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11 ways to spot bogus coffee
thrillist.com ^ | August 25, 2014 | Dan Gentile

Posted on 05/24/2015 2:26:58 AM PDT by rickmichaels

Even when loaded with a mound of sugar substitute, all coffees are not created Equal. The world's second most popular commodity varies in quality, and, when you're staring at a shelf, it can be hard to detect the cream of the (unfairly traded) crop.

So to help identify a legit bag of beans, we consulted our buddies at Austin, TX's Cuvée Coffee to share with us some red flags to look out for. These aren't all deal-breakers, but if you see several in combination, be wary.

(Excerpt) Read more at thrillist.com ...


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To: rickmichaels

It’s in a Starbucks cup? ;)


21 posted on 05/24/2015 5:13:19 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: R. Scott

“After 20+ years of drinking Army coffee....”

Best tasting coffee in the world was a canteen cup of joe in the field on a cold morning, ladled out in the mess tent.


22 posted on 05/24/2015 5:24:48 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: rickmichaels
if your into coffee
23 posted on 05/24/2015 5:25:52 AM PDT by JohnLongIsland
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To: cuban leaf
My husband and I like different types of coffee: he extra bold and me light to medium roast. We also entertain a lot and our closest relatives, both sets of folks, live two hours away. With the Keurig, we and our guests can have our favorite cups of coffee and no pots of a cold coffee go down the drain. It just works for us, and the My KCup helps with cost. If you live near an Aldi, they have their brand of KCups $4.49/12 pack, and a great organic brand for $5.49/12 pack.
24 posted on 05/24/2015 5:26:40 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: Vaquero

I do similar (2 beans).

Most don’t realize flavor is about the grind as well.

My morning cup from my Capresso EC100 espresso maker is best with 2 different grinds. @ 2 cups/day, 1 lb lasts about 2 weeks and tastes far superior to crappy, gun-hating brand-names at 1000% markup.


25 posted on 05/24/2015 5:26:54 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: rickmichaels

Cafe Caribe espresso at $2.00 per 10 oz. brick.

Mister Coffee latte machine.

750ml of latte in my thermos.

Happy.


26 posted on 05/24/2015 5:27:57 AM PDT by JJ_Folderol (Diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
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To: rickmichaels; All

Coffee Tasting CAT..
*good / bad!*
..it's your choice.

27 posted on 05/24/2015 5:30:05 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass ("Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." Hedy Lamarr)
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To: cuban leaf

Chemex for the win. Or one of the old discontinued Starbucks Barista espresso makers
. We like a good espresso pull in the morning. Less acid and big flavor. And always always always grind your beans fresh. Burr grinder works best.


28 posted on 05/24/2015 5:38:20 AM PDT by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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To: rickmichaels
11 Ways to Spot Bogus Coffee

Number 12: A dead giveaway.


29 posted on 05/24/2015 5:41:51 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: rickmichaels
Parts of this article are bogus, as highlighted in this thread.

Bad coffee is made palatable by over-roasted it, which helps burn off poor quality notes and oils. Of course, this also burns off what little good notes and oils it might have had, but the result can be a net-pleasing effect if desperate for a coffee flavor. Look up the history on “French Roast” to see how this was arrived at in history.

“French roast” and “dark roast” take advantage of poor quality beans. “Light roast” and “medium roast” are the roasts capable of leaving all or most of the flavor notes in the coffee, but this can also mean bad notes from any lower quality beans are noticeable.

You should want good tasting, “light” or “medium” roasted coffee. Definitely don't pay extra for the other roasts, which would kill the life out of good coffees (as over-roasting gets rid of their flavor characteristics, wastefully so).

How do I know this? Aside from having read about this, I now have family who maintain large coffee plantations.

30 posted on 05/24/2015 5:42:04 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: fella

Yeah, Folgers, Maxwell House, and if money’s tight and no one’s looking Always Save. It’s amazing how many people compliment cheap coffee when they watch you scoop it from an expensive band container.


31 posted on 05/24/2015 5:45:52 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: ConservativeMind; Lazamataz

Can we get your opinion on “blonde” roasting?

Oh and, if it happens, please ignore any response to this post by Lazamataz.


32 posted on 05/24/2015 5:53:04 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: rickmichaels

SVT, stress, nerves.....oh man how bad I want a simple cup of coffee right now.


33 posted on 05/24/2015 5:53:05 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: logi_cal869

My coffee maker is a 14 cup kitchen aid. My grinder is a capresso. I set the grinder between very fine and fine and put the highest time setting (10 whatever that unit means) that fills the little plastic bin with the right amount of ground coffee for the 14 cup maker.
Never know when Costco will end a particular coffee type. I liked the Guatemalan coffee by itself. But they stopped selling it.


34 posted on 05/24/2015 5:55:20 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: R. Scott

After 20+ years of drinking Army coffee I just buy Maxwell House.


HAHAHAHA!

I got my dad some starbucks a few years ago. He took a sip and asked if I had any Folgers. :-)


35 posted on 05/24/2015 5:57:38 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
It’s in a Starbucks cup? ;)

I like Starbucks, but much, much prefer Peet's Coffee & Tea. They opened one right near my home, but then Starbucks opened up right next to them and ran them out of business. :-(

36 posted on 05/24/2015 6:09:10 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel; Lazamataz
Can we get your opinion on “blonde” roasting?

Did you say "blonde" roasting?


37 posted on 05/24/2015 6:16:45 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: rickmichaels

I ‘splurged’ last year and bought a bag of Starbucks french roast beans.
Opened the bag and it smelled like it had mackerel heads in it.! Yow!

Normally drink Costco French Roast fine ground.
After reading this thread I might try a lighter roast though.
Eight-o-Clock French Roast was my favorite for years. Then A&P disappeared and I lost interest in it.


38 posted on 05/24/2015 6:16:48 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: cuban leaf

Starbucks.....boint coffee....just ask Jackie Mason

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Mjnzqi5gs


39 posted on 05/24/2015 6:19:45 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: rickmichaels
If a brand doesn't sell a whole-bean offering, it's a very bad sign... Beans sold in bins If it's not actually packaged, it's a strong indicator of poor quality

Huh?

If I like it, I'm not going to worry about all that.

40 posted on 05/24/2015 6:20:09 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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