Coffee? (Page 2/3)
cliffw JUL 14, 10:35 AM
I also like liquor, of all kinds. I even have some different types/flavors here at home. I rarely drink it. Some I have had over a year.
blackrams JUL 14, 12:04 PM
One way to drink coffee I've never understood was "ICE Coffee". Just not something right about that.

Rams
hnthomps JUL 14, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:

We use a Keurig, but I certainly don't call myself a connoisseur. I usually only drink one or maybe two big cups (20-22 oz), per day.
Used to use a drip coffee maker, but since my wife doesn't do caffeine, we needed something that wouldn't waste time or coffee. (Yeah, I know. K cups are spendy. But they work for both of us.)




Radar,

Get one of the Keurig bulk coffee modules and load your own preferred drink. The modules are reusable and relatively inexpensive. If you have any questions, feel free to call me.

Nelson
Patrick JUL 14, 02:08 PM

I like using a drip coffee maker, as I can then add whatever else I wish along with the ground coffee of my choice. I add turmeric/black pepper, ginger, cinnamon (all dried and ground), and a pinch of baking soda. It's not just a cup of coffee that I make, it's a medicinal health beverage!
cliffw JUL 15, 12:42 PM
I do not regularly drink coffee. When I do, I like it out of a percolator.

noun

a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.


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Originally posted by blackrams:
One way to drink coffee I've never understood was "ICE Coffee". Just not something right about that.
Rams



Not being a coffee drinker, I can not speculate. However tea is boiled before it becomes ice tea. Me being from England, I acquired the taste of hot tea. I would likely drink that before coffee.
Kitskaboodle JUL 15, 09:30 PM
My wife is a pro at making good, strong, tasty coffee. She mixes Sumatra, Hazelnut & “Cafe De Munde” coffee & chicory (in the small metal yellow can) all together. (don’t know the exact ratio she uses but I believe Sumatra is the predominant ingredient) As an fyi, the Sumatra & Hazelnut she uses are whole bean so she grinds those on demand.
She uses a quality drip coffeemaker with a cone filter, not basket. (this is all important)

My opinion on other methods:
Keurig (and all the other cup ones) : An easy and maybe tasty way to do your coffee but WAY too expensive IMO!
Starbucks: Good coffee but expensive if you go every day and as far as I’m concerned, Starbucks is mostly for people who like “fluffy foo-foo”. You know, the ones who can’t bear to have a simple, manly black cup of coffee but rather insist on all that extra crap they put on it like foam, cream, cinnamon, sprinkles, nutmeg, blah, blah, blah.
Instant Coffee: Acceptable if you’re camping in the middle of nowhere but otherwise it’s absolutely hideous! I wouldn’t serve that stuff to my dog! (especially Folger’s Crystals)

Coffee trivia fun fact: Sumatra is well known for getting rid of headaches. ☺️

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Patrick JUL 15, 09:51 PM

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Originally posted by Kitskaboodle:

She uses a quality drip coffeemaker with a cone filter, not basket. (this is all important)



I agree, a cone filter is vastly superior to a basket filter... especially when making single cup/small amounts of coffee at a time.
Hank is Here JUL 16, 05:16 PM
Standard drip coffee maker here. I get the beans at Costco and grind them there. One pot a every workday which I finish right before lunch.

I don't like fancy coffee and don't buy it out on a regular basis, only on LONG road trips. Also I don't get Keurig's but there is a lot of the modern economy I don't get. Why take a commodity item that you can make in almost any machine into a specialized higher priced pod that needs to be made in a special machine.
Patrick JUL 16, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by Hank is Here:

Why take a commodity item that you can make in almost any machine into a specialized higher priced pod that needs to be made in a special machine.



I agree. Makes as much sense as a "feature" on some drip makers, where if you want weaker coffee, you move a lever (or press a button) which causes a percentage of the heated water to bypass the coffee in the filter on its way to the pot. In my world, if I want weaker coffee, I put less ground coffee in the filter!
maryjane JUL 17, 07:05 AM
I drink coffee, strong and black, usually out of a Mr Coffee type machine but I DO also have a keurig. I'll drink between 10- 16 cups per day, every day and doesn't matter what time. Both my Mr Coffee and keurig are around 10 years old.
I do NOT do Starbucks, Black Rifle or any of the other "Oh, look at me and my designer cup of something) (My Marine Old Dog group does meet every Sunday afternoon at BRCC but that's just because it is a convenient place to meet.)
I used to buy pods but considered it to be cost prohibitive after awhile. Now, I buy the paper filters and save about 1/2 or more the cost of store bought pods.










No decaf, no ice coffee. Decaf is when you pull a calf off it's momma's tit. No instant. I had enough C-ration instant 'coffee' to last me a lifetime.

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