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Let’s talk coffee

#241
MJ5150 said:
What I have found interesting is that Starbucks has closed their cafes for the most part, making them drive through only when applicable or leaving ones open near hospitals and medical facilities.
In this area, a number of grocery stores have a small Starbucks inside that is staffed by grocery store employees. Like a franchise. The grocery stores are leaving those Starbucks open. It's too bad the grocery stores won't shut them down since they turn into little hang out areas usually near the main entrance to the grocery store.

-Mike
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Exactly why the whole concept of coffee got iced in the first place. Meeting for coffee, selling coffee, is going to spread more virus around. Lucky are those of us with capabilities at home.
 
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#242
This will be my next coffee purchase....

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-Mike
 
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#244
Downunderwonder said:
Don't forget the thimbles!

Man, I don't get the appeal of drinking the Bialetti coffee liquor neat. It might not be as concentrated as true espresso but it's close enough to overpower the taste buds.
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That'll hold two full size demitasse cups.
I'm the opposite. Enjoying coffee straight out of the Bialetti with friends is one of my favorite things to do. If you do it right, you got a good amount of crema, and it's hard to tell it's not a real shot.

-Mike
 
#245
MJ5150 said:
That'll hold two full size demitasse cups.
I'm the opposite. Enjoying coffee straight out of the Bialetti with friends is one of my favorite things to do. If you do it right, you got a good amount of crema, and it's hard to tell it's not a real shot.

-Mike
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Full size thimbles like I said. ;)

Gimme my coffee with hot water or ocassionally hot milk, thankyou, oh I have to make it all myself, I do anyway most of the time but I feel sorry for the truck drivers.
 
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#246
Downunderwonder said:
Full size thimbles like I said. ;)

Gimme my coffee with hot water or ocassionally hot milk, thankyou, oh I have to make it all myself, I do anyway most of the time but I feel sorry for the truck drivers.
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After I finish my journey to Italy to have coffee with @Avezzano, I'll travel to NZ so you and I can enjoy a nice ristretto together, or maybe a doppio.

-Mike
 
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#250
Interesting thread because after returning from our 4th trip to Hawaii in so many years, we came back with a coffee kick of sorts. Visited the Kauai Coffee plantation and enjoyed heir coffees. But the best coffee we had was a little coffee shop next to our hotel on Kauai. Several of their roasts were great. We ended up bringing a bag back then my wife ended up ordering from them over the internet - 2 one# bags of Peru Cajamarca light roast. Some of the best coffee we've had, and we're not even cofffee snobs!
 
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#251
Good news for the artisan commercial roasters of NZ. Govt has relaxed lockdown rules on courier services to include coffee roasters who can demonstrate total hygiene at the workplace.

I never had a problem with the bigger players' supermarket offerings before I started home roasting. Still nice the smaller local cafe suppliers can supply some enthusiasts reduced to brewing at home.

Bound to cost a few cafes a bit of business out the other side.
 
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#252
MJ5150 said:
That is why I am in favor of the simplistic methods of coffee brewing mentioned in this thread. Big automatic or semi-automatic machines complicate the process.
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Tried a drip. Didn't like that much. Moved on to a moka pot. Much better taste but fiddly to clean. So I tried a press. Less effort but more grounds in my cup. Next stop was a cheap espresso machine. That was good kept it for years. But I never felt good about the 'cinos and lattes I was making in it. Eventually took the big step to a fully automatic deLonghi or however you spell it.loved the simplicity, hated the coffee.

Finally did what I should have done in the first place. Semi automatic with a grinder and a pressure dial. After experimenting with the grind size and texture for a while I'm 95% of the way to my perfect short black. Same coffee every time. Bump the basket in the cradle, tap it down on the edge of the bang box, quick tamp on the way to the head and push the button. Takes longer to say it than do it.
 
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#258
Brazilian Santos. For the aroma as much as the taste. Took the grinder up to 12 and worked my way back to 8. I'd entertain the notion of going finer for a long black. But I find those take too long to drink. The end of the cup is not as nice as the start.
 
#259
slobake said:
Are you a plumber or a former plumber? :D
Apprentice as he is about to install a fitting on galvanized pipe : "How tight is tight enough?"
Forman: "Just tight enough is tight enough."
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Not even a plumber's son.

NZ has a strong coffee culture, although I have heard it is rather looked down on by Italians. Flat whites and cappuccino are the biggest sellers.

With that said, fresh roasted beans are available from several nationally ( statewide to you) distributed brands in handy half pound foil bags. Most varieties are available ground and whole.

My suggestion is find a ground one that spins your wheels and then do your best to emulate it with the whole beans in your grinder.
 

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