Thoughts on coffee

[Orchid Whisperer]

Mostly I drink brewed-at-home Eight O'clock brand 100% Columbian, but I'll try other brands too. When I used to travel to Puerto Rico on a regular basis for work, I was a fan of the local Cafe Yaucono brand.

I rarely drink coffee out, predating COVID by many years. Not averse to joining a friend now and then for coffee. Our local coffee place is Jittery Joe's, that's pretty good. I'll venture into a Starbucks only if there is no other choice (bitter, poorly-prepared, overpriced coffee), but I'll shut my yap if I'm with a friend that really wants to go to a Starbucks.

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer

I'll venture into a Starbucks only if there is no other choice (bitter, poorly-prepared, overpriced coffee)...

Well put.

-Keith

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Originally Posted by Keysguy

My wife and I are both coffee junkies and will only buy whole beans which we grind ourselves. We have even gone so far as buying green beans and roasted our own, blending several different types and roasting strategies.

With all the whole bean fanatics here, I'm thinking I should give grinding a try. Can a blender be used, or is it necessary to buy a grinder?

I drink two cups per day, but only recently began drinking it black to get eliminate the fat and reduce the calories in my daily diet. Without the cream, I find the differences in quality vastly more noticeable.

-Keith

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by K-Sci

With all the whole bean fanatics here, I'm thinking I should give grinding a try. Can a blender be used, or is it necessary to buy a grinder?

I drink two cups per day, but only recently began drinking it black to get eliminate the fat and reduce the calories in my daily diet. Without the cream, I find the differences in quality vastly more noticeable.

-Keith

I haven't jumped here though I'm something of a coffee snob, my Peet's Coffee is, I think, only available on the west coast of the US. I do like the dark roast - but they are never burnt, just full of flavor. And I do get beans, grind each morning so very fresh. If you use a blender, unless it has a small jar that can be used on it, you're going to waste most of it coating the container. An actual grinder can also be used for spices, nuts etc so not a waste even if you decide to not use it for coffee. But it's so easy, why not? Not a big investment, I have a very basic one similar to this one Amazon.com, I just add the beans (same amount as you'd use for ground coffee) , run it until the sound indicates that it is pretty much done (20-30 seconds or so), and dump the grounds into the filter. One can go much fancier, I have not seen the need. I totally agree with drinking it black, no sugar. Bad coffee needs adulterants, good coffee doesn't particularly. (Well, very good but very strong coffee such as espresso can benefit from some milk, I do like cappuccino etc., but for lower-strength "Americano" go with the pure essence)