Coffee

99Tarbox said:

Anyone ever try one of these?

https://www.sweetmarias.com/product/flair-espresso-maker

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Nope. And at that price, not likely too. It is an interesting design though.

I used to be one of them coffee conniesewer's but gave that up for a good cup of hot black java regardless of where it comes from. In the end it's all about the caffeine with nothing added to it.

Broke my dang press yesterday so I'm outta da bidness for a while.

Basically I like coffee strong and black. I use a stainless steel, doubled wall, Nissan French Coffee Press and either Starbucks Espresso Blend or Breakfast Blend whole bean coffee that I grind myself into a coarse grind. If I ever use cream and sometimes I do just to change things, I use Organic Heavy Whipping Cream. Never any sugar. I also use on occasion Crazy Fresh Guatamalan Full City Roast whole beans that I buy on Amazon. I make and drink 600 ml a day. I weigh the beans and grind 29 grams. I let the coffee steep in the water for 4 minutes, then press to the bottom and pour it from the French Press into a double wall coffee tumbler that holds 20 oz. Unlike most people I don't like hot coffee just very warm; so I bring water to 175 degrees instead of the standard 195-200, ignoring what the experts say. I find no difference in taste based on water temp between 175 and 200. coffee tastes are the most varied I know of --to each his own. This is just what I do and I like it.

This here is some good joe...

biggdogg said:

This here is some good joe...

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I concur. Just got some before my trip out west and I ground up a half a bag to take along. This could be my new favorite.

I am a little partial, but here in Birmingham, we have about 5 local coffee shops that roast their own beans. Small batch, real fresh stuff. My favorite is O'Henrys coffee, the sumatran gold or the Vicaro's blend. If you're ever over this way, try them out. We also have Seeds, Revelator, Octane, and several other local stops.

I guess I spent too much time as an over the road driver.
If it's in the pot, I will drink it. If its day old, it does require some crean.

Went by a local Lidl grocery store yesterday morning.

Was my first time going in there. They had some really low prices on a wide range of stuff.

Grabbed a can of these beans and gave 'em a whirl in the grinder this morning.

Interesting flavor. Not bad. Vastly different from the 8 O'Clock Columbian Peaks beans I've been mostly using lately.

I'm going to to a mix between the two in the blender for tomorrow morning.

Cafe Bustelo or Pilon. Espresso grind, sold in bricks at Walmart for $3.

PJ's coffee
Mellow Joy or
Community coffee

Got my bean mix on for tomorrow in the grinder.


Already looking forward to it.










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I wasn't hugely into the Lidl beans....taste was so vastly different to the regular fodder I've been rolling with. The 50/50 blend of the two was more to my liking.

I let my Costco membership expire a while back and I've really not missed it due to the nearby Neighborhood Market and other stores.

The one thing I do miss is their coffee selection. Their big bags of Blue Mountain Coffee blend is some really good stuff.

these are my favs, from Costco & amazon. sometimes add lil 1/2&1/2