On 4/22/2013 6:18 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
On Apr 22, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
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On Apr 22, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I had a series of
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From: Rick Womer
Gas stations?? Dunkin Donuts???
Ummm, John... You need to have somebody make you some ~good~ coffee someday.
Rick
I started drinking coffee while I was in the Army. I don't want
On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 9:31 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
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I agree about the burr grinder. An old room mate had one and they do a
much better job than the blade grinder like I use. They're expensive, though.
FYI: when I finally tire of repeatedly repairing my
I don't think my Mr Coffee has any moving parts other than the on/off
switch.
Is that Melitta a little white plastic cone kind of thingy that sits on
top of a cup? I've got one of those that uses the #2 filters.
The coffee is good, but it's not as convenient as the Mr Coffee because
I can't
My 4 cup Mr Coffee delivers a full mug plus enough to top the mug off
once it's two thirds empty. According to Wikipedia, the standard
coffee cup is the French tasse à café, which holds 4 ounces of liquid.
From: Paul Stenquist
Coffee pot capacity ratings are very optimistic. A ten cup Mr.
Coffee is a religion in Italy. There is an ideal temperature for
brewing coffee; too cool results in a bland taste, while too hot will
introduce too much acid and bitterness. Most Italian coffee shops and
good restaurants know what the proper temperature should be, and they
will not brew it
I could not tell it better and, of course, I second that.
Dario (from Italy)
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Coffee is a religion in Italy
On 22 Apr 2013, at 16:38, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 9:31 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
I agree about the burr grinder. An old room mate had one and they do a
much better job than the blade grinder like I use. They're
On 22 Apr 2013, at 18:12, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
Coffee is a religion in Italy. There is an ideal temperature for
brewing coffee; too cool results in a bland taste, while too hot will
introduce too much acid and bitterness. Most Italian coffee shops and
good
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
which shall remain nameless, but it's an anagram of Stuck Bras
LOL !!
I have never witnessed a coffee ceremony, other than watching an
Italian barista at work, but I have participated in several Japanese
tea ceremonies. I loved
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I had a series of job interviews with a well-known coffee chain, which shall
remain nameless, but it's an anagram of Stuck Bras, and each one started with
a coffee ritual. They drew fresh water, boiled it and let it cool for
On Apr 22, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I had a series of job interviews with a well-known coffee chain, which shall
remain nameless, but it's an anagram of Stuck Bras, and each one started
with a
on 2013-04-22 9:38 Bruce Walker wrote
Yeah, I know. It bugs me too, but with presses there's close to zero choice. :-(
Aeropress is made in USA; i put away my French press and my cheap espresso
machine permanently when i bought an Aeropress
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On Apr 22, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I had a series of job interviews with a well-known coffee chain,
which shall remain nameless, but it's an
on 2013-04-21 23:48 Bipin Gupta wrote
Hello Steve, as I mentioned earlier, my wife and me were on a Thomas
Cook (3) weeks package tour of Western Europe including Britain and
Spain.
Almost every where we got luke warm coffee. When we asked for piping
hot coffee, the girls would just smile and
Can anyone tell me why I can no longer get Ethiopian Harar coffee beans?
bill
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
Ethiopian Harar coffee beans?
http://www.amazon.com/Ethiopian-Harrar-Coffee-Unroasted-pounds/dp/B00BAUHWD2
Dan Matyola
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On 22 Apr 2013, at 20:48, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I had a series of job interviews with a well-known coffee chain, which shall
remain nameless, but it's an anagram of Stuck Bras, and each one started
with a
On 22 Apr 2013, at 23:08, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
Can anyone tell me why I can no longer get Ethiopian Harar coffee beans?
bill.
No idea, but I've been to Harar, and it's a fantastic place. Famed not just for
its coffee but also for its qat, for Rimbaud and for Burton.
B
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coffee made in a plunger (aka French press) though -
first cup due in
half-an-hour!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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On Apr 22, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net:
On Apr 22, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I had a series of job interviews with a well-known coffee
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
I'd never heard of a 'French Press' so I Googled it to find out what this
wondrous, exotic machine looked like.
I found it's what I use to make coffee every day.
In Australia we just call them 'plungers'
By the
I believe I'm drinking some right now. Purchased at Longos, a local
family-owned grocery chain here in the Toronto area. Good stuff too.
But no, I can't explain your shortage.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
Can anyone tell me why I can no longer get
Is that FF in M42 or FF in K mount?
Gerrit
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Brian Walters
On 22/04/2013 6:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
I believe I'm drinking some right now. Purchased at Longos, a local
family-owned grocery chain here in the Toronto area. Good stuff too.
But no, I can't explain your shortage.
I've talked to half a dozen merchants here. All of them are saying it's
Just finished a bag of some from a Philly roaster last week.
Rick
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On 22/04/2013 7:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Just finished a bag of some from a Philly roaster last week.
Harumph. Amazon's shipping makes it prohibitively expensive to buy. My
coffee peddler tells me that I should try Mocha-Java.
we'll see.
bill
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On Apr 22, 2013, at 10:12 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 22/04/2013 7:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Just finished a bag of some from a Philly roaster last week.
Harumph. Amazon's shipping makes it prohibitively expensive to buy. My coffee
peddler tells me that I should try
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 08:12:35PM -0600, Bill wrote:
On 22/04/2013 7:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Just finished a bag of some from a Philly roaster last week.
Harumph. Amazon's shipping makes it prohibitively expensive to buy.
My coffee peddler tells me that I should try Mocha-Java.
Your
On 22/04/2013 8:37 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I like Mocha Java. But the very accessible Columbian Supremo is a good choice
as well. Very nice in a French press.
The Colombian is one half of the blend I do. It is a very nice coffee on
it's own, but if you are into blending, do try it with half
On 22/04/2013 8:47 PM, John Francis wrote:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 08:12:35PM -0600, Bill wrote:
On 22/04/2013 7:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Just finished a bag of some from a Philly roaster last week.
Harumph. Amazon's shipping makes it prohibitively expensive to buy.
My coffee peddler tells
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Coffee is a religion in Italy. There is an ideal temperature for
brewing coffee; too cool results in a bland taste, while too hot
don't get a americano - it'll be one shot with half a litre of
scalding hot water on top. Better to ask for two double espressos
plus one cup 1/4 filled with hot water and another with steamed milk.
Then pour the espressos carefully into each cup- it will be a little
bit like a long black and a
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don't get a americano - it'll be one shot with half a litre of scalding hot
water on top. Better to ask for two double espressos plus one cup 1/4
filled with hot water
Gas stations?? Dunkin Donuts???
Ummm, John... You need to have somebody make you some ~good~ coffee someday.
Rick
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On 4/21/2013 1:59 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Brian Walters
G'day all
On my forthcoming trip to the USA I'm just going to *have* to find
good coffee.
In Australia, when my wife and I go to a coffee shop, I order a 'long
black' and she has a 'flat white'. I'm fairly sure that I would get
From: Rick Womer
Gas stations?? Dunkin Donuts???
Ummm, John... You need to have somebody make you some ~good~ coffee someday.
Rick
I started drinking coffee while I was in the Army. I don't want coffee
flavored drinks. The only thing I add to my coffee is coffee.
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on 2013-04-20 17:43 Brian Walters wrote
On my forthcoming trip to the USA I'm just going to *have* to find good coffee.
you will find it, but it may be work; when i travel i often have to do some
research, though recently in Brooklyn coffee seemed very well appreciated
In Australia, when
I drink nothing but black coffee myself.
So as I said
Rick
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From: Rick Womer
on 2013-04-21 12:27 Bipin Gupta wrote
PS: While in Europe don't drink coffee. Luke warm water is better.
i'm not especially experienced with Europe, but it seems harsh to dismiss the
coffee of an entire continent; i've had excellent espresso (straight) in
Amsterdam and Paris
speaking of
Saffron adds a lovely twist to coffee as well. Recently learned that from a
spice shop owner in Dubai.
Gerrit
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I grind my own, and have some cardamom... gotta try that!
Rick
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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.
- Coffee terminology in the USA
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
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
on 2013-04-21 12:58 Igor Roshchin wrote
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).
what specifically is different and where? there are many
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
Fifty cups?!?
What, are you living in a breakaway Mormon polygamy commune?
50 cups?
;-)
cheers,
frank
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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
Have to disagree with you, Bipin, on coffee in Europe. After many visits to
France, where 'un café'
was my drink of choice, and in Italy in 2011 ('un espresso' or 'un picolo') I
found excellent coffee
everywhere (except at Charles de Gaulle airport at two in the morning - bitter
and weak). I
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
Of Bruce Walker
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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
Bipin, the coffee in Italy is the best in the world, bar none.
Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello David, my wife and me had a Hell of a Coffee time in our (3)
week trip to Europe. By Hell we
and it's more entertaining to watch than TV.
cheers,
frank
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Much of the complex coffee flavour come from
but black coffee myself.
So as I said
Rick
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From: Rick Womer
Gas stations
condensing that screws up the
flavor.
Rick
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Much of the complex
It spills over into the next day unless you coat your driveway with it after
dinner...
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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
the flavor.
Rick
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Much of the complex coffee flavour
on 2013-04-21 18:42 knarftheria...@gmail.com 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 read a few screeds against
On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:51 AM, Gerrit Visser gerrit...@gmail.com wrote:
Latte is similar to flat white (we drink those when in NZ) or kafe leche in
Spain.
Funny... you can order a latte or a flat white here. Don't ask me what the
difference is as I'm not a coffee drinker.
Cheers,
Dave
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The flat white would be called a latte here in the U.S.
Your long black is interesting, because it is similar to the U.S.
Americano except the assembly instructions are reversed. Your way
preserves the crema (which I think is a Good Thing). My daughter
manages a high end espresso shop here, so
On 21 April 2013 07:43, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
G'day all
On my forthcoming trip to the USA I'm just going to *have* to find good
coffee.
Good luck with that.
DS
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