The Coffee Thread

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:00 pm

Told ye me spelling was dubious

Slan,
D.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:05 pm

dubhlinn wrote:..coincedince..

Slan,

D.

Big mistake and a load of shame there...

Even Joyce wouldn't go for that one..

Slan,
D.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:08 pm

Oh, that's not as bad as when a German native we all know and love called me out on screwing up discrete/discreet. There's nothing like being dumb when you should have an advantage.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:11 pm

SteveShaw wrote:
Denny wrote:we do buy the meat.....

the rest is not a big deal space wise

That is a mincing machine. The finest sausages contain chopped pork, not minced. Having said that, I'm sure yours are lovely.

it depends on the size of the holes in the plate

you do have to add a funnel like thingy if you're using casings

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:31 pm

emmline wrote:Oh, that's not as bad as when a German native we all know and love called me out on screwing up discrete/discreet. There's nothing like being dumb when you should have an advantage.

Thank you...

You're such a Lady

I have been known to make that discrete mistake myself..on many occasions.

Slan,
D.

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:01 pm

Denny wrote:
SteveShaw wrote:
Denny wrote:we do buy the meat.....

the rest is not a big deal space wise

That is a mincing machine. The finest sausages contain chopped pork, not minced. Having said that, I'm sure yours are lovely.
it depends on the size of the holes in the plate

you do have to add a funnel like thingy if you're using casings

Don't feel badly, Denny. Just remember . . . your eggs are bigger than his.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:04 pm

thanks, Lamby

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:08 pm

I don't care much for coffee, but I do like this-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDwxfE1XgQ8

oh and this one too-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwEYuues6Y

and ah yes- what a bass line...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XgF4wv0WpM

Sorry, but I told y'all I don't like coffee....

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Fri May 02, 2008 7:56 am

Yesterday was a real roller-coaster ride. This morning I need coffee.

Columbian arabica, about 4 heaping tablespoons, into the grinder and set for a course grind, then into the French press and covered with just enough sugar so that no coffee is exposed to the air. (The sugar is to "catch" some of the volatile components that you lose from the freshly ground coffee through outgassing.)

Add nearly boiling water, and steep for 3 minutes, then press.

Then into a cup and in goes "milk till it bounces."

Good good stuff: lucidity in a cup.

--James

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:45 am

dubhlinn wrote:I take it that you and Mississippie John Hurt ...

BTW, Spelling ain't my ting...

Every American child (I hope) learns:
"Emm, eye, crooked-letter-crooked- letter-eye, crooked-letter-crooked-letter-eye, humpback-humpback-eye"

peeplj wrote:Then into a cup and in goes "milk till it bounces."

Bounces?

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:17 am

fearfaoin wrote:
dubhlinn wrote:I take it that you and Mississippie John Hurt ...

BTW, Spelling ain't my ting...
Every American child (I hope) learns:
"Emm, eye, crooked-letter-crooked- letter-eye, crooked-letter-crooked-letter-eye, humpback-humpback-eye"

I hadn't thought about that in yonks! I'll be chanting that one all day now. My poor kids

And dub, I have 2 words for you, dear....spell check.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:22 am

izzarina wrote: I hadn't thought about that in yonks!

I hadn't thought about yonks in yonks.

What's the big deal with presses? Besides the elitist value? I don't see the advantage. I've used them but I find some serious disadvantages.
First the coffee is cloudy. Second you have to boil water first. Third, it gets cold too quick.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:30 am

For me, the big deal about a French press is the flavor of the coffee.

With a press, you can make the coffee very strong without it being bitter. Even made at normal strength, the coffee is just smoother and richer than the same coffee made with a drip maker.

However, what you point out is true: the coffee from a French press will always be cloudy. Also, it does get cold quickly; it helps if you prewarm both the press and the cups with hot water first, or better yet have a thermos standing by to pour the hot coffee into.

Don't get me wrong; there's nothing at all wrong with a drip maker. I just like the taste of the coffee better from a press.

--James

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:37 am

peeplj wrote:For me, the big deal about a French press is the flavor of the coffee.

With a press, you can make the coffee very strong without it being bitter. Even made at normal strength, the coffee is just smoother and richer than the same coffee made with a drip maker.

However, what you point out is true: the coffee from a French press will always be cloudy. Also, it does get cold quickly; it helps if you prewarm both the press and the cups with hot water first, or better yet have a thermos standing by to pour the hot coffee into.

Don't get me wrong; there's nothing at all wrong with a drip maker. I just like the taste of the coffee better from a press.

--James

I have one but haven't used it for awhile. They come in handy in places where there's no coffee maker.
In fact, in my building at work people make this crap so weak it's like flavorless brown water. Maybe I should put my press back to work.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:45 am

I have a press at work and at home.

At work I don't have a grinder, so I buy ground arabica.

The coffee thus made is not as good as what I make at home, but it's still far better than what comes out of the drip makers at work.

My coworkers frequently snag a cup, and sometimes will give me money towards more coffee.

--James