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BigV · 04-04-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lola Bunny

What brand do you think is good, BigV? Beans for espresso.

I like Lowery's Premium Roast. I usually get Espresso Reale (not shown, interestingly) or Elliot Bay Fogcutter, they're both very good. I buy five pound bags of beans and grind them one pot at a time. I grind it espresso fine and use my french press for regular coffee. This usually means there's *plenty* of actual coffee beans ground exceptionally fine in my cup. I like it that way. I sometimes get other brands, Starbucks, Millstone, Five Star, or other local roasters to change things up. I think my favorite region is Sumatra, it is just delicious. I am not especially fond of very dark roasts like French Roast.

Spexxvet, I have done the math on my coffee costs and it comes out to $0.12 per cup with the coffee described above. Please note, I get it at the store for about $42/bag, not the higher price plus shipping. TOTALLY worth it.

wolf · 04-04-2012, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Anybody have a recommendation for inexpensive k-cups? I keep hearing of the mythical sub 50 cent cup, but have yet to find it.

http://www.alpinevalleycoffee.com

classicman · 04-04-2012, 09:12 PM

New England French Vanilla is my latest favorite. Its pretty cheap too.

jimhelm · 04-04-2012, 09:22 PM

The best I did was the jet fuel. 50 for $30 on amazon. There were cheaper packages, but they all seemed to be samplers.

Lola Bunny · 04-04-2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

I like Lowery's Premium Roast. I usually get Espresso Reale (not shown, interestingly) or Elliot Bay Fogcutter, they're both very good. I buy five pound bags of beans and grind them one pot at a time. I grind it espresso fine and use my french press for regular coffee. This usually means there's *plenty* of actual coffee beans ground exceptionally fine in my cup. I like it that way. I sometimes get other brands, Starbucks, Millstone, Five Star, or other local roasters to change things up. I think my favorite region is Sumatra, it is just delicious. I am not especially fond of very dark roasts like French Roast.

Spexxvet, I have done the math on my coffee costs and it comes out to $0.12 per cup with the coffee described above. Please note, I get it at the store for about $42/bag, not the higher price plus shipping. TOTALLY worth it.

Thanks, V. Sounds like you like your coffee dark too. I have an espresso machine so I toss the beans into the machine and it grinds the beans when it makes the coffee(espresso).

wolf · 04-05-2012, 06:11 PM

Jealous ... If I do espresso, I have to grind the beans and then dump them into the machine.

Lola Bunny · 04-11-2012, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Jealous ... If I do espresso, I have to grind the beans and then dump them into the machine.

An espresso machine is an ultimate self-indulgence that is soooooo worth it. If you're a coffee drinker, that is.

I've been drinking cafe lattes but felt like having a black one this morning.

limey · 04-11-2012, 10:02 AM

I like my coffee long ... Have a pint mug at home for my morning filter coffee. The worst thing about staying in hotels is the piddley little coffee cups they provide at breakfast. Getting refills is not the same!

Sent by thought transference

BigV · 04-11-2012, 10:24 AM

I'm with you limey. My favorite coffee mug is 16 ounces. I almost never have "just one". I drink that one, then fill 'er up, rinse, repeat. Minus the rinse part.

limey · 04-11-2012, 10:50 AM

Sixteen ounces is for sissies, BigV! A proper pint, an English pint is 20!
I used to have two, sometimes three mugs, but have scaled back to just one, most days.

classicman · 04-11-2012, 06:36 PM

2 @24 before noon .. then ZERO or I'll never get to sleep.

wolf · 04-11-2012, 07:14 PM

I have been undercaffienated this week. The new nuthouse does not have a coffee maker in the office. I don't know how they do it.

Sundae · 04-12-2012, 05:20 AM

My system can't handle caffeine.
I take my coffee in the form of CAKE.

Trilby · 04-12-2012, 06:24 AM

Want...caaaaaaaake.....

limey · 04-12-2012, 06:33 AM

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Uzbek cakes, fresh today for you, Bri!!

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04-04-2012, 09:12 PM	#18
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	New England French Vanilla is my latest favorite. Its pretty cheap too. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

04-04-2012, 09:22 PM	#19
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	The best I did was the jet fuel. 50 for $30 on amazon. There were cheaper packages, but they all seemed to be samplers. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-05-2012, 06:11 PM	#21
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Jealous ... If I do espresso, I have to grind the beans and then dump them into the machine. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-11-2012, 10:02 AM	#23
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I like my coffee long ... Have a pint mug at home for my morning filter coffee. The worst thing about staying in hotels is the piddley little coffee cups they provide at breakfast. Getting refills is not the same! Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-11-2012, 10:24 AM	#24
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I'm with you limey. My favorite coffee mug is 16 ounces. I almost never have "just one". I drink that one, then fill 'er up, rinse, repeat. Minus the rinse part. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-11-2012, 10:50 AM	#25
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Sixteen ounces is for sissies, BigV! A proper pint, an English pint is 20! I used to have two, sometimes three mugs, but have scaled back to just one, most days. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-11-2012, 06:36 PM	#26
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	2 @24 before noon .. then ZERO or I'll never get to sleep. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

04-11-2012, 07:14 PM	#27
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have been undercaffienated this week. The new nuthouse does not have a coffee maker in the office. I don't know how they do it. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-12-2012, 05:20 AM	#28
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My system can't handle caffeine. I take my coffee in the form of CAKE. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-12-2012, 06:24 AM	#29
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Want...caaaaaaaake..... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-12-2012, 06:33 AM	#30
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Uzbek cakes, fresh today for you, Bri!! Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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