The coffee and tea thread

christiefan915 said:
I've seen a few square pots but really like the one in that picture from a Hercule Poirot movie.
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I found what looks like a close match.


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Jade Dragon said:
The small-batch thing is best if you have a local cafe that roasts. Otherwise, there are online places that roast to order. Coffee Fool is one that comes to mind.

I believe I have a ceramic bur grinder but I can't remember for sure. If I could go back maybe I'd spend a little more than the $58 I did.

I bet those teapots will start to be like Fender guitars and be desirable to have them from their original country of manufacture.
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What's the difference in taste from a ceramic v. steel-bladed grinder?
 
NiftyNiblick said:
Can't read the original post, but I'll take a shot.

I drink hot coffee all year, including July and August. Don't like it cold.
When I worked or was in school, it may have been six or seven cups a day, maybe eight.
Now, it's probably four at most, usually.

At home, I use Dunkin Donuts K Cups. Bottled water.
No sugar ever.
Cream (not milk) in the morning coffee. We don't have milk in the house.
Sambuca in the after dinner coffee at night.

As for tea, I only drink it in Chinese restaurants.
Or in Commonwealth nations at 4PM if on holiday---when in Rome as they say.
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I like Dunkin Donuts too, with tap water. No sugar, just half-and-half.
 
Jade Dragon said:
The overall best taste is fresh ground beans in the french press method. I bought a burr grinder for making the specified course grounds but it ended up grinding it inconsistent and leaving silt in my coffee. So it's hit and miss based on how much you spend on a good grinder. You can also prepare tea this way but it's a pain to clean the stuck leaves.

Here are some great choices.

Best coffee, it's roasted to order and sold 1-6 pounds. I bought 5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/1132744855...rentrq:4fa1363517e0acb4adc52d5dffd3f15c|iid:1

Best tea. https://smile.amazon.com/Harney-Son...d_rd_i=B00ACRA8MQ&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_rp_52_t
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Agree about the French press method, that's what I use. How do you know you're going to like a coffee like the one you linked, without tasting it first? That's an investment even if you buy only one bag.

I'm thinking about all the people who raved about Starbucks and when I first drank it, blech. I'd rather drink McDonald's.
 
christiefan915 said:
Done. I've had ebay up in another window but it's not the UK ebay. I've seen a few square pots but really like the one in that picture from a Hercule Poirot movie.
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Metal teapots are not ideal. If you acquire one as a keepsake, that's one thing, but I'd never brew tea in it.

You want a Brown Betty with a Rockingham glaze if you want good-tasting tea.

Trust me. I'm certain Miss Lemon and Captain Hastings would agree.


https://antiques.lovetoknow.com/Bro... for your Brown Betty,the dish drainer to dry.
 
Legion said:
Metal teapots are not ideal. If you acquire one as a keepsake, that's one thing, but I'd never brew tea in it.

You want a Brown Betty with a Rockingham glaze if you want good-tasting tea.

Trust me. I'm certain Miss Lemon and Captain Hastings would agree.

https://antiques.lovetoknow.com/Bro... for your Brown Betty,the dish drainer to dry.
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I suspect you take more time preparing your tea than I do. I have several types of infusers but always go back to pouring boiling water over a teabag. And adding a scant sugar. :D
 
christiefan915 said:
Agree about the French press method, that's what I use. How do you know you're going to like a coffee like the one you linked, without tasting it first? That's an investment even if you buy only one bag.

I'm thinking about all the people who raved about Starbucks and when I first drank it, blech. I'd rather drink McDonald's.
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They often have descriptions and taste measures just like with wine. Phantasmal noted it was low acid and liked the choice. If you research regions they often have characteristics. I prefer to buy Pacific Island coffees.
 
So it turns out that I have enough Egg Nog for one more day in my coffee, the last of the season of course, this season was short because Egg Nog was in high demand and the nation ran out of cream for it.

After that it is half/half.
 
No tea for me, thx. For coffee, I have a cup or 2 every AM of 1/2 Folger's "regular" or the equivalent thereof and Cuban Espresso with light sugar and whole milk.

Regular drip coffee maker or stovetop percolator, it don't matter to me, but percolater stuff is hotter.

Truthfully I think the percolator does a better job. Prior to the drip coffee maker I used a counter top percolater, it kinda fizzled out though.

Its pops got weaker and weaker.
 
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Matt Dillon said:
No tea for me, thx. For coffee, I have a cup or 2 every AM of 1/2 Folger's "regular" or the equivalent thereof and Cuban Espresso with light sugar and whole milk.
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That sounds like it might be a lot of work....is it?

Do you have like staff or something?
 
OH I should have mentioned this: We have agreed that my wife will not attempt to make coffee.

She has K-Krap.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
That sounds like it might be a lot of work....is it?

Do you have like staff or something?
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No..I mix it beforehand and then use either a percolator or regular counter-top drip maker. Have to mix it about once every couple weeks.

Fills about 3/4 of a #10 can. It's not coffee you'd want 3-4 cups of or you might have adverse reactions.

One is generally enough and then try 1/2 more.
 
Oh one other thing....the Korean cleaning ladies at the Ft Lewis DEFACs taught me that the Korean way to drink coffee is to put quite a lot of chocolate milk in it.

I have never really verified this but it is currently the creamer that I use most.

Things change with me, before that it was evap milk.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Oh one other thing....the Korean cleaning ladies at the Ft Lewis DEFACs taught me that the Korean way to drink coffee is to put quite a lot of chocolate milk in it.

I have never really verified this but it is currently the creamer that I use most.

Things change with me, before that it was evap milk.
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I use evap milk if I forgot to get milk at the store. Or Ice cream and then nuke for 30 seconds.
 
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