nothing like a good cup of jo

[jamesngalveston]

i have a krups, which i do not like...and a mister coffee type, a cappuccino maker, and a drip pot when my electric goes out during a storm....Im prepared....

 

[dangerdave]

I'm like a back-alley wino when it comes to coffee. I have a pain old $30 Mister Coffee and buy the cheapest coffee I can get from Walmart. For me, it's about the caffeine. How I get it in me is of little consequence.

 

[sour_grapes]

I'm like a back-alley wino when it comes to coffee. I have a pain old $30 Mister Coffee and buy the cheapest coffee I can get from Walmart. For me, it's about the caffeine. How I get it in me is of little consequence.

I often describe myself as "a coffee sl_ut." I like a good cup of coffee, but then again, I like a bad cup of coffee, too. If need be, I'll drink a two-day-old cup that, two days ago, spent way too much time on the hot plate.

 

[jamesngalveston]

my god, how can you guys be , conniseurs of wine, yet take your coffee for a grain of salt...LOL
How many times have I nuked a cup from yesterdays brew....tooooo many.

 

[Deezil]

I cant even drink coffee... No caffeine for this kid.

But every time I walk by the coffee section in the grocery store, I get caught in the aromatic nuances.. The differences to be found in the aromas and flavors from different parts of the world, is a lot like wine grapes..

There was a TV show on for a handful of episodes.. I think it got cancelled like the Brew Masters show that followed DogFish Head Brewery... But the coffee show was called Dangerous Grounds... The guy went to different parts of the world, searching out more unique or sought-after coffee beans; I enjoyed watching it for his passion and slight insanity

 

[the_rayway]

I'm afraid I'm one of those "if it isn't fresh and very hot - I won't drink it!" people. I hate the burnt taste that comes after too long on the hot plate, or in the nuker. Ugh.

 

[jamesngalveston]

yea, well you are a girly girl...we are 3 shades from neandethral.

 

[dangerdave]

I learned to drink coffee in the Navy. The goat urine they called coffee in the mess hall was some of the most gruesome fluid ever concocted by mankind. I think they ran water throught the same grounds for weeks. We had to add lots of sugar and milk just to get our caffeine fix.

Remembering that, even the cheapest of free world coffee is a delight. I require no more.

 

[the_rayway]

yea, well you are a girly girl...we are 3 shades from neandethral.

James - I've never been called a girly girl before; that's a new experience!

I was a snowmobile-riding, pipe-smoking, kickboxing, one-of-the-boys-type girl. Lol, funny how things change!

Now you're gonna make me dig up some of my old pictures to prove it...

 

[iVivid]

Good coffee, good wine, good life.
Life is to short for bad coffee also.
I don't do instant. Has to be fresh.
Either drip or espresso. Not fussy (lol).
Just not instant. Did I say not instant?
REAL grinds, happy Vivi in the morning

 

[jamesngalveston]

I agree with you Viv....noooooooooo instant....taste like ....well bad...

 

[dangerdave]

Agreed. That's where the buck stops. No instant. Horrible stuff!

 

[Rocky]

I don't drink a lot of coffee. I probably average less than 2 cups per day but I do enjoy a good cup. We have a little 4 cup Melitta that we use in the morning and a 12 cup Melitta that we use for larger brews. We buy Kirkland "World Blend Medium Roast" at Costco and we feel it is the best combination of price and quality we can find. We never use Decaf (except for guests) or instant. I drink mine with half & half only, Bev is half & half and sugar.

To me good coffee depends on many things: the coffee, the water, the cleanliness of the equipment and how long it has been brewing. I have seen some of the very fancy and expensive brewing equipment and I think back on my days in the Army and how coffee was made "in the field." The Mess Sergeant would put on a large pot of water, bring it to a boil and dump a 1 lb. can of coffee into it. When the grounds settled, we could ladle the coffee out of the pot into our mess kit cups or canteens. It tasted great until some clown came along and stirred the pot. In that case, we had to wait about an hour for the grounds to re-settle.

One little joke we have around our family is a word coined by Bev to describe a non-dairy creamer. At the time, there were two popular brands, Cremora and Coffeemate. Bev once referred to the product as "Cremate" and it has been a source of humor for us since then. I think it would be the ultimate marketing challenge to sell a whitish powder for human consumption called "Cremate."

 

[JohnT]

Agreed. That's where the buck stops. No instant. Horrible stuff!

During Sandy, I went 5 days without my blessed cup of coffee.
Although our house was fine, trees blocked our road, trapping us.
While rummaging through our pantry, I found some instant coffee. The stuff must have been in there for years.

Well, what are you going to do? I heated some water (I was smart enough to fill one of my primary fermenters before the blackout) and made a cup.

Got to tell you, It was FANTASTIC!!!

Just goes to prove, the best tasting dish ever made was consumed by a starving man!

 

[dangerdave]

True that, John. Very true. Instant does have it's place, at utter most end of need.

 

[the_rayway]

True that, John. Very true. Instant does have it's place, at utter most end of need.

i.e. Camping