I really like Tully's for store bought coffee. Great flavor on the roast.
I have been served coffee from local roasters Cafe Moto in town and like it and want to try Ryan Bros and Zumbar as well.
At the office, Nespresso Arpeggio and Ristretto.
Quick, easy, affordable and tasty. Good QPR.
Quick, easy, affordable and tasty. Good QPR.
The trends in specialty coffee the last 10 years have been a gradual move towards
- single origin coffees rather than blends
- traceability (to encourage higher quality and a better price for those willing to increase the effort
- a lighter roast
- freshly roasted by local roasters
- a focus on drip coffee more than espresso
Freshly roasted, quality coffee is a great treat. A number of micro roasteries are selling their coffee online. You can order excellent coffee and receive it just a couple of days out of the roaster at minimal cost and effort. Check out this list to find one near you:
http://www.home-barista.com/co...roasters-t12125.html
- single origin coffees rather than blends
- traceability (to encourage higher quality and a better price for those willing to increase the effort
- a lighter roast
- freshly roasted by local roasters
- a focus on drip coffee more than espresso
Freshly roasted, quality coffee is a great treat. A number of micro roasteries are selling their coffee online. You can order excellent coffee and receive it just a couple of days out of the roaster at minimal cost and effort. Check out this list to find one near you:
http://www.home-barista.com/co...roasters-t12125.html
What's a good, affordable burr grinder?
Ummm, Guatemalan 
Frankly, the options here boggle my mind. I've seen coffee from perhaps 10 different places, never mind the blends. I'm tempted to buy a little bit of each and taste them one by one to see if I like one better than another - just in time for me to go home and be unable to get any of them!
Frankly, the options here boggle my mind. I've seen coffee from perhaps 10 different places, never mind the blends. I'm tempted to buy a little bit of each and taste them one by one to see if I like one better than another - just in time for me to go home and be unable to get any of them!
Kingofcool,
I literally just bought a Capresso Conical Burr Grinder online from CutleryandMore for $75 no tax, no shipping. It seems to be working very well. I did not want to try any of the $45 versions that are out there. I think the Capresso model might be 560? Anyway, it is the Black version, not stainless steel.
I have moved away from Starbucks the last year or so. I buy east african coffee's (yirgacheffe/kenya, other Ethiopian) single origins from Johnson Brothers, Counterculture, and Terroir.
I literally just bought a Capresso Conical Burr Grinder online from CutleryandMore for $75 no tax, no shipping. It seems to be working very well. I did not want to try any of the $45 versions that are out there. I think the Capresso model might be 560? Anyway, it is the Black version, not stainless steel.
I have moved away from Starbucks the last year or so. I buy east african coffee's (yirgacheffe/kenya, other Ethiopian) single origins from Johnson Brothers, Counterculture, and Terroir.
KSCO2,
Same Capresso model that you are referencing.
Same Capresso model that you are referencing.
The past few mornings: Mayorga African Blend. Nice.
PH
PH
quote:Originally posted by guy david newhouse:
KSCO2,
Same Capresso model that you are referencing.
gdn - I used that model for a couple of years without issue. Then, upon moving back to Montreal, it ceased to work (something clearly went awry in the move, but found nothing broken. Odd).
Don't you just hate when that happens??
We shut our Asphalt plants down on a Tuesday night @ 5:00, ran perfectly all day. Wednesday Morning?? Nothing starts. What on earth happens overnight?!?!?!?
We shut our Asphalt plants down on a Tuesday night @ 5:00, ran perfectly all day. Wednesday Morning?? Nothing starts. What on earth happens overnight?!?!?!?
Costco Sumatra whole bean - actually pretty good.
I've never had Costco's Sumatra (I've never even been in a Costco.) but my favorite Starbuck's is their Sumatra.
Ritual Roasters out of San Fran. First had their seasonal espresso at Oxbow market in Napa, it was an epiphany. while expensive, IMO well worth it.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
but my favorite Starbuck's is their Sumatra.
We buy the Sumatra beans as well, and one of our favorites.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
but my favorite Starbuck's is their Sumatra.
We buy the Sumatra beans as well, and one of our favorites.
I'll have to give this a try next time it's offered as their bold. Don't believe I've had it before. The French Roast is too much for me.
Picked up a coffee maker with a built-in burr grinder and love the new brew! Been buying coffee from some local shops that roast their own beans and trying some Central American beans (other than Colombia).
quote:Originally posted by khmark7:
Picked up a coffee maker with a built-in burr grinder and love the new brew! Been buying coffee from some local shops that roast their own beans and trying some Central American beans (other than Colombia).
Not to nitpick, but I am in Central America, while Colombia is not
You're nitpicking!
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
but my favorite Starbuck's is their Sumatra.
We buy the Sumatra beans as well, and one of our favorites.
Try Peet's Sumatra if you can find it in your market. We're working on a bag now and it's very good.
PH