Posted on 12/15/2005 8:33:20 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Why would I possibly need one of these? I drink 10 cups at a time!
http://www.sedonamg.com/caffevita/prodDetl.aspx?ID=4&CatID=2
you better try this! I thought Peets next day delivery was the best too....
Don't you ever get tired of complainingg about what other people choose to do? I am dogmatic because I prefer Starbucks? Do you really understand what you write? Have I told you what to drink? Who's being dogmatic here?
A careful reading of my comments will indicate that I have tried all sorts of coffee beans from various purveyors of coffee. There are many fine beans out there (except Safeway beans, which are largely Mexican jumping beans), but I prefer Starbucks. Why are you so bothered by that? I suppose the next big thing in your mind is that Starbucks coffee causes cancer.
So, go buy whatever coffee floats your boat and be happy. It is not good form to impose your tastes on others.
The company I've always used for buying roasters (I'm on #2; the first one lasted 4.5 years of heavy use) and green coffee beans is Sweet Maria's. Good people and good products - I now buy 20 lb. bags of mostly French Roast Blend and Liquid Amber Blend.
I roast in an iRoast machine and have a Rancilio Rocky to grind and a Rancilio Silvia espresso machine. For drip, I use a $2.00 Melitta #6 cone and Costco filters. I have an instant-hot water dispenser with carbon filter, calibrated to 195 degrees to use with the latter stuff.
Sounds froo-froo but I can roast outstanding beans for just over $5/pound and with the instant-hot dispenser can make a cup of coffee in less than 2 minutes with virtually zero cleanup (just dump the filter in the trash and rinse the Melitta cone).
There are several companies that sell beans 'n machines; just do a quick search. Also a wealth of websites and newsgroups for detailed advice.
My best tip: get a decent beginner book on coffee roasting; there are a few things to know. Most important is consistency; even the length of the extension cord used with the roaster can change the roast, so I do it exactly the same every time to get what I want. One more thing: it's a smoky process - you need an exhaust hood or do it outside.
Good luck and have fun.
I'm still wondering why you are so enamored of Starbucks. There has to be some reason apart from the taste; otherwise you'd be able to taste what you are drinking. Perhaps your taste buds are fried?
Get tired of it? I've only been doing this for 13 hours or so, your reactions are fun.
You're right about Starbucks house blend being to roast-y (burnt tasting) but the 100% Columbian is very nice.
I remember going to Starbucks #1 at Pike Place Market and buying beans in college....before they had drinks. And for the longest time they wouldnt add syrups to their coffee.
And when the chick had boobs.
Sounds like Peets. Until a few years ago, they didn't have syrups in the store. Must have been when they went public and became more interested in making their investors happy than making a decent coffee...
Peet's has syrups now? Bah. You could even mask the flavor of Charbucks, given a big enough whack of syrup. Wouldn't be coffee, might be drinkable. By somebody. Maybe.
"Get tired of it? I've only been doing this for 13 hours or so, your reactions are fun."
If you need fun, post to Hank, the FR Expert Coffee Guru, and tell him you love Safeway coffee. (Especially the frozen beans). Hank is well known for his taste buds.
Though it should be noted that owning a coffee roaster is for regular everyday pussies.
Thanks for all that info...I am definitely going to try it. BTW, I hope you and RTINSC "patch things up". It has always struck me as funny how a seemingly innocuous thread like this one can become a kind of scholastic referendum on opinions. I like it! That's the best of FR!
Got one in the office and this K cup coffee is pretty good. It's comparable to what you get fresh-brewed in a coffee shop.
Hey, I think that TASTER'S CHOKE was done by my old friend Jay Lynch! Glad I saw it---I've been meaning to get back in touch with him for about 6 months.
mmmmmm...Italian roast is my favorite.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned anything about "cold brewed" coffee.
Wow, that is yummy coffee . . . . not a trace of bitterness, tastes more like hot chochlate rather than coffee, I use only a fraction of the sugar in coffee when I cold-brew it compared to when I hot-brew it. Unfortunately, it takes 2-3 times more grind for the same amount of beverage, so it's much more expensive to do this way. And a little messier as well.
Excellent choice. But don't let Hank, the FR Expert Coffee tastebudsman, know or you will be besieged by his mindless comments that you have no taste for coffee. He may be coffee retentive. A strong possibility.
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