It's too good for the driveway. I use gas station coffee for that. On Apr 21, 2013, at 10:27 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote:
> It spills over into the next day unless you coat your driveway with it after > dinner... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 8:58 PM > Subject: Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA > > Coffee pot capacity ratings are very optimistic. A ten cup Mr. Coffee is good > for about three mugs worth. So a fifty cup rating is actually about 15 mugs > worth. Divide that by four coffee drinkers and you have three to four mugs > each. And sometimes it spills over into the next day. > > > On Apr 21, 2013, at 8:53 PM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Fifty cups?!? >> >> What, are you living in a breakaway Mormon polygamy commune? >> >> 50 cups? >> >> ;-) >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> Sent: April 21, 2013 4/21/13 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA >> >> The same coffee beans are available all over the world. Beans from Africa, >> India, South America and various other places. You can buy them here in the >> U.S. and in Europe. I've had expresso in Italy, France, New York. LA, >> Chicago, and Detroit. I've found that it varies most by who makes it rather >> than where one might be. I like espresso and have it from time to time, but >> I prefer American-style brewed coffee. I buy Columbian Supremo beans in bulk >> -- six pounds at a time -- and grind them in a burr grinder right before I >> use them. I never freeze them. I've read that is detrimental. Don't know if >> it's true. . (When I want to splurge I go to a specialty shop where I can >> get them fresh roasted.) When I have time I make coffee in my Bodum french >> press. It's rich and robust. But I live in a house of coffee drinkers, so >> most often I make 50 cups in a commercial restaurant-style percolator. That >> lasts almost all day. It's more than adequate. I'm not big on > lattes and the like. The world is full of coffee snobs. And BS. >> >> Paul >> On Apr 21, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Brian: >>> >>> Beware that the roasts that are typically used for espresso and >>> derivatives is very different from that in Europe, and I'd say from what >>> I had in Sidney (although, probably to a lesser extent). >>> After trips to France or Italy, for some 2-4 weeks, I couldn't drink >>> esperesso back in the US. >>> >>> Once, I asked the owner of the coffee cart that had nice coffee >>> (compared to what you have in the US) about that difference. She told me >>> that a bunch of people had asked her (it was on UCSD campus, so there were >>> many people from Europe or who had travelled to Europe). They tried to >>> look for a supplier of a "european-style roast", but it would have been >>> prohibitively expensive for them to use that coffee, so they never did. >>> >>> >>> Bipin: >>> >>> Tastes are different, so I wouldn't try to convince you of anything >>> different; I am just sharing my point of view. >>> In my opinion, the ubiquitous Starbucks (in the US) provides >>> mostly consistent average-to-mediocre quality of coffee and a bunch of >>> sugary coffee-drinks. None of those drinks stand close to the quality of >>> their European counter-parts found in Italy (and, at least for espresso, >>> - in France). Typically, local, "moms-and-paps" coffee shops would >>> provide better coffee (with a caveat of possible broader distribution >>> of quality). >>> >>> I do not patronize Starbucks, unless it's a matter of survival (e.g. >>> need a pastry in lieu of breakfast at a scientific conference, and >>> there is nothing else at the convention center). >>> One reason is the quality of coffee, but a more significant reason is >>> their predatory practices. >>> >>> One example, I observed myself in San Diego downtown around 2005-2008. >>> There was a very popular family-owned, coffee shop "Cafe Bassam" with a nice >>> atmosphere http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-bassam-san-diego . >>> I've seen 3 Starbucks that were set up within 0-3 blocks from that one, >>> one being just across the street. It was pleasant to see that nearest >>> Starbucks being rather empty on weekend nights, while Bassam was >>> crowded. Then, Bassam was forced away to move out. (They still exist, >>> but now in uptown.) >>> The story I heard, albeit second hand was that when it was time for >>> Bassam to renew the lease, Starbucks made an offer that was factor of >>> "X" higher than what was the going rate (I don't know what that "X" was, >>> but somebody said it was between 2 and 3.). >>> Bassam couldn't afford that and had to find a new place. >>> As far as I know Starbuck never even moved in that place. >>> I moved from San Diego right around that time, so I don't know what >>> is there now. Actually, Google Maps street view shows not Startbucks there >>> (corner of 4th and Market, 401 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101-6932) >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> >>> >>> Sun Apr 21 14:04:11 EDT 2013 >>> Bipin Gupta wrote: >>> >>> Hello David, my wife and me had a "Hell of a Coffee time in our (3) >>> week trip to Europe. By "Hell" we mean satan's hell. >>> We were served luke warm coffee every where. We would tell the girls >>> we wanted our coffee "piping hot". >>> I don't think they understood "piping hot" at all - what a shame. So >>> we would hunt around for "Starbucks", the American chain. >>> Oh my what a relief. They understood "hot coffee", at last. And a >>> "Small" cup at Starbucks was equal to a "Large" cup in most European >>> coffee joints. >>> And TEA in Europe is plain s***. >>> I bet you will have lots of fun with coffee in the US, with coffee >>> shops located every 25 meters on the streets. And you don't have to >>> find good coffee; good coffee will find you. >>> Regards. >>> Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pd >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
