Coffee

[CarlD]

BTW, I never buy a cup of coffee, I get up early and grind beans for a fresh pot each day. DIY pool, DIY coffee - spread it around.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.....

I have coffee shipped to NJ from the best roaster in the world: M.E. Swing's of Alexandria, VA. We've had it shipped for 14 years.

I grind it every night just before bed and set it for my wife, the early riser. Weekdays, 12 cups, weekends, 14 cups. Grind to near powder, shake the filter so the coffee is level, stir or let sit to blend the flavor evenly...

We alternate between Guatemalan, Ethiopian (Yergacheffe), Columbian, Kenyan, French Breakfast and a house blend they call Mesco ("M.E.Swing& CO"--get it?).

That doesn't keep me from buying the occasional cup of Dunkin'--and ENJOYING it!

And good diner coffee is still good diner coffee (when it's good).

[ChuckD]

One word: Cuisinart Grind 'n Brew

Ok, a couple words... but still.
Every morning, dump in the beans, pour in the water, push the button.
Even my wife can do it!

[CarlD]

One word: Cuisinart Grind 'n Brew

Ok, a couple words... but still.
Every morning, dump in the beans, pour in the water, push the button.
Even my wife can do it!

But it only comes in 10 or 12 cups--weekends we use the BIG 14 cup Cuisinart. (twice a day, too!)

[matt4x4]

So you guys get all wired up on the black juice for what??? Pool maintenance???
hehe!
We had a 26 hour power failure last fri/saturday - I was going to crank up the genny at 6 am saturday to brew a pot, then decided it might be more neighbour friendly (it hooks up 40 feet from their bedroom) if i just drove the 15 minutes to our closest Tim Horton's and got a couple of extra extra larges - total bill came to 3 bucks and 20 in gas!!!! Was worth it though, nothing like rippin up the unpaved backroads drifting through winding turns, windows down, sunroof open, favorite tunes cranked!

[CarlD]

So you guys get all wired up on the black juice for what??? Pool maintenance???
hehe!

Sure! What's your point??

No, I'm not roasting my own beans...It's not like I have time or energy to do what I need now!

There's also cold-extraction coffee--super-smooth, but uses far too much coffee for what you get.

I mess with the coffee, my wife brains me! So I stick with a GOOD drip pot.

[CanuckPool]

CarlD's other signature line...

Stay ahead of your coffee!
Take 2 to 5 minutes every day for java maintenance!

[CarlD]

CarlD's other signature line...

Stay ahead of your coffee!
Take 2 to 5 minutes every day for java maintenance!

ROFLMAO!

I take about that to develop it, but I take a lot more time than that drinking it!

[ChuckD]

Sure! What's your point??

No, I'm not roasting my own beans...It's not like I have time or energy to do what I need now!

There's also cold-extraction coffee--super-smooth, but uses far too much coffee for what you get.

I mess with the coffee, my wife brains me! So I stick with a GOOD drip pot.

Where's chem_geek when we really need him?

[CarlD]

Where's chem_geek when we really need him?

Oh, NO!....Richard would RUIN the coffee. Unlike pool care, GREAT coffee requires a little magic and secret rituals!

No matter how closely she follows my steps, my wife INSISTS that the coffee is always better when I make it!

Either I make great coffee, OR I'M BEING HAD!

[KurtV]

If you like American style coffee, try a vacuum brewer and you'll never use a drip brewer again. You can also make great coffee with a press pot. Since obtaining a La Pavoni espresso maker though, I rarely use anything else.

Likewise, roasting the beans yourself makes a huge difference in the quality of the finished product and is pretty darned economical as well.