Calling all Coffee connoisseurs

[stormshearon]

For the folks using a Nespresso machine - check out https://www.39espresso.com/collections/nespresso. They sell the original pods for very reasonable money. Along with that, I have a very nice burr grinder (usually Trader Joes Columbian) and a French press that I use on weekends.

[Irn]

Aeropress, Kirkland Signature Columbian Whole Beans $14.99 for 3 lbs bag, by checking date on bag usually can get within 10 days of roasting, burr grinder.  Best Cappuccino, Latte, Americano just do not expect a shot of espresso. The Nespresso systems makes an amazing cuppa, just not very Guzzi like, expensive, wasteful and stuck with one OS, much more BMW then Guzzi 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Aeropress, Kirkland Signature Columbian Whole Beans $14.99 for 3 lbs bag, by checking date on bag usually can get within 10 days of roasting, burr grinder.  Best Cappuccino, Latte, Americano just do not expect a shot of espresso. The Nespresso systems makes an amazing cuppa, just not very Guzzi like, expensive, wasteful and stuck with one OS, much more BMW then Guzzi 

 

[OlDogface]

kidsmoke - I bring a very small alcohol stove along on my overnight/2day romps. It is a great little Trangia 28 stove (~$40 on Amazon brand new) that comes with nearly everything you need right out of the box for everything from "just coffee" to "steak and eggs." The stove and my additions (lighter, bit of foil for a windscreen, fuel, Swiss Army Knife, long handled spoon, 16 oz widemouth thermos, bandana):








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[Monza-jockey]

For everyday use, I like the French press with Folgers...I know I know.

As for instant ( it's da sh*t man!)  --->The is a recall for undeclared milk ingredients<---
 https://www.amazon.com/Vinacafe-Wake-Up-Weasel-Instant-Sachets/dp/B00WJBYIQK?SubscriptionId=AKIAJO7E5OLQ67NVPFZA&ascsubtag=801966827-16-752761103.1477162729&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00WJBYIQK&linkCode=xm2&tag=d_2b_a_o-20

[Dean Rose]

For everyday use, I like the French press with Folgers...I know I know.

As for instant ( it's da sh*t man!)  --->The is a recall for undeclared milk ingredients<---
 https://www.amazon.com/Vinacafe-Wake-Up-Weasel-Instant-Sachets/dp/B00WJBYIQK?SubscriptionId=AKIAJO7E5OLQ67NVPFZA&ascsubtag=801966827-16-752761103.1477162729&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00WJBYIQK&linkCode=xm2&tag=d_2b_a_o-20

I don't know that I'd want to wake a Weasel up, he might bite you.

Dean

[Dukedesmo]

I've tried many different coffee machines, from expensive bean to cup (high maintenance) to stove top Bialetti (basic but 100% reliable) but have settled on a Gaggia classic as my overall favourite.

Makes great espresso and has the steam facility for frothing milk for cappuccino, generally reliable as long as you don't run it dry and you keep it descaled and not overly expensive, plus it's a nice piece of kitchen art;

[tris]

Well I didn't expect this to be a tyre /oil/fastest colour like thread

Thanks everyone for your input and an Aeropress is on the Christmas list 

[Moto]

Well I didn't expect this to be a tyre /oil/fastest colour like thread

Thanks everyone for your input and an Aeropress is on the Christmas list 

Good job! Pay attention to the instructions, BTW. If you follow them to the letter you'll have really good results.

[Jim Rich]

You guys are all out to lunch, everyone knows McDonald's makes the best coffee.   

[Tom]

Out here, they use local Kona coffee. 

[Kentktk]

I like French Press coffee. The problem with unfiltered coffee (press or percolated) is that it raises cholesterol levels. If you don`t have an issue than no worry, but for those that do, it`s something to consider.

Instant coffee and drip-brewed coffee had “negligible” amounts, and espresso had intermediate amounts. Research has shown that drinking five cups of coffee daily from a French press brewing method can increase blood cholesterol levels by 6 to 8 percent.Mar 29, 2016
Coffee and Cholesterol: - Healthline

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6242467/ns/health-heart_health/t/coffee-cholesterol/#.WA2i9pMYiH0

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10971787

[Perazzimx14]

Folgers crystals.  Add hot water, done.

The coffee guys are all now pressing "ignore" by my name......


kjf

Wife and I were buying whole bean coffee from a local coffee roaster/shop at $10+ per lb and while it was very good coffee it was getting cost prohibitive. One day at the grocery store in the Mexican food isle I saw Café Bustelo bricks BOGO for $2.50. I thought for the price what have I got to loose. As it turns out we both really liked it and have since stopped buying the expensive stuff.

 

[Texas Turnip]

As I sit here drinking a cup of Aldis coffee made in a Bunn coffee maker I realize this turnip farmer needs to up his status among fellow turnip farmers.

Hence, I'm throwing out my black Moto Guzzi cups and only drinking from a white ceramic cup. (I'm practicing in holding out my pinkie finger.)

I can't bring myself to kick someone in the shins with my size 15 steel toe boots just because they offer me a cup of coffee in a styrofoam cup.

I got the proper cup, the correct water and the best coffee maker so do I need to wear silk drawers to make it the ultimate
experience?

Brassica rapa (formerly the Texas turnip, the barbaric coffee drinker.)

[wrbix]

Surprised no one has mentioned TechniVorm Moccamaster brewing machine.
See review at www.seattlecoffeege ar.com.

[kidsmoke]

I like French Press coffee. The problem with unfiltered coffee (press or percolated) is that it raises cholesterol levels. If you don`t have an issue than no worry, but for those that do, it`s something to consider.

hmmmm...been draining the contents of a Bodium French press every morning before work for at least a decade. I must have that anti coagulant in my blood. Doc says my cholesterol is nearly non-existent.

Eight O'clock Columbian whole beans are as good as any out there at a half or a third of the price.
A surprising thing is that coffee tastes better when drunk from a ceramic cup with a white inside.

That explains why this is my favorite cuppa...my sweetie brought this back from Italy for me. My daily drinker.

[Dean Rose]

As I sit here drinking a cup of Aldis coffee made in a Bunn coffee maker I realize this turnip farmer needs to up his status among fellow turnip farmers.

Hence, I'm throwing out my black Moto Guzzi cups and only drinking from a white ceramic cup. (I'm practicing in holding out my pinkie finger.)

I can't bring myself to kick someone in the shins with my size 15 steel toe boots just because they offer me a cup of coffee in a styrofoam cup.

I got the proper cup, the correct water and the best coffee maker so do I need to wear silk drawers to make it the ultimate
experience?

Brassica rapa (formerly the Texas turnip, the barbaric coffee drinker.)

I had to look that one up Ken.

Brassica rapa L. is a plant consisting of various widely cultivated subspecies including the turnip (a root vegetable); the mizuna, napa cabbage, bok choy, and cime di rapa (leaf vegetables);


Dean

[simonome]

I have gone through many types of brewers, the best of those being an entry level espresso machine which I got through vouchers at my local gas station. But I've always hated the messy job of taking used coffee powder out of the filter and into the dustbin: half of the damn powder always ended up on the floor.

Finally I switched to Nespresso, and been perfectly happy sofar.

Few months ago I dropped caffeine altogether though, because I started to drink too many coffees or teas per day and getting too excited.

Now I drink zero to 1 decaf espresso per day. The fun thing is that, after a short period of being "down" without caffeine, now I feel absolutely no difference and I start my day without the "kick" of my espresso.

[Caffeineo]

Buy the green beans from Sweet Maria's and roast them yourself. It is really not that hard or expensive to do entry-level roasting, and you wont' be able to find coffee any fresher.

 :1: I get my beans from Sweet Marias and have a Behmor roaster. Recently upgraded to a Technivorm coffee maker. Maybe my taste buds are not too developed but I could not tell any difference between the $300 Technivorm and the $60 Cuisinart it replaced. 

I have an Aeropress that I used a few times but I prefer regular drip. 

[donn]

I get beans from Sweet Marias once in a while, but more often from Burman, and get Haiti and Dominican Republic beans from cafekreyol.com.

If I may return to the original subject ... the lady of the house likes her Aeropress a lot, and at home we always use the espresso machine since it's always on, but ... when a moka pot brew turns out really well, there's nothing better.  Thick, rich, intense, bites back a little - yeah.