Coffee

Milk is sweet enough, no idea why anyone adds sugar on top of that.

sugar is great, you have to use little cubes to know how much is right

im a bit of a black coffee w no sugar/espresso fascist but i recently had and really, really enjoyed a cashew milk latte.

I was about to drink an espresso w/ no sugar in Italy and my Italian co-workers acted like I was a disgusting savage. So I added half a teaspoon of sugar.

drinking coffee rn

I'm beginning to see the light on lighter roasts now! I've just always liked the old school Italian espresso flavour and don't like light-roast espresso - BUT when I've had pour over or French press lighter roast I've liked it. Stevie, your coffee game is strong.

i pretty much only drink black coffee but if i've already had a lot of coffee that day and i just want something nice to drink i might order a cappuccino

anyone have any knowledge about hawaiian coffee, the kona variety marketed everywhere? have the impression that most are blends, the based-in-hawaii brand I bought on sale claims as little as 10% kona beans. generally seems like an earthy mid-roast blend, very drinkable, in the couple brands i've tried

I have read/heard before that so-called "Italian Roast" or "Espresso Roast" coffee is just what poor Italian immigrants drank -- they could only afford low quality beans and roasted extra dark to kill the nastiness. This makes sense to me, although it is true that, up to a point, roasting darker will bring out more oils and hence give you more crema on an espresso shot. I don't have that much experience with actual Italian roasters other than mass producers, but it seems like Illy, Danessi, etc don't roast as dark as what we call "espresso roast," although it's certainly not light.

In my espresso-making days I found I got tasty shots using all manners of roasts -- quality and freshness were far more important than darkness/lightness, except that very light roasts didn't make great shots.

any other hater lovin Cafe Bustelo up here in this biotich?

― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Thursday, 23 July 2015 19:53 (5 months ago)

I love it because I make Cuban coffee with it, sweet and frothy. So tasty, and I even brew it for my son on weekends when he's feeling too lethargic or unmotivated to get through (or even to) his homework.

is anyone having problems with their french press glass breaking really easily? i am beyond extremely careful when handling it

when is it breaking for you?

chipped off after putting it in the dishwasher. i have a kona

bummer

i've had a bodum for about 6-7 years that has been pretty sturdy. i only use a wood utensil for stirring though and handwash only. havent used a kona

Yeah I broke my bodum glass press. I have a stainless one now but it gathered a slightly off smell/taste that I can't get rid of no matter how I clean it. I also find chemexes break easily, which I don't really understand, other than just use of cheap materials, since there's no reason the glass should have to be thin/brittle.

https://youtu.be/Ir0vELNbvHU?t=54s

went with a sterlingpro

yeah, all these companies claim to use borosilicate glass. i have a feeling it's just too thin. they have a warning not to pour boiling water, but they claim it's because it takes away from the "flavour", which i'm sceptical about

I've gone about four years w/o breaking my French press after years of breaking them constantly. Two things that helped: handwashing (and letting it sit on the counter rather than sitting in the sink w/ the rest of the dirty dishes) and stirring with a chopstick / wooden spoon.

will try those things. cheers compu

i only handwash and i don't even stir it. i only break mine through clumsiness/slippy fingers while dishwashing and i haven't done that for about 2 years (success!).

french press uses way too much coffee for me

yea i used it for a few months this year until i bought a chemex and fixed my moka pot, it seems so wasteful to use a french press compared to the other two

french press is a lifestyle

a lifestyle I want no part of #aeropress #kalitawave

rude

french press is good for company or weekends

weekday mornings i love the quickness of making an intensely strong little cup from the moka pot

I can totally see an NYTimes style piece on whether it's time to "reconsider" the French press, the "older, dowdier sister of the Chemex and the Hario dripper"

I've also been thinking about pitching a piece on the "normcore" appeal of the Mr. Coffee drip machine.

lmao

french press is good for company or weekends

― marcos, Thursday, February 4, 2016 9:53 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

company is the only reason i'd consider getting one at this point --- it's been a drag in the past to do back to back aeropressings, so much nicer to be able to top up and laze around with a bunch of coffee

the aeropress experience is pretty unchill tbh

it looks a little ~tense~

u know what's so chill tho and so perf for company and weekends? Kalita Wave (or pourover of choice) + 800ml Hario carafe, makes enough coff for 3 or 4

i just use my aeropress for when i'm "on the go" or "on the move" and need a quick coffee.

thermal carafe you infidels

I can totally see an NYTimes style piece on whether it's time to "reconsider" the French press, the "older, dowdier sister of the Chemex and the Hario dripper"

lol i had this conversation w/someone at a party over the holidays

i might follow harbl and get a mr coffee

had some really good coffee from a mr coffee a couple weekends ago. masterfully brewed by someone who works at a coffee shop for their day job

i miss my morning coffee-making rituals so much although ive gotten some very good lattes from places in my nabe

a bunch of hipsters on mefi trying to bring back percolators

http://ask.metafilter.com/290148/Percolate-me

I have a friend who likes his percolator

imo its time for the percolator

This thread needs a spreadsheet

I keep meaning to tell my mom and my partner's mom that their #pourover4life style is all the rage, but I know they'd both just say very practically, "well it is the easiest and best way for me to make coffee."

rn I am drinking a Colombian single-origin I made with my v60 and it's probably been too long since I ate because it's giving me the jibblies

my mum still busts out the percolator when we have company, i kinda love it

This thread inspired me to get my moka pot out and wash it for tomorrow morning. I haven't made a decent cup of coffee in years. I know the biggest part of the problem is the cheap-ass beans I buy.

three hours later still thinking of the percolator and dancing

you know what is good is yerba mate