To Tired:
We have a press and use it occasionally but it’s just one cup. The percolator is 12 so it lasts longer. Between Himself and I we down 6 cups between 5 and 7 AM. Big French press is on my wish list.
Himself drinks it black but I prefer a bit of milk and monk fruit.
Influencing factors being the status quo, the brands I buy have deteriorated significantly. After years of faithful service, New England, Eight O’Clock, Don Francisco, Green Mountain, Lavazza, and Kauai to a lesser extent, have all become very short shelf life, sour, bitter, foul, nasty brews. You see the selection and realize nothing is more than 65 cents an ounce. BUT they’ve been good. I need to move up in price range or switch to Irish Breakfast :) Thanks :)
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To Freedom Poster:
I don’t have Costco near here but I’ll take a look and see if it’s anyplace else. We had a burr grinder but now just a little blade. Thanks!
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To Bulwyf:
Kicking Horse sounds a bit bold - I’ll look it up :) Thanks!
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to Justa:
Ok. I haven’t had Folgers in long time but the name brings back bad memories of office coffee :) But it’s a Columbian, you say? I may just have try it. I am looking for NOT Aribica. Thanks!
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to Jeff C:
Dark Roasts used to be complex and flavorful, perfect with cream and sugar. Now they just taste like Starbucks which has always been burnt coffee.
IMHO, so many coffees are headed the way of Starbuck’s flavor because the producers and roasters think everybody likes Starbuck’s?? Maybe they’re putting their good batches into coffee pods and saving the Oops loads for cans and bags ;)
I’ll give Folger’s CH and BB another look. I’ve tossed so much coffee these last few months (well, into the garden to keep pests away) another batch or two won’t matter . Thanks!!
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to Carriage Hill:
I’ve been brewing Kauai Kona single source - but oh wait, I think this only has 10% or so Kona ... I’ll double check. I may have to up my Kona game, eh? I’ll look up Monarch. Thanks much .
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to Red Badger:
Abandon my 30 year old (or older?) Westinghouse ElectroPerk?!?! You might have something there ...
Gave it a good scrub the other day and I think 1983 was still in the stem well ...
Maybe a large French Press will be under the tree we still haven’t got .. depends what Santa can find at Goodwill :D
Happy days, all!
Cheers!
I used to work in a restaurant when I was a teenager. We had those huge coffee makers, probably a couple gallons, back then, not the drip pot types we have today.
There was a solution, lye I think, that I had to use to clean then once a week to get rid of the buildup of stain and acids on the insides.
I would empty the tank and pour in this packet of powder then fill it with scalding hot water. It would bubble and sizzle and I would let it set for about 30 minutes then drain and rinse several times. The dirty water that came out was terrible. But the coffee after cleaning was really great...................
I use the refillable Keurig pods and put whatever coffee I desire in them.
While I have Keurig machine, I generally use a press that holds the Keurig pods. I usually do a 16 oz cup.
I like each cup made fresh as it gets burnt sitting in the pot.
I use an insta pot to heat water that allows me to set the water temp level.. I also use it for tea at lower Temps.
I’ll admit it. I’m not just addicted to coffee, but also a coffee snob. I now have the setup to roast my own coffee beans, but haven’t done it yet.
I looked up beans and grinders after reading the post. I found something I might like to try: bourbon arabica.
Anyone try that? If so, what's your thoughts? I'd like to get back into grinding whole beans fresh for my morning coffee...