I want to get an espresso machine just so that I could make a good americano. As for starbucks.....ehhh....I'm not to hip on their coffee. It's just not that flavorful to me, but the only way I drink it is black or with full cream.
I think the Sumatran is about the only one I like from starbucks. That said, I found out recently that Costco sells on-the-spot roasted coffee beans. I picked up 1.5 pounds for $7. So far it hasn't been too shabby. We'll see what it tastes like at the bottom of the bag though :) On 2/20/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree that if you want the best tasting coffee, you need a french press. > I > have on on my desk that I use every day and I love it. I admit that I do > have a drip machine at home but that is because my, my wife and my > daughter > all drink coffee and so a french press just does not make enough. I am > lucky > too that there is a Starbucks a couple block from where I work so I am > never > without quality coffee. I do want to get a good quality espresso machine > for > my house though as I LOVE espresso's and lattes. > > Bruce > > On 2/20/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yesterday, I recorded good morning america because the had a teaser > about > > "brewing the best coffee". What total BS, they advocate using paper > > filters > > over metal. Paper just soaks up all the oils and makes for a bland cup > of > > coffee. I still use a french press, but I'm thinking about an espresso > > machine. Although they had recommendations for the best machines, they > > were > > all just drip brewers. > > > > I need to have a Cafe Nero open up by me. Sometimes, I think it's worth > > the > > trip across the pond just to get one of those cups of coffee. :) > > > > > > -- > > "They put a hot wire to my head > > 'Cause of the things I did and said > > And made these feelings go away > > Model citizen in every way" > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:228432 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
