Coffee......your favorite brand an how you like it

Gardenlover said:
Campfire coffee is the best, hands down.
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Everything injested is good when camping
Hike in to a high mountain lake
Gettin' dark
Scurry around to make camp
But
Even before making camp, that fire gets built
That coffee gets perked
Nuthin', I mean nuthin' is better than sittin' back with that steaming cup of black after all is done
No matter the caffeine.....sleep comes that night
 
I exPerimented for almost a year with different brands. Settled on one both wife and I can drink.
I like a light brew. We drink Dunkin Nonut coffee, original. That's a folgers brand now. I grind the beans. I don't drink as much coffee as I used to. For six or eight years i have drunk a bunch of black tea
 
Coffee on the road;

McD's has good coffee
...and it's just a buck

My place to stop for a very long time

Until
I happened on to a truck stop chain called Pilot
They're the local part of the Flying J group

There's a bean-to-cup thing there that just plain rocks
Yes, it's twice as spendy as the McD coffee
But, it's three times as good
Beats anything Starbucks has to offer (my opine),
as I really can't remember what their crappuccino glop tasted like (it was so memorable)

But this bean to cup machine makes the best Columbian coffee I've ever tasted

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I even inquired as to buying one for....well.... me

$20,000usd

Guess I'll continue just stopping by for my morning hit when I'm in town

Any of you guys try it?
They've got other flavors...probably
 
Gary O' said:
...I even inquired as to buying one for....well.... me

$20,000usd

Guess I'll continue just stopping by for my morning hit when I'm in town

Any of you guys try it?
They've got other flavors...probably
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Wonder how long it took them to get a return on that investment. 10,000 cups of coffee (plus the cost of beans) just to break even.
 
Too rich for my blood Gary. I imagine that's as fresh as it's gonna get. I like the Keurig cuz I like that deliciously fresh tasting coffee but, it's getting too expensive. When this Keurig bites the big one, I'm going back to a brewer.

EDIT: Unless this virus has fixed it so there's no more frickin coffee filters then I'll have to rethink this.
 
Gardenlover said:
Wonder how long it took them to get a return on that investment. 10,000 cups of coffee (plus the cost of beans) just to break even
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Yeah, did that quick math
Pilot is a high volume hub for truckers and travelers, and locals in the know
Best price of fuel in the area
…….and they have a built in Subway, and clean showers and restrooms
But, yeah, that return has gotta be pretty long range
And those units (two per facility....six different flavors) have gotta hold up
I tend to promote it when I see someone getting coffee from their more normal (flat tasting) urns.
I mean it's the same price
Some watch me use it, and see there's really not much mystery to using it
Set yer cup under
Select cup size
Select flavor
Hit GO
Wait a bit

Others...... remain steadfast to what they don't know
 
RadishRose said:
Starbucks is my favorite. I use the pour-over method now, with the cone.

Awhile back I was using the Aeropress, It made the best coffee I've ever had!
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But, it was fussy to use and clean, so I gave it to my son.

I had a Kuerig and it did make a nice cup. Not paying for those K-cups, I bought the attachment and filled it with my own coffee and that worked, but one day it just broke down.

I received as a gift another Kuerig, the small one, cute. I realized I couldn't really clean it out just like I couldn't clean the big one. There was always moisture in it. Eventually it too, bit the dirt.

I've gone through 2 French presses; hated washing them. A few Mr. Coffee type-machines, a stove top percolator and an electric percolator.

I also have a Moka pot for espresso and still have a small electric percolator.

I have ground my own beans and still have a grinder but that's a PITA.

Besides Starbucks, I also drink Nescafe instant crystals when I want iced coffee.
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The press is hard to clean but it does make a good cup of coffe. At one time I saved the grounds to spread around acid loving plants.
Hydrangeas kept their color.
 
Gary O' said:
OK, I know this has prolly been beat to death, but I got tired of scrolling to find the thread

Anyhoo, I'm pretty much a coffee nut
Gotta have it
Not to the degree of grinding beans, or those one cup Keurig thingies
No, just good coffee in the can, off the shelf
Not just any shelf
Costco has my coffee
Kirkland Columbian
3 lb can
10 bucks

Years ago, MJB Columbian did it for me
Until they took it off the shelf

I went thru so many brands to find the taste I like (actual coffee taste) I almost swore off coffee (yeah, right)

I don't quite understand how a coffee company can make their 'coffee' taste so flavorless

I imagine their marketing/board meeting would go something like this;

Marketing VP.....'Our coffee tastes like dried ground up dog poop, how do you propose I try to sell it?'

CEO...….'It is dried ground up dog poop, but we put it in a can, marked Coffee, so people buy it

CFO......'And it's cheap....that's why our facility is right next door to SPCA'


How do I like it made?
We have this cheap Mr Coffee thing that just plain rocks
No fancy settings
Just flip the switch and coffee happens

But, if I had my druthers, and wasn't so impatient to get that first cup, I'd have me an old fashioned percolator
The one my gramma always had going
The rich fragrance only coffee in a percolator can produce, wafting thru the kitchen, into the dining area, and on into the living room
Where my grampa had his cup, watching the New York Yankees beat the crap outa the Red Sox
They had a couple other flavors that complimented the coffee aroma
Bacon frying, and cigarette smoke
Loved to go to their place, just to inhale
Amazed they lived as long as they did....but they did

Anyway, what off the shelf brands do you guys like, and how do you like it made?

And...... if you have to, tell me why you buy beans, or use that Keurig thing (can't be to save money)
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Old WWII joke from Guadalcanal Diary:

Customer to cigarette salesman: Did you know your cigarettes are half tobacco and half dung?

Salesman: Gee, now I'll be more enthusiastic about them than ever. I thought they were all dung!
 
Gary O' said:
Coffee on the road;

McD's has good coffee
...and it's just a buck

My place to stop for a very long time

Until
I happened on to a truck stop chain called Pilot
They're the local part of the Flying J group

There's a bean-to-cup thing there that just plain rocks
Yes, it's twice as spendy as the McD coffee
But, it's three times as good
Beats anything Starbucks has to offer (my opine),
as I really can't remember what their crappuccino glop tasted like (it was so memorable)

But this bean to cup machine makes the best Columbian coffee I've ever tasted

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I even inquired as to buying one for....well.... me

$20,000usd

Guess I'll continue just stopping by for my morning hit when I'm in town

Any of you guys try it?
They've got other flavors...probably
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Sounds like a nice treat once in a while... Not too many places around here have coffee worth drinking....
BUT I have a thermos works jest fine.... 😃 😃 :devilish:
 
@Gary O' - What a refreshing thread! Coffee, the ultimate comfort, morning brew! We all know that there are only two correct ways to drink coffee....your way, and my way! Our long-time favorite has been 100% Colombian, medium dark. Any brand, but currently drinking the Giant Eagle brand.
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We have a small coffee corner set up behind the Microwave in the pass-thru. Our Black & Decker Coffee Maker wakes begins at 5:45 AM and we wake to the "smell and gurgle" of the coffee. We have an 8 cup electric percolator circa 1940, and a newer "stove-top" or campfire 8 cup percolator. We sometimes will grind some beans for a special occasion. In the afternoon, we indulge in some retro Nescafe Clasico Dark Roast Instant coffee in Owl mugs. The less fussy the better. We were pleasantly surprised with the good taste of the Nescafe!
 
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Extremely strong, espresso style roast, extra fine grind. Chemex-style drip (aka pour-over) using only Chemex filters because cheap paper filters break and drip through too fast. No sugar or dairy.

The first time my soon-to-be spouse put sugar and cream in my coffee I almost dropped him from my contacts then and there. And he ate his meat well-done, too! I blame it all on his parents, LOL. Took me several years to get him to 'see the light'.

Peet's is the most convenient to us, but the quality of their coffee has gone steadily downhill. Illy (Italian brand) or Mr. Espresso (local brand) are better. We love the artisanal Flying Goat Coffee Roasters but they are only located in Sonoma County, CA and we can't get them where we live.

We are always excited if we're dining out and the restaurant offers either Turkish, Greek, or Arabic coffee. We like it with or without the traditional cardamon - thick, black as pitch, "strong enough to make men weep."
 
Ka'u Coffee. I lived on the Big Island for a couple of years, and love Kona coffee, but once I found this small grower I made the switch. It was about 25 miles from my house, and it made for a nice little ride on the Harley to their retail shop to pick up a little piece of heaven. Sent a lot of it to friends on the mainland. Sadly, I have switched to a Keurig machine, so I have switched to a Green Mountain blend until I am ready to place another order on line.

Ka'u Coffee Mill

edited to add: I also follow them on FB

edited again to add: What the hell, since I had their website open, I ordered 3 boxes of K cups, medium roast.
 
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Old Time Practice: Drinking Coffee from Saucers

"Though saucers were invented during the medieval times, it became popular to serve them with a cup of hot beverages during the colonial America period in an effort to allow those drinking the tea or coffee to not burn their mouth — the person being served the saucer and coffee cup would separate the two and pour small amounts of the beverage into the saucer plate. The thin layer of steamy drink would then cool considerably faster than the beverage contained in the cup, allowing the person drinking to enjoy warm but not scalding coffee".

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Life here is good, great view watching the sun work its way up the sky. Coffee is steaming hot and tasting great.
The air is incredibly fresh this morning, humming birds buzzing all over lol. They seem to be looking at me as much as
I am looking at them.😍😍
 
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