u ever work with someone whos just always drinking coffee, at first you dont really notice but then one day youre like that guy just always has a coffee, wild stuff
― lag∞n, Saturday, 29 August 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link
I have been that guy
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 29 August 2020 04:19 (three years ago) link
My momma bought me beans from Bump 'n' Grind in Silver Spring MD. Really good. She loves me, or at least she loves coffee and wants to share her addiction.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 29 August 2020 04:20 (three years ago) link
I had to give up coffee,other than the rare decaf cappuccino, had to accept it makes me hyper-anxious and annoys my bowels. I miss the buzz. I drink a decent amount of tea as befits someone from Britain,the decrease in caffeine per dose really makes a difference for me.
Still a very sad situation.
― rascal clobber (jim in vancouver), Saturday, 29 August 2020 04:29 (three years ago) link
new espresso machine = i have been making a lot of espresso.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 29 August 2020 04:36 (three years ago) link
@lagoon norm macdonald would be proud of that post imo
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 29 August 2020 08:19 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ReGlHKd.jpg
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 11:27 (three years ago) link
I switched to a hand grinder while on vacation and first few batches the grind was too fine for the dripper I’m using and coffee tasted kind of flat and had some bitter notes. Today I got it to a coarser grind that is working for me.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 23:52 (three years ago) link
We are treating ourselves to one of these Technivorm Mocca Masters. It's such a lovely-looking thing. Plus, you know, coffee.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 2 September 2020 08:56 (three years ago) link
^^I have been using one for years, I think it's really great
― Dan S, Thursday, 3 September 2020 23:16 (three years ago) link
A friend of mine got me a bag of her favorite coffee. I really don't like it but it would be wasteful to throw. it away. Is there a cake recipe or something that will use a pound of coffee
― lukas, Monday, 7 September 2020 01:03 (three years ago) link
maybe something like tiramisu ie soaking cake in coffee but tiramisu is kind of a pain to make
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 September 2020 01:28 (three years ago) link
Botched my first pourover today and had to toss it and make a new one, so that helped.
― lukas, Monday, 7 September 2020 21:05 (three years ago) link
How about poundcake, but substitute coffee for the flour? Texture might be lacking but I bet it would be memorable.
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 8 September 2020 03:23 (three years ago) link
plus, gluten free
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 8 September 2020 03:24 (three years ago) link
This is the creative thinking I deserve.
― lukas, Tuesday, 8 September 2020 03:25 (three years ago) link
My wife bought a giant bag of costco coffee out of panic in march and it is shitty as pour over / french press but is surprisingly good as cold brew
― joygoat, Tuesday, 8 September 2020 03:36 (three years ago) link
good call thanks
― lukas, Tuesday, 8 September 2020 05:42 (three years ago) link
This thing looks soooo sick, but still not shelling out $150 for a kettle rn.
https://fellowproducts.com/collections/heat/products/staggekg?variant=18635551080563
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 11 September 2020 02:09 (three years ago) link
it is pretty cute. i'd like an electric kettle but i can't have any more things sitting on my small counter space. my oxo kettle doesn't whistle anymore because it fell from a top shelf and the whistle broke :(
― contorted filbert (harbl), Friday, 11 September 2020 02:14 (three years ago) link
Fwiw just realized that bodum makes an almost as nice looking electric gooseneck kettle for $35. Maybe I’ll get that when I eventually replace my shitty one.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 11 September 2020 02:18 (three years ago) link
In fact even the Hario one is only $72. So fuck that.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 11 September 2020 02:20 (three years ago) link
We've been using a stainless steel french press for years, neither of us drink enough coffee at home to justify more than that. Beans are the organic fair trade from Aldi, which are a fabulous deal, though obviously not the best coffee I've ever had.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Friday, 11 September 2020 02:20 (three years ago) link
broke a french press today rip
― lag∞n, Friday, 11 September 2020 02:22 (three years ago) link
*pours one out in rememberance*
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 11 September 2020 02:44 (three years ago) link
farewell ;_;
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 11 September 2020 02:48 (three years ago) link
rip big frenchman
― irn-scamp (mh), Friday, 11 September 2020 03:26 (three years ago) link
i found a french press in a cupboard today!
― lukas, Friday, 11 September 2020 03:49 (three years ago) link
life...finds a way
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 11 September 2020 04:12 (three years ago) link
Our lime green Moccamaster is the business. The coffee is great, and it looks like we have a tiny old airport in our kitchen. We have it on a timer so the coffee is ready when we get up in the morning. Ok, that means husband has to prep the coffee the night before, but it's worth it.
― trishyb, Friday, 11 September 2020 08:25 (three years ago) link
Coffee makes me feel good :)— Ryan Garcia (@KingRyanG) September 23, 2020
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Thursday, 8 October 2020 19:48 (three years ago) link
i'm holding my coffee mug right so the handle is kind of cradled in my hand between my thumb and index finger. feels kind of badass.
― brimstead, Friday, 9 October 2020 19:50 (three years ago) link
"right now" not "right", hold you mug however you please
― brimstead, Friday, 9 October 2020 19:51 (three years ago) link
People in my entourage have been hyping up the AeroPress for years so I finally decided to get one without trying it first (covid ftw) and… I kind of hate it. No crema whatsoever, a bland yield on par with filter coffee – the type of coffee I dislike the most – even when you're aiming for a concentrated espresso. I'm gonna stick to my Bialetti and the occasional Turkish coffee.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 15 October 2020 22:02 (three years ago) link
Aka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vQaVIoEjOM
― pomenitul, Thursday, 15 October 2020 22:03 (three years ago) link
Aeropress is plunger coffee, full stop. i.e. not real coffee (CONTROVERSIAL STANCE)
― assert (MatthewK), Friday, 16 October 2020 02:07 (three years ago) link
AeroPress takes some dialing in. Give it a week? It can be frustratingly finicky, but I found it made better coffee when I used a good “recipe” from any of a number of websites
― rb (soda), Friday, 16 October 2020 02:17 (three years ago) link
Cool, I'll be sure to experiment.
― pomenitul, Friday, 16 October 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
I'm sure an aeropress is capable of making good coffee, I just can't get down with the idea that it makes "good espresso." Espresso requires temperature and pressure, and engineering gimmicks do not enable you to achieve the result by hand.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 16 October 2020 02:41 (three years ago) link
EXACTLY
― assert (MatthewK), Friday, 16 October 2020 02:49 (three years ago) link
well I guess this countas as "by hand"https://www.freshcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Six-Depot-Steven-Amash_FeaturePic.jpg
― assert (MatthewK), Friday, 16 October 2020 02:51 (three years ago) link
"counts as"
In my experience Aeropress makes something closer to an Americano. It's not very similar to Espresso at all. It tends to brew a milder, sweeter cup than a filter method.
― o. nate, Friday, 16 October 2020 03:23 (three years ago) link
Claim: 'The AeroPress is ideal for any coffee lover looking for a rich and smooth cup of coffee without acidity or bitterness. Brews one to three delicious cups of American or espresso style coffee in about a minute'.
Reality: neither rich nor smooth nor espresso.
― pomenitul, Friday, 16 October 2020 03:27 (three years ago) link
My first aero press cup was so obviously not espresso that I got over that dream immediately and appreciated it for what it was. But honestly I mostly gave up as pour over is easier and has less stuff to wash. Also I just realized I used to have at least 2-3 espressos a week at coffee shops for almost a decade and haven’t had one since March
― joygoat, Friday, 16 October 2020 03:29 (three years ago) link
I've been using Aeropress for a long time, as I've probably mentioned on this thread. My preferred cup is about 22g of medium roast coffee using the inverted method at about 170F, and a stainless steel filter. I hand-grind the beans before each cup I make and I always drink it black. Recently, on hot days I've started doing a lighter iced coffee in the afternoon. I use about 14g of same coffee pressed directly over ice cubes, with a splash of simple syrup and a splash of whole milk. It's not espresso but if it's not rich or smooth you're either using shitty beans or adding too much water to it. With all the methods I've tried, Aeropress is the cleanest purest cup. For me it's super quick, easy to clean, and portable. There are days when I think about how nice it would be to have some fancy machine make it for me, though.
― beard papa, Friday, 16 October 2020 06:17 (three years ago) link
Aeropress for me is all about making quick, single-cup concentrates. Whether hot or cold, I’m still grinding slightly finer and steeping way longer with hotter water than prescribed, then diluting with hot or iced water as either case requires. The typical aeropress recipe (from the manual) is bodyless, but the inverted techniques seem too precious to bother with. I can get close enough to my desired result without having to tare and weigh at every step of the process. I am also too cheap to buy a scale.
For pourover, I use the cheap plastic melitta unit that cost $2.99 (when I picked it up a decade ago) and four tbsp(?) scoops of fresh grounds to achieve a 12oz mug. I’ve never had a bad result. I sometimes do a “bloom” but haven’t noticed a significant difference from when I don’t.
― john shopkins (naus), Friday, 16 October 2020 07:57 (three years ago) link
My aero press has big gouges along the inside where the grounds must have scraped the plastic so I can’t try any of the interred methods - the seal isn’t tight enough. Also a kitchen scale is one of those things that I never thought much of until I got one and I weigh EVERYTHING now. It is truly one of the most (subtly) life changing items I own.
― joygoat, Friday, 16 October 2020 12:00 (three years ago) link
Fixed myself the usual cup of moka this morning, and it's just so much more flavourful than the AeroPress. I'll give it another shot after lunch.
― pomenitul, Friday, 16 October 2020 13:15 (three years ago) link
ime you do need to let it steep a good 3 mins or so. And use the scoop they provide - which is a bit more coffee than most people are used to using for 1 cup of coffee.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 October 2020 13:28 (three years ago) link