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« Reply #45 on: October 27, 2005, 09:08:36 PM »
Remembers me the time I almost peed in my fridge.:huh
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« Reply #46 on: October 27, 2005, 10:15:07 PM »
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Oh man you have TERRIBLE water in Fla.

Stinks too. Like rotten eggs.

Yuch!


You think Florida water is bad?? Try central to Northern Indiana. That crap looks and smells like it's coming out of the sewer instead of the fresh tap!!!
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« Reply #47 on: October 27, 2005, 10:34:14 PM »
Grinders are important.  The little cheapies have blades that spin so fast that they burn parts of the coffee grounds.  I’d been keeping an eye out for a good but cheap grinder that will truly crush and grind beans.  This summer I bought one of these 60 pound commercial monsters for $15 at a garage sale.  It has a gazillion settings and is pretty quick.  Of course it’s so friggin big that I have to keep it in the garage.



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« Reply #48 on: October 27, 2005, 10:35:02 PM »
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Grinders are important.  The little cheapies have blades that spin so fast that they burn parts of the coffee grounds.  I’d been keeping an eye out for a good but cheap grinder that will truly crush and grind beans.  This summer I bought one of these 60 pound commercial monsters for $15 at a garage sale.  It has a gazillion settings and is pretty quick.  Of course it’s so friggin big that I have to keep it in the garage.



eskimo


Nice... $15 is a steal.
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« Reply #49 on: October 27, 2005, 10:45:30 PM »
P.S. Hangtime,

I played a great joke on my old coffee junkie roommate long ago.  He got up in the AM, made a pot of coffee and then hit the shower, like every other morning.  When the pot was full, I poured it into a carafe, hid it, filled the pot with hot clean water, and played dumb.  

At first he thought he forgot the grounds, but opening the lid showed hot, wet grounds.  It really wouldn’t have been that great of a joke had he not carried on repeatedly for 10 minutes about, “How the hell did the %@~# water get past the *%#@ grounds and into the $*!% pot &%$! clean!  I played it straight and practically ignored him.  Finally I couldn’t stand it and handed him the hot carafe.  It still took him 10 seconds to realize that he had been had.

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« Reply #50 on: October 27, 2005, 11:32:06 PM »
my god.

i've opened the gates to the koffee nazi's. the coffee mafia. the lacosa latte nostra.

honest to god koffee klatch intellgenza.

and coffee commies.

and even coffee comedians.

with 200lb coffee grinders in their garages.

I drink Folgers. In a 2 dollar yard sale South Park Mug. Brewed in a $24.95 Hamilton Beach Mr Coffee Clone. When it's time to ruff it, it's 7-11 in paper dribble cup.

And I like[/i] it.
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« Reply #51 on: October 27, 2005, 11:33:34 PM »
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my god.

i've opened the gates to the koffee nazi's. the coffee mafia. the lacosa latte nostra.

honest to god koffee klatch intellgenza.

and coffee commies.

and even coffee comedians.

with 200lb coffee grinders in their garages.

I drink Folgers. In a 2 dollar yard sale South Park Mug. Brewed in a $24.95 Hamilton Beach Mr Coffee Clone. When it's time to ruff it, it's 7-11 in paper dribble cup.

And I like[/i] it.


Then go with the Hamilton Beach Brewstation.  I'm the same, I like Foldgers dark roast.
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« Reply #52 on: October 27, 2005, 11:38:04 PM »
I drink decaf.

*runs*
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« Reply #53 on: October 27, 2005, 11:40:12 PM »
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I drink decaf.

*runs*


Drinking decaffeinated coffee is rather like slow dancing with your own sister.


More effert than it's worth.
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« Reply #54 on: October 27, 2005, 11:48:31 PM »
unless she's a hot lesbian with a friend.
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« Reply #55 on: October 27, 2005, 11:51:40 PM »
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unless she's a hot lesbian with a friend.


hmm, someone want to do a cost/benefit analysis on this one?
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« Reply #56 on: October 28, 2005, 12:12:52 AM »
I don't have to do much but drink coffee and watch?
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« Reply #57 on: October 28, 2005, 08:49:11 PM »
Want good coffee without doing the snob routine?

First...beans...look for 100% arabica beans. Anything that doesn't say that is probably mostly robusto beans, which are more bitter and can have that "burnt" taste.

Grinder...grind your own beans. Sure, a roller grinder is better, but they can be expensive and hard to find...a blade grinder is not as good but better than buying pre-ground coffee.

Brewing...stay AWAY from percolators or anything that does anything but mix fresh water with grounds ONCE. A percolator circualtes a boiling water/coffee solution over the grounds again and again. Boiling coffee is a very bad thing.

Drip coffee, a press, whatever, its all up to how much convenience you want vs the taste you are after.

Get rid of the "warmer plate"...that can overheat or boil the coffee and that is a very bad thing . Get a brewer with a thermal carafe or an dispenser type as illustrated by others here.

Summarize: fresh ground coffee, hot water over the grounds ONCE only, and never ever reheat it :)
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« Reply #58 on: October 28, 2005, 09:21:51 PM »
Got a Braun today. 26 bucks. 'regularly' 55 bucks.

I expect it'll make drinkable coffee.

damn near bought the 19 dollar mr coffee but decided to upgrade based on skuzzy's reccomendation.

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Nope, nope. Braun/Krupp make a surprisingly good cup of coffee and are very frugal with how much they need to make it (3 spoonfuls make a rich 10 cup pot of joe).
No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to get those other drippers to make a cup of coffee anywhere close to what Braun/Krupp make.

Nilsen is right (did I say that?) It's all about the temperature of the water and the rate of flow
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« Reply #59 on: October 29, 2005, 08:22:17 AM »
I set the new machine up last night.. loaded; prepped primed and programed.

Woke up this morning to the enticeing smell of fresh brewed coffee.

Loaded up a cup, added the milk....

GAWDDAMMIT!!!!

...sour milk.
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