How do you make your coffee

[thom hudson]

started having my coffee with these a couple weeks ago...best thing ever.

[ricky towel]

Originally Posted by thom hudson

started having my coffee with these a couple weeks ago...best thing ever.

Damn I wish I could get that here.

[jmc419]

Originally Posted by thom hudson

started having my coffee with these a couple weeks ago...best thing ever.

Wish I could get that here too.

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by thom hudson

started having my coffee with these a couple weeks ago...best thing ever.

hopefully that'll be a product available in MA after this year's vote...

[tyler3440]

Black as hell

[Dannyyankou]

I use a Jura espresso machine. Significant improvement over my Keurig.

[pathetic]

I like my coffee like I like my women. ground up and in the freezer

[BTCS_JTR]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

I do cold brew. I'm sure you could make your own if you were so inclined, as it's essentially just a pitcher with a hole in the bottom and a nest for a filter, but they're not terribly expensive to just buy a complete setup.

This is what I have:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That looks like a sweet deal. I had envisioned that they would be a lot more money if there was a machine. And that just looks like a piece of plastic. Looks good to me, thanks

Originally Posted by GSUdawg521

My wife has done it a handful of times lately. The first time she didn't like the coffee grounds she bought so she bought a second one.

I haven't really watched completely but I'm pretty sure she's just been like "mixing" it with water and leaving it overnight in a mason jar. Then the next day she pours it through a cheesecloth back into another mason jar, then keeps it in the fridge. It's strong, so when you make a cup you add more water and then your desired cream and sugar.

I've had it a couple of times and it's fine, just like any other home brew iced coffee.

That sounds extremely simple. Maybe i'll give that a go before I buy anything. Thank you.

[cazzie34]

Is cold brew just where you leave it in the fridge overnight? Is it really more potent?

I think my brother in law does a french press at night where he'll use cold water and ground up beans, puts it unfiltered in the fridge over night (so he doesn't press down on the filter) and then in the morning presses the filter down and has coffee that way. Is that essentially cold brew? And should I be cutting the coffee with water if I do it that way?

[recentlyJTR41]

Medium roast, french vanilla creamer


Best coffee I've ever had though is the cold brew from The Loving Cup by Matt, thehammer, right here on ants

[Useliteski]

Originally Posted by thom hudson

started having my coffee with these a couple weeks ago...best thing ever.

i need to grab some of these the next time im at the dispo. i usually just roll something up nice when i drink my coffee.

[GSUdawg521]

Originally Posted by cazzie34

Is cold brew just where you leave it in the fridge overnight? Is it really more potent?

I think my brother in law does a french press at night where he'll use cold water and ground up beans, puts it unfiltered in the fridge over night (so he doesn't press down on the filter) and then in the morning presses the filter down and has coffee that way. Is that essentially cold brew? And should I be cutting the coffee with water if I do it that way?

As I mentioned my wife leaves it out overnight, which I confirmed with at least one "how-to" I googled a little bit ago. Then after she strains it, she keeps it in the fridge until she's ready to pour a cup. It needs to be diluted maybe 50/50 with more water, and you could dilute it more or less depending on how strong you want it.

Once you're done though, I dunno how different it is. I'm barely a coffee drinker, so I didn't notice a difference.

[cry_minarets458]

I drink free coffee at work now, so with every cup I drink, I transfer $3 to my savings...$30 a week savings. Boom!!!

[Noles20]

Has anyone else noticed a shortage of light cream? It started about a month ago. I go to store after store and can't find it. Thankfully I occasionally find it at my local 7/11 but that is still hit or miss. Curious what has caused this. There is plenty of heavy cream and other milk products.

[Climb2safety]

Originally Posted by Noles20

Has anyone else noticed a shortage of light cream? It started about a month ago. I go to store after store and can't find it. Thankfully I occasionally find it at my local 7/11 but that is still hit or miss. Curious what has caused this. There is plenty of heavy cream and other milk products.

Is light cream the same as half and half? I don’t think I’ve heard that term.

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

i use the keurig machine at home. its not the best coffee, but i add milk and sugar to my coffee anyways so i dont care. not to mention my wife's uncle works as warehouse manager at a major beverage distributor in the area so we get boxes of free k-cups probably once every month or two

we pulled the plug on the keurig machine a long time ago and switched to auto-drip. way better coffee.

[ricky towel]

I pop a pod in the nespresso. Love that thing.

[Beefsteak1138]

Love my Nespresso machine. I mainly drink drip coffee during the week, but will make an espresso drink on the weekend.

I have not noticed any shortage of cream in my area.

[Foreverford05]

Anyone ever use a Smeg? just recently heard of them, pretty pricey

[M. Steng]

Still on Team Percolator, the best coffee other than the French Press, which I enjoy but is too labor-intensive for every day coffee drinking

[scrock25]

I was recently just gifted a 9-cup version of a Pyrex Flameware percolator. Damn does it make a fine cup of coffee.

Still have the Keurig for most mornings, as well as the French press for weekends.

I love coffee any way and have zero complaints with the Keurig/kcups.

[defcon]

Good coffee = Black
Bad Covfefe = preferably not at all but if it's an emergency situation I had lots of cream and sugar and make it light and sweet. Folgers, Maxwell house, these are all horrible coffees to be avoided. The only time I will set foot or vehicle on Starbucks property is if I'm out of town and there's no other local alternative. Starbucks is literally the Walmart or McDonald's of coffee houses. I probably have an unhealthy level of hatred for them. They claim that they're socially responsible. The lie detector test determined that's BS. They're a little bit better than most companies but in the end all of their employees are just indentured servants. With what they charge for a cup of coffee there's no reason any of their employees should be struggling. They do the same thing as any other company and even managers are lucky to be full-time. Just so they don't have to pay out health Care benefits. Sickening really.

[Beefsteak1138]

Starbucks took a like detector test? How does that even work?

Also, can you just have a normal conversation and not bring your bullshit into every thread please? Thanks.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by Roose13

We use a Kuerig because it's easy and we're out of the house early in the morning. But we'll french-press it on weekends.

I've grossly upgraded my standards since this shit post. K-cups are trash.

Also, I drink my coffee black. Big fan of Joffrey's.

[donvito72]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

Still on Team Percolator, the best coffee other than the French Press, which I enjoy but is too labor-intensive for every day coffee drinking

This is pretty much the perfect response.

[UNC41]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

Still on Team Percolator, the best coffee other than the French Press, which I enjoy but is too labor-intensive for every day coffee drinking

I have never understood people describing French Press as time-consuming or labor-intensive. It's literally:
-60-90 seconds to get out the french press, scoop in coffee grounds, fill up kettle and turn on the stove
-30 seconds to take the kettle off the stove, pour hot water into the French Press and put the top onto the French Press
-30 seconds to push grounds to the bottom and pour me and my wife a cup of coffee

That's less than 3 minutes to make a superior cup of coffee. Sure it takes time for the water to heat up, but I spend that time getting myself or my daughter ready for the day so it has nothing to do with making coffee.

[ricky towel]

I’ve never tried a French press. But now I’m just an espresso guy.

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by UNC41

I have never understood people describing French Press as time-consuming or labor-intensive. It's literally:
-60-90 seconds to get out the french press, scoop in coffee grounds, fill up kettle and turn on the stove
-30 seconds to take the kettle off the stove, pour hot water into the French Press and put the top onto the French Press
-30 seconds to push grounds to the bottom and pour me and my wife a cup of coffee

That's less than 3 minutes to make a superior cup of coffee. Sure it takes time for the water to heat up, but I spend that time getting myself or my daughter ready for the day so it has nothing to do with making coffee.

Well, you're also leaving out that you have to 1. wait for the water to boil and 2. you're supposed to let the coffee grounds steep in the hot water for at least 5-6 minutes before pressing.

Also, our French press is small, so we only get 2 small to average sized cups out of it. It's nice for an afternoon cup when we don't need a lot of coffee, but the percolator makes 12 cups at a time and gets us through 2 large cups each when we wake up/start work for the day.

If you're not grinding your beans at home, no matter how you brew it, you're doing it wrong

[Climb2safety]

Originally Posted by UNC41

I have never understood people describing French Press as time-consuming or labor-intensive. It's literally:
-60-90 seconds to get out the french press, scoop in coffee grounds, fill up kettle and turn on the stove
-30 seconds to take the kettle off the stove, pour hot water into the French Press and put the top onto the French Press
-30 seconds to push grounds to the bottom and pour me and my wife a cup of coffee

That's less than 3 minutes to make a superior cup of coffee. Sure it takes time for the water to heat up, but I spend that time getting myself or my daughter ready for the day so it has nothing to do with making coffee.

We camp a lot and the French press was a great addition to our supplies and routine. Amazing coffee by simply boiling water.

At home I’ll die a Mr. Coffee owner. I prefer drip coffee personally.

[Roose13]

Iced cafe Americano is my go-to at Starbucks. So good.