The coffee lover thread

One can still make some tasty brew in one of these too..

 

Just got this from the Forest Service. It appears that frogs and fish are getting a wake-up call. Not to worry though, legalized THC will calm them down again.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/feb/13/stringers-caffeine-found-where-shouldnt-be-nature/#

 

I have one, and use it often... Usually with a little Bustelo or Pilon, sometimes Illy.

Now if I could only get the hang of making Turkish coffee... That one isn't so easy.

 

Turkish coffee requires you to hover the stove to retrieve the ibrik (briki in Greek) as the water starts to boil and rise. The briki is essential, in case you're not using one to heat the coffee. Coffee eruptions on the stovetop are totally normal if you don't hover.

 

I have the pot, and I've tried a few different kinds of Greek and Turkish coffee, but it never comes out as thick as my local greek restaurant. I talked with the owner and he told me they pour off a tiny amount just as it starts to heat. The Cubans also pour off a little in the beginning to mix with sugar...

I'm about ready to give the Greek another try...Any recommendations on coffee?

 

Yeah, and.the anti-depressants will keep them on an even keel.

 

When they get to the HGH, though...

 

My wife uses that also. I only buy her Cafe La Llave, though. It's cheaper than Bustelo.

 

When my wife and I were working the Miami - Dade County fair, the was a Cafe Bustelo booth close to us.
I trade some trinkets for real Cuban-made coffee. One day the wonderful barista filled my 20oz cup with about 7 shots of espresso. I had a personal earthquake measuring at least a 7.0 magnitude. My eyeballs were shaking....Awesome!

 

While visiting Key West with a local in the 90s, I was offered the "Cuban coffee special" at one of the shops. It was a shot of coffee and a line of coke.

I tried the coffee and passed on the upgrade...

 

Interesting South Florida story.
During the cocaine hey days of 1980, I was 16 and working in a restaurant. The boss asked me to work an extra shift and I said.I was tired from school and track practice. He told me to go upstairs into his office and there would be a little "pick me up" in his desk drawer. I went upstairs, and as two of my co-workers were leaving, I noticed the huge pile of coke on mirror. No wonder those guys worked so hard! I passed on that....Florida!

Now, back to Colombia's other great export.....

 

Loumidis or Bravo are what my parents introduced to me. I go heavy on the grounds and stir in the sugar from the outset, stirring for at least 30 seconds to make soluable. Then I try not to get distracted or else have a mess to clean. It's so common to spill the boiling coffee that in Greece there is a commercial showing a dude making coffee but letting it boil over while being distracted while texting, then making an analogy to texting and driving.

 

Coffee... It's not just for the humans in the house.

 

Ha! I have that song on my phone...

 

MMMMMM Coffee....

 

My coffee never does that for me, and I've been drinking it since I was 12.

 

Am I seeing this correctly? Is that a baby alien popping out of her back, the way the alien babies popped out of people in Alien??

 

Went camping for 3 days. Left my press and coffee at home. I had 4 Starbucks Via instant sleeves in my pack.
Against all odds, I lived.
Got a red-eye in Barstow that kept me from flatlining.
Won't make that mistake again!

 

My office decided to have a potluck breakfast today. I got here at 6AM, like I always do.......It is 9:30AM....WTF!?!
I'm sitting here drinking black coffee and shame eating a doughnut like a street urchin. To be more accurate, I am guzzling black coffee, working at my desk and having a child's tantrum inside.

 

Just got another 6 lbs of beans from Costco. Guatemala, delivered, for $42.
Tasty...

Lasts me about 2 months.

 

I've been guilty of this. We have a fancy Starbucks machine at work that takes a good minute to make each cup and it really sucks when someone else has to point it out to me that I am just staring at the machine without hitting the final GO button.

 

I press the button and magic happens!

My wife was not thrilled about the size, as our kitchen is pretty small... But the simplicity is pretty hard to beat. Presently running Illy, but we have found that we both like espresso from the Trader Joe's Kona.

 

I just keep it simple with my Keurig K-cup machine. I am not super taste sensitive about coffee or beer. I just drink both for the effect.

 

Damn right!