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The Father
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Damn, I like that toaster. I foresee a trip to William-Sonoma in my future
Coffee lovers
Damn, I like that toaster. I foresee a trip to William-Sonoma in my future
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marcn
·I'd go take some pics, but ... you know ... lazy.
First off, hats off to all the hardcore peeps with fancy machines. But two thumbs here... drinks far too much in a day to possibly fiddle with such things.
My process is:
1. Grind beans about once every few days
2. Two level "coffee scoops" (are they proper tablespoon size??)
3. Deposit that into what is otherwise a stainless steel (20oz?) pitcher you'd use for steaming milk.
4. Add about 12oz of 195 degree F water (from a countertop "Zojirushi" always-on kettle -- these are a game changer, btw!)
5. Let grounds steep in the pitcher for like 30 seconds, while prepping a filter to mount atop my mug.
6. Swirl pot with grounds/water and pour into filter
7. Add splash of whole milk, 1 sugar
8. Enjoy!
9. Restart at step #1 about 30 mins later. Stop when panic attacks and/or generalized anxiety sets in, usually ~10-12 loops.
First off, hats off to all the hardcore peeps with fancy machines. But two thumbs here... drinks far too much in a day to possibly fiddle with such things.
My process is:
1. Grind beans about once every few days
2. Two level "coffee scoops" (are they proper tablespoon size??)
3. Deposit that into what is otherwise a stainless steel (20oz?) pitcher you'd use for steaming milk.
4. Add about 12oz of 195 degree F water (from a countertop "Zojirushi" always-on kettle -- these are a game changer, btw!)
5. Let grounds steep in the pitcher for like 30 seconds, while prepping a filter to mount atop my mug.
6. Swirl pot with grounds/water and pour into filter
7. Add splash of whole milk, 1 sugar
8. Enjoy!
9. Restart at step #1 about 30 mins later. Stop when panic attacks and/or generalized anxiety sets in, usually ~10-12 loops.
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p4ul
·Damn, I like that toaster. I foresee a trip to William-Sonoma in my future
Left side set dark for me, right golden for my beloved.
Yeah, tied in with my Sourdough toast ‘habit’ (https://omegaforums.net/threads/the-great-of-baking-thread.128776/page-6#post-1788351) with extra butter, and homemade marmalade lockdown breakfast has been life threatening in a different way!
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tikkathree
·I would appear to be an unreconstructed philistine. At the age of, of 16 years, I started drinking pukka French coffee (that's at least part chiccory but possibly 100% chiccory) by throwing a heaped spoonful in a mug and adding boiling water. This happened because we had a wall-mounted hot water boiler in the form room at school and I liked the armoa and flavour of the chiccory brew.
Right now at the "brewing nicely" age of 68 I still throw a heaped spoon in a beaker/mug and add hot water.
I've got french presses, I've had the wooden box bean grinders (I used to hook up a cordless power drill to speed things along), for my occasional bean purchase I've got a Hario MSS-1 mill.
My coffee currently all comes from Coffee Link in Ipswich https://coffeelink.com where I've tried all of their 20-30 stock blends and now repeat order from a shortlist of maybe 6 or so. I always order "Turkish" grind. They seem to have a 25% off sale more or less every month.
Hot water, cup, spoon, milk; that's it. Oh and the first two of the day come in pint-sized mugs, the very first one coming as mocha with a heaped spoon of drinking chocolate.
That's my form of unreconstructed philistinism: not worried about water temperature, I like a crema but it's not life or death, I have no real interest in filters, pressure systems or espresso. Je suis un slob!
Right now at the "brewing nicely" age of 68 I still throw a heaped spoon in a beaker/mug and add hot water.
I've got french presses, I've had the wooden box bean grinders (I used to hook up a cordless power drill to speed things along), for my occasional bean purchase I've got a Hario MSS-1 mill.
My coffee currently all comes from Coffee Link in Ipswich https://coffeelink.com where I've tried all of their 20-30 stock blends and now repeat order from a shortlist of maybe 6 or so. I always order "Turkish" grind. They seem to have a 25% off sale more or less every month.
Hot water, cup, spoon, milk; that's it. Oh and the first two of the day come in pint-sized mugs, the very first one coming as mocha with a heaped spoon of drinking chocolate.
That's my form of unreconstructed philistinism: not worried about water temperature, I like a crema but it's not life or death, I have no real interest in filters, pressure systems or espresso. Je suis un slob!
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Spruce
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JwRosenthal
·Anyone use the grain mill attachment on a Kitchen aid stand mixer as a coffee grinder? Have thought of this but never tried it.
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ghce
·Purrrfection be damned, I am just lazy, push one button and its done though I must admit it actually is pretty good and not too far off from when I used to do full manual process in pursuit of satisfaction.
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Ascalon
·In my dotage, and with a declining number of taste buds, I tend to go with espresso roast beans that I grind as necessary, or just robusta of some sort.
I tend to use the pour over method, slowly, with recycled paper filters, then my middle of the day cup is a four cup stove top espresso pot.
I just like a cup of coffee that has a proper punch and flavour. Not worried about crema, or finishing and such.
I've acquired and abandoned quite a bit of coffee equipment over the years, but now I have a mug top filter, a caftiere and an espresso pot. That's it.
I tend to use the pour over method, slowly, with recycled paper filters, then my middle of the day cup is a four cup stove top espresso pot.
I just like a cup of coffee that has a proper punch and flavour. Not worried about crema, or finishing and such.
I've acquired and abandoned quite a bit of coffee equipment over the years, but now I have a mug top filter, a caftiere and an espresso pot. That's it.
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vibe
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... coolMade myself an iced latte today. Drinking it from this mug made it taste a bit better.
Too bad he didn’t go pro 🙁
Too bad he didn’t go pro 🙁
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vbrad26
·Too bad he didn’t go pro 🙁
Maybe if his coach had put him in 4th quarter....
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cineaste
·I just bought a vintage West Bend percolator on eBay. Wish me luck!
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iamvr
·There seems to me to be a lot of passionate, creative, obsessive.. . 😁 people on here, about lots of different things. It also occurs to me that all of you like to do things well, in the words of my late Father, "if you're going to do something do it right or don't do it at all". Not a bad maxim to follow.
And so to coffee😗, I confess I'm a coffeeaholic, and I try do it right, or what I see as right anyway, a teaspoon of instant and a splash of boiling water just isn't involved enough for me.
So fellow coffee lovers show me your set up, your preferred brew method, bean type, etc.
Mine, bezzeraa Bz10 and Eureka Mignon Silenzio😀
Current favorite beans are the Bean Shop in Perth (Scotland) Espresso blend, I like a traditional Italian style dark roast.
Drink wise, I'm a flat white / latte guy in the mornings then a quick double shot early afternoon.
Hope this is appropriate and not a duplicate thread, I did do a quick search and didn't see any. Look forward to seeing your brew👍
BAJJ
I seem to have found my OF twin in you (not only for the same watch taste apparently). Here's what I got:
Also a Bezzera BZ10 paired with an older Eureka Mignon (sadly not very Silenzio). I'm an all-day flattie guy, which is frowned upon in Italy I assume, but my house, my rules 😁. Still working on my latte art (too bubbly this one).
Our current favorite in terms of beans is a Cuban premium arabica sold at a specialist coffee shop in Zurich.
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iamvr
·And if you guys are starting off with latte art, these youtube videos by the Wolff College of Coffee helped me a lot. And you get to appreciate a nice Ozzy accent. Alrighty... let's get started.
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BAJJ
·I seem to have found my OF twin in you (not only for the same watch taste apparently). Here's what I got:
Also a Bezzera BZ10 paired with an older Eureka Mignon (sadly not very Silenzio). I'm an all-day flattie guy, which is frowned upon in Italy I assume, but my house, my rules 😁. Still working on my latte art (too bubbly this one).
Our current favorite in terms of beans is a Cuban premium arabica sold at a specialist coffee shop in Zurich.
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BAJJ
·And if you guys are starting off with latte art, these youtube videos by the Wolff College of Coffee helped me a lot. And you get to appreciate a nice Ozzy accent. Alrighty... let's get started.
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SkunkPrince
·After spending some time with my percolator and also French press, I remembered the trick to getting decent coffee out of pre-ground... use a crapload less. Like half or less of the "recommended" amount. The stuff you get today is ground for automatic drip and that just won't work.
So, for French press, half the amount and half the brewing time. For the percolator, half the amount and a paper filter inside the basket.
After some research, a coarse grind is recommended for both percolator and French press, therefore I have ordered an electric burr grinder and some decaf French roast beans to go with it. Yes, I am lazy, and prefer Amazon delivery to schlepping about to various stores. The coffee brand is SF Bay, but I doubt my taste is discerning enough to comment on brand.
More later after these items arrive!
So, for French press, half the amount and half the brewing time. For the percolator, half the amount and a paper filter inside the basket.
After some research, a coarse grind is recommended for both percolator and French press, therefore I have ordered an electric burr grinder and some decaf French roast beans to go with it. Yes, I am lazy, and prefer Amazon delivery to schlepping about to various stores. The coffee brand is SF Bay, but I doubt my taste is discerning enough to comment on brand.
More later after these items arrive!
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vibe
·After spending some time with my percolator and also French press, I remembered the trick to getting decent coffee out of pre-ground... use a crapload less. Like half or less of the "recommended" amount. The stuff you get today is ground for automatic drip and that just won't work.
So, for French press, half the amount and half the brewing time. For the percolator, half the amount and a paper filter inside the basket.
After some research, a coarse grind is recommended for both percolator and French press, therefore I have ordered an electric burr grinder and some decaf French roast beans to go with it. Yes, I am lazy, and prefer Amazon delivery to schlepping about to various stores. The coffee brand is SF Bay, but I doubt my taste is discerning enough to comment on brand.
More later after these items arrive!
as a coffee roaster and an insanely passionate coffee drinker, I gotta say that pre ground coffee tastes way weaker than fresh ground. The brewing methods you mention, FP and percolator use way different grind sizes as well. Both methods over brew the coffee and since you are brewing with charcoal, I mean French roast, they are probably quite strong with the standard brew ratio/ time/ and temp. Remember, coffee is all about pleasure and you need to take your pleasure seriously.
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SkunkPrince
·What grind sizes do you recommend?
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