skeeter1: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:35:13 EST

"If I am caffeine-free, i have a hard time listening to other people talk"

I hear you. On my last job, it was a seemingly endless strings of meetings. Much of the time, I'd just play solitaire on me laptop to stay awake. Complet

Degee: I still drink Folger's...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:55:08 EST

...and, quite frankly, I can't poo without it.

JimmyHavok: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:21:32 EST

Helps with my ADD. If I am caffeine-free, i have a hard time listening to other people talk, I have to make a very serious effort to keep my attention from jumping off somewhere else. A jolt of caffeine is invaluable in helping me listen and re

JimmyHavok: some home-roaster hacks

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:49:49 EST

halogen lamp with travel mug

modding a popcorn popper

Ozyman: Re: Pick Me Ups

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:57:16 EST

I've never gotten into iced-coffee. Maybe I've just never had a good one. If anyone has a good recipe, I'm all ears!

Try to find a coffee shop that makes "cold-brewed" iced-coffee. I'm not sure how exactly you

Ozyman: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:53:48 EST

Here's a burr grinder from Braun that is pretty reasonably priced ($50):
http://www.a

Shy Elf: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:49:08 EST

I can't remember ever having anything but abominably bad coffee out of a percolator. I don't believe that the main problem is with the percolator process itself, so much as that they're typically made from a metal which isn't stainless and dissolves

Shy Elf: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:33:53 EST

That's a good source for coffee, and not bad for tea. We'll see if I actually get around to it, but you're just about succeeded in motivating me to try getting green coffee and roasting it in a popcorn popper, which apparently works well.

tomc: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:54:25 EST

Espresso coffee is nowhere near as strong as percolated, or even drip coffee.

I literally can't stomach percolated coffee anymore...I really enjoy drinking it, but for some reason my body can't handle it.

So I start every day with a short double Amer

skeeter1: Re: Pick Me Ups

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:31:47 EST

"I know I'll probably sound like a douche for this, but:

I don't drink coffee."

That doesn't make you a douche. I drink iced-tea almost every day, and at the moment (8PM), I'm enjoying some chicken soup. I can't handle coffee after

ivyafire: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:14:58 EST

I read somewhere that percolator lovers prefer strong, dark coffee with no frills.

Yup.

I don't add anything to mine, and I like it fairly strong. It takes a lot to pry my eyes open in the morning.

thefadd: Re: Pick Me Ups

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:12:49 EST

Honestly, I don't remember what I was trying to say. I haven't had anything yet this morning ;-)

Lou: Re: Pick Me Ups

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:48:55 EST

something strong in fresh juiced ginger

Like vodka?

thefadd: Re: Pick Me Ups

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:41:17 EST

Lou: On my second pot today

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:02:56 EST

I'm not sure how people get to a place where they need that many stimulants in a day...

D-d-d-don't kn-kn-kn-knock it-t-t if y-y-you haven't-t-t-t tried-d-d, it-t.

doom4rent: Pick Me Ups

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:54:14 EST

I know I'll probably sound like a douche for this, but:

I don't drink coffee. I sometimes drink coffee-related products but never in the morning. I've got to thinking that if I need a pick-me-up in the morning, that means I didn't sleep well or long eno

skeeter1: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:30:26 EST

I used to work with a co-worker who had a standing order for Gevalia coffee, and I just looked up the price -- $15/lb. I have one packet of

rumata: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:30:00 EST

These things work on a camping stove, and I guess with a bit of care you could use them on a camp fire as well.

Plus, once you get the hang of it, the coffee you get is really

MayorBob: I Don't Drink The Stuff.

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:08:23 EST

I've never liked the taste and caffeine and me don't mix well. However, my wife is a stone coffee junky. Because of my love and devotion to her and out of consideration for her taste buds, I buy 100% Kona coffee for her. It's pricey as hell (a subject o

port1080: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:35:52 EST

Flavored coffees are the devil - the flavoring is just an oil that's added to the beans, and that oil will get in your coffee grinder, in your coffee pot, etc. If you switch back to regular beans your coffee will still taste flavored for at least two

WMK: 7-11 has passable coffee

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:30:07 EST

I caught the Starbucks bug a while ago and used to buy my overpriced cup of regular/house blend coffee + half & half + a little sugar. I had to roll my eyes and feel like I was enabling some barrista tyrant to get their pinched-face little scold

skeeter1: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:21:15 EST

"No better way to ruin a good cup of coffee than to make it in a percolator"

I knew I was going to be in the minority here, but that's the way I've always enjoyed it. I do use filters, wh

port1080: Before anyone gives me grief...

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:24:11 EST

...I do realize that drip coffee makers aren't the be all and end all of coffee making, but I recommend them because they're cheap, easy, available, and relatively consistent. Something like a French Press might make a better cup of coffee, but it takes a

port1080: No better way to ruin a good cup of coffee...

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:23:19 EST

...than to make it in a percolator. Percolators recirculate the coffee through the grounds over and over and over again, which inevitably leads to over-extraction and that bitter taste that is more or less inevitable with percolators. People have mistake

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thefadd: Re: Pick Me Ups

Lou: On my second pot today

doom4rent: Pick Me Ups

skeeter1: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

rumata: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

MayorBob: I Don't Drink The Stuff.

port1080: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

WMK: 7-11 has passable coffee

skeeter1: Re: Coffee - America's favorite 'Pick Me Up'

port1080: Before anyone gives me grief...

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