This is a coffee thread.

I was always told by my oldman that good coffee needs no sugar or cream and should always be scaldin' hot.
 
tyr_shadowblade said:
I've had some outstanding coffee in the past -- but you can't get freshly ground French press in the South.

Canned coffee? I knew some folks who'd buy a huge can of "Chase & Sanborne" because it was the cheapest thing on the shelf -- it tasted like battery acid, would have you doubled over with cramps within 30 minutes, and might even make you soil yer britches.

When I need to wake up right away, I pop open a can of Starbuck's doubleshot and slam it back -- it's room temperature, but it does the job well.

Every night before work I stop at Starbuck's for a triple-espresso -- they may screw up coffee, but their espresso is better than anything I've ever had in any Italian restaurant (only the Italians do the lemon slice thing). With 2 packs of turbinado sugar, a dash of cinnamon and a bit of half & half it's quite good. :thumbup:
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Those Double Shots are tasty ! :D
 
you can make any coffee espresso, as long as you grind very fine. i've actually used folgers for my machine, and fooled some people.:D
 
We have Green Mountain Coffee Roasters at the office. Its always pretty good. My Mom had a restaurant for 20 years and always used plain old Maxwell House and it was great coffee. I'd have to say that Starbucks is the worst. I've only had 3 or 4 cups, but it always seemed bitter and burned. (worst meaning of the "famous" coffee shops, instant is undrinkable, and I've had some old coffee sitting in the pot for hours that is truly awful).
 
OK I'll fess up, I started to grind my Coffee every morning for three or four years now and have spoiled myself with fresh ground coffee from whole bean.

BTW we make the max that our coffee maker will make every morning which is 12 cups.

It started out with store brand coffee, then the bags of Starbucks :o started to show up on our kitchen counter.

As time went by and after talking to friends that use Starbucks at home we found that everyone of us thought the starbucks brand maybe using lesser quality beans in their food store product because the flavor was not as smooth as it was in the past.

We thought we would try something else and ordered boca java.

The switch in brands payed off because we found the taste from boca java is what we used to find in the starbucks brand from years ago.

And the other plus in buying boca java, they have a program that I like.


About Operation Million Cup
In October 2003 Boca Java started donating coffee to the troops. Because of the overwhelming popularity of our effort, in July 2005, we officially established Operation Million Cup as a way for our customers to send coffee to the troops. Boca Java matches matches your donation every time!
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https://www.bocajava.com/support_the_troops.jsp?page=TROOP_SUPPORT&promo=May07_HP_O3MC&promo=Fall07_HP_donate
 
Fresh coffee is better. This is true whether it is cheap coffee from a can or coffee sitting around on a burner. After you open a can of coffee store it in a freezer. If you make a large pot of coffee to drink all day turn off the warmer and reheat coffee cup-by-cup in the microwave, don't leave it to oxidize all day.

The worst coffee is made from the last scoops of coffee in a 3 pound can that has been sitting open at room temperature of a month. The worst coffee that is served is by taking that stale coffee and simmering on the coffee warmer for 6 hours.
 
I was always told by my oldman that good coffee needs no sugar or cream and should always be scaldin' hot.
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I agree with two of the three, but I'm sort of new at drinking coffee. Your father was correct in that good coffee should need nothing added to it. Maybe some people need milk and sugar to mask the taste of bad coffee, like putting limes in Corona? My dad always put milk in his, and mom always said that was sissy. :)

But IMO coffee shouldn't be too hot. I've read that when coffee reaches boiling temperature, the coffee beans begin to release acid.

I've noticed that many restraunts and cafes serve burning-hot coffee. I suspect the motivation is to burn peoples' tounges so the people won't notice that the coffee is weak and tasteless.

I'd have to say that Starbucks is the worst.
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It's not so bad when actually drinking it, but it always has a funny burned aftertaste. And I think it's worse at the Starbucks coffee shops. I suspect they burn the heck of the coffee intentionally so that they can use fewer grounds per pot and pinch a few pennies.
 
Buy green beans and roast them yourself. Doesn't get any fresher than that.

Frankly, I'm surprised Java didn't bring it up earlier. ;) :)
 
Don't freeze ground coffee! It crystalizes the acids and makes it bitter. I've even been told by some real coffee geeks not to even freeze roasted beans for the same reason. You can freeze the green beans, tho.

I just discovered that Gordon Food Service (GFS) has a new line of higher-end coffees and tried a 2# bag of their Kenya AA. Very smooth, nice acid tone and a great wake-em-up! I'm going back to try another variety as soon as I can.

I've never liked Starbucks, they seem to burn the beans going for the strong flavor they've made famous.

J-
 
I've frozen ground and roasted beans for about 30 years. I don't notice any change in flavor, certainly not bitterness. Coffee geeks are much given to myth and false lore.
 
Colombian Supremo is some of the best. Buy it in the bean and grind it as you make it. Starbucks' coffee tastes burned, Folgers/Maxwell House tastes flat. Some of the Hazelnut flavored coffees are okay, but straight Colombian Supremo is just good stuff.

I've frozen beans with no problem. Never froze ground coffee.
 
I roast my own beans from www.sweetmarias.com - a great site for buying green beans and tutorials about coffee brewing methods. For quick serve coffee, I have tried many but White Castle is still my favorite for morning drive thru (and cheap too).
 
that gevalia coffee is the best! but when in out i settle for a good ole cup from the DQ.,,,VWB.
 
All this Coffee talk at this hour sounds like a good time for a little Decaf.:)
 
The best coffees I've found so far, I get shipped from Martinez... www.martinezfinecoffees.com, based in Atlanta, GA. Haven't had any I didn't like. :thumbup::thumbup: I highly recommend. :) They roast per order, I get 'em whole bean, and grind before use. Water counts a lot so I use filtered water through a Brita pitcher. Tasty!
 
As a Canadian, I know I might get some grief from my fellow countrymen for saying this, but I think that Tim Hortons coffee is just "ok". A little too nutty for my tastes.

I usually buy Starbucks espresso roast (mostly because it's nearby) and have it ground for a french press, which in my opinion makes the best cup of coffee. Just a little sediment and a nice oily surface.

I'm pretty picky about my coffee, though lately I've been more into green tea.
 
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