I use illy coffee in an espresso machine. That is the closest I am able to come to the great coffee I found almost everywhere in Italy. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce, > > That's what I do (grind in a burr grinder immediately before brewing); but > when I'm not going to be using beans for several days I store them in the > freezer (in the bag they come in, plus a freezer bag). I let them come to > room temperature before opening, though--it's moisture condensing that screws > up the flavor. > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 9:02 PM > Subject: Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA > > Much of the complex coffee flavour come from the oils in the beans and > these are adversely affected by freezing. I no longer freeze or even > refrigerate coffee. > > I've found that the best thing to do is buy whole roasted beans weekly > and grind just what I need in a burr grinder right before use. I have > all sorts of coffee contraptions but my daily go-to is the french > press. > > BTW, Frank: IKEA sells a press for $9.99. > http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/60241389/ > > I go through these pretty much yearly as bits break. I have all kinds > of spare parts so I can swap bits in as they wear out and bust. My > current press is made up from pieces of 3 or 4 older ones. :-) > > > On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 8:42 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I used to store coffee beans in the freezer. I was then told by one who >> purports to be an expert that freezing the roasted beans is bad and that >> they should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. >> >> I have been doing so ever since. >> >> I can't say I noticed any difference in taste... >> >> In my experience the best regular (that is to say non-espresso) coffee is >> made in a French press. My beautiful SO broke mine some time ago and I dug >> out my little 2 cup plastic Melitta cone filter coffee maker. Surely the >> simplest coffeemaker in the world (no moving parts!) it makes surprisingly >> good coffee. >> >> My current favourite bean is a medium roast French Moka that a local health >> food store sells in bulk: Light, nutty, complex and flavourful. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> >> Sent: April 21, 2013 4/21/13 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA >> >> From: Bipin Gupta >>> " I don't want coffee flavored drinks. The only thing I add to my >>> coffee is coffee" - by John Sessoms. >>> >>> Yep, that makes the best coffee in the world - but I hope it isn't >>> Instant Coffee - yuk! Here is how I make my coffee in Bangalore:- >>> I go to the Coffee Stores and ask him for Peaburry Mix - don't like >>> arabic. He roasts the coffee beans, adds some Chicory, and then grinds >>> it. What a heavenly aroma when he is roasting and grinding. >>> I have an old style copper coffee percolator. Makes the perfect coffee >>> brew. Either I take it straight or add hot milk to it and some sugar. >>> It makes my morning happy and pleasant - a good start for some photography. >>> Kind Regards. >>> Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. >>> >>> PS: While in Europe don't drink coffee. Luke warm water is better. >> >> When I visited Scotland in 2004, all of the Bed & Breakfast Inns I >> stayed at had standard Bunn-O-Matic commercial drip coffee makers. I've >> since been told that type of coffee is called "filter coffee" in Europe >> & the UK. >> >> Same thing with the hotels I stayed in when I visited China in 2010. >> Plus, every place I went had a McDonalds somewhere that made coffee just >> like the old style McDonalds coffee from here in the USA (not the new >> style McDonalds crap where they're trying to be Starbucks-lite) >> >> Here at home I have a 35 year old (or older?) 4-cup Mr. Coffee coffee >> maker. I get a "Jamaican Blue Mountain" whole bean from Costco & grind >> enough beans at one time to feed the Mr. Coffee for a week. Once it's >> opened, I seal the rest of the bag from Costco up & put it inside a >> double-zipper Zip-lock freezer bag that stays in the freezer until I >> need to grind more beans. >> >> I use regular city water to make coffee at home. About once a week I get >> a biscuit & coffee from Biscuitville, and most Wednesdays, I go to a >> brunch with my photography group at IHOP. >> >> I eat at McDonalds about once a month & whenever I do, I get coffee >> instead of a soft drink. 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