Tales From The Coffee Pot
- Thread starter Narragansett
- Start date
My ammo of choice.
That is what I get for assuming. I figured some yahoo was stuffing cats with coffee beans for profit. Thanks for the follow up, ya learn something everyday !
Well, you never know these days, what with "factory farming" and pumping animals full of chemicals to increase production
I'd guess that, if fairly treated, the cats don't consume a lot of the coffee cherries as part of their natural diet, so the um... "throughput" is low. But I can't see the exorbitant price being justified unless the coffee is simply astoundingly good. And I doubt that the peons who are employed to sift through piles of civet poop are paid a premium (!)
The only exotic coffee I did try once was Jamaican Blue Mountain, which at the time (1995) was pretty expensive. I was in Québec City and a small coffee roaster had some so I said "what the heck" and bought 1/4 lb. of whole beans, which I think cost me about $17.50. When I got home, my gf and I tried it. As I recall it was certainly good, and quite mild, but not extraordinary. (But I prefer stronger blends.)
OTOH, the farmhouse cheeses I brought back from Ireland a few years later were something else !!!!
Oh, very well then. Since we're exploring the extremes of the subject, here is a pic of the other end of the spectrum, from a fellow in Ottawa who "friended" my gf on FB when she decided to take the plunge into making espresso (aka "The Agony and the Ecstasy". There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth before suitable results were achieved.)
As far as I can tell, an ECM Synchronica espresso machine and a Rancilio Rocky grinder. If you have to ask the price..... (you aren't a well-established employee of the Federal Government.)
If I had to use onea those contraptions to get a drink of coffee I'd quit drinking it. It's freaking coffee... not a lifetime experiment
LOL. Not quite a lifetime experiment but there was definitely a learning curve before she got the hang of it. I got the blow-by-blow disasters on our daily Skype call. She's not religious but does worship The Divine Bean
I'm perfectly happy with my French press, but my gf quite likes the extensive routine involved. I often do a "quasi latte", making regular coffee in the French press, then warming milk in a smaller press and frothing it by pumping the handle up and down. No crema or other exotic components, but good enough for EDC (Everyday Consumption).
I drink more Tea than coffee and the only thing "special" with it is I boil the tea bags rather than steep them. It makes the tea stronger.
Coffee isn't worth it to me because if I make a pot of coffee I'm going to drink one 16 oz. cup of it and the rest of it's going to waste.
Coffee isn't worth it to me because if I make a pot of coffee I'm going to drink one 16 oz. cup of it and the rest of it's going to waste.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Heinz View Post
... Do you know there are a couple of errors you can do with the electric coffee grinder also?...
There is an error one can make with a French press, too. I learned to assure that the glass canister was in the frame the night before..... Pouring into the frame only does nothing but give reason to clean the counter and floor.
Originally Posted by Heinz View Post
... Do you know there are a couple of errors you can do with the electric coffee grinder also?...
There is an error one can make with a French press, too. I learned to assure that the glass canister was in the frame the night before..... Pouring into the frame only does nothing but give reason to clean the counter and floor.
"Elliptical" problem. You hadn't had coffee before making the coffee that would have ensured you were sufficiently awake to make coffee! Similar to me not ensuring the drawer was in the bottom of the grinder before pressing START.
Surely "there must be an app" to avoid such things.
