Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Gruss Gott
> Eric wrote: > > For me, growing up in an Italian family, coffee after a meal was the norm. Yeah, lots of Italians grew up with the "moka" or Bialetti pots sitting on their stove top: http://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/Bialetti-Moka-Express-Stovetop-Coffee-Maker-p/scg10004-41.htm If you only drin

RE: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Eric Roberts
-Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:h...@ilsweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 11:21 To: cf-community Subject: Re: Coffee & Espresso On 2/1/2011 8:59 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > Hate it. Love the way it smells though. I'm the same way man. Love the smell of

RE: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Eric Roberts
Bah...Sacrilege hehehhe -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 10:38 To: cf-community Subject: Re: Coffee & Espresso I never 'got' the coffee obsession. I find coffee, in any form, to be the most foul tasting

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Medic
> > > Hate it. Love the way it smells though. > I feel the same way about cocaine. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Ian Skinner
On 2/1/2011 8:59 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > Hate it. Love the way it smells though. I'm the same way man. Love the smell of coffee, but can't even stand coffee flavored desserts. I've always figured if I can not stand the taste of coffee mixed with all the fat and sugar of a dessert, there's

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Stroz
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: >> I never 'got' the coffee obsession.  I find coffee, in any form, to be >> the most foul tasting liquid I have ever ingested. > > This was my exact reaction to the first beer I eve

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Sam
I agree with all that, but found the little $10 pots taste as good as what the $3k machines make. Even when all the other variables are met. On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Well, based on what I've been reading, for any of them it's all in the grind. > > French Press for

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > I never 'got' the coffee obsession.  I find coffee, in any form, to be > the most foul tasting liquid I have ever ingested. This was my exact reaction to the first beer I ever tried. Obviously, I got over it. -Cameron .. ~

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Stroz
I never 'got' the coffee obsession. I find coffee, in any form, to be the most foul tasting liquid I have ever ingested. To each his own On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Sam wrote: >> >> OK I'll start. >> >> French press coffee sux. Drip coffee is so much better. >>

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Vivec
I guess that means I have never had good espresso. It always tastes bitter to me. I would drink it for the caffeine kick. On 1 February 2011 12:16, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Do all that, with the right equipment, and viola!  Snickers bar.  no > bitterness, no sour, just velvety sweetness. > > With t

Re: Coffee & Espresso

2011-02-01 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > 1.) Have the right beans > 2.) Use them between usually 4-8 days after roast; no more no less when > right > 3.) Have a grinder that you can dial in: e.g., Baratza Vario on the > lower cost side, Mazzer Robur on the higher > 4.) Grind the ri