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Food Coffee

Discussion in 'Tilted Food' started by DAKA, Apr 18, 2014.

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  1. martian

    martian Server Monkey Staff Member

    Location:
    Mars
    I drink black coffee. I used to not really care where it came from or who made it, but I'm starting to find that my tastes are getting a bit more particular these days. I don't know if that's because I've gotten older and more discerning, or if it's because I work in a hipster neighbourhood and I've been exposed to all of the different boutique cafes. Either way, I find that I can tolerate Tim Horton's but don't enjoy it all that much, and instant coffee is utterly undrinkable. I'm not quite to the point of grinding my own beans yet, though.
     
    martian, May 19, 2014
    #21
  2. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    You'll get there.
     
    snowy, May 19, 2014
    #22
  3. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Depending on what beans you buy & where you buy them, grinding your own isn't much more $ than preground. The 40 OZ bag of Daily Chef whole beans is only slightly more expensive per serving than Folger's Black Silk.

    My wife told me that she heard a news report saying that coffee prices will be going up becaue of a coffee fungus outbreak in South America.
     
    Chris Noyb, May 19, 2014
    #23
  4. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Good thing I don't drink S. American coffee...
     
    snowy, May 19, 2014
    #24
  5. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    Just wait until you are buying them green and roasting them yourself.
     
    Charlatan, May 19, 2014
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  6. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    On another forum a member mentioned green coffee beans being really cheap. I've never looked into the prices. True?
    I did come with an interesting idea as to how to roast beans.

    As (if) the supply diminishes, most likely prices across the board will rise. Or maybe not.
    Maybe I should just stock up on plenty of cat shit coffee beans.
     
    Chris Noyb, May 20, 2014
    #26
  7. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I drink direct trade or fair trade coffee most of the time, so I don't know how it will change the prices of the kind of coffee I drink. I'm already paying more for coffee.

    Looking up info on this coffee fungus, it looks as if it's a problem in the coffee-producing areas of Central America. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324031404578483110298925712 That is really unfortunate. Central America produces some really delicious, complex coffee, usually on the sweeter side with notes of citrus and chocolate. I don't usually drink Central American coffee, though. I used to drink a lot of it before I branched out into African and Indonesian coffees. I would say my preferences now trend towards unique African coffees and Indonesian coffees, especially those from Bali or Sumatra.

    It sounds as if coffee companies will be able to make up for the loss of Central American beans in some ways, but it does have an impact on single-origins, which is a bummer.

    Here's a link to the World Coffee Production Chart from Sweet Maria's. Coffee is a seasonal crop, after all, and the different regions have different peak seasons. World
    Coffee Production Timetable, Availability
     
    snowy, May 20, 2014
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  8. AlterMoose

    AlterMoose Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Pangaea
    Generally, I enjoy a medium roast. Never had a blonde, and I just cannot get past the burnt flavour I perceive in dark & French roasts.
    I do enjoy whole bean; means I can grind it more coarsely for my percolator so don't have to strain it through my teeth when I drink.
    Right now, I'm working through dis can I got for Chrstmas.
    After it's gone, I'll see what tickles my fancy at Earth Fare.
     

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    AlterMoose, Jun 12, 2014
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  9. RedSneaker

    RedSneaker Very Tilted

    Anyone tried coffee blended with ghee and coconut oil?

    Curious to try this.
     
    RedSneaker, Jun 12, 2014
    #29
  10. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    I have had one or two sips of coffee in the past twenty years. Tasted bloody awful. One of those times was one those frozen concoctions/slushie things with coffe as the liquid and the flavour of the coffee was enough for one taste to be too much for me. Must be an acquired taste.
    I was marveling at the horrific prices Starbucks charges earlier today when I assisted a client with buying a 16 oz Mocha. Came out to 26.5 cents per OUNCE with tax.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Jun 12, 2014
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  11. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    All "local" coffee in Singapore is roasted with butter or ghee (ghee is just clarified butter).

    They brew the coffee in pots that look like this:

    [​IMG]\

    They use a coffee "sock" to filter the finely ground coffee:
    [​IMG]

    They then pour it between vessels to further filter the grounds:
    [​IMG]

    You can have the Kopi in a number of ways, but the normal is with sweetened condensed milk. Consumed black, it's thicker than drip coffee with a different, more silky (?) mouthfeel.


    This is how you typically get it served in a Kopitiam (coffee shop):
    [​IMG]

    This is how you get it takeaway:
    [​IMG]
     
    Charlatan, Jun 13, 2014
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  12. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    Just as a side note, I found a wonderful ice cream parlor in Port Townsend Washington that makes espresso floats.
    Two shots of espresso, and a nice big scoop of homemade ice cream (I had Double Dark Chocolate), topped with fresh whipped cream.
    Needless to say, I've found a new favorite place.
     
    redravin, Jun 13, 2014
    #32
  13. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Sounds like a variation on Bulletproof Coffee. I usually make mine with heavy cream and coconut oil. Makes a great I-don't-know-when-I'm-going-to-eat-breakfast breakfast.
    --- merged: Jun 13, 2014 2:16 PM ---
    I love Port Townsend!
     
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    snowy, Jun 13, 2014
    #33
  14. martian

    martian Server Monkey Staff Member

    Location:
    Mars
    I'm drinking a medium roast locally produced blend. It's very good. It's $15 / pound. That's pretty fucking decadent.

    I find myself eyeing grinders.

    I don't even know who I am anymore.
     
    martian, Jun 13, 2014
    #34
  15. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    If you're going to go for a grinder, go big or go home, meaning shell out and buy a burr grinder. It makes a much more regular, consistent grind. Out of readily available burr grinders, I recommend Capresso over Cuisinart--my cheap-o Capresso from Costco is four years old; my Cuisinart died after one, and they wouldn't respond to my warranty requests.

    If you do get a blade grinder, Braun makes a nice one.
     
    snowy, Jun 13, 2014
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  16. RedSneaker

    RedSneaker Very Tilted

    I made my coffee this way and it's great! No cream needed, for me[​IMG]

    Happy I tried it. Hope it doesn't run right through me. Eek.
     
    RedSneaker, Jun 13, 2014
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  17. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    It can. Your body may have to adjust to ingesting that much fat.
     
    snowy, Jun 13, 2014
    #37
  18. RedSneaker

    RedSneaker Very Tilted

    Worked great. I'll definitely make it again
     
    RedSneaker, Jun 13, 2014
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