"G_______, Jimmie! This is some serious gourmet s___! Usually, me and Vince would be happy with some freeze-dried Taster's Choice right, but he springs this serious GOURMET s___ on us!"
Posted on 12/29/2023 12:35:53 PM PST by Red Badger
"G_______, Jimmie! This is some serious gourmet s___! Usually, me and Vince would be happy with some freeze-dried Taster's Choice right, but he springs this serious GOURMET s___ on us!"
I like my coffee just like my ex wife is: dark and bitter.
I roast my own, usually Sumatra, Bali: Organic Blue Moon, Kintamani Highlands (3/4) and Guatemala La Flor Del Cafe, Antigua (1/4), but I’m on an Ethiopian blueberry-flavored kick for the Holidays. I use a discontinued Zippy Pop stovetop popcorn popper with a clear lid and ports for my thermometer. I roast to Vienna Style, the initiation of the second crack at 12 minutes.
I’ve been committed to the French Press for years, due to excellent results with limited labor before the commute. Now that I’m retired, I tried French Press against Pour Over this morning and the Pour Over was superior to both my wife and me.
As to grinding and static electricity, I’ve rejected burr grinders due to the static charge and resulting mess in the kitchen when the grounds fly everywhere as the static repulses them from each other. I stick with the blade style grinder, frankly a Mr. Coffee equivalent picked up at Goodwill for $4. Does the job well with no mess or static.
But, it’s after noon and my next cup will be tomorrow before the gym. Happy Days!
I was going to suggest tossing a dryer sheet into the grinder, but the spray stuff would work too.
I have a French Press too, but it just isn't as good as my pour-over.
Is it worth roasting your own beans? I have thought about it but never got that far. That said, if the flavor improvement is substantial, I'll try it.
I like my coffee like I like my women. Tied up in a burlap bag and brought to me on the back of a donkey by Juan Valdez.
Bingo
Coffee Bean Corral has great variety and prices. I pay between $7-9 for excellent green beans.
Each 1 pound batch takes me about 25 minutes of labor. I have a 650 cubic feet per minute range hood that vents outside. The smoke is substantial so you need a big vent like that, or roast outside. The Zippy Pop was a lucky find about 10 years ago. I know of no stovetop popper that works as well. When mine finally breaks, I’m going for the $2,000 tabletop automated roaster. The savings over store boughten roasted beans will pay for it in about 4 years, I figure.
Freshness is Quality. Day 2 beans are the best, and it’s quickly downhill after that. I don’t drink 3 week old coffee.
“There’s a lot more to know about how coffee breaks.” True. And Peet’s Coffee has learned it all. It’s great.
I use a temperature regulated Breville kettle that heats to and maintains whatever temperature I want. I prefer 205 degrees, a hot cup but not boiling (too acidic). Use Britta filtered tap water, which is pretty good in Tacoma, Wa. But when I really want to splurge, I just dump a bottle of Pellegrino in there. That’s a nice step up.
Finally, the cream: Alexanders A2/A2 6% milkfat Milk, from Northern California. I have never tasted better store boughten milk. It’s far superior in flavor and has nearly as good a mouthfeel as heavy whipping cream in coffee. If you’re going to add something to your best cup of coffee, make it the best milk!
It’s called milk, sugar and flavored syrups.
“adding water before grinding resulted in a longer espresso extraction time and a consistently stronger brew”
seems like BS, given that most modern espresso makers automatically pre-infuse grounds in the portafilter before injecting the pressurized steam ...
“The responsible sourcing coffee company, Peet’s Coffee, has applied its ethics beyond the agricultural or alimentary sphere; it proudly and publicly champions Black Lives Matter. In addition to analyzing the conditions where its coffee is grown and processed, Peet’s Coffee has taken a special, and seemingly genuine, interest in the Black Lives Matter Movement. To date, the company has donated $100,000 to the following Black Lives Matter organizations: Black Lives Matter, NAACP LDF, ACLU, and Hidden Genius Project.”
“The trick boils down to reducing the amount of static electricity generated by grinding whole coffee beans”
seems to me that espresso grinders with a three prong plug (and proper house wiring) are grounded, so any static electricity generated by grinding would drain via the ground ... and i can say definitively that i’ve never received a static electricity shock from my espresso maker (which has its own builtin grinder)
Black Rifle Coffee....
It's 17% alcohol.
I'd be barfing from the corn syrup or whatever else is in it before I got anywhere near a buzz from it.
Wait, you want me to hold the salt, and frack my coffee beans?
Mix it with a good vodka.
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