Mainsail
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I have both of those.
My coffee experiences start when I got stationed at Travis AFB in 1983. With no stripes on my sleeves yet, I worked in the jet engine test cell, had never had coffee before and the Sergent told me to make coffee. I had never done it and told him so. It was a drip machine and he got all frustrated and told me to fill the thing with water, put a filter in the basket, and fill it with coffee from the coffee can.
So I filled it with water, put a filter in the filter basket, and filled the filter with coffee from the coffee can. Then I packed it down with the heel of my hand, refilled, repacked it, refilled it, repacked it... and turned it on...
They never asked me to make coffee again. It wasn't on purpose either, I simply had no idea how it was done.
Years later when I was flying, we went through Sigonella pretty regularly, always stopped at the Wendys on base for a real Italian cappuccino and dipped their soft chocolate chip cookies in - it was a rare delicacy.
It was the highlight of an otherwise dull mission, and long before starbux became a "thing". I still get irritated when I walk in one of their stores, ask for a dry cappuccino and get a big cup of disgusting hot milk with a slight coffee flavor.
We also flew through Incirlik Turkey often, and many times sat in the market watching with fascination as they prepared us all a Turkish coffee.
I have both items in your photo- the exact same brew pot and a similar Turkish cezve pot. Like you I still can't get the Turkish coffee down- just cannot get a good foam going and keep it into the cup. If you ever figure that out please let me know.
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of it. I have and use only a Keurig machine. I prefer Green Mountain Dark Magic Dark Roast pods. After "brewing" it, I add a heaping teaspoon of raw sugar and a good amount of half and half. Because the cream cools down the coffee more than I prefer, I then pop it in the microwave for about 45 seconds.
It is to me and it tastes great.
