Coffee

i want it to be hoisin and mayo

i had eggnog in my coffee this morning

It’s the Bisto of both worlds.

Uh what?

I wonder what a full patty of beef would taste like with chocolate

xp Bisto is a brand of gravy powder here. You mix the powder (or granules, I guess) with juices from the roast meat.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisto

That's what my googling revealed, and I thought, That can't possibly be right.

Oh it’s delicious tbh, or at least the powder is. Think granules are when you don’t use it with meat juices.

I get that, but on a donut?

I thought it was a misspelling of "Bistro."

Sounds like a limited edition gimmick product ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

*ahem* A hand finished limited edition gimmick product.

G is correct. Bisto is very good for instant gravy but it has no business ever being anywhere near a donut gimmick or otherwise.

The choc sauce/fries thing reminds me of how people dip the fries in the shakes at Wendy's. Isn't that a thing? I'd try that too.

Yeah, def a thing. Personally never done that, but know quite a few people that are regular Wendy's frosty fry dippers.

we have potato donuts in maine I guess similar

today as an experiment i recycled a whole boxful of grounds, to try and get a second cups-worth from them

why would you do this to yourself? it's like smoking a refry you found in an ash tray. I think grounds make pretty good compost/fertilizer

Yeah mine go in the compost.

I’d sooner just drink cheap coffee than reuse grinds.

the two cups i had today were fine so

"fine" gtfo this thread heathen

hey now this thread is a safe space. for those who are right about coffee and also, for those who are wrong about it

IS it tho

jk

Luv 2 eat my own shit as an experiment to get another portion if dinner out of it

Many xposts re: reusing coffee grounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39g6utADRzs

we knew this as "submarine coffee"

dump the grounds beneath a rose bush imho

Brewing coffee is an extraction process. You can’t extract twice.

but netflix already released Extraction 2!

Anyone have a recommendation for a good thermal carafe? The one we have (Thermos branded) has been losing its heat retention, for some reason, but when I researched replacements all the recommended ones (Fellow, Hario) seemed way too small, with capacities around 600mL. We usually drink about four cups a day, total, so I was thinking something that could handle closer to a liter in capacity.

we have an old model capresso that rules, 10 cups, stays hot for hours

this is current model

https://www.capresso.com/st300.html

if you want to be hip and with it apparently you should get this

https://www.stanley1913.com/collections/vacuum-bottles?sort_by=manual

one of each just to be sure

oh i see a thermal carafe. not a thermos. sorry there were dozens of words in Josh's post, was hard to keep track.

I was just talking to another middle school parent about the bizarre Stanley craze among pre-teen girls. Apparently the same marketing whiz who revived crocs is behind it.

If your old thermos is losing its insulating properties you could try giving it a thorough cleaning so the reflective glass interior works at maximum efficiency or else wrap it in a further insulating layer. Or both. If those don't work, replace it.

Yeah, maybe I'll give it a good clean.

The Stanley thing, the story I heard is some Mormon mom in Utah spread a viral video of her ice staying frozen in one of those things after a car fire, which prompted a rush to buy the thermoses. Now they have limited edition models and Starbucks tie-ins and people are lining up at Target to buy them, and so on. But maybe the fresh marketing approach preceded the viral video? I've also heard the cup's trendy spread was related to "Mormon soda culture." Did you know some Mormons drink a concoction called "dirty soda," which is a mix of soda and milk? I thought Laverne DeFazio was the only one that did that.

zojirushi ofc

Any specific Zojirushi model/design? There's a whole array.

There is a fringe millennial on set today w one of those gigantic stanley thermoses and she keeps calling it her stanley cup and tittering so i think the cartoonishness also appeals

xp they're all good, can't go wrong. just choose the one with the features and size that you want? i can't click the buy button for ya. https://www.zojirushi.com/app/category/thermal-carafes

i saw a video of all the various accessories you can get for your stanley, very silly stuff, a snack tray that goes over the top

there’s a long read about the Stanley guy that i saw just a couple days ago, can’t remember where tho

The next hot item for teen girls, soon available in designer colors

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/GR4AAOSwB31kNaGA/s-l1600.jpg

here’s the article, you’re welcome for the url

https://www.inc.com/ali-donaldson/this-marketing-pro-got-crocs-on-every-celebrity-from-bad-bunny-to-justin-bieber-now-hes-the-one-behind-the-stanley-tumbler-you-cant-escape.html

I have a zojirushi bottle (not a carafe) that’s about 7 years old that if I put fresh coffee into, it will barely not burn me after about 12 hours. I typically use it as a thermos to pour from as I can’t drink straight from it.

Stopped by a George Howell coffee in Boston for the first time since before the pandemic - I forgot how wonderful this stuff is. Definitely make the trip if you can, I always get a cup and then a bag to take back home to NY.

(I've only had his coffee in recent years - I've never experienced his famed shops before his short-lived retirement. I guess those were the ones that carried the original Frappucino he invented and were the same ones he sold to Starbucks?)

oh thats the coffee connection guy, classic boston institution

i went to a coffee seminar he led once, he knows his stuff

coffee seminar? i’m not living my life, apparently

he had a lot of powerpoint slides about coffee production and we did a few tastings to break things up. lots of cool jungle shots iirc.

Surprised I didn't know about this guy. Maybe I'll order some beans as a sidetrack from the Tandem subscription (which always turns out to be just a hair short of the amount of beans I need anyway).