The coffee/tea appreciation thread

[kaliz]

just microwaved my coffee

[Avacado]

15 minutes ago, kaliz said:

just microwaved my coffee

Don't let @firedfly know. Last time he saw me do that he gave me a lecture on how much he hates it. 

Edited March 29 by Avacado

[neurotix]

Not marked but it's two pounds. To use it up before it goes bad or loses flavor, I'll probably switch to this from French vanilla every morning.

[neurotix]

Hey @Slaughtahouse, are you familiar with Citavo coffee? Our local Italian restaurant we go to serves it after dinner and it's fantastic. We asked the waitress what it was and she showed us.

 

We ordered some and I guess it's a restaurant supply company, but it was $75 for 24 2oz packets, enough to make one 12 cup pot.

 

We are interested in something similar (but much cheaper)for my mom to drink every morning, so I thought I'd ask you. On the package it says 100% Columbian and 100% arabica. We want something that tastes similar. No fruity or nutty notes or anything, just strong coffee.

 

Thanks bud.

[Grandpasnorz]

I prefer sailor coffee. You know the kind where its thick and chewy and somewhere between motor and gear oil. The second best part of it..is using the spent coffee grounds for my blueberry bushes. 

[Slaughtahouse]

On 23/04/2024 at 20:59, neurotix said:

Hey @Slaughtahouse, are you familiar with Citavo coffee? Our local Italian restaurant we go to serves it after dinner and it's fantastic. We asked the waitress what it was and she showed us.

 

We ordered some and I guess it's a restaurant supply company, but it was $75 for 24 2oz packets, enough to make one 12 cup pot.

 

We are interested in something similar (but much cheaper)for my mom to drink every morning, so I thought I'd ask you. On the package it says 100% Columbian and 100% arabica. We want something that tastes similar. No fruity or nutty notes or anything, just strong coffee.

 

Thanks bud.

 

Never tried, sounds expensive as heck at $75 USD for 1.35 kg / 3lbs, especially with no real details. Sounds mass produced. Which doesn't mean its bad but I'd expect much better value. 

 

I buy the Echo from Stereo for about $40 CAD for a 2lb bag. I stay strong with my reco:

1. find a local coffee shop
   1. When I say local, Im talking hipster / small business. 
2. build a relationship
3. ask them for recos.

Edited April 26 by Slaughtahouse

[neurotix]

On 26/04/2024 at 10:29, Slaughtahouse said:

 

Never tried, sounds expensive as heck at $75 USD for 1.35 kg / 3lbs, especially with no real details. Sounds mass produced. Which doesn't mean its bad but I'd expect much better value. 

 

I buy the Echo from Stereo for about $40 CAD for a 2lb bag. I stay strong with my reco:

1. find a local coffee shop
   1. When I say local, Im talking hipster / small business. 
2. build a relationship
3. ask them for recos.

 

It is mass produced, but it's fantastic. No lie. It's made by Sysco, which is a huge restaurant supplier.

 

Sysco Shop

SHOP.SYSCO.COM

 

I have the Stereo Echo already, and mom doesn't like it. So I need suggestions for a medium roast, arabica, columbian coffee that is cheaper.

 

Also, the 2 lbs. bag of Stereo Echo is like $50 USD for us (minimum, it might be more, I'd have to ask the fiancee). We have some already and its lasting.

 

I don't go anywhere generally, I'm a shut in with poor social skills, so all that going to coffee shop/getting to "know" people/ asking for recommendations is not something I'm able to do. Not to mention we don't really have a coffee scene here, it's all chains.

 

Please just suggest something similar to a medium roast, 100% columbian arabica coffee for much cheaper. She's trying to find one she likes that she can drink every morning and she's gotten to be very picky in old age...

 

Thanks

 

[Slaughtahouse]

On 27/04/2024 at 17:14, neurotix said:

 

It is mass produced, but it's fantastic. No lie. It's made by Sysco, which is a huge restaurant supplier.

 

Sysco Shop

SHOP.SYSCO.COM

 

I have the Stereo Echo already, and mom doesn't like it. So I need suggestions for a medium roast, arabica, columbian coffee that is cheaper.

 

Also, the 2 lbs. bag of Stereo Echo is like $50 USD for us (minimum, it might be more, I'd have to ask the fiancee). We have some already and its lasting.

 

I don't go anywhere generally, I'm a shut in with poor social skills, so all that going to coffee shop/getting to "know" people/ asking for recommendations is not something I'm able to do. Not to mention we don't really have a coffee scene here, it's all chains.

 

Please just suggest something similar to a medium roast, 100% columbian arabica coffee for much cheaper. She's trying to find one she likes that she can drink every morning and she's gotten to be very picky in old age...

 

Thanks

 

Hey, sorry for the late reply.  I hear you and I probably won't be the best person to provide just advice on just coffee over the web. Just because I strongly believe your local roaster will have something much better, whether due to costs or quality, than what I can recommend. Thats what I meant about the Echo. Not that its the best coffee out there, rather its one of the best options for me because the costs are cheaper locally and in person.  

 

If going to a local coffee shop is a constraint, just do a google search online for local roasters. Most shops will have Columbian or Arabica sole sourced or blends. Any local roaster worth their salt will supersede a mass produced product that is distributed to restaurants or chains, generally speaking. 

 

Im sure there is roaster within your state that can provide a similar quality / price to what I can obtain locally

[neurotix]

On 03/05/2024 at 13:31, Slaughtahouse said:

Hey, sorry for the late reply.  I hear you and I probably won't be the best person to provide just advice on just coffee over the web. Just because I strongly believe your local roaster will have something much better, whether due to costs or quality, than what I can recommend. Thats what I meant about the Echo. Not that its the best coffee out there, rather its one of the best options for me because the costs are cheaper locally and in person.  

 

If going to a local coffee shop is a constraint, just do a google search online for local roasters. Most shops will have Columbian or Arabica sole sourced or blends. Any local roaster worth their salt will supersede a mass produced product that is distributed to restaurants or chains, generally speaking. 

 

Im sure there is roaster within your state that can provide a similar quality / price to what I can obtain locally

 

This was equally late. Ma has just been trying different coffees each week or whatever because she does the grocery shopping once a week and by then, the previous bag has been used up. She hasn't found one she likes enough yet to buy consistently, but I'll advise her of what you said and see what we can find locally (though she wouldn't like grocery shopping then going elsewhere for coffee, she's old and set in her routine).

[J7SC_Orion]

....stocked back up on our morning coffees' 50:50 mix. The RR napkins are there just for fun; backstory:

 

...Stopped by a regular old mechanic shop I've known for years; coffee was some non-descript label in a typical household 12-cup-filer-brew setup; cups were Styrofoam (technically illegal in this city these days), the coffee pot probably saw its last good scrubbing a decade ago and the napkins were those blue shop towels

 

...then went on to the beemer dealer near-by to plug in my PHEV (charge at no charge ); they had a modern commercial coffee machine in a bistro-like area with 15 or so options on the machine and a Starbucks sign mounted above...nice paper cups and politically correct napkins made from recycled materials rounded out the picture

 

...finally, made it across the street to the Rolls Royce dealer (RR is part of the BMW group) to chat with a good acquaintance who works there, while waiting for my PHEV to finish charging. The RR coffee setup was a gleaming single-cup Italian machine; no paper cups, only nice porcelain - and those napkins...

As an aside, I can't get over just how huge the RR Spectre is, especially as it is a two-door 'coupe'. It even made the RR Cullinan next to it look almost normal-sized, and that takes some doing !

 

[bridgypoo]

13 hours ago, J7SC_Orion said:

....stocked back up on our morning coffees' 50:50 mix. The RR napkins are there just for fun; backstory:

 

...Stopped by a regular old mechanic shop I've known for years; coffee was some non-descript label in a typical household 12-cup-filer-brew setup; cups were Styrofoam (technically illegal in this city these days), the coffee pot probably saw its last good scrubbing a decade ago and the napkins were those blue shop towels

 

...then went on to the beemer dealer near-by to plug in my PHEV (charge at no charge ); they had a modern commercial coffee machine in a bistro-like area with 15 or so options on the machine and a Starbucks sign mounted above...nice paper cups and politically correct napkins made from recycled materials rounded out the picture

 

...finally, made it across the street to the Rolls Royce dealer (RR is part of the BMW group) to chat with a good acquaintance who works there, while waiting for my PHEV to finish charging. The RR coffee setup was a gleaming single-cup Italian machine; no paper cups, only nice porcelain - and those napkins...

As an aside, I can't get over just how huge the RR Spectre is, especially as it is a two-door 'coupe'. It even made the RR Cullinan next to it look almost normal-sized, and that takes some doing !

 

ooooo how are the grizzly blends?

[J7SC_Orion]

2 hours ago, bridgypoo said:

ooooo how are the grizzly blends?

 

...very strong flavoured; we mix it with Starbucks Italian.