Coffee

Uh oh. Good thing I'm past breeding age.

you guys are tearing me apart here
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$25.98 at Zabar's

http://zabars.com/aerobie-aeropress-coffee-and-espresso-maker/B21L001,default,pd.html?cgid=Tea_Coffee_Makers

If you want to make good coffee, you have to be willing to do a little cleaning. Coffee leaves residues that get really nasty really fast.

we have a lavazza espresso point in my office that the director begrudgingly will let clients have a cup of, he's like IT IS ONLY FOR THE OFFICE!

only 2 of us drink coffee btw and i kind of prefer my cold toddy.

this
http://www.creativecookware.com/images/Bugatti%20diva%20red.jpg

is crazy lookin

There was another coffee thread recently where Remy was telling what cleaner other than dish soap to use on coffee implements. Can anyone link to that thread or remember the stuff?

it was this descalers
http://www.urnex.com/urn.htm

(xxxpost) you can tell it's an espresso machine because it's got a speedomemter...

There was another coffee thread recently where Remy was telling what cleaner other than dish soap to use on coffee implements. Can anyone link to that thread or remember the stuff?

there are so many coffee threads

^^^ ILX is like a tapestry made of coffee

and pizza

we used cafiza cleaner in our espresso machine.

there are also a lot of straight up CAFFEINE threads

Okay, I've used the aeropress for three days and it makes a good cup of coffee -- not ZOMG U R THE BEST COFFEE EVAR, but good. What they don't tell you is that it takes a lot of effort to press that plunger and get the water through the grounds and filter. It's not for people with, say, freakishly skinny forearms.

how do i get bigger forearms?

With AeroFlex

I only just now saw this thread... I've had an Aeropress for over a year now and like it a lot though you really want to make sure you're using good beans and a good grind. It won't magically make mediocre coffee good.

Starbucks Purchases Clover

I just noticed the machine has had a slight restyling and is 50 euros cheaper! Hurrah! And I can get decafs which is GREBT as I breastfeed. Hurrah! Won't be so grebt for my diet though as it'll add cals. But what the fuck, right? RITE? :-)

Came away a bit disappointed on a recent trip to Guatemala (hoping for amazing coffee). They know how to grow it, but (seemingly not) how to make it.

they sell all the good shit to foreigners. locals can't afford it

There was another coffee thread recently where Remy was telling what cleaner other than dish soap to use on coffee implements. Can anyone link to that thread or remember the stuff?

-- Rock Hardy, Friday, March 14, 2008 1:14 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Link

Old diner waitress trick is ice + lemon + salt and shake it around. For serious descaling you probably have to use one of those commercial products.

<i>they sell all the good shit to foreigners. locals can't afford it

-- Hurting 2, Friday, March 21, 2008 6:24 PM </i>

understand that, but even at cafes targeting only the tourist dollar (and claiming they only use locally-produced beans), it was average at best (and atrocious at a couple of places).

Ok, when I have real money I'm getting one of these:

http://www.italiankitchenaids.com/prodimages/DivisioneCasa/Familyretro/MicroCasaLeva/MicroCasaLevaCop&Brass/lever.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5idyptK15w

If she could just make a decent cup of coffee, she could relax.

i think i just found a new religion: http://illwiththecomposition.blogspot.com/2009/07/ill-product-java-time.html

btw, Aeropress + Tony's Espresso Noir drip grind = damn fine cuppa coffee

what is the best grinder for french press coffee?

Burr grinder, fairly coarse grind.

ive been reading that most burr grinders are too fine for frech press coarseness?

Dunno. I've got one of these Capresso infinity burr grinders and I've not had problems on one of the three coarse settings.

that seems to be the one to get

i got given a delonghi nespresso machine for christmas by my parents. it is amazing and has revolutionised my home coffee experience!

i finally got an aeropress over the weekend. i think i need to keep experimenting because the coffee is coming out kinda thin. what's the secret?

(i've been using trader joe's bolivian beans with a coarse grind)

that is weird. use a finer grind?

I use a finer grind with mine, more medium - 1 scoop and water to the 2 mark. I probably stir for longer than 10 sec, and it sits a bit after that before I press it.

I realized yesterday I should probably drink coffee more often to avoid making a huge production out of it whenever I do make a cup.

might try it with intelligentsia black cat espresso beans instead.

http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/store/product/id/137

that is weird. use a finer grind?

― just woke up (lukas), S

why is that weird? finer grind = more surface area = more extraction, iirc.
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"weird" = i was surprised that an aeropress would produce a thin coffee even with coarse grind, but yeah, that's why i recommended a finer grind

i usually do use a fine grind (for turkish coffee). i think my version of aeropress coffee is going to end up being a lot like my version of turkish coffee.

I have realized that no coffee is as good as stumptown, but also that stumptown is kind of expensive for me to buy every week.

I accidentally bought $20 per canister Kona coffee from Trader Joe's. I hope it is good.

The Kenyan coffee from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is excellent. It almost makes me sympathize with Britney Spears for wanting their coffee from anywhere in the world (so I've heard).

Dear coffee,

I love you but you're really bad to my stomach.

- toast

get bent - it's the coarse grind that's the problem. for an aeropress, you want to use a fine grind. (not too fine or else it will be impossible to plunge down).