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[Darksheare]

Offhand, I dunno.

Could it need to be cleaned at all?
The percolator I have tends to make noise and slow down when it needs thorough cleaning.

[PetroniusMaximus]

"http://turbocrazy.atspace.com/"

Thanks for that!

[RTINSC]

Pour some Melita coffee beans on a table next to Starbuck beans. See the difference? It is the oil content and the roasting of the beans that makes the difference. Starbucks has mastered the roasting of the beans. Make a pot of Starbucks and a pot of Melita. Taste the difference? Starbucks is rich in flavor. Melita makes you want to vomit.

[Darksheare]

Sam, snippy, you're pretty serious about your coffee, anything helpful for Perfesser?
(Post 80)

[Sally'sConcerns]

I love good coffee and I'm not adverse to paying more for good coffee. However, I'm not a coffee 'snob' as I don't turn up my nose at good old fashioned Folger's.

I had read about people who rave about what a wonderful coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain is so I ordered a 1/2 lb to try it. We drank that and I ordered another 1/2 lb several months later to see if the first batch might have been stale or something. Neither one of us was all that impressed with the Jamaica Blue. On the other hand we really enjoy Kona. It tastes exactly what I think a great cup of coffee should taste like.

Another coffee we have found and like is Indian Malabar. From what I understand it's a seasonal coffee. It has half the caffeine naturally than a regular cup of coffee. Normally when the coffee connoisseurs talk about a coffee having hints of a complex chocolate (or other flavor) flavor, I can't taste what they're talking about. With the Indian Malabar one of the things said about it is there is a hint of a honey taste and I can actually taste a bit of a honey taste. It's not an overpowering hint either. It just makes it a good coffee. We also like a coffee called Papua New Guinea. It's a smooth coffee with a very small bit of sweetness. I normally put cream and sugar in my coffee and with the Papua I have to cut down on the sugar I use or it makes it too sweet. (Yes, I know...it's sacrilege to use cream and sugar. Too bad! Deal with it. <---directed at any of the coffee snobs.)

I have absolutely no desire to try the coffee the article is referencing. I'm perfectly happy with the one's I've found and already like. So, somebody else can have my share.

[uglybiker]

Okay. Since nobody else will ask I guess I'm gonna have to.

Who's a$$ did those beans come out of?

[Perfesser]

Thanks.........My dear departed younger brother loved his coffee. Somewhat of a snob about it, actually. I told him that he was not a conniseur? because he demanded it be the same all the time. I said a conniseur would drink whatever was available. Only then could he learn the difference between the good and the bad. He was the only one who could drink it his way. You could dilute it with half water and still have a very strong cup of coffee. Anyway, I do try to improve the enjoyment of coffee when I can. It is cheaper to buy it green and roast it.

I sure he was still here to argue with about it.

[mrsmith]

Starbucks is for insecure suckers.

When I want something better than everyday Melita- a mild roast just the way I like it- for special occasions, I go to the local coffee co.

It's not only cheaper and better coffee, they're good people.

[Perfesser]

I sure WISH he were here to argue with about it.

[Darksheare]

Welcome.
LOL, sounds like he liked the stuff the way I make it.
Haven't roasted the stuff personally.
I have run across some stuff that was pretty anemic though.

[Darksheare]

I understand that.

[RTINSC]

"Starbucks is for insecure suckers."


Lots of good people drink Starbucks. You appear to have issues other than coffee quality or individual preference..

[Hank Rearden]

Tell me more ...

I'm too lazy, but here's the place to go: Sweet Maria's - it's where I've been buying my green beans to roast at home for about 6 years.

I haven't bought coffee in a (bleh!) can in 30 years, and haven't bought roasted whole beans in 5. Starbucks is simply poor coffee, marked way up.

Do your own; as with most homegrown chemistry, it's better.

[Hank Rearden]

Lots of good people drink Starbucks.

Actually, lots of people drink sugery, milky, chococoffee-flavored overpriced froofroo drinks at Starbucks.

Try going in there and ordering just a plain black coffee. It's awful.

[Perfesser]

He took his coffee maker with him when he traveled so his wife could set it up anywhere and make him a cup. He wasn't aware of the roasting your own possibilities, but did buy the whole beans and grind them. He bought me a coffee mug once for $9.00. He fancied himself a high roller. I thought he was nuts. I may drink tanzanian peaberry or huehuetanango from quatemala but I also drink Folger's when I have to. Caffiene is our friend.

[Tax Government]

Starbucks brewed coffee is rank, imo. An ordinary coffee vending machine is better. I say this in all sincerity.

Starbucks lattes and tazo drinks are very good.

[Perfesser]

Thank you every much, and I love your handle.

[RTINSC]

So, are you saying that Starbucks makes bad coffee because people are buying froofroo coffee drinks at their stores? If it's awful, why are you frequenting Starbucks stores?

[Darksheare]

Caffiene, a gift from above for those of us who need an extra kick.
;-)

My mug is older than I am, and my spoon is an American Airlines stainless...
*chuckle*

Yes, I am very picky about who touches my mug and spoon.
(Not too picky about my coffee grind or roast, only so long as it isn't anemic.)

[jerry639]

Starbucks couldn't pay me to drink their coffee.
Use no sugar or cream in my coffee. Want my sugar on my oatmeal and my milk in a glass. Feel the same about bourbon steak. Want my steak medium well with steak sauce and my bourbon in a glass please.