Coffee

[Tominthedesert]

If you really want good coffee, you have to buy green beans and roast them yourself. That's what my husband and I do. You can modify an old air style popcorn maker for this. A great source for coffee information is www.sweetmarias.com. That's where we purchase our beans from. Once you roast your own beans you will never go back. However you do need a better style coffee machine. The old Mr. coffee style drip machine will never do.

[haze_1956]

Folgers in really good coffee, in fact I would go so far as to say that the best part of waking up is Folgers in my cup.

[CarlD]

Folgers in really good coffee, in fact I would go so far as to say that the best part of waking up is Folgers in my cup.

Whatever floats your boat.

That's what makes horse-racing. Everyone likes different horse.

Me, I can barely tolerate Folgers. Dunkin' unground beans will do in a pinch.

I prefer to let M.E.Swing's do my roasting. After 21 years of buying from them they have FINALLY figured out how to vacuum pack their beans!

Considering I keep trying to find ways to help people spend LESS time on their pool maintenance, I'm not about to look for ways to spend MORE time on coffee making! Especially when our morning brew is delicious and my BH insists I make the best coffee in the world! (but she's biased AND wants to make sure she doesn't have to do it! )

[KurtV]

...Once you roast your own beans you will never go back.
Too true. You just can't know how good coffee can be until you have some that's been made with freshly roasted beans.

However you do need a better style coffee machine. The old Mr. coffee style drip machine will never do.
You're right again. About the only consumer drip machine makers that make consistently great machines are Technivor and Capresso, and you've got to drop close to 200 bucks for their lower end machines.

One of the great things about roasting your own is that you get the best possible result and save money at the same time; green coffee beans are much cheaper than roasted. Sorta like the poolforum way of maintaining your pool.

[haze_1956]

Whatever floats your boat.

That's what makes horse-racing. Everyone likes different horse.

Me, I can barely tolerate Folgers. Dunkin' unground beans will do in a pinch.

I prefer to let M.E.Swing's do my roasting. )

You have to understand Carl, my post was in fact a humorous reference to the Folgers jingle, you know, a joke !

Ah well !!!!

[waterbear]

You're right again. About the only consumer drip machine makers that make consistently great machines are Technivor and Capresso, and you've got to drop close to 200 bucks for their lower end machines.

The BEST coffee I ever made was in my old glass Chemex drip that you had to pour the water through after it boiled. It used heavy laboratory grade filter paper and the coffee it made was unbelievable. Haven't seen one around since the 70's. Would LOVE to find one of those again. You could even refrigerate the coffee and it would not cloud at all! It would taste fresh brewed when rewarmed slowly. The handblown ones from Germany were put into the Smithsonian because of their design.

[KurtV]

The BEST coffee I ever made was in my old glass Chemex drip that you had to pour the water through after it boiled. It used heavy laboratory grade filter paper and the coffee it made was unbelievable. Haven't seen one around since the 70's. Would LOVE to find one of those again. You could even refrigerate the coffee and it would not cloud at all! It would taste fresh brewed when rewarmed slowly. The handblown ones from Germany were put into the Smithsonian because of their design.

You talking about these? Those do make great coffee. Much better than almost all auto-drip machines because the water hits the grounds at the right temperature (195F-205F) and you get the proper contact time. Most drip machines let the water get too cool by the time it hits the coffee and the water spends too long in contact with the grounds.

[waterbear]

You talking about these? Those do make great coffee. Much better than almost all auto-drip machines because the water hits the grounds at the right temperature (195F-205F) and you get the proper contact time. Most drip machines let the water get too cool by the time it hits the coffee and the water spends too long in contact with the grounds.

YES!!!!!!! I didn't know they were still being made! You used to be able to find them and the filters in just about all the department stores! Guess I will be ordering one! I gave my old one away when I couldn't find filters for it any more. The Melita filters that you find everywhere just didn't cut it! THESE ARE THE BEST COFFEE MAKERS EVER MADE. You just have to taste the coffee they produce!

[leejp]

If you really want good coffee, you have to buy green beans and roast them yourself. That's what my husband and I do. You can modify an old air style popcorn maker for this. A great source for coffee information is www.sweetmarias.com. That's where we purchase our beans from. Once you roast your own beans you will never go back. However you do need a better style coffee machine. The old Mr. coffee style drip machine will never do.

Do you have a Technivorm Mochameister as well?

[Tominthedesert]

No we have Gaggia. it grinds the beans then makes one cup at a time. Its awesome.