are you a Folgers guy/gal, or do you crave something fancy like Starbuck's? what is your favorite coffeeshop? do you dig those frozen drinks?
Okay.
This thread is wicked.
My favourite place to get coffee is Alternative Grounds. Barring that, Balzac's (where I work) is awesome.
At home, we only buy fair-trade, organic, shade-grown coffee that has a very very dark roast. And we grind our beans in the morning and make our coffee in one of those french press glass bodum things.
Oh yes we do. We're fairly retarded about our morning coffee. We also play Devotchka, and only Devotchka, because it's wonderful wake-up, inspiring music.
I take nothing in my coffee. I don't really like any sugar in any kind of drink, and I don't drink milk.
My favourite coffee is a double Americano. Actually, I had a really really good one in Carrborro, North Carolina.
Mmmmm...
But truly, I don't mind a good cup from a truck stop, either.
Oh yeah, Jonathan - you were witness to this I think, it was during the morning that the wind was blowing all the tents into the sky at Bonnaroo, and those storm clouds were rolling in, and you played my autoharp and I sang a bit-
I put bourbon in my coffee that morning. Duuuuuuuude. Dangereuse.
hey, I'm all about the morning ritual. ;) i've even got the damn coffeepot on a timer, so that the freshly brewed manna from heaven is ready when Amelia wakes me up at 5 a.m. :P...
after that, i'm either lurking here whilst drinking my yucky regular coffee or watching the news on mute. then it's off to work where we have some truly awful coffee. i think i'll switch to tea. :)
i'm a senseo guy
favourite coffeeshop? de vrolijke gaper
i do not dig frozen drinks
John, you can get a portable, drinkable bodum. You could take your ground coffee to work, put a little in the cup (and it has one of those push screens already in there), and just boil water, and voila - good coffee. ;)
Dunkin Donuts Regular, Cream and One sugar. I'm trying to switch to 2% milk and no sugar but my willpower sucks. :)
Also love Green Tea for the facts that it is very tasty and is one of the healthiest drinks, decaf especially.
What's senseo, Riny?
And yes. Green tea is wicked, wicked good and good for you.
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okay, now I'm hankering for some of that.
Holy crap. I'm totally going for coffee right now.
Please nobody talk about drinking bourbon today. :)
QuoteHoly crap. I'm totally going for coffee right now.
Please nobody talk about drinking bourbon today. :)
how bout an Irish Coffee? bourbon AND coffee! ;)
Espresso.
QuoteJohn, you can get a portable, drinkable bodum. You could take your ground coffee to work, put a little in the cup (and it has one of those push screens already in there), and just boil water, and voila - good coffee. ;)
Is that similar to a French press? I have one of those at work and usually grind my beans once a week. Grinding beans is half the fun.
Irish coffee? Bailey's Irish Creme will jumpstart anyone's day. I wanted to being some to the Roo, but didn't know if I could get coffee and they said no bottles.
Heine Brothers offers 'Ronda's Blend' in memory of Ronda Mahaffey, who died in a car accident on her way home from a MMJ show almost 2 years ago. A portion of the proceeds go to the Center for Women and Families. Ronda loved MMJ.
i just bought a french press, and wow! its like tasting coffee for the first time. :o
Quotei just bought a french press, and wow! its like tasting coffee for the first time. :o
It doesn't get any better does it ratsprayer? Embrace your coffee virginity all over again. ;D
I can't believe I missed this thread earlier... this is one of my classic rant topics...
Gloria Jeans is far and away the best coffee out there. Dunkin Donuts is pretty good coffee, but fucking Starbucks is the worst... I was told they intentionally burn their beans... either way, it taste like shit, and I'm not even holding the terrible experience you have to endure to buy the coffee against them (ie... encountering every fucking yuppie loser too young to consume alcohol with no where else to go)... ugh
I had a big row with Starbucks a couple of years ago. Sometimes I write letters when companies make me mad. So I did, and we went back and forth, and they ended up mailing me some damn coupons.
So lame.
Anyhow, yeah. Starbucks sucks on many, many levels.
starbuck's coffee is extremely bitter and sometimes muddy
yah.. i'm one of those other people who just sticks the stuff in the machine and sets a timer.. but i'm investimagating on this whole "making your own coffee better"
someone point me in the right direction
Quotestarbuck's coffee is extremely bitter and sometimes muddy
yah.. i'm one of those other people who just sticks the stuff in the machine and sets a timer.. but i'm investimagating on this whole "making your own coffee better"
someone point me in the right direction
You need a coffee grinder and a bodum and some goooood beans.
You grind the beans as you go (4 scoops per bodum), and add the boiling water.
You seriously can't find a nicer morning coffee than that.
Now, occasionally we get pretty stupid in the morning. Do not stick your fingers in the grinder. Jen has been known to scoop the beans straight onto the counter, and I've burned myself with hot water. A lot.
But it's awesome. :)
i hear that you should use "near-boiling" water instead of boiling because it will scorch the beans or whatever? i may be wrong, i'm a n00b
Quotei hear that you should use "near-boiling" water instead of boiling because it will scorch the beans or whatever? i may be wrong, i'm a n00b
Hm. By the time we figure out what that "weird noise" is, and turn off the burner, and then usually forget, and then remember, and finally pour the water into the coffee, it's usually not boiling anyhow. ;)
haha.. cool.. i was thinking about getting the hand lever type machine.. but i hear it takes skill to operate those correctly
Quotehaha.. cool.. i was thinking about getting the hand lever type machine.. but i hear it takes skill to operate those correctly
I'm not sure what the hand lever type machine is...
I also like one of those stovetop espresso machines.
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Beautiful.
That'll do you well. Mildly difficult to manouvre in the morning.
Does that have a grinder on it?
i guess so.. i'm flying by the seat of my pants with this whole self-made coffee stuff
coffee is for fools
Quotecoffee is for fools
I imagine you saying that as Mr. T.
I tell you another coffee that sucks- that 8 O'clock coffee I see all over the place. Taste like someone shit in my mouth, but hey, at least it wasn't Starbucks....
suddenly i am unable to drink the rest of this sweet tea. thanks smooth
WAWA
Quotesuddenly i am unable to drink the rest of this sweet tea. thanks smooth
LOL all apologies....
QuoteHeine Brothers offers 'Ronda's Blend' in memory of Ronda Mahaffey, who died in a car accident on her way home from a MMJ show almost 2 years ago. A portion of the proceeds go to the Center for Women and Families. Ronda loved MMJ.
Heine Bros. rocks for doing this and the coffee is quite tasty as well.
As far as Louisville coffee is concerned, I'm really trippin' on Highland Coffee. You get to choose between 5 or six different types (dark roast, flavored, decaf., etc.)Lately, I've been there every morning. 8)
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You get to choose between 5 or six different types (dark roast, flavored, decaf., etc.) 8)
Decaf? Unleaded coffee = rehab is for quitters. I can't find the point. Gotta love a hot brew that will gently kick you in the butt and have you functioning in just a few minut...er, make that hours.
J. Dixon. Did you make a prediction for me one time?
So, I went to bed really really late last night, and woke up feeling quite groggy and weird. I go to the kitchen, and there's a present for me. Like, an actual wrapped up present. Jen felt really bad that she's taking the bodum (which is hers anyway) with her to Iowa. The kettle is also hers, and she got upset yesterday because I don't have a kettle. "Kettle," I said, "I don't need a kettle. I don't drink tea." (I don't think I've ever owned a kettle in my life.)
Anyhow, you know those espresso makers that you put directly onto your stove? Yeah. She got me one of those, only this one is really big, and it makes coffee proper. And it's beautiful. And it's a combined coffee maker kettle, so I don't need the two things.
So three cheers for Jen who made my morning really nice. :) Oh man she leaves in two days.
bllllaaaaeeeccchhhhh.
That Jen sounds like a true sweetheart and a great friend.Megan,you might need another bottle of bourbon to drown your sorrows when she hits the road in a couple of days.Hang in their girl and give Jen my best.
QuoteThat Jen sounds like a true sweetheart and a great friend.Megan,you might need another bottle of bourbon to drown your sorrows when she hits the road in a couple of days.Hang in their girl and give Jen my best.
I will do, Tony. :)
aw sweet story, EC!
aren't good girlfriends just the best? friends are good.
in other news, i'm now inspired to go get some coffee. it's gross and rainy here today, so i think this sounds like a good plan.