Thread: Java Junkies Unite!

Originally Posted by WireBeard

I love that cartoon...my critters are like that too!

It will be hard to get a nice crema with a stove top unless you up the percentage of Robusto (which is very oily and makes nice crema, but isn't that wonderful for flavor, thus it is part of a blend). You can also look at a small pump machine (do not get a pressure machine unless it is a Lapavoni lever.).

Check out coffeegeek.com for recommendations and such...it is the SRP for coffee freaks.

No no no no NO!
I'm trying to pare down my geekery and vices.

Although I might have to look for some Robusto.....

I remember good coffee! those were the days!!!


Now sleeping in is getting up after 5:10 and as long as it has caffeine in it I'm fine. I've become so non-picky that the grocery store brand in 100% Columbian works for me. Of course a little while back I was so tired I forgot to add beans to the coffee maker at all so my first sip was a shock, blech just hot water, but then I drank it anyway. It was warm on a cold morning.

I want a new percolator, any recommendations?

Not to rain on your parade, but percolating coffee is the worst way to prep it. Take a look at Coffeegeek.com and you can find info on anything to do with coffee. The nice thing is that they have reviews from actual users, not just the editors.

If you are looking for a cup o' joe to give you a kick start in the morning, with minimal fuss, you can get a nice drip maker that feeds into a thermos-carafe. Put the water and ground coffee in the night before, set the time and when you are stumbloinginto the kitchen in the AM, there is fresh brewed coffee waiting for you in a thermos...so it hasn't been cooking on the burner. Some purists will balke at the ground cofee sitting in the filter overnigh, but you have to weigh the options: sleep 15 minutes more or get up and try and rind coffee and make it into the filter...hmmmm



A good coffee maker shouldn't cost you a fortune...hot water, a thing to hold ground coffee, a thing to catch the coffee brew....other than that, it's bells and whistles.

Greg

Wow i thought this was about JAVA programming like others have mentioned.
I love coffee but being a poor student i don't get the good stuff any more though i have some exotic espresso left. I use a French press and drink mostly Colombian coffee.

French Press is one of my fave ways to make the morning brew (or anytime...who am I trying to kid?). You can improve your experience without denting the wallet by getting a cheap "whirly-blade" grinder (chopper actually...but no one "chops" coffee) - $10-15, and a big bag of whole beans from the grocery store. Believe it or not, Eight O'clock Coffee French Roast makes a respectable cup o' joe (ok, someone who is enjoying the coffee like a fine wine, commenting on the harvest and the nuances between estates isn't going to like it....)...dump the beans in an airtight container (a Gallon sized Ziploc is just dandy). Grind the beans coarsely and add the water just off the boil...stir with a stick (a chop stick from Chinese carry out is perfect), let it steep with the lid on for 3-5 min, depending on if you like a slice of coffee or not ,
gently push down the plunger and there you are! Using a big bag of beans, grinding fresh only what you need....you'll be enjoying great coffee for probably less than 75 cents a cup.

I do have a good drip machine. But I actually prefer the taste a percolator gives to coffee especially with cheep ground stuff. It seems to get the most out of these plain jane coffees. When I buy a good bean I will either make it in my French press or a cup at a time with single cup filters. My morning cup needs to be bitter and hot not subtle at all.

A chrome percolator (like the DeLongi cordless) will look perfect on the counter next to my beehive Oster blender and Kitchen Aid mixer. Its kind of a retro chic thing.


p.s. Isn't there some coffee world controversy about percolators vs. drips and which actually has the proper brew temperature? (I notice which side of the debate coffeegeek.com is on)

Originally Posted by Wildtim

I do have a good drip machine. But I actually prefer the taste a percolator gives to coffee especially with cheep ground stuff. It seems to get the most out of these plain jane coffees. When I buy a good bean I will either make it in my French press or a cup at a time with single cup filters. My morning cup needs to be bitter and hot not subtle at all.

A chrome percolator (like the DeLongi cordless) will look perfect on the counter next to my beehive Oster blender and Kitchen Aid mixer. Its kind of a retro chic thing.


p.s. Isn't there some coffee world controversy about percolators vs. drips and which actually has the proper brew temperature? (I notice which side of the debate coffeegeek.com is on)

The big issue is that to percolate, the coffee has to boil, which some believe destroys the oils and flavor. I have had some ok coffee from a percolator, but usually it tastes burnt. Others argue that the coffee going over the grounds repeatedly gets more flavor. I have done a happy medium, where I take 1-2 cups from the pot and pour it back over the grounds.

In the end it is like shaving - what do you enjoy? For coffee it's flavor, for shaving it's comfort and results.

Thanks for the tips, i love eight o'clock coffee! actually i usually grind at the store.
Well i will take your advice, thanks
And yes i like strong coffee, stronger the better!

Ok ive been looking into vacuum press's lately and im lost! there are new models, electric models, and of course old vintage models. a little help please

Thanks again wirebeard, well i have an entire vacuum sealing system which i use for coffee all the time so i guess i could get whole beans then vacuum seal them.