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cynjeep89 CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 1626 Delaware\| Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #25 - Oct 30^th, 2008 at 11:45pm Warm bread with butter and a hot cup of coffee....num, num, num!
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Reply #26 - Oct 30^th, 2008 at 11:46pm

I have cut my coffee consumption down quite a bit, and I no longer drink esspresso at all. I like to drink a dark coffee, such as French Roast, Sumatra or Sidamo, ground to espresso and used in my drip pot.

Nowadays I do half french roast and half flavored light shit like vanilla or hazelnut. I can't do caffeine like i used to. It's a crying shame.

I like the way you think, Shawn. I would have thoroughly enjoyed talking with each customer about the depth and complexity of the instant coffee imported from LaToilet, France. That would be fun.

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Reply #27 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 12:15am

We generally compromise on Sumatran. I like the Ethiopian coffees I've tried, and am very fond of medium-roast beans from Costa Rica. Had Jamaican Blue Mountain once, and of course it was wonderful. But who can afford it, eh?

If EJ had her way, we'd drink nothing but incinerated french roast. I'll drink french roast, but I find it's very similar in flavor to charcoal briquets. Hence the uneasy Sumatran compromise.

I do Pete's roasting thing when I can, but I haven't found a good source of raw beans, locally. I suppose I could get them over the internet, but--when we're out of coffee--it's a damned emergency around here.

EJ loves her coffee. Saddest thing I ever saw in my life was when she was pregnant (lo these many years ago). She lost her taste for coffee. She'd pour herself a cup in the morning, and just sit and look at it.

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Reply #28 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 12:18am

Actually...I find this whole subject fasinating as to the depth and passion we all feel about coffee. ( Mine was LONG before I ever had CH)

For those of you who shall remain nameless who don't drink coffee at all.. I am so sorry for you. You are missing out on one of natures wonders...no matter how it is brewed, pressed, steeped, or pored over hot water.

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Barry_T_Coles CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2073 Karratha\|,West_Australia Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #29 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 3:19am Iv'e had people tell me that you should always put the coffee & milk in the mug before you put the hot water in otherwise you burn the coffee, WTF they roast the little suckers in the first place anyway dont they
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Reply #30 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 5:45am

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OK, I'm not a woman, but I know coffee... I've owned 3 coffee shops (perhaps Marc or Bob P has been into Higher Groundz), and I have more coffee equipment than anyone I have ever met. I used to drink about 8-10 double shots per day, but now I am down to 1 or 2 at most.

I could be called a coffee snob. Almost all of my coffee is from Boca Java, which ships beans roasted to order so they're always quite fresh.

I could write a book on the proper way to make the perfect brew, and I practice what I preach. I can turn coffee haters into coffee lovers because most coffee haters have never had good coffee.

Here's the thing... instant coffee tastes great. They brew it perfectly, then they reduce it to those instant grounds, and it just tastes like coffee *should* taste. Anyone who tells me they hate instant, I would bet $1000 I could serve them a cup of both in a blind taste test and they would pick the instant as better tasting at least 1/2 of the time. It's MUCH harder to get the right flavor brewing it on your own, but you have a much wider spectrum of flavor possibilities. Plus, there is no such thing as instant espresso. You can't fake the creme which holds 90% of the flavor after a proper extraction.

So, I like both.

I think I love you Fu! We own a Bunn, we are poor folk, and the whole 3-5 min. it takes to brew I can have a cup of instant and be happy - warning without coffee in the a.m. first thing I'm NOT a nice person Wink

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catlind CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Surf's Up! Posts: 4536 Weaverville NC Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #31 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 5:46am Linda_Howell wrote on Oct 30^th, 2008 at 7:07pm: "Seattles Best" hands down. "Tullys" is a close second. and I cannot imagine anyone ingesting instant coffee. Yuck. Linda, a coffee snob. Linda I beg to differ, Timmie's is the best
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Jackie CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Go For It!!! Posts: 5903 Goshen, IN Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #32 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 6:00am Jamaican Blue Mountain......yummy!!! Especially when consumed in Jamaica But it's good old Folgers most of the time.......that works just fine! Jacks
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Reply #33 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 6:59am

You're all wrong..... You just haven't had a cup of coffee till you're sitting in the French Quarter in New Orleans and have one of those "little" cups of whatever they serve there with the little square donuts (binequets or whatever they call them). NOW THAT'S COFFEE.

Unfortunatly I don't live in NO and don't get there too often so I just dream of that wonderful stuff (have tried to recreate it but it just doesn't work for me).

So I just buy Folgers and have instant at night (two teaspoons). But then again, I'll drink coffee about anytime, any place - I'm just not much of a conosouier (can't even spell that word). Definitely NOT a snob about it. Long as it's got CAFFEINE - I can form an instant bond with it.

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PS Got me one of those cappacino machines - One of these days I'm gonna get it out of the box and read the directions and see how it works. Love that stuff, but that thing looks complicated.

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Re: Coffee?
Reply #35 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 7:48am

OOh, Barb D! The French Quarter in NO...with a beignet! you're right!!
Or, believe it or not, anywhere in the Paris Hotel/Casino in Lost Wages......mmm, wonderful coffee! Or, Celebrity Cruise Ships! Don't know what these people brew, but it is strong, and smooth and mellow, and a teensie-weensie slice of heaven here on earth!
Think I'll go refill my cup!

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JuniorBrew CH.com Junior Offline Who are you people?! Posts: 87 Near Milwaukee, WI, USA Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #36 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 9:14am I'm actually working in the coffee shop right now! On tap: Italian Roast, Breakfast Blend, Chocolate Raspberry, Decaf French Roast, and Decaf Hazelnut. I'm drinking a triple cafe' Americano. I'm gonna be WIRED.
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MaxPayne CH.com Veteran Offline Posts: 146 x0\|Oslo\|Norway\|\|0\|0\| Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #37 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 9:35am My personal favorite is Royal Malabar, it's an Indian moonsoned coffee, which in english means that the coffee is just laying around outside in all kinds of shitty weather, until it finally dries up one sunny morning It's really good though, very dark and musty, earthlike..
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Reply #38 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 11:05am

Most good full-service hotels have at least one coffe jockey on staff who makes sure their coffee production is outstanding. They calibrate their grind at least 4 to 6 times per day, compensating for humidity and other factors. They calibrate their equipement for temperature within .1 of a degree. The coffee jockey is actually highly trained and carries a toolbox full of specialized instruments. You wouldn't believe the amount of work that goes into keeping the coffee good.

As a result, the coffee you get at these hotels is always exceptional. If you have a cup, you'll taste a proper cup of coffee. There is a lot of things to look for in a good cup. Aroma, temperature, taste (of course), mouth feel, after-taste. Hotel coffee always gets a 5 out of 5 for me.

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Most good full-service hotels have at least one coffe jockey on staff who makes sure their coffee production is outstanding. They calibrate their grind at least 4 to 6 times per day, compensating for humidity and other factors. They calibrate their equipement for temperature within .1 of a degree. The coffee jockey is actually highly trained and carries a toolbox full of specialized instruments. You wouldn't believe the amount of work that goes into keeping the coffee good.

As a result, the coffee you get at these hotels is always exceptional. If you have a cup, you'll taste a proper cup of coffee. There is a lot of things to look for in a good cup. Aroma, temperature, taste (of course), mouth feel, after-taste. Hotel coffee always gets a 5 out of 5 for me.

So riddle me this oh great OB-1 of the coffee world; why is it the secont cup of coffee anyone has in the morning never is as good as the first? Wink

Even if your second cup was the first pour from a fresh brew made the same way! I never could figure this one out.

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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #41 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 1:12pm Stewart's Dark Roast is my fav. Expensive though for an itty bitty can. Jeannie
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Reply #42 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 1:45pm

I love my coffee!!! The best I ever had was in Costa Rica. I went on a tour of a very primative coffee plantation (no electricity!) where all the coffee beans were hand picked, individually hulled by hand and roasted. The guy packing the beans used a candle to seal the plastic bag. It was very cool. The hills there are filled with coffee plants.

Jamacian coffee is also excellent! Occasionally, I'll go online and order some. It is not cheap, especially with shipping, so it is not something I get often.

I buy wholebean and grind it up every morning. Seattles Best is good and after reading this thread, I'm gonna try some of the others that have been mentioned.

Beth......don't even talk to me in the am until I've had my coffee!

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Reply #43 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 1:52pm

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why is it the secont cup of coffee anyone has in the morning never is as good as the first? Even if your second cup was the first pour from a fresh brew made the same way! I never could figure this one out.

Well Paul...I'm not ob-1 but I have a theory about that.

After drinking that first cup your taste buds are slightly fried. Same thing with ice cream. That first spoonful tastes much better than subsequent ones because the cold has numbed them somewhat.

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Rolomatic Ex Member	Re: Coffee? Reply #44 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 1:58pm McGarvey French vanilla ground to espresso in the grinder at the market. History of the original Skippy peanut butter plant that is now the McGarvey coffee mill. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or Dam good bean juice! Rolo..
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Reply #45 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 2:06pm

Paul98 wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 1:08pm:

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Most good full-service hotels have at least one coffe jockey on staff who makes sure their coffee production is outstanding. They calibrate their grind at least 4 to 6 times per day, compensating for humidity and other factors. They calibrate their equipement for temperature within .1 of a degree. The coffee jockey is actually highly trained and carries a toolbox full of specialized instruments. You wouldn't believe the amount of work that goes into keeping the coffee good.

As a result, the coffee you get at these hotels is always exceptional. If you have a cup, you'll taste a proper cup of coffee. There is a lot of things to look for in a good cup. Aroma, temperature, taste (of course), mouth feel, after-taste. Hotel coffee always gets a 5 out of 5 for me.

So riddle me this oh great OB-1 of the coffee world; why is it the secont cup of coffee anyone has in the morning never is as good as the first? Wink

Even if your second cup was the first pour from a fresh brew made the same way! I never could figure this one out.

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For the answer to this question, one must consult The Tao of Fu

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Reply #46 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 2:16pm

OK, since I started this fascinating thread, I guess I should put in my odd, and quirky coffee tastes.

Batch's home roasted blends are my favorite. I am not sure which ones of his I have tried, as he has many different beans that he plays with. But for a freshly brewed cuppa, his is the best.

BUT, for my normal, everyday coffee, I am fairly flexible, as long as it is PLAIN coffee! Don't give me that foo-foo flavored crap, like hazelnut, or any of the MANY abominations that are out there! Give me plain old coffee! BLACK!! Why ruin GREAT taste with flavoring, or cream, or sugar, or honey. BLEUACHHH!!!

Now here is the part that blows most people's minds. I LOVE the coffee that has been sitting on the hot unit, simmering for HOURS!!! I wish I could make a pot in the morning, keep it on all day, and then drink it at night. But alas, I drink it before it gets REALLY good! <sigh> I just can't leave it there, smelling it, without drinking it.

I also like my coffee STRONG! VERY strong! BUT, it is very difficult to get STRONG coffee without it getting bitter. Good coffee, in my mind, is the stuff, that if you WERE to stick a spoon in it, to stir it up, would disintegrate the spoon!!! YUMMY!!!

847 years ago, Dunkin' Donuts had a commercial proclaiming how fresh their products were. They would claim they make their donuts fresh every --- minutes (I forgot the time), and they would show their fresh, soft donuts, and then show the competition's donuts needing an air hammer to break it. Then they would state that they made their coffee fresh every --- minutes (again, I don't remember the time frame). They would show their coffee, as a nice smooth cup being poured. Then they would show the competition's coffee, pouring out like tar, in thick clumps. My kids would always yell out: "THAT is Daddy's coffee!"

YUP! Now THAT is how I like mine!

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Rolomatic Ex Member	Re: Coffee? Reply #47 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 2:23pm I like my coffee black and super strong but it sounds like Chuck likes Jack Soo (Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana from Barney Miller) coffee to me. Rolo..
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Reply #48 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 2:32pm

Here is a list of my favorites, in no particular order:

Any good hotel coffee
Jamaican Blue Mountain - really expensive but really, really good.
Pure Kona - Also excellent if you can afford it.
Peaberry
Sumatra, Guatemala, Ethiopian

If it is a good coffee and brewed correctly, I'll drink it black. If it isn't brewed right, I'll dress it up with a little heavy cream, maybe a pinch of sugar.

Flavored coffee is made from lower quality beans, and the off-taste of the beans is too strong for me.

I like a strong coffee flavor, that's while I only drink shots of espresso at home. I think Chuck would like my coffee.

It's sad to me that a lot of people hate coffee because they've only ever tasted bad coffee. A great cup is a thing of beauty.

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echo CH.com Alumnus Offline Chronic and still alive --- I Win! Posts: 4544 Overland Park, KS Gender:	Re: Coffee? Reply #49 - Oct 31^st, 2008 at 2:34pm I like mine black. KONA coffee is my favorite. They are a little too proud of it so I save it for weekends.
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