sugar is great, you have to use little cubes to know how much is right
― μpright mammal (mh), Monday, 18 January 2016 23:31 (eight years ago) link
im a bit of a black coffee w no sugar/espresso fascist but i recently had and really, really enjoyed a cashew milk latte.
― Cornelius Pardew (jim in glasgow), Monday, 18 January 2016 23:39 (eight years ago) link
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.
― nickn, Monday, 18 January 2016 23:57 (eight years ago) link
drinking coffee rn
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 01:19 (eight years ago) link
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.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 01:53 (eight years ago) link
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
― marcos, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 02:02 (eight years ago) link
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
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 02:14 (eight years ago) link
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.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 03:12 (eight years ago) link
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.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 03:13 (eight years ago) link
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)
― 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.
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 03:54 (eight years ago) link
is anyone having problems with their french press glass breaking really easily? i am beyond extremely careful when handling it
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 18:50 (eight years ago) link
when is it breaking for you?
― marcos, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
chipped off after putting it in the dishwasher. i have a kona
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 19:45 (eight years ago) link
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
― marcos, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 19:49 (eight years ago) link
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.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
https://youtu.be/Ir0vELNbvHU?t=54s
― how's life, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 20:34 (eight years ago) link
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
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 20:40 (eight years ago) link
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.
― ヽ(´ー`)┌ (CompuPost), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 20:57 (eight years ago) link
will try those things. cheers compu
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
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!).
― Cornelius Pardew (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 21:23 (eight years ago) link
french press uses way too much coffee for me
― a (waterface), Thursday, 4 February 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
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
― marcos, Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:40 (eight years ago) link
french press is a lifestyle
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:44 (eight years ago) link
a lifestyle I want no part of #aeropress #kalitawave
― police patrol felt the smell of smoke and found that goat burns (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:45 (eight years ago) link
rude
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:46 (eight years ago) link
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
― marcos, Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:53 (eight years ago) link
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"
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
I've also been thinking about pitching a piece on the "normcore" appeal of the Mr. Coffee drip machine.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 4 February 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
lmao
― marcos, Thursday, 4 February 2016 16:01 (eight years ago) link
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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
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Thursday, 4 February 2016 18:08 (eight years ago) link
the aeropress experience is pretty unchill tbh
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 February 2016 18:14 (eight years ago) link
it looks a little ~tense~
― a (waterface), Thursday, 4 February 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
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
― police patrol felt the smell of smoke and found that goat burns (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 4 February 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
i just use my aeropress for when i'm "on the go" or "on the move" and need a quick coffee.
― nomar, Thursday, 4 February 2016 20:28 (eight years ago) link
thermal carafe you infidels
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 4 February 2016 20:38 (eight years ago) link
lol i had this conversation w/someone at a party over the holidays
― $ (Lamp), Thursday, 4 February 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
i might follow harbl and get a mr coffee
― 龜, Thursday, 4 February 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
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
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 4 February 2016 20:43 (eight years ago) link
i miss my morning coffee-making rituals so much although ive gotten some very good lattes from places in my nabe
― $ (Lamp), Thursday, 4 February 2016 20:43 (eight years ago) link
a bunch of hipsters on mefi trying to bring back percolators
http://ask.metafilter.com/290148/Percolate-me
― petulant dick master (silby), Friday, 5 February 2016 00:22 (eight years ago) link
I have a friend who likes his percolator
― μpright mammal (mh), Friday, 5 February 2016 00:39 (eight years ago) link
imo its time for the percolator
― just sayin, Friday, 5 February 2016 00:48 (eight years ago) link
This thread needs a spreadsheet
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 5 February 2016 00:49 (eight years ago) link
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."
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 5 February 2016 00:56 (eight years ago) link
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
― petulant dick master (silby), Friday, 5 February 2016 01:08 (eight years ago) link
my mum still busts out the percolator when we have company, i kinda love it
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 February 2016 03:54 (eight years ago) link
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.
― if thou gaz long into the coombs, the coombs will also gaz into thee (WilliamC), Friday, 5 February 2016 03:58 (eight years ago) link
three hours later still thinking of the percolator and dancing
― μpright mammal (mh), Friday, 5 February 2016 04:15 (eight years ago) link
you know what is good is yerba mate
― marcos, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 15:32 (eight years ago) link
it is not a substitute for coffee of course but as a late morning drink it is very good and stimulating in a different way than coffee
i am talking about like the real deal yerba mate that south american grocery stores sell in one-pound bags for like $7. not the bottled shit that whole foods sells for $4 a bottle
― marcos, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 15:34 (eight years ago) link