That shit is so good. I love the flower pepper with all of my being. Flowers and pepper, together at last.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2),:
TH MATTER IS MOOT - now that I found Cafe Bustelo at your local Hanafords - dark, rich and fine ground - perfect
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
cafe bustelo always tastes kinda moldy to me
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:44 (eleven years ago) link
* highly recommend the fresh rice noodles in the refrigerator aisle for super quick and easy stir fries/soups and whatnot
Those aren't those yam starch no calorie noodles, are they?
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
I drank TJ's coffee for a year because of budgeting, it's okay but none of it wowed me
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
there's this starbucks knockoff brand called 'seattle's best' that I liked, I got the level 1 roast (light roast)
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://brokensecrets.com/2011/05/18/seattles-best-coffee-is-owned-by-starbucks/
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
NO they are not slimy yam noodles -- they're just regular yummy rice noodles that are already cooked and in little packages, so all you have to do is dump them in a pan after you've quickly sauteed some veggies, add a few glops of the sauce of your choice and poof. Done.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
starbucks coffee might be ok if they didn't burn it
/starbuckscomplaintrobot
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
well the seattles best level 1 coffee is a light roast
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
btw carl sorry i said yummy
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
i meant it though
I think starbucks version of a light roast is to give the entire bean a nice, reasonable roast and then char one side
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha, LL, you can clearly get away with things others cannot because I didn't even notice you said yummy. Or maybe I was relieved that you weren't talking about those dreadful yam noodles.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah, those are gross and slimythese noodles are really good -- strongly recommend for easy weekday dinners that make enough leftovers to eat for lunch the next day.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
I remember when I worked at Starbucks and an old man deferred to the coffee as "Cacka COffee!" he was sure ornery
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
metropolis coffee is the only kind i've had that tastes notably better than the stuff i get from TJs
This shocks me. TJs coffee is OK in a pinch, but we have a wealth of awesome options. Intelligentsia, Metropolis, my fave Bridgeport ...
btw, TJ's frozen pho is gross.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
Ok ok ok Intelligentsia is good too. Never had Bridgeport!
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
Frozen pho is sad.
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:57 (41 minutes ago) Permalink
you would think so, but you'd be wrong
/itallsucks
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
i've had some TJ's coffee at the in-laws' and its pretty dire imo! but maybe it was the particular blend i had. there's lot of good coffee in l.a. to be had, so i just buy up bags from various places around town. right now i'm having some coffee home-roasted by a friend, he gets his beans from around the world and roasts them in his garage.
metropolis coffee is pretty amazing, maybe my favorite.
― omar little, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
i don't think people buy TJs coffee because they think it's the best coffee or equal to intelligentsia/metropolis/etc, they buy it because it's drinkable coffee at half the price of intelligentsia/metropolis/etc (and doesn't require a trip to a separate store)
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ that's why we sometimes buy it, even though we prefer Intelligentsia.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
exactlyi also value expedience in coffee since i already shop at like 4 difft stores on a weekly basis
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
I don't know any of the other brands mentioned here but I have never bought coffee at a separate store before except that one time I went to the Grand Cent Market for it. But yeah, at no point in my normal routine am I anywhere near a coffee specialty store.
― check the name, no caps, boom, i'm (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
yeah same. costco has no good coffee, and I no longer have time to make separate trips every week to a good place. Although now there's a place by work with counter culture for $13/lb which is not terrible (TJ's cans are I think 12 oz so you have to add 33% to the price to compare)
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
I think someone I know is involved with Kitten Coffee--should I buy from them?
― check the name, no caps, boom, i'm (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
SOmetimes I long for STarbucks Sulawesi - but the cost is astronomical and I am very frugal these days
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
TJ's breakfast blend was like $6 for 12 oz?
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
CAfe Bustelo rings up at 4$ a 12oz. Sulawesi was like 13$ a 16oz last time I checked
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
oplus great package design http://cafebustelo.com/media/upload/product/CafeBusteloCan_png_384x384_crop_upscale_q100.jpg
tostado y molida para el gusto hispano
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
oops molido
SIEMPRE FRESCO!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
I buy locally roasted coffee from my grocer *nose in the air*
:)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
I like those Starbucks via's in a pinch.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
I've never tried them but work has such godawful pigswill I am thinking of having some at my desk for emergencies
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
They are pretty good, but if you are using a standard sized USA coffee mug, I recommend half a packet unless you like tachycardia and teeth grinding.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
and the quickened digestion, if you know what I mean
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
Die a Ree Ahyh?
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 13:57 (eleven years ago) link
Has anyone else found the TJ's meat to be weird? I've gotten their *high-end* steak a few times and more recently their pork loin and pork roast, and it all has the same unnatural consistency, where the meat almost tastes like it was injected with something to make it moist, and the fat feels like it's glued on.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Sunday, 16 September 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
chicken is fine, never got any other meat there. actually seems to be the only place you can get inexpensive chicken breast that is not so enormous you can't cook it properly.
i got 3 kinds of jerky (buffalo, beef, and turkey) this week and i have already eaten them all. i always think their coffee sucks whenever i make the mistake of buying it.
― horribl ecreature (harbl), Monday, 17 September 2012 01:42 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah the chicken is totally fine and decent. It's just the steak and pork I've had problems with.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:26 (eleven years ago) link
pineapple juice is bomb as fuck.
― gwenguthrie gwen ross (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
I like the buffalo jerky but there are like 3 pieces per bag and it's, what, $5.99 or something? Yikes. Has anyone seen the flower pepper at their local TJs? I'm afraid that it's gone ;_;
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:39 (eleven years ago) link
Was kind of weirded out to see there are TJ's boiled eggs in a bag. Or any boiled eggs in a bag for that matter.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
It's kind of disturbing to see them in bunch out of the normal context like that. It reminds me of David Sedaris saying that in France, he bought peanut butter in a tin can, which made it unappealing for him. I've worked at restaurants where they came in 5 gallon buckets, packed in water, which was very strange and off-putting, but not reasonably so.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:50 (eleven years ago) link
man, that might rival precooked bacon in the laziness department
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
I'm too lazy to go find lex's post about failing at boiling eggs, but it exposes the privilege behind your judgment.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 17 September 2012 03:05 (eleven years ago) link