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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

The Coffee Club

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Post pics and your love for all things coffee!

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flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Okay, I'm gonna start a DIET COKE thread! LOL

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Behold the Minipresso!

Would you drink an espresso out of this thing?

A new gadget called the Minipresso might be the most "SkyMall" way ever to make that steamy shot of wonder, but one thing is for certain -- we can't wait to try it.

Due to come out sometime in early 2015 from Hong Kong-based startup Wacaco, this hand-powered portable espresso machine will make eyes roll among espresso purists and mouths drool among the rest of us caffeine junkies.

The Minipresso is powered by pumping your hand so you don't need to plug it in. Just use the scoop that doubles as the espresso tamper for the coffee, fill it with hot water, pump 13 to 28 times (depending on how many shots you want), and watch your drink stream into the provided cup. Wacaco says that the Minipresso's built-in semi-automatic piston injects water into the coffee chamber at 116 PSI to produce a shot of espresso at the "perfect temperature" of 152 degrees Fahrenheit.

At about 7 inches tall and weighing a little under a pound, it looks like the Minipresso is compact enough to throw in your backpack. A true caffeine addiction is a pressing matter, after all.

You can preorder it now for $39; the regular price is $49.

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www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/15/minipresso-espresso-maker-wacaco_n_5979708.html

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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

ed11563 · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

? Sex toy ?

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Aack!!!

Bonny22Pye · Guru

I love coffee!!!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Why does coffee smell so good & taste so bad?

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

It tastes just like it smells!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
Why does coffee smell so good & taste so bad?

flan

There is something wrong with your tongue.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't mind coffee. I like it if it is not too terribly strong. I don't want it to get up out of the pot and jump down my throat.

But there are some that are better than others. And there is one that my brother brews here that honestly stinks to high heaven. It stinks like skunks.

When I was pregnant I would starve to death if I smelled coffee.

I take it two cream and two sugars.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

And these things should be illegal.

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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Why does coffee smell so good & taste so bad?

flan
There is something wrong with your tongue.

I have a response, but it is totally INappropriate...

flan

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Has anyone had this kind before?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I've never heard of that brand, Bonny.

Is it good?

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I've never heard of that brand, Bonny.
Is it good?

I haven't tried it yet. I'm sort of scared. My husband brought it home from Craft Services.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Why does coffee smell so good & taste so bad?

flan
There is something wrong with your tongue.
I have a response, but it is totally INappropriate...
flan

Were you thinking Coffee Enema? lol

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Coffee that is brewed through a filter is much smoother.

Tinydancer · Guru

So make sure to use a filter for your coffee enema...lol

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Great thread, LGS! You know me, I love my coffee!

Coffee enema.... what an idea! biggrin

silverzag · Newbie

We're trying out new coffees and machines in our office. Got a keurig as well as thermos-type machines. But I'm not crazy about the coffee that's brewed so far. I like Dunkin. Hate Starbucks ... not just the taste of their coffee but their stupidity - no, I don't want grande, I want large! Maybe I should stick to a good cup of tea :)

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

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Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

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Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

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Blankie · Guru

This is why I'm always rude at Starbucks.

Blankie · Guru

Actually, Starbucks and I have our differences. I am permanently affronted because they will not rebuild the shop to suit me.

Ours has a free-standing cream station about 15 feet away from the counter, and the cream/milk decanters are very often empty or nearly empty. Just a daily drag to have to lug the thing over to the cashier and wait while they refill them.

They didn't take my suggestion to rebuild the store with a cream station at the end of the counter, so the baristas could refill them while behind the counter.

I thought it was a good suggestion. The barista with the perpetual scowl did not.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Blankie wrote:
Actually, Starbucks and I have our differences. I am permanently affronted because they will not rebuild the shop to suit me.
Ours has a free-standing cream station about 15 feet away from the counter, and the cream/milk decanters are very often empty or nearly empty. Just a daily drag to have to lug the thing over to the cashier and wait while they refill them.
They didn't take my suggestion to rebuild the store with a cream station at the end of the counter, so the baristas could refill them while behind the counter.
I thought it was a good suggestion. The barista with the perpetual scowl did not.

That is a good point and great idea actually Blankie. But, maybe you should call the company or email them the suggestion instead of the baristas.

JPT · Senior Member

I love my Cuisinart Burr grind n brew unit. I used to have one with a blade grinder, but the burr style makes so much better coffee. The hopper on top holds a 1/2 lb of beans at a time. I buy mine from Costco (theirs are roasted by Starbucks), and my 12 cup pot costs me about 75 cents....
I'll be buying another one for our new shop.

Blankie · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Blankie wrote:
Actually, Starbucks and I have our differences. I am permanently affronted because they will not rebuild the shop to suit me.
Ours has a free-standing cream station about 15 feet away from the counter, and the cream/milk decanters are very often empty or nearly empty. Just a daily drag to have to lug the thing over to the cashier and wait while they refill them.
They didn't take my suggestion to rebuild the store with a cream station at the end of the counter, so the baristas could refill them while behind the counter.
I thought it was a good suggestion. The barista with the perpetual scowl did not.

That is a good point and great idea actually Blankie. But, maybe you should call the company or email them the suggestion instead of the baristas.

And that is a great idea of yours, LGS. I think that's where it went wrong, when I told the barista..

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Science Says A White Mug Will Intensify Your Coffee-Drinking Experience

The Huffington Post | By Kate Bratskeir

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Posted: 12/05/2014 11:44 am EST Updated: 12/05/2014 11:59 am EST

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Finding your morning cup to be a little bitter? Blame it on the mug.

A study published in the November edition of the journal Flavour found that simply the color of a mug influences the way we perceive the taste of the coffee. Researchers had participants rate identical brews served in white, transparent and blue mugs. The coffee served in the white mug was described as most intense -- or bitter -- than in the other two colored mugs. Researchers suspect the white mug color against the dark brown coffee provided the greatest contrast -- making the coffee look darkest, and causing people to experience it as more intense. When the coffee was served in the clear mug, drinkers reported it to taste the sweetest of the three.

Beyond coffee, color has an impact on the way we experience food and drink. We are psychologically conditioned to expect certain tastes from certain colors; we combine sensory clues so that when we see the red of a raspberry jam, for example, we anticipate its sweet, tangy taste. As neuroscientist Dana Small writes in Scientific American, "Food can be identified by sight alone -- we don't have to eat a strawberry to know it is a strawberry." If that strawberry was blue, you might have a different experience identifying it and tasting it.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/05/coffee-mug-taste-science-is-cool_n_6275642.html

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Hey! I just ordered a French Press from Amazon. Gonna give that I try. I HATE, HATE, HATE Keurig coffee. It has NO flavor and doesn't develop the flavors of the coffee oils, etc. The French press should do that.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Oh cool, let us know how you like it!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

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Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

That is so pretty!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Thanks. It was only about $15.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I would buy it just to display in the kitchen, lol.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

OMG! It is such an easy way to make coffee! Wish I would have discovered this a long time ago!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

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Blankie · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Hey! I just ordered a French Press from Amazon. Gonna give that I try. I HATE, HATE, HATE Keurig coffee. It has NO flavor and doesn't develop the flavors of the coffee oils, etc. The French press should do that.

French press coffee is ver-r-r-r-r-y good. I think you'll like it, LGS. Keurig is like brown water, IMO. And that bulky machine takes up too much counter space.

I still use my teakettle and a Melitta filter right on the mug. Very good coffee, and takes up no space.