Thread: Coffee, gourmet and a coffee press

so who else likes dark, rich and generally over priced coffee ?

Who uses a coffee press instead of the ever easy Mr. Coffee ?

I love my coffee press and spend far to much time treating each cup as if it were a science experiment LOL. But overall I can't imagine ever using anything else to brew my cup of joe ....

This is interesting considering i was going to start a coffee thread earlier today but i guessed it had been done already so i left it alone.

Anyhow, i definitely enjoy Totally Kona, a very nice kona coffee. But if i am just buying cheap coffee, Chock Full O Nuts is the way i go.

Both i take Black with two sugars. But truthfully, i dont drink too much coffee. I either have to be in the mood that morning, or i recently splurged on Kona coffee and dont want to let the beans go to waste.

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Life is way to short to drink a bad cup of coffee.....

Coffee presses rule, I actually keep one in my office for when it piles high and deep and real table cream mmmmmmmmm

I remember a saying about the proper way to drink coffee....

It must be "hot as hell" "black as night" and "sweet as sin"

Originally Posted by The Dude

Anyhow, i definitely enjoy Totally Kona, a very nice kona coffee. But if i am just buying cheap coffee, Chock Full O Nuts is the way i go.

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Kona is one of my favorites !

When i was in Hawaii with my first wife we went to The Bad Ass Coffee Company plantaion/factory and brought some home.... and it was all they served on the cruise we were on at the time so we were spoiled with it. Pricey YES but man is it good.

I like it with 1 sugar and half/half personally and yes... "hot as hell"

I feel like for me too much sugar takes away from the taste of the coffee bean.

Would love to see any other links some members have to some good coffees

The Kona Coffee Forbes said is "Best in America"

Im thinking of ordering a half pound of either the Organic or the Peaberry.

A French press is one of my favorite ways to make coffee but I don't often have the time for the cleanup. Since I often prefer quality over convenience (like str8 shaves) I also roast my own coffee. WHen I decided I wanted a better tasting coffee years ago I started grinding my beans just before brewing. I used 8 O'Clock whole beans and was pleased with the results. Later, whole gourmet beans started being sold in the local supermarts and that was better but more expencive so I used them for special occasions and weekend brews. THe discound vlubs brought the price down and had comparable tasts. Several years ago I mentioned to my lady friend that I was interested in roasting my own coffee once or twice over a year but thought it would be too expencive. She searched the web over a few months without my knowlage. One Father's day I was surprised that one of my gifts was a Fresh Roast coffee roaster and several 1/2 lb samples of green coffee beans from severl countries. I later picked up extra chanbers so I could roast three days worth of beans at a time. Three batches w/o having to wait for the chanbers to cool off. Dependng on the country of origin and bean quality, IMO this is the best coffee I've had. Karen has since replaced the Fresh Roast with an iRoast roaster, which has a larger roasting chanber. My home roast coffee is all I will drink. The coffee doesn't turn bitter as it cools off. If your interested here's alink to where I buy the green coffee beans: Green Coffee Beans & Home Roasting Supplies from Coffee Bean Corral

THen also sell the roasters and have enough info on the hows and whys of home roasting. If you like a GOOD cup of coffee you may find this interesting.

Warning: Hone roasting can be as addicting as str8s, or maybe worse.

Don't forget the West bend "Poppery 2" popcorn popper, for at home roasting, just need to be able to find a used one. I've never done this but have been given some from a friend that has. Yum

I have rosted my own in a stovetop popcorn popper with great results. It can also be done with an iron skillit and a wooden spoon or a stanless bowl and a heat gun. I buy my greens from www.sweetmarias.com. They also have a lot of good info on green coffee.
For now I have been using 8 O'clock whole bean or a Sam's Club house bean. The starbucks I was buying just got too dern $$$ for not much more quality. When I get my house done I hope to go back to roasting my own as this makes the best quality.
As for brewing I use a drip to save time through the week, A perk or cowboy style at camp, and when the house is complete hopefully a new porsumer espresso machine will come on to the scene.

Don

By the way Black just black

Originally Posted by Earthdawn

so who else likes dark, rich and generally over priced coffee ?

Who uses a coffee press instead of the ever easy Mr. Coffee ?

I love my coffee press and spend far to much time treating each cup as if it were a science experiment LOL. But overall I can't imagine ever using anything else to brew my cup of joe ....

+1 for the coffee press. I am not a fan of dark roasts, though. I usually roast to city or full city+.

I started grinding just before making my coffee. It makes a huge difference. There is no bitterness; just good coffee.

Sometimes I will roast a few minutes before grinding. I throw the beans into a iron pot and just let them roast for a few minutes. It makes a nice air freshener.

I use a french press mostly. Sometimes I use a percolator. I really can not taste the difference. I do taste the plastic when I use a Mr Coffee or similar.

I have found Stew Leonard's and Jim's Organic Coffee to be extremely good.