Coffee should always have that crema on top. We get it using a superautomatic espresso machine with fresh full-city roasted blend beans. Taste's like drinking at a Florentine coffee bar.



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To modify a line orignally said about wine, "in crema veritas." We know the day is off to a good start when we see that.

As to "drinking at a Florentine coffee bar", if you're speaking from personal experience, where is the "I am very jealous" emoticon when I want one?

We had a aluminum percolator for camping. We put a filter in the basket and enough 8 O Clock Colombian for the amount of cups desired. Just watched it perk through the little glass ball in lid. Usually perked for 10 minutes. After it was done we just dumped the basket, drank coffee, and re-warmed as needed.

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Well, it’s kind of the ambiance I guess. Hot pot on the stove, smell of coffee in the air.
I don’t get that out of a thermos. I do use them often though but not when I’m home.

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Looks like a chewy brew

Mom and I are the only ones left in the house besides the dog, and she does not drink coffee. I still use a Mr Coffee Jr for my Jamaica Blue Mountain. Have a stainless steel manual burr grinder for the beans. I buy a pound at a time and that lasts me 4 to 6 months. I did buy a 4-6 cup glass percolator for when company comes over. Invested in a 16oz thermos that keeps coffee drinkably hot for 8+ hours. Rarely drink more than 12oz of coffee in a days time, and sometimes go 2 or 3 days without drinking any. Something about good coffee with a bit of honey in it to take off the edge.

Injun version of cowboy coffee - sock coffee. Put the beans in a clean white sock, tie a knot & crush them, then drop the whole thing in a pot of water & simmer. Easy to get dump grounds afterwards & add fresh ones. Note: The hottest part of a woodstove is generally to the back for making the coffee, move the pot to the front to keep hot.

The wife picked up a Moka pot last week-end (like we really needed another way to make coffee).

We spent a lot of time enjoying Cuban coffee when we lived in Florida. I have experience with Turkish coffee from traveling abroad. The Moka pot does a pretty good job. It is the closest you can get to espresso without a serious investment. You can even microwave your milk, put it in a clean French press and pump the screen for a nice, thick, steamed milk with foam. Definitely too much trouble for every day, but it makes a nice week-end treat.

I forgot to add:

The knob broke on the top of our percolator lid broke yesterday (plastic), putting our percolator out of commission. While ordering a new knob (glass), I entertained myself reading reviews of various percolators for sale. I think my favorite one star review conveyed disappointed that the "stainless steel" percolator turned brown inside from the coffee.

I think I need some mental eye bleach for that scene.