Your preference of coffee

Katybug

Katybug

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I didn't drink coffee 'til my early 30's and did some research before purchasing, lol, as in asking everyone I knew their preference. At the time, 8 out of 10 friends said "electric percolator"....and I've been enjoying it that way all these years. The high tech methods keep on coming and I stick with what I love best. I enjoy the convenience of Keurig, one cup at a time, but it's not for me in taste. And the different flavors mean nothing to me, as I drink only unflavored regular roast. I remember my mom perked it on the stove burner before electric ones came along, and dad would rave over it, but I just never got into it 'til later in life.

Different strokes for different folks, so how do you prepare your coffee? And what's your favorite brand and flavor?
 

Filtered coffeeis my preference, i don't think anyone over here percolates their coffee anymore, i did when a lot younger until i realised that it actually spoilt the coffee, i use one of the coffee machines that you put the pod in and the water runs through it just like the cappucino machines, i have a milk frother so i can have my own cappucinos at home

 
I use the drip type machines like Mr. Coffee, with unbleached filters. I mostly drink regular brands, whatever's on sale like Maxwell House, etc. I do like to go to the Sprouts Natural Market and grind my own beans now and then. Some favorites are Kona, Guatemalan, Jamaican Blue Mountain, Kenyan, etc.

We thought about the Keurig, and my husband only drinks one cup in the morning, and I have no more than two cups total all day. But, I couldn't see paying that kind of money, and the hassle of making one cup at a time...standing at the machine 3 times every morning. Also, I have no interest at all in flavored coffees like hazelnut or vanilla, etc. That machine seems like just a passing fad to me. :coffee:
 

Jillaroo said:
Filtered coffeeis my preference, i don't think anyone over here percolates their coffee anymore, i did when a lot younger until i realised that it actually spoilt the coffee, i use one of the coffee machines that you put the pod in and the water runs through it just like the cappucino machines, i have a milk frother so i can have my own cappucinos at home

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Very curious, Jill, how does it spoil the coffee?
 
I heard many years ago that percolating coffee ruined it as it virtually boils it where with filtered you are just running the hot water through the coffee grinds, i will try and find it online and put it on here if i find it. And i don't know how you make a coffee but my daughter taught me {yes my daughter of the world} haha that you should always put the instant coffee in first then hot water and lastly the milk, and she is right it does taste better.
But Katy you obviously love your coffee that way so keep doing it that way and enjoy.



 
I'm a coffee snob... LOL

I only drink the best coffee which is my own home-made espresso. I grind the beans to a perfect fine grind and then pull absolutely perfect shots with my espresso machine. I only drink short black or long blacks.... 2 or 3 every morning.

Magnificent coffee with a luscious, heaving crema.... sweet, syrupy, chocolatey... yum !
You would never touch instant coffee ever again after drinking it.

This is my favourite site for sharing info & tips with other coffee geeks: http://coffeesnobs.com.au/forum.php
 
Tezza! I'da never guessed! A man of hidden talents. I thought Max was 'our' only coffee snob.

I'm not. A pure 'bogan' when it comes to cawfee. Tip Hazelnut flavoured powder with the milk built in out of a tube packet into a cup and pour hot water on it is as 'thing' as I get about coffee.

Didn't come from a coffee culture. I remember when those perculator gadgets came in, around the 50s??, and we'd sit around and watch it on the stove blowing bubbles in a little glass knob like it was a religious ritual that happened about 3 times a year when we wanted to impress visitors or something. None of us particularly enjoyed it for anything more than the novelty of drinking coffee.

Hate espresso, too bitter, capuccino, more trouble than it's worth, and the rest of the fancy tagged stuff isn't worth a fraction of what they charge for it. I damned near choked once on coffee that had the taste and consistency of fresh tar, served by an Italian neighbour. I never went in there if I smelled coffee brewing after that.

The only memorable coffee was from a little Caltex servo/diner just south of Brunswick Heads. They used to brew up something that was like mildly coffee flavoured hot thin cream and it was blissful stuff. (To me.) I never drove past that servo whether I wanted a coffee or not. I only saw it twice a year on round trips to Qld and never wasted a chance.

We lived around 2km downwind of the Bushells coffee factory and the stink from it would put you off coffee too.
 
Dear-oh-dear Di.
Hard to believe that you don't have a "taste" for genuine coffee.
Now, just how can I soar like an eagle when I associate with turkeys.

oops, sorry for being so unkind.

(I did warn you... I'm a coffee snob)
 
"It tastes as good as it smells" LOL! A classic Maxwell House commercial ...



Unfortunately, due to my childhood trips to Little Italy in NYC with my grandfather (100% Italian) I was forever afterwards spoiled for coffee. The trattoria we visited once a week or so had one of those monster old copper cappuccino machines -

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... which to me at that time was like something out of a Jules Verne novel. Talk about foreshadowing of Steampunk! I spent hours watching that thing go through its paces, fascinated at the sounds and the smells. When I finally worked up the courage to actually drink what it produced I was transported to Coffee Heaven.

Nothing since has come remotely close.

Adding insult to injury, I worked for a year or so for General Foods as an "Organoleptic Technician", i.e. - a dude who smells and tastes things and makes recommendations for formulation changes.

Well, as luck would have it I ended up specializing in coffee, Maxwell House coffee to be specific, and I traveled to several states to visit pilot plants and production facilities to taste their wares. Here's a little secret: you do NOT ever, EVER want to see how coffee is processed. If hurting food was a crime, this would have been felonious assault. The extended storage, the grinding and extraction processes, decaffeination, gassing, binders ... too much to swallow, literally.

Those heady days in Little Italy, where the beans were green-fresh straight from the old country and prepared slowly and with love and respect, were the best coffee-days of my life.

Everything since has been mere shadows and dust. These days I dully go through the routine of scooping some brown powder into a Mr. Coffee, drink it and lie to myself that I've had my "coffee". :(

Terra, you're the first stop on my list when I visit down-under! ;)
 
SifuPhil said:
I dully go through the routine of scooping some brown powder into a Mr. Coffee, drink it and lie to myself that I've had my "coffee". :(
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Most of the time, that's my way too ... but, when I feel in the mood to give it a little more effort, I get out my copper turkish coffee pot, the cezve, and container of fine ground Greek/Turkish coffee and have a great cup of coffee.
Copper is the secret..
 
We are percolator people. I detest Mr. Coffee and any of their ilk.

I can drink any kind of coffee, except weak coffee. I need something strong enough to rot your socks, put hair on your chest..etc....

Crappy, stale sitting around coffee, as long as there is no mold particles floating on top, it's ok.

As long as it is hot hot hot and strong. I can drink it with or without milk or cream or half and half and no sweetener of any kind, that's for sissies.

I do get a latte once in a blue moon, but they are getting so expensive and I am cheap about some things.

We just drink Folgers, nothing better than cracking open a new can of coffee..and crap, now that has been taken away from us, they have that plastic foil looking stuff stuck on the top of the can, what fun it that.
 
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terra said:
I'm a coffee snob... LOL

I only drink the best coffee which is my own home-made espresso. I grind the beans to a perfect fine grind and then pull absolutely perfect shots with my espresso machine. I only drink short black or long blacks.... 2 or 3 every morning.

Magnificent coffee with a luscious, heaving crema.... sweet, syrupy, chocolatey... yum !
You would never touch instant coffee ever again after drinking it.

This is my favourite site for sharing info & tips with other coffee geeks: http://coffeesnobs.com.au/forum.php
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LOL I know lots of coffee snobs, Terra, and they take it very seriously, i.e., built in espresso machines, French Press fans, those that won't drink it unless it's from Starbucks, etc. My 2 perked cups are as serious as I get and I don't like it strong nor flavored whatsoever other than a big shot of 2% milk and a tsp of reg sugar. Tho I just remembered, I may be a bit of a snob myself in that I only drink 8 o'Clock brand and grind my beans. It's a bit more expensive brand than some, but worth it to me, and my groc offers buy 1, get 1 free on a regular basis. I've often heard buying previously ground could be very old by the time it's purchased, so I've been grinding mine for years.
 
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Drip machine for me and whatever coffee is on sale is OK too. I never buy coffee out like Tim Horton's. It always tastes burnt to me so I'll pass and have my 5 or 6 mugs at home every morning with a tsp of sugar and cream. I never drink coffee after noon though - I guess the pot in the morning is enough!
 
I'm inclined to say brewed. I never really cared much for instant coffee. The coffee I drink while I'm out is Tim Horton's. I also brew the same brand at home.
 
I've heard so much raving about chicory coffee that I finally bought a small can (expensive). Didn't do anything for me. I have a one-cup drip coffeemaker and I make 2-3 cups a day. I get the cheapest coffee I can (on a budget) and I like it well enough. I read a very old book that talked about an old Death Valley prospector and the writer said he made the best cup of coffee. The prospector said he used cold water from a stream. I would say, it was either that or the clean country air.
 
We received a Keurig as a gift and we use it when we just want one cup in the morning or if in the mood for a Green Mountain Half-Cafe in the afternoon. We also have a Mr. Coffee for the mornings we want a full pot. My husband grinds Kirklands House Blend coffee beans which are roasted by Starbucks. It's 2 pounds for less than $10 so it's in our price range.

Have any of you ever had "Cowboy Coffee"? That's what we make when the power is out or a coffee machine breaks. We put a pan of water on and when it's boiling throw in just the right amount of coffee and as soon as it hits the water turn it down where it simmers just the right amount of time and then throw in a bit of cold water to settle the grounds. It makes the best coffee in my opinion but its a pain to wash the pan. I use only milk in my coffee, black burns my stomach.
 
I use a Mr Coffee w/unbleached filters and New England Coffee. I've tried many different brands of coffee and always come back to the New England brand.
 
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