How To Make Coffee Options

[Bimble]

Vittoria arabica beans, grind fine, (or just buy their espresso grind if you can't be fagged grinding them) 3 heaped teaspoons in a 3-cup plunger, half fill with boiling water, stir vigorously, let it settle...warm a big mug with some boiling water, tip it out and put in a teaspoon of Beechworth honey leaving the spoon in the mug; plunge the plunger, pour the brew, stir for a while as honey doesn't dissolve as quick as sugar, add a splash of skimmed milk and sup it.
Not sure if you can get Vittoria beans or Beechworth honey outside Australia, but you can probably get something equally good.

Honey in coffee? Gosh. Can't do honey: makes me retch.

Nespresso machine and coffee very good: Nespresso attempts to give you a lifestyle (you can only get it in two shops in London or online/mail order and they keep sending you a wankers' magazine with George Clooney in it) execrable.

It's like instant espresso, don. No hassle at all. Except for the feckin' marketin'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...6/drink.comment just about covers it.

[Mare]

I'm not a big coffee drinker, but always keep fresh, generally medium roast Kona or hazelnut coffee beans on hand in the refrigerator. I have a small grinder, and whip those beans into submission as quick as you can say "Starbucks." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I have found with my drip maker (the common Mr. Coffee type) if you don't get rid of the grounds IMMEDIATELY after brewing process is over, the coffee tends to have a bitter aftertaste. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) This vastly improves the flavor of cups subsequent to the first one you greedily pour into your cup/mug of choice.

Sometimes, I add a package of instant hot chocolate for a Mocha experience. Almost always, I add ice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

[Dr Hugbine]

Honey in coffee? Gosh. Can't do honey: makes me retch.

Nespresso machine and coffee very good: Nespresso attempts to give you a lifestyle (you can only get it in two shops in London or online/mail order and they keep sending you a wankers' magazine with George Clooney in it) execrable.

It's like instant espresso, don. No hassle at all. Except for the feckin' marketin'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...6/drink.comment just about covers it.

I only got it for the magazine.

[Mr Tein]

Honey in coffee? Gosh. Can't do honey: makes me retch.

Nespresso machine and coffee very good: Nespresso attempts to give you a lifestyle (you can only get it in two shops in London or online/mail order and they keep sending you a wankers' magazine with George Clooney in it) execrable.

It's like instant espresso, don. No hassle at all. Except for the feckin' marketin'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...6/drink.comment just about covers it.

and Nespresso is also incredibly expensive relative to buying your own beans and making in an normal coffee machine...

[Spastic Minnow]

Mr. Coffee, a scoop of Folgers in the filter, run it.

At least that's all my addict parents required. They put in Half and Half, I also add sugar. I'm not a big coffee drinker though. Possibly because of the pedestrian brew I've been raised on.

the best I had was a commercial brand I had in Costa Rica- cheap stuff too, but I can't remember the brand name- I'm not even sure it was domestically produced. When our college group actually went to a local farm and sampled something there it was too strong for my tastes- typical, as Costa Rica beans are often preferred for espresso.

[Suzi]

Mr. Coffee, a scoop of Folgers in the filter, run it.

At least that's all my addict parents required. They put in Half and Half, I also add sugar. I'm not a big coffee drinker though. Possibly because of the pedestrian brew I've been raised on.

the best I had was a commercial brand I had in Costa Rica- cheap stuff too, but I can't remember the brand name- I'm not even sure it was domestically produced. When our college group actually went to a local farm and sampled something there it was too strong for my tastes- typical, as Costa Rica beans are often preferred for espresso.

Spas.... I had to laugh at your "pedestrian brew" comment. That's pretty much what the mister and I drink in the morning.... My Mr. Coffee coffee maker was retired last December. It was a weddding gift so it had been working overtime since 1986 and still does work. I bought a newer, stainless/black Cuisinart one to match my stainless steel appliances. I swear a Mr. Coffee coffee maker will NEVER die !!!!! And its usually Folgers we drink too, but I think its just fine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I've also had Costa Rican coffee. Before my sister and her husband lived in Venezuela, they lived in San Jose for a couple of years. She also brought back some of their coffee and it was vile and too strong so I know what you're talking about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

[xTC]

All this talk of coffee made me think of this.

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[Bimble]

I only got it for the magazine.

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[Bimble]

and Nespresso is also incredibly expensive relative to buying your own beans and making in an normal coffee machine...

Yes, but it's sooooo convenient and tastes good.

[Mr Tein]

Yes, but it's sooooo convenient and tastes good.

you just like that actor bloke who fronts the ads. George Clooney!

[spidermage]

God, I'm such a wuss: I like Mellow Birds (with lots of milk).

[Mr Tein]

I like mellow birds too...