I agree about the burr grinder. An old room mate had one and they do a much better job than the blade grinder like I use. They're expensive, though.
I grind my beans immediately before use as well. Tremendously determinative of a good cup imho. I think I'll stick with the cone maker for now. It's much faster and easier than the press. In the morning speed is important. Those cheap presses are mostly made in China and as near-impossible as it is these days I try to avoid Chinese-made goods. I do have an old (1950s) Silex vacuum coffee maker for slow weekends. Makes a wonderful cup and it's more entertaining to watch than TV. cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> Sent: April 21, 2013 4/21/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA Much of the complex coffee flavour come from the oils in the beans and these are adversely affected by freezing. I no longer freeze or even refrigerate coffee. I've found that the best thing to do is buy whole roasted beans weekly and grind just what I need in a burr grinder right before use. I have all sorts of coffee contraptions but my daily go-to is the french press. BTW, Frank: IKEA sells a press for $9.99. http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/60241389/ I go through these pretty much yearly as bits break. I have all kinds of spare parts so I can swap bits in as they wear out and bust. My current press is made up from pieces of 3 or 4 older ones. :-) On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 8:42 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to store coffee beans in the freezer. I was then told by one who > purports to be an expert that freezing the roasted beans is bad and that they > should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. > > I have been doing so ever since. > > I can't say I noticed any difference in taste... > > In my experience the best regular (that is to say non-espresso) coffee is > made in a French press. My beautiful SO broke mine some time ago and I dug > out my little 2 cup plastic Melitta cone filter coffee maker. Surely the > simplest coffeemaker in the world (no moving parts!) it makes surprisingly > good coffee. > > My current favourite bean is a medium roast French Moka that a local health > food store sells in bulk: Light, nutty, complex and flavourful. > > Cheers, > frank > > --- Original Message --- > > From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> > Sent: April 21, 2013 4/21/13 > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA > > From: Bipin Gupta >> " I don't want coffee flavored drinks. The only thing I add to my >> coffee is coffee" - by John Sessoms. >> >> Yep, that makes the best coffee in the world - but I hope it isn't >> Instant Coffee - yuk! Here is how I make my coffee in Bangalore:- >> I go to the Coffee Stores and ask him for Peaburry Mix - don't like >> arabic. He roasts the coffee beans, adds some Chicory, and then grinds >> it. What a heavenly aroma when he is roasting and grinding. >> I have an old style copper coffee percolator. Makes the perfect coffee >> brew. Either I take it straight or add hot milk to it and some sugar. >> It makes my morning happy and pleasant - a good start for some photography. >> Kind Regards. >> Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. >> >> PS: While in Europe don't drink coffee. Luke warm water is better. > > When I visited Scotland in 2004, all of the Bed & Breakfast Inns I > stayed at had standard Bunn-O-Matic commercial drip coffee makers. I've > since been told that type of coffee is called "filter coffee" in Europe > & the UK. > > Same thing with the hotels I stayed in when I visited China in 2010. > Plus, every place I went had a McDonalds somewhere that made coffee just > like the old style McDonalds coffee from here in the USA (not the new > style McDonalds crap where they're trying to be Starbucks-lite) > > Here at home I have a 35 year old (or older?) 4-cup Mr. Coffee coffee > maker. I get a "Jamaican Blue Mountain" whole bean from Costco & grind > enough beans at one time to feed the Mr. Coffee for a week. Once it's > opened, I seal the rest of the bag from Costco up & put it inside a > double-zipper Zip-lock freezer bag that stays in the freezer until I > need to grind more beans. > > I use regular city water to make coffee at home. About once a week I get > a biscuit & coffee from Biscuitville, and most Wednesdays, I go to a > brunch with my photography group at IHOP. > > I eat at McDonalds about once a month & whenever I do, I get coffee > instead of a soft drink. 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