Coffee

[Scriptavolant]

True, I don't know if it is because of smoking, but my taste buds are not very sharp  That's why perhaps I don't enjoy tea much, no matter how good I brew my tea, its taste is so faint I can hardly feel it.
I always marvel at people who can make those detailed analysis of what they've tasted.. Be it coffee or wine. I generally go with: it either tastes good or bad 

Well there is such thing called moderation; unless one smokes 40 cigarettes a day, there's still the chance to enjoy good coffee.

[SonicMan46]

D Minor - this thread has really gotten off to a 'kick start'!   I'm comin' in late but do enjoy coffee on a daily basis - could improve on my methods of preparation.  Morning comsumption involves grinding beans w/ a drip method (I like all coffees from mild blends to darker coffees, such as the French roasts); however, I often have great coffees in eating out, including the 'French Press' types which are quite flavorful - on a recent trip to Atlanta, Georgia, I had a Kona coast 'French Press' coffee which was just outstanding (despite their price, I like Kona Coast coffees).  Well, looking forward to more recommendations; plus, hope some will reply on the best ways for 'home preparation' - my current one is not the best despite grinding good beans freshly (think there was a good thread in our old forum on this topic) - 

[Danny]

Me likey Yuban and Don Francisco. 

[orbital]

Another coffee brew I enjoy a lot, but only sparingly, is Vietnamese coffee. It is great once in a while, but it involves condensed milk  and thus a bit too sweet. It needs some special apparatus, so it may be best to have one when you visit a Vietnamese restaurant

[Novi]

The easiest and most convenient thing ever, even when I grind my own beans. Cleaning the grinder's a bit of a bore though. I mostly only have one a day, first thing when I wake up, and maybe the odd one in the afternoon, but I really need that first one in the morning to function as a human being .

[sidoze]

This!

Sounds great but also sounds like a fair deal of work. Just take the little espresso machine thingamabob, put it on the stove, and out it comes. Dum dee dum dum 

[Choo Choo]

Yeah, I have the Gaggia electrical equivalent:  water in the tank, coffee in the tray, plug in - and 5 minutes later, there you are.

[karlhenning]

Another coffee brew I enjoy a lot, but only sparingly, is Vietnamese coffee. It is great once in a while, but it involves condensed milk  and thus a bit too sweet.

Yes, I've tried that at a cafe;  very nice as an occasional dessertly thing, but not a beverage for working-days :-)

[karlhenning]

The easiest and most convenient thing ever

Is that a French press?  We use one at home, too.  Simplicity itself, and molto toothsome.

[Drasko]

Sounds great but also sounds like a fair deal of work. Just take the little espresso machine thingamabob, put it on the stove, and out it comes. Dum dee dum dum 

You can ping pong all day long but it still won't make it comparable.

What's with trinacria? Is Tony short for Antonio, perhaps?

[BachQ]

D Minor - this thread has really gotten off to a 'kick start'!   I'm comin' in late but do enjoy coffee on a daily basis - could improve on my methods of preparation.  Morning comsumption involves grinding beans w/ a drip method (I like all coffees from mild blends to darker coffees, such as the French roasts); however, I often have great coffees in eating out, including the 'French Press' types which are quite flavorful - on a recent trip to Atlanta, Georgia, I had a Kona coast 'French Press' coffee which was just outstanding (despite their price, I like Kona Coast coffees).  Well, looking forward to more recommendations; plus, hope some will reply on the best ways for 'home preparation' - my current one is not the best despite grinding good beans freshly (think there was a good thread in our old forum on this topic) - 

BTW, SonicMan, can you guess which GMGer uses this mug for his daily coffee intake (thats Haydn  )?

[BachQ]

Speaking of Gurn, this from CBS.COM:

Coffee-Tossing Robber Sought by Police
Robber Who Hurls Hot Java At Cashiers Wanted For At Least 7 Texas Robberies, Police Say

NACOGDOCHES, TX, May. 31, 2007
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(AP) A coffee-throwing robber who hurls hot java at cashiers is wanted for at least seven North Texas robberies, police said Thursday.

The suspect is a 29-year-old man who has given cashiers minor burns since the string of daylight robberies began May 23, Dallas police spokeswoman Jamie Matthews said. Convenience stores in the Dallas suburbs of Addison and Mesquite have also been hit.

Surveillance footage from one of the robberies shows the suspect paying for the cup, then quickly tossing the coffee on the clerk before reaching over the counter and taking all the cash from the register.

The clerk falls down while the suspect, wearing sunglasses and a hat, runs out of the store.

The most recent robbery was Wednesday. Dallas police identified a suspect through surveillance video and witnesses, Matthews said.

[karlhenning]

Hey, nobody here is a French Roast hurler! 

[SonicMan46]

BTW, SonicMan, can you guess which GMGer uses this mug for his daily coffee intake (thats Haydn  )?

D Minor - any number of us would be proud to drink coffee from that mug! 

[sidoze]

Is Tony short for Antonio, perhaps?

Yes. ADGO. I'll leave you to figure it out 

[Novi]

Is that a French press?  We use one at home, too.  Simplicity itself, and molto toothsome.

Oh yeaaah 0:).

[orbital]

Well there is such thing called moderation; unless one smokes 40 cigarettes a day, there's still the chance to enjoy good coffee.

40  I couldn't do that even if I tried. I am around 10-12 a day, weekends may be a little more especially if we're going out 

[Bunny]

I've gone through so many "gourmet" coffees -- Hawaiian Kona, Jamaican Blue Ridge, Columbia Armenia, Costa Rican, Sumatra, Ethiopian...

I live close to Fairway Market and Zabars where the coffees are always top quality.  Nowadays I either get the Costa Rican or Sumatra Mandheling for American or Latin American style coffee.  For espresso, I rely on pods from Illy, Lavazza or Miscela d'Oro.  Frankly, I prefer Lavazza to Illy because it makes a better crema on the espresso.  Miscela d'Oro is really better than both, but I have to mail order it because it's sold mostly to restaurants, so you can't find it at the supermarket.   

For tea, it's usually oolong, Monkey Picked or Superior grade Tea Kuan Yin from China or Tung Ting Jade, Ali San, and Bai Hao from Taiwan.  For black teas, I like a golden tippy royal Yunnan, Golden Monkey and Keemun Hao Ya A from China; or Puttabong and Tukdah first flush Darjeelings from India.  The problem is that the dollar is so depressed, the prices have just skyrocketed!

[BachQ]

Sumatra Mandheling

....... just ordered this ........ DARK .........

[Bunny]

Another coffee brew I enjoy a lot, but only sparingly, is Vietnamese coffee. It is great once in a while, but it involves condensed milk  and thus a bit too sweet. It needs some special apparatus, so it may be best to have one when you visit a Vietnamese restaurant

I've had that at Vietnamese restaurants.  The first time I ordered it, I kept asking the waiter where the milk was.  He finally had to scoop up the condensed milk from the bottom of the cup and I realized that I had two Latin American products in the cup.  At the bottom was reduced sweetened condensed milk which is called manjar blanco in S. America, and on top of it was a thick syrupy coffee extraction called "esencia de café."  It was almost a desert rather than a coffee as the result when mixing the two was a beverage almost too thick to drink.  It was, however, very tasty, and with a strong caffeine wallop.