner Chappell had a Starbucks grinder/coffee doodad that would grind it fresh every drink...diff options. Always loved going there.
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Post by mdmitch2 on May 6, 2015 23:06:57 GMT -6
My fave is the aeropress (inverted) -- all the benefits of french press, but quicker and really easy clean up. Plus you can grind finer and brew stronger since it's got a paper filter. Electric kettle is a must for either though. Chemex is another good option if you want to make more than 1-2 cups, but still have easy clean up.
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Post by Guitar on May 7, 2015 12:53:32 GMT -6
Wouldn't you know, we got a new Mr. Coffee machine today. So much coffee gets made here these things don't last very long, this is #3 in less than a year. The current tub of cheap brown swill tastes so bad I almost can't drink it. I guess I do have a limit to what I can stand.
You've got to try Turkish coffee if you get the chance. It's very different from anything else I've tried, and quite a treat. It's made in a special way in a tiny pot on the stove, and the coffee is ground into a fine powder for this style of brewing.
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Post by WKG on May 7, 2015 15:20:40 GMT -6
We've got a run of the mill Cuisinart 14 cup drip. Makes enough to get my two mugs (old 1/2 liter beer mug...) in the morning and my wife's couple of cups. Could be a bit better but it's good if I fine grind enough beans. We've also got a Keurig which is ok in a pinch with the right coffee. Been looking for a reusable k-cup but haven't found any that actually brew a good cup.
Turkish sounds interesting, haven't tried that. |
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Post by Bob Olhsson on May 7, 2015 19:37:58 GMT -6
Funny, we've got a 15 year old Mr. Coffee that just keeps on chuggin'. It's been replaced by something "better" three or four times only to have the "better" one die after less than a year.
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Post by ragan on May 7, 2015 20:26:04 GMT -6
I live in Seattle where coffee is a religion. There are some incredible shops/roasteries here. Starbucks is hated by the coffee-bourgeoisie. Kind of hypocritical though in the same way that turning on a band because they became successful is. That said, I get it. 50 oz raspberry blended monstrosities concocted to keep teenage girls awake and sexting in biology class aren't exactly in the spirit of fine coffee. And their machines are automated now (except for the flagship shop in Pike Place Market and the one by Howard Schultz's house - he doesn't wanna drink that shit) so there's no real artistry in pouring the shots.
But if I'm on the road in the middle of nowhere and its Starbucks or gas station "coffee" I'll go Starbucks any day.
If you guys ever see a Stumptown (I mention them cause I think they've got a couple shops around the country), it's top shelf stuff. Also Vita, Herkimer, Vivace, Lighthouse and Zoka are all excellent.
I'm really intrigued by the home roasting. Sounds like something I would enjoy.
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Post by mdmitch2 on May 7, 2015 22:36:33 GMT -6
I'm really intrigued by the home roasting. Sounds like something I would enjoy. If anyone wants to talk home roasting in more detail, feel free to PM me -- I love talking coffee. And now for my starbucks spiel... the real sin of starbucks is over roasting everything.. it's win-win for them because dark roasted coffee is easy to roast consistently, keeps longer, and cuts through milk easily with that smokey bite. They can also buy dirt cheap beans since you're only tasting the roast, not the bean. Unfortunately, so many people have bought into the starbucks hype that they think very oily darkly roasted beans = premium coffee, which couldn't be further from the truth. Like ragan said though, I'll definitely buy their coffee in a pinch.... it's usually not terrible, just overpriced and not special. If you want really good coffee (and don't want to roast your own) buy from someone that roasts locally and stamps the roast date on the bag (2 weeks after roasting, it starts to lose it's flavor fast). Or buy from one of the mail order places like muddy dog coffee that roasts right before they ship out. For the polar opposite of starbucks coffee, try some lightly roasted coffees like a Kenyan or a natural processed Ethiopian. |
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Post by LesC on May 7, 2015 23:47:51 GMT -6
Guitar, Turkish coffee is my favorite, though I have it very rarely. For those who haven't tried it, it's like a very thick expresso with an amazing, deep, almost naturally-sweet flavor, the opposite of bitter. I have a great espresso/cappucino maker that we use for parties. Day to day I use and love my Keurig, it's made me completely change my several-cups-a-day Tim Horton's habit. I absolutely detest Starbucks coffee, all I taste in it is bitterness. One of my friends owns a coffee plantation in Costa Rica along with some of his family who is there running the plantation and roasting. He always gets the stuff shipped to him here in Toronto and gives us some, supposed to be some of the best coffee in the world. It's OK, I use it in my espresso machine, but I'll take the Keurig anyday.
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Post by ragan on May 8, 2015 1:06:34 GMT -6
Man you guys must be getting different Keurig cups than I've had. The ones I've had taste like Folgers from some forgotten cupboard. One part cardboard, one part old duffel bag and two parts dishwater.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 3:16:27 GMT -6
If you ever visit Vienna, go to a good coffee house.
They have a very high-end coffee culture since the turks came up to austria in the osmanic-austrian wars in the 16th century.
Once you tried a few of their coffee specialties and adopt to the coffee house culture, you think very differently about coffee, no matter how much coffee you had before. They celebrate it with some of the oldest traditions of coffee outside of the middle east. As passionately as the Italian. Coffee is one of those things we certainly wouldn't have without arabic culture and it's influence on europe...
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Post by Bob Olhsson on May 8, 2015 16:50:58 GMT -6
One thing is to substitute heavy whipping cream for milk or half-n-half including steamed. After I tried it, it was a complete no-brainer that this is the original recipe and it only takes a quarter as much so it isn't any more expensive.
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Post by Guitar on May 8, 2015 21:20:35 GMT -6
you could also try a pat of butter... and maybe a raw egg and some brandy or whisky if you're feelin' frisky. lots of fun ways to drink this stuff!
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