Thread: A Cup of Joe

The coffee here was never good. Last year they switched to these maxwell instant coffee machine things and now it is just horrible.

I have a pour over I use at my desk.

Originally Posted by Crzylizard

I'm just happy my place of employment has decent java. My brew from home only lasts so long.

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

The coffee here was never good. Last year they switched to these maxwell instant coffee machine things and now it is just horrible.

I have a pour over I use at my desk.

We changed it up not long ago, when we moved offices. Much better now. Reunion Island or something like that. Decent, not the best by any means... but serviceable.

I was thinking about coffee a lot this morning. Two days ago my wife made me a cup in my french press, using the variables i lade out, two and a part spoons of coffee grind, exact amount of water, steeped for this amount of time. And it was the best cup i've ever had! For two days now i've been trying to recreate what my wife did and have failed every attempt! My coffee tastes bland in comparison. It's really getting to me.

To make matters worse she doesn't even like coffee.

French Press is always what I use to when I am trying a new coffee. I always get good coffee from it.

Originally Posted by 111Nathaniel

I was thinking about coffee a lot this morning. Two days ago my wife made me a cup in my french press, using the variables i lade out, two and a part spoons of coffee grind, exact amount of water, steeped for this amount of time. And it was the best cup i've ever had! For two days now i've been trying to recreate what my wife did and have failed every attempt! My coffee tastes bland in comparison. It's really getting to me.

To make matters worse she doesn't even like coffee.

Originally Posted by 111Nathaniel

I was thinking about coffee a lot this morning. Two days ago my wife made me a cup in my french press, using the variables i lade out, two and a part spoons of coffee grind, exact amount of water, steeped for this amount of time. And it was the best cup i've ever had! For two days now i've been trying to recreate what my wife did and have failed every attempt! My coffee tastes bland in comparison. It's really getting to me.

To make matters worse she doesn't even like coffee.

Pretty good sign you love your wife, IMO. Everything my wife makes tastes better than when I make it (grilled items excepted)

Originally Posted by Crzylizard

Pretty good sign you love your wife, IMO. Everything my wife makes tastes better than when I make it (grilled items excepted)

Yes see's a great cook, but grills are for MEN.

My standard brew is a potful of folgers black silk in a standard bun drip pot. I'll probably get a French press soon but just havnt done it yet. At one point I was up to around 4 pots a day. My Sgt and LT just about had heart attacks when they found out. I consider it something of an accomplishment considering one is an intel Marine and the other a SWO

Yes, if you have a Kees Speedster crowding you out of your too small kitchen, you know you are coffee snob and can't make yourself come to accept the free coffee at work. So I drink their free tea instead. It's equally awful. Go figure.

Oh, and lastly for the record, FiveBucks puts out charred crap! Their over-roasted dreck is what drove me to brew espresso myself at home with the idea that I'd save a ton of money. Not sure how the money-saving idea panned out, but I'm drinking fine coffee daily.

Originally Posted by davilafam07

Where are the pics of all the great machines and cups?!?

I do Folgers Black Silk with my $20 4 cup coffee mate.

Standard 12 cupper I got for free from a roommate moving out and my stovetop espresso pot. (6 or 8 shot. I can't remember.)

Originally Posted by gssixgun

First I cannot believe that Speedster hasn't seen this thread yet talk about a coffee Nerd Hehehehe


Myself I have recently moved to Gevalia Expresso roast or French roast either in a Drip, or now and then in a French press

RIGHT!!

Where is the picture Mark!! We don't care that you are on vacay lol!!

Sorry

Or was on vacay... out there in the woods sans WiFi lol! Pray tell - what did you do for coffee? Did you do the Turkish thing at the campfire lol??