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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
LM, yes native Texan.
As to the Northwest US, if you are speaking of Starbucks coffee, in the Homeroasting community we refer to them as "Char-bucks". That is because they over-roast every coffee they get and basically destroy all the wonderful flavors of all those varietal coffees. Coffee is actually a very complex food from around the world that have their own distinct flavors, origins, proper roast levels, etc. Starbucks seeks their own flavor profile and ignores the proper roasting of a given coffee varietal. Always buy coffee in whole bean vs already ground and try to know how old it is too (what date is was roasted). Most people don't know that coffee goes stale very rapidly after being ground. It will also turn rancid over time because of the oils that develop on the surface and deteriorate the flavor as weeks go by. It is no wonder that some people don't like coffee and maybe have just never had a great, fresh cup. If anyone is looking for a commercial roaster that does properly roast coffee in the US, I can highly recommend Intelligentsia Coffee based out of Chicago, IL. Intelligentsia dates their roasts and ships it within a day of being roasted. That way, you are buying fresh roasted coffee rather than weeks old, already stale/rancid beans as some roasters do. http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/ Or, you can try roasting your own at home and for that, the proper start would be Sweet Maria's located in Oakland, CA. http://www.sweetmarias.com Here's to a great cup for ya LM! |
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Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
texinga, your name says it all - still my lousy memory thought somewhere else.
Perhaps I could ask you, please, to fill in your "My Forum Profile" with a Texas - most proud Texans do, my unscientific statistics say   - thought I would show off Base Camp's badge for Trek #28 - Texas My mouth waters reading your coffee info .... and no, I don't think Starbucks, but little individual coffee shops. At some point I think I have to explore the field of coffee much better. Living in a single - albeit heavily coffee drinking - household, I have long benefited from the small portions a double pack gives as to preserve freshness. Coffee is usually sold in 500 g packages in Denmark (a little over one pound) and the one I have felt forced (my favourite blend was discontinued) to buy has two 250 g packs in it. Viper97, now you have no excuse for not trying to make yourself a fragrant, tasty cup of morning coffee the texinga way - lots of gourmet directions here  |
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Horvat1
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2011 Post Count: 54 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Good morning all.
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Good Afternoon, Horvat1
 - are we international or what? We most certainly are international .... breakfast at Puget Sound  |
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Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
heh... :0 gotta love the madness.
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Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Mornin' Horvat!!
LM, just a few more thoughts to share with you. If you ever do give Homeroasting a try, you will love being able to create your own custom blends. A big part of why I got into Homeroasting coffee was because local shops would stop carrying what I liked. Coffee buying is a very individual thing with many shops. They buy what they can source, afford and/or even have an opportunity to buy. Most of the finest coffees in the world are snapped up by buyers with deep pockets at auction. One great (and unique) things about Sweet Maria's is that they are very picky about the green (unroasted) coffees they offer for sale and they weed out the poorly grown and processed coffees. Also, in case you don't know, the finest electric-drip coffee brewer in the world is made by Technivorm in Holland. It is expensive compared to many brewers, but the design and durability is light years from the average coffee brewer. Most coffee brewers are made by companies that have no understanding of the proper water temperature and time to properly brew coffee. Technivorm get's that part right on all counts. Just thought I'd share that as well. OK, I'm off the "coffee stump" and hoping you all are enjoying your favorite cup of something today! |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Let's take a vote!
Who's the mad one? The coffee drinker? or The Diet Pepsi drinker? Remember, we're talking breakfast Waiting Patiently ...  |
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Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Also, in case you don't know, the finest electric-drip coffee brewer in the world is made by Technivorm in Holland. This I have sorted, texinga As age has caught up with me, I got myself an "auto-off" one when I moved to my own home. Switches off after two hours The Danish importer happens to be in my city.  I just had to visit one day just to see the interior as well  |
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Former Member
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Excellent LM! I've been using the Moccamaster CD version for the past 8yrs and it is still making a perfect cup every day!
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Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
texinga, I can agree on the longevity, too.
Where I used to live I left the 12?-year-old still going strong. My new one looks like this:  |
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