#151435 - 29/03/2003 17:44
What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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#151436 - 29/03/2003 18:57
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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veteran
Registered: 21/03/2002
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Loc: MA but Irish born
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I use one of those little stove top expresso makers, but only on weekends.
During the week I sleep for the drive to work and survive on the gunk we have there.
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#151437 - 29/03/2003 20:06
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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I use a capresso that burr grinds it and brews automaticl.the burr grinder is also my alarm clock in the morning.LOL
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#151438 - 29/03/2003 20:54
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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I can't make decent coffee to save my life, so I buy thermos refills from the local "Dunkin Donuts".
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#151439 - 29/03/2003 23:24
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
[Re: muzza]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/03/2000
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Loc: Sterling, VA
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Can't stand the stuff.
Half the time I enjoy the smell, but I usually don't like anything about places like Starbucks.
It's funny, I have the exact same reaction to coffee as I do to alcohol. I cannot stand either in any way. I can't stand anything with either in it. Someone will always tell me "oh, you can't even taste the xxxx." They lie.
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#151440 - 29/03/2003 23:41
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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Registered: 20/03/2002
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Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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Only espresso for me and none of that milk/cream crap. Usually a tripple cafe americano or a few shots of espresso topped of with coffee. Can't get enough of the stuff.
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#151441 - 29/03/2003 23:53
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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you must be bouncing off the walls in the morning,you might as well do a big line.LOL just kidding.
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#151442 - 29/03/2003 23:58
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 05/01/2001
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Loc: Detroit, MI USA
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The microwave?
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#151443 - 30/03/2003 03:36
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/05/2001
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Loc: Bruges, Belgium
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I'm EXACTLY the same as you when I read this Dignan! Sure, when I get into work in the morning and somebody has made coffee it smells great.
But don't ask me to actually drink the stuff. Yuck. At work, coffee is the only beverage that is free, so I guess that's why so many collegues are drinking it. Even collegues who in the past didn't like it are also drinking it now, claiming it's an "aquired taste".
So far I haven't caved in (and I don't think I ever will), and am still drinking water at $0,50 a can.
Same for alcohol here. I don't have anything against alcohol, I just don't like the taste (this applies especially for beer)
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#151445 - 30/03/2003 06:06
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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Registered: 17/01/2002
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Loc: Manchester UK
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You mean you boil your water on top of a 1Kw lamp? Sounds dangerous.
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#151446 - 30/03/2003 06:36
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
[Re: trs24]
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Registered: 08/08/2000
Posts: 351
Loc: chicago
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amen, brother. espresso (with maybe a splash of water or ice) is the only way to go.
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#151447 - 30/03/2003 06:40
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
[Re: muzza]
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Registered: 24/08/2001
Posts: 344
Loc: France, Champagne
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The only way I like coffee is in the Tiramisu ....
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#151448 - 30/03/2003 06:56
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 13/07/2000
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Loc: Cambridge, England
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by a hot naked redhead I think you misread the poll -- that'll be the answer to "What's your favourite way of making whoopee?". Easy mistake to make.
When I moved house recently I broke the jug on my filter machine, and Braun don't sell spares in the UK any more, so since then I've been using my stovetop espresso maker instead. It's a lot more hassle, with all the cleaning and stuff, which is why I so rarely used it before -- but I'm still glad about it because it's much nicer coffee.
Most of the time I still prefer tea, but I take coffee in the morning as my medicine for not being a morning person -- and of course coffee is still the principal raw material from which software is manufactured at the Empeg Towers plant.
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#151449 - 30/03/2003 06:59
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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pooh-bah
Registered: 13/09/1999
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Loc: Croatia
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Hey, where's espresso?
When it comes to coffee, I am not a racist . There are many ways of making good brew, but many more ways to spoil it. I generally enjoy these (but consider only first two 'real coffee'):
Espresso and varieties (sometimes very short, strong and black, sometimes cappuccino, but sprinkled with cocoa, for goodness sake, not cinnamon!)
'Turkish' (as we call it; one puts finely groung freshly roasted coffe and some sugar in thin-waled vessel (preferrably made of copper) and heats them untill sugar just begins to caramelize, then pours boiling water over it and brings everything to boil once or twice; let the stuff settle for a minute, perhaps carefully adding a few drops of cold water which promotes setling of grounds) Hint: don't use term 'Turkish coffee' when ordering this when on vacation in Larnaka, Cyprus
Instant, but only some of Nestle varieties. I have tried Jacobs, Maxell and countless others, but only Nestle bears any resemblance to real coffee
Nutritious stuff Austrians call coffee; one will find, obviously, lots of cream there, but don't be surprised at beaten eggs or even stranger things. Not coffee, really, more of liquid cake...
Anything alse containing caffeine will do, with cream and brown sugar
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#151450 - 30/03/2003 08:22
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 06/10/1999
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Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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8. Other:
Start with: Torrefazione Italia (half decaf) then use:
best: French Press
better: Melitta (easier grounds disposal for on-boat use)...or
good: Capresso Elegance Therm for lazy automagic coffee making on a timer.
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#151451 - 30/03/2003 08:46
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
[Re: muzza]
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veteran
Registered: 21/01/2002
Posts: 1380
Loc: Erie, CO
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I use a coffee press with ground coffee from a local coffeshop.
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#151452 - 30/03/2003 10:44
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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Registered: 25/12/2000
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But don't ask me to actually drink the stuff. Me, too. In addition to tasting like burnt water, it gives me worse indigestion/heartburn than anything else I've ever put in my mouth. I haven't had any coffee in about ten years, and if I ever have any more, it'll be too soon.
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#151453 - 30/03/2003 11:07
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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pooh-bah
Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
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Espresso from a stove top maker on weekends, standard drip coffee with fresh ground 'french roast' (very dark) during the week. No time to make the espresso during the week. If I really need to get going, a 'red-eye' of 1 tall cup french roast with 3-4 espresso shots in a tall travel mug. Sugar, no milk/cream (although I used to use them). Never Dunkin Doughnuts (unless there is nothing else & no Mt. Dew avail) and NEVER the crap at the office.
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#151454 - 30/03/2003 16:52
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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Registered: 07/01/2002
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Loc: Stockport, UK
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Pour the milk in before the water. Otherwise the first splash of milk will 'boil', marginally effecting taste.
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#151455 - 30/03/2003 21:00
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 08/02/2002
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Wet, hot, sweet.
If you're half way up a mountain freezing your nads off in the pouring rain and 20mph winds, there's only 5 kinds of coffee, and they rank as follows;
1) Coffee that is in your thermos.
2) Coffee that is in your buddy's thermos.
3) Coffee that is in the thermos belonging to any other person who is lunatic enough to be there.
4) Coffee that you have to stop and make on a stove.
5) Coffee that you have to walk to.
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#151456 - 30/03/2003 21:08
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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Registered: 14/01/2002
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Loc: NY
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Sending someone else out to buy me a cup.
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#151458 - 31/03/2003 03:31
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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Pooh-Bah
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I've been using a stovetop esspresso and i think I have the grounds too fine. It's a bit bitter.
I also put the sugar in the cup then add the coffee then the milk, so all the sugar disolves fully.
Always beware of [spookey voice]caterers' blend[/spookey voice]
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#151459 - 31/03/2003 05:03
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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addict
Registered: 05/05/2000
Posts: 623
Loc: Cambridge
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Stove-top espresso is generally bitter anyway - it's ideal for cappuccino though. Try a corser grind, less coffee, or less water. The longer you try to extract flavour from the coffee, the more bitter it will become.
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#151461 - 31/03/2003 08:07
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 06/10/1999
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Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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That's "Freedom Press," no?
Ha!
Ummm, actually I think the local talk radio station rounded up all the Freedom Presses (I mean, how the heck do you tell 'em apart from French Presses?) and ran 'em all over with a Freedom Bulldozer.
My French Press is in hiding at an undisclosed location.
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#151462 - 31/03/2003 09:38
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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I just *love* sex-role-based contradichotomies.
Send me out! Make me write bad checks!
You lost me Jim. Please explain.
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#151463 - 31/03/2003 10:24
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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carpal tunnel
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You lost me Jim. Please explain.
Oh, I lost myself, too, but your snappy "Sending someone else out to buy me a cup." cracked me up and for *some* (probably bad, dark) reason caused some stupid _Eating Raoul_ synapse to fire off.
I formed this image (Please don't hit me!!) of Heather pointing her finger at a nearby salesman (down on all fours of course!) and shouting "You! Coffee! Now!"
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#151464 - 31/03/2003 10:38
Re: What's your favourite way of making coffee?
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pooh-bah
Registered: 25/08/2000
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Loc: NH USA
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Eating Raoul. What a classic B movie.
'Look honey, they're into doggies!'
I have to get that movie, most rental places don't have it.
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quickie review: http://www.citypaper.com/2000-05-31/rewind2.html
Edited by Ezekiel (31/03/2003 10:45)
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