Coffee ...Wow !

[brin]

Today the Mrs. and I drove to a large multi cultural farmers market and I had a cup of the best coffee I have ever had in my life ...It was Decaffeinated Colombian Coffee..all I can say is it made me into a convert...We usually drink Maxwell House Decaf....what a difference...Probably too expensive to drink all day but we will be drinking it in the morning for the first cup..I guess we just always stuck to what we were used to.

We have tried Starbucks but to us it always tasted like burnt coffee...this was really full bodied and good ...the after taste made it addictive...Just passing it on in case anyone else is in the dark as much as we obviously were as far as the coffee choices out there...but we do live in the country...:laughing:

 

[MoKelly]

Hummm. Colombian you say. Perhaps it is addictive. Perhaps there is some "special" ingredient in the coffee.:laughing:

MoKelly

 

[brin]

Hummm. Colombian you say. Perhaps it is addictive. Perhaps there is some "special" ingredient in the coffee.:laughing:

MoKelly

You may be joking but I would agree with you...I wish I could give you a cup..the aftertaste lingered and made me want more...and I am not a huge coffee drinker and for sure not an expert on coffee by any means...I was amazed...

 

[dmccarty]

The coffee making equipment really makes a difference in the taste of coffee.

On one vacation I took my coffee and sugar because the room had a coffee maker. The coffee was not that good. We always carry quite a bit of water when we travel in case we have a problem with the car on the trip. Been There Done That. So made coffee with my usual brand, sugar AND water in the hotel coffee maker. Not much improvement.

I know take my coffee maker.

Bizarre Foods just had an episode that featured a $20,000 coffee maker. :laughing: They could play with the pressure and time of pressurization used to make the coffee. They could also control the water temperature that I know is very important and most likely why I did not like the coffee made in the hotel room with their coffee maker.

They made several cups of coffee, with the same coffee, but they varied the pressure and time under pressure. Each cup was different tasting. They said they could get even more variation if they changed the water temperature. :laughing:

If I won the lottery I would pay off bills, buy more land and tractor tools. I would also buy that coffee maker.

Later,
Dan

 

[brin]

The coffee making equipment really makes a difference in the taste of coffee.

On one vacation I took my coffee and sugar because the room had a coffee maker. The coffee was not that good. We always carry quite a bit of water when we travel in case we have a problem with the car on the trip. Been There Done That. So made coffee with my usual brand, sugar AND water in the hotel coffee maker. Not much improvement.

I know take my coffee maker.

Bizarre Foods just had an episode that featured a $20,000 coffee maker. :laughing: They could play with the pressure and time of pressurization used to make the coffee. They could also control the water temperature that I know is very important and most likely why I did not like the coffee made in the hotel room with their coffee maker.

They made several cups of coffee, with the same coffee, but they varied the pressure and time under pressure. Each cup was different tasting. They said they could get even more variation if they changed the water temperature. :laughing:

If I won the lottery I would pay off bills, buy more land and tractor tools. I would also buy that coffee maker.

Later,
Dan

Dan, that must be it...and makes perfect sense....we have tried other coffees at home and never had that result but we just have Mr. Coffee type coffee maker so when I win the lottery I will PM you to find out the name of that machine and I will buy one for both of us...:thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

We tried an $80 Cuisinart coffee maker; first one was replaced under warranty, and I threw the second one in the garbage after its warranty expired. We now use a less than $20 Black & Decker coffee maker that works at least as well, if not better. And we use cheap coffee, Master Chef, from Walmart. It's as good as most coffee I've drank elsewhere, but if I ever find out what coffee and coffee maker were on the old Braniff Airlines planes, I'll pay extra for it; best tasting coffee I ever drank.

 

[creekbend]

I only drink coffee occasionally. My Wife drinks one cup in the mornings. She drinks Maxwell House International Latte Vanilla Caramel. She absolutely loves that coffee. I drink green tea.

 

[Western]

You may be joking but I would agree with you...I wish I could give you a cup..the aftertaste lingered and made me want more...and I am not a huge coffee drinker and for sure not an expert on coffee by any means...I was amazed...

Yep, Brin found his "fix":laughing:

Brin did you ask them what or where to get it , so us "coffeeholics" can give it a spin? I mean shooot brother

We usually buy the card box tasting cr@p at the grocery store, Max house, folgers, best canned coffee without the high price has been Don Pedro's. if you can find it.

We also like the Starbucks for an enhanced taste, but you can't beat a coffee house at times.

What blows my mind is the cost of the junk they sell these day's, near $16 for a can of decaf!!

 

[jinman]

She drinks Maxwell House International Latte Vanilla Caramel.

I think the more words in the name, the further away from real coffee it gets. I like Folgers black. I'm very partial to my thermal carafe coffee maker.

 

[RobertN]

Generalizing Starbucks like that is hard; they have a whole bunch of different coffees. Same with other coffee companies. Maybe it was the roast style you tried? I have had a couple like that, usually darker roasts.

We have tried Starbucks but to us it always tasted like burnt coffee...this was really full bodied and good ...the after taste made it addictive...Just passing it on in case anyone else is in the dark as much as we obviously were as far as the coffee choices out there...but we do live in the country...:laughing:

 

[Depmandog]

I personally am not much of a coffee person. My older brother, is a heavy coffee drinker - and swears by his Bunn maker.

http://www.bunnathome.com/products/velocity-brew/velocity-brew-bx

I don't know if this is his exact model, but he spent quite a bit on it several years ago - and swears the Bunn can make cheap grounds taste great.

We have a Mr Coffee for those times we serve coffee...and my brother says it makes a terrible cup compared to his maker.

 

[RobertN]

Some time back there were a few people on TBN that roasted their own coffee. Maybe they'll chime in... It was interesting reading those threads about how they roasted ect.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Many years ago, I had a cup of coffee at the home of a man and his wife who had immigrated from Indonesia. They had a pour-over coffee pot; you had to boil the water and pour it over the coffee, which was then filtered through a ceramic filter. It was excellent. We now use a Bunn, and have for probably 30 years. It makes excellent coffee and is worth the $100+ price you have to pay...besides, it only takes about 3 to 5 minutes to make a pot. I put on the coffee, let the dogs out and by the time they are ready to come back in, the coffee is ready.

 

[EddieWalker]

I was at a B&B a few years ago and really liked the coffee. I asked what they used and the owner brought out a packet for me to have. It was made by Maxwell House and he said they just put the packet in the coffee maker.


When I got home, I tried it and was very disapointed in the results. I used the same amount of water that he told me to use, but it just didn't have anywhere near the same taste.

Now I think that I have bad water for coffee, and the wrong coffee pot. I've been waiting for it to die ever since then, but so far, it just keep on working.

Eddie

 

[powerpace]

Even the Starbucks fanbase in Seattle is moving toward the smaller coffee roasters. They seem have a better grip on what people want.
Here in southern Oregon we have Dutch Bros. they are consistantly good with all they do. We also have The Whitehorse Restaurant in Sutherlin that won the Statewide small roaster First Place. That stuff is good.
On the west coast there are coffee driveups on every corner it seems. A few years back we were traveling across the country. When we got to Texas we spotted a drive-up shack, and I do mean shack. Pulled in, asked for a brew and it a was Catfish house.

 

[Cpjlube]

If you just buy coffee you may get a blend of different kinds. I usually buy the columbian coffee. It seems to be the most consistent between different brands. But I'm still a bargain coffee buyer so I'll leave this discussion to more knowledgable posters. Haha


Chuck

 

[wdchyd]

It's Dunkin Donuts coffee for me all the way........I don't even want to know what secret ingredient they use......:licking:

 

[Jstpssng]

We tried an $80 Cuisinart coffee maker; first one was replaced under warranty, and I threw the second one in the garbage after its warranty expired. We now use a less than $20 Black & Decker coffee maker that works at least as well, if not better. And we use cheap coffee, Master Chef, from Walmart. It's as good as most coffee I've drank elsewhere, but if I ever find out what coffee and coffee maker were on the old Braniff Airlines planes, I'll pay extra for it; best tasting coffee I ever drank.

I like my coffee hot, so finally broke down and bought a stove top percolator. It's especially nice when I fill my thermos, which stays hot a long time.

My favorite brand is whatever's on sale.

 

[Cat_Driver]

Yep it's all about HOT. I bought several units from low to high and the first thing I do is put a digital thermometer under the water coming out. If it doesn't get close to 200 degrees t goes back.

I have a 15 year old $20 coffee maker that I have yet to find a better one. Like someone else said we haul our coffee, water, coffee maker and buy real 1/ 2 & 1/2 when we arrive.

I have never ever had a good cup of coffee on the road. EVER!. Nothing worse than that fake cream or powdered cream.

I know I can't get a good cup of coffee on the road and I usually tell the server her tip depends on me always getting HOT coffee.

If I don't get a good cup in the morning my whole day is thrown off.

 

[Willl]

Decaf ?,,,, that ain't coffee. Real coffee has CAFFEINE.