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Title: for coffee lovers
Post by: skullman on April 15, 2009, 08:24:17 PM
I am a big coffee drinker.Always love the colombian an that type coffee.Finally got the gevalia coffee.Man that is some good stuff.I tried thier colombian first.Good stuff.I recomend it if you really like a good coffee.Lookin forward to the kona blend on the next shipment.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: FiLtH on April 15, 2009, 08:34:31 PM
  Whats the monkey poop coffee called?
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: james on April 15, 2009, 09:15:35 PM
You gotta spring for the coffee maker for the gevalia. Sounds like a waste but the coffee maker that brews it from that company makes it better than most as well.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: klingan on April 16, 2009, 01:17:01 AM
You gotta spring for the coffee maker for the gevalia. Sounds like a waste but the coffee maker that brews it from that company makes it better than most as well.

QFT
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: Serenity on April 16, 2009, 01:21:16 AM
Lookin forward to the kona blend on the next shipment.

Pretty much all our coffee out here is Kona (For obvious reasons...) so out of curiosity, what's the difference?
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: Kazaa on April 16, 2009, 03:15:31 AM
There's a bottle of Nescafe in our Kitchen, it taste so bad!

Any recommendations on some drinkable coffee?
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: Serenity on April 16, 2009, 03:20:00 AM
There's a bottle of Nescafe in our Kitchen, it taste so bad!

Any recommendations on some drinkable coffee?

I <3 Starbucks :D
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: RTHolmes on April 16, 2009, 03:25:06 AM
nescafe? :huh kazaa you need one of these:
(http://www.machine-expresso.net/images/photos/cafetiere%20italiene_Marysia.jpg)

then fill it with Lavazza or better. I like sainsburys range; ethiopian, sumatran, nicaraguan, java. the madagascan one is really good, quite chocolaty. yum.

Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: Serenity on April 16, 2009, 03:27:18 AM
then fill it with Lavazza or better. I like sainsburys range; ethiopian, sumatran, nicaraguan, java. the madagascan one is really good, quite chocolaty. yum.

Hell, I might even send ya some Kona stuff (From Kona! ZOMFG!) if the post aint too much ;)
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: RTHolmes on April 16, 2009, 04:14:10 AM
mmmm pure arabica :aok
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: BlauK on April 16, 2009, 05:04:55 AM
Just an interesting fact:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_consumption_per_capita

These two (light and dark roast) are my favorites :)
http://www.paulig.fi/our_brands_presidentti
I didn't actually know that their beans came from Kenya and Ethiopia :o

Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: RTHolmes on April 16, 2009, 05:18:09 AM
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#1 Finland 11.4 kg

that explains alot :D
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: BlauK on April 16, 2009, 05:41:49 AM
Gevalia is a swedish brand... thus not such a big hit in Finland ;)
We appreciate the taste of our own blends more.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: mbailey on April 16, 2009, 05:47:29 AM
  Whats the monkey poop coffee called?

Kopi Luwak Coffee

Comes from the south bound end of a north bound Luwak civit.

They eat the cherries, bean and all. While the bean is in the little guy's stomach, it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey through the digestive system, and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other coffee.

They say it has a flavor like no other coffee------- um, ok, no thank you, Maxwell House anyone?   :aok
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: RTHolmes on April 16, 2009, 06:04:03 AM
saw some of that Luwak coffee last summer - £15 for a 1-cup sachet :o no ta

since nescafe and maxwell hse have been mentioned, I'll nominate these guys for heineous crimes against coffee:
(http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Images/ExternalImages/ProductsDetailed/5/002605.jpg?ts=632989415800)
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: VonMessa on April 16, 2009, 06:53:05 AM
Pretty much all our coffee out here is Kona (For obvious reasons...) so out of curiosity, what's the difference?

You are joking, right?
 :D

It's that wickedly awesome soil that you guys have out there.

Most "Kona" coffee is not 100% Kona.  It is usually a blend. 

You gotta spring for the coffee maker for the gevalia. Sounds like a waste but the coffee maker that brews it from that company makes it better than most as well.

I hate to admit this, but the best coffee is made in a French press.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: RTHolmes on April 16, 2009, 06:59:09 AM
I hate to admit this, but the best coffee is made in a French press.

gotta disagree here, italian caffettiera (moka pot) is the way to go :aok
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: Delirium on April 16, 2009, 07:09:33 AM
I have one of these at home;

(http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:KeLqvYdX4H6ldM:http://www.coffeemakerwizard.com/images/keurig-b60.jpg)

I wouldn't trade it for the world, it will make even iced coffee. We have a lot of different kinds of coffee but my favorite is probably the Kona blend by Timothy's.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: VonMessa on April 16, 2009, 07:10:59 AM
We had one at an Italian restaurant  (actually more like an upscale pizzaria) that we had for the employees to use.  Either it was badly in need of a cleaning, or repair.  It never seemed to work correctly and usually wound up tasting like yesterday's coffee.  I'll have to try it again.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: Delirium on April 16, 2009, 07:15:35 AM
You need to run white vinegar through it about 3-4 times a year if you have hard water.

There is an ice company (which makes award winning beer too) not real far from me that charges $0.25 for a gallon of water from their spigot. I bring the office size 5 gallon jugs and quality water for my coffee for about 2 weeks.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: RTHolmes on April 16, 2009, 07:18:51 AM
thats the only problem with caffettiera - they are a right pain to keep clean  :mad:  oh and most of them are made from aluminium, which is not good, invest in stainless steel :aok
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: Curval on April 16, 2009, 07:22:06 AM
When I went to Moscow last year I arrived at 5.30am after flying through the night in an upright seat I could not sleep in.  At the hotel (right next to Red Square) they has a coffee machine in the front lobby for guests.  I noticed that the guy who picked me up had helped himself to one and I asked him if he could do one for me...the machine looked very old and complicated.  Anyway...he hands me a cup that is about 1/4 full of this dark almost syrup-like elxiure, with a wonderful natural *foam* on top.

Best coffee I have ever had.

I am bugging the guy who was there to bring me some of it when he comes here on a visit this summer.  I don't know the brand, he told me but Russian ain't my strong suit and I don't remember it.
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: skullman on April 16, 2009, 08:57:26 AM
when I joined gevalia they had an offer that was a stainless steel coffee maker,heavy pewter scoop 2 coffees for 15.Around here I buy the dunkin donuts.I joined gevalia so I could get some of the more exotic coffees.They have some of the african an south americans I want to try
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: ROX on April 16, 2009, 12:55:09 PM
My wife loves Jamacian Blue Mountain...It's very good, but expensive.

We got some Barbados & St Lucia coffee on vacation and that's good stuff too.

We use a French Press from time to time & Von is right--it makes a difference.

I like New Orleans coffee & chickory--but my people are from the south and it is an aquired taste.

We don't have to worry about water here.  Hot Springs water is most all fed from pure underground springs.  There are 2 HUGE bottled water companies here that pull it direct from the springs system.  Spring water?  We have it on tap  :aok



ROX
Title: Re: for coffee lovers
Post by: rabbidrabbit on April 16, 2009, 01:23:17 PM
Kopi Luwak Coffee

Comes from the south bound end of a north bound Luwak civit.

They eat the cherries, bean and all. While the bean is in the little guy's stomach, it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey through the digestive system, and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other coffee.

They say it has a flavor like no other coffee------- um, ok, no thank you, Maxwell House anyone?   :aok

I tried it for giggles before.  Tasted like ....

Props to them for an interesting marketing plan though.