Coffee question

[Old Arkansawyer]

Amen to that. My gf recently bought a modest espresso machine and I contributed a modest burr grinder. All in all, not pocket change but nothing like the setup a FB friend of hers has. I think you could buy an unfired Registered Magnum with original box and papers for what he has invested in his setup. The espresso maker is an ECM (German) and the grinder is a Rancilio. I've attached pics of "hers" and "his". Still, they're both happy with the results.

BTW, Brother Bear's Coffee looks like a class act.

That looks like way to much trouble to me.

 

[Nevada Ed]

"Is it Soup, yet" ??

 

[raljr1]

I never drink coffee, but you could easily brew a cup of tea with hot water heated on the stove. Just saying...

Robert

 

[oldbrownhat]

That looks like way to much trouble to me.

Depends on your level of obsession Some might say the same thing about a good trigger job.

I love a good latte but have so far resisted the urge to make lattes at home. I grind my beans fresh using a burr grinder and brew in a French press.

Until the pandemic struck, I used to get my weekly "latte fix" when I drove across the line to visit my gf and we'd go to our fav. restaurant in Bellingham (Harris Ave. Cafe in Fairhaven) and order "two extra-hot, pool-sized lattes" with breakfast. We've been doing this for so long that they already know before we order. One day they came tagged, as per the attached pic. Last time there was March 10, 2019.

 

[Coldshooter]

It is worth checking out Kent Rollins on uTube He has a good video on Cowboy coffee but don,t miss the one on how to season an enameled steel pot. He claims pot seasoning makes the difference.

 

[NoBatSoup4Me]

Be the first to admit that Sumatran in a French press or a good French Roast Americano is great but I my first cup of coffee was Folgers on the arm rest of a D6 Cat from a Thermos filtering a half frozen big in Alaska in 1966. I'll take any of the above.

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[NoBatSoup4Me]

Flattening a half frozen bog. Damn you spell check lol.


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[oldbrownhat]

Flattening a half frozen bog. Damn you spell check lol.

I just got my Cornell Publications "Old Guns and Other Stuff" newsletter today which contained this:

Telephone auto-correct disconnect- Wisconsin police swarmed a woman's apartment when her father reported she was being stabbed. The puzzled woman showed up minutes later, returning from a corona-virus testing center where she had tried to text her father that she was "being swabbed."

But at least she wasn't in a half-frozen bog, too.

 

[NoBatSoup4Me]

Well said. Half frozen bogs are not as big an issue.


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[oldbrownhat]

For the "whole bean brigade" amongst us, I've been using an "Airscape" from Planetary Design in Montana for several years.

 

[bigwheelzip]

One day they came tagged, as per the attached pic.

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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[oldbrownhat]

Coffee should always have that crema on top.

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?

 

[haywood]

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.

 

[Jessie]

I've heard of people putting egg shell in their coffee, to make the grounds settle. Cowboy coffee???? Yuck!

Sounds like you make great coffee in the house. Why not just preheat a thermos or good thermal carafe and take it out with you?

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.

 

[soFlaNative]

For the "whole bean brigade" amongst us, I've been using an "Airscape" from Planetary Design in Montana for several years.

Looks like a chewy brew

 

[JohnRippert]

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.

 

[Injunbro]

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.

 

[Chubbs103]

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.

 

[Chubbs103]

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.

 

[Golddollar]

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.

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