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The truly fucked up thing is when you take it down to an hourly rate, its a downright steal.
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That and you are more or less blindly entrusting them with you most treasured possession. And expecting that it be returned in the same condition... actually better because there has to be an academic component. So yeah, insanely expensive but somehow underpriced.

My coffee pot started housing roach like insects because of the warmth and it just grossed me out so much that I threw it away even after the infestation ended. So I just pour hot water into the reusable strainer directly into my cup. Isn't convenient and makes a shitty cup. Going on two years now though. Something about it is most appropriate for my mornings
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mister d wrote:
Johnnie wrote:I save my money, have no kids out of wedlock, and have no ex wives. So, I can do that. You jelly?
So, so much. Not like wishing I were back to single or kid-less, but back to where I had more than enough to cover whatever frivolous spending I wanted.



(For example: I want a smoker. A smoker costs "only" $300 but I've yet to be able to justify it to myself. Until Q hit kindergarten, daycare was costing me ~10.4 smokers every single month. Cannot wait to be public school rich in a few years.)
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2.) I thought you had one of them Green Eggs.

3.) $20 is a lot for a pound of coffee. I hope that includes shipping. I waffled on $16 on Saturday, but figured it was like being on vacation, and I'm debating expensing it. If any West Coast people are near a Phillz Coffee, it is well worth it. ay only be SF, but that is the best beans I've ever purchased.

4.) Who gave BSF shit for buying good bourbon? Fuck you, whoever you are. Though your money would be better spent on a good scotch or rye.

5.) In answering the actual thread question, I have this Cuisinart DGB-625BC. Makes a better cup of coffee than the super fancy coffee/espresso maker we got as a wedding gift, but the built-in grinder is annoying to clean. Moisture gets in, so the grindings get caked onto every surface of the grinder.

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A cuisinart is what caught fire so I'm a little tentative with them right now.
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mister d wrote:
Johnnie wrote:I save my money, have no kids out of wedlock, and have no ex wives. So, I can do that. You jelly?
So, so much. Not like wishing I were back to single or kid-less, but back to where I had more than enough to cover whatever frivolous spending I wanted.



(For example: I want a smoker. A smoker costs "only" $300 but I've yet to be able to justify it to myself. Until Q hit kindergarten, daycare was costing me ~10.4 smokers every single month. Cannot wait to be public school rich in a few years.)
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Used the Aeropress a bunch this weekend while camping. Still need to hone my skillz with it. Also, who only drinks 8 oz. of coffee?
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mister d wrote:
Johnnie wrote:I save my money, have no kids out of wedlock, and have no ex wives. So, I can do that. You jelly?
So, so much. Not like wishing I were back to single or kid-less, but back to where I had more than enough to cover whatever frivolous spending I wanted.



(For example: I want a smoker. A smoker costs "only" $300 but I've yet to be able to justify it to myself. Until Q hit kindergarten, daycare was costing me ~10.4 smokers every single month. Cannot wait to be public school rich in a few years.)


4.) Who gave BSF shit for buying good bourbon? Fuck you, whoever you are. Though your money would be better spent on a good scotch or rye.

No one did. I could just see the comparison coming. "wouldn't you spend 2-3 times as much to get some Blanton's over Jim Beam?"

And the answer is very obviously: sometimes.
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mister d wrote:A cuisinart is what caught fire so I'm a little tentative with them right now.
My first Cuisinart caught fire as well, but the thing was so awesome before the fire I decided to overlook that little fact. No regrets.
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I love to drink lots of coffee but I don't like too heavy of a caffeine kick. So we buy both regular and decaf whole beans, and grind them together 50/50.
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sancarlos wrote:I love to drink lots of coffee but I don't like too heavy of a caffeine kick. So we buy both regular and decaf whole beans, and grind them together 50/50.
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My wife is a coffee afficianado. Buys excellent, fresh $15/pound beans from a friend's roasting business each week. Stores them on the countertop in the original bag. Grinds beans them every morning. Uses a Cuisinart to do the brewing. But she still finds the coffee lacking on many days.

I wonder if improving her grinder would help. She uses an old Braun blade grinder. I've read of burr grinders that are said to create more consistently sized coffee fragments. I'd appreciate advice on this, or other aspects of coffee production.
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DC47 wrote:
I wonder if improving her grinder would help. She uses an old Braun blade grinder. I've read of burr grinders that are said to create more consistently sized coffee fragments. I'd appreciate advice on this, or other aspects of coffee production.

Go burr and get her an Aeropress.
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Do you have personal experience with a burr press improving coffee taste?
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DC47 wrote:Do you have personal experience with a burr press improving coffee taste?
Well...no.

I plateaued at "good beans" and "blade grinder" some number of years ago even though the jump in quality from what I was drinking before (and still drink at work) was remarkable. Maybe when my parents insist on buying me something for Christmas this year and I can't think of anything I'll remember this and then report back to you in late December.
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I went through a coffee press phase, and i had a blade grinder that a friend said was ruining my coffee. He brought his burr grinder in and...I really couldn't tell a difference. I think it's all about the beans.
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DC47 wrote:Do you have personal experience with a burr press improving coffee taste?
I do. I use a burr grinder every morning and a wooden pour over stand that my wife bought me for a holiday a few years back. I've got an Aeropress, and am learning the ropes. It isn't that hard to make coffee with it, I just haven't perfected it yet.

ETA - the coffee tastes better with the burr grinder than my previous blade grinder.

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Do you people really only have 8-12 ounces of coffee in the morning? That's the primary drawback of press or pour-over to me. I need my half-pot.
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The reason I went away from the press was because I needed 3-4cups a day. Down to closer to 2 these days.
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BSF21 wrote:Do you people really only have 8-12 ounces of coffee in the morning? That's the primary drawback of press or pour-over to me. I need my half-pot.
You can pour over way more than 8 ounces. We get roughly 30 ounces through the pour over. It's not an issue there, like it is for Aeropress and French press.
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What is there about the pour-over technique that makes it superior to whatever the Cuisinart is doing when we push the button?
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DC47 wrote:What is there about the pour-over technique that makes it superior to whatever the Cuisinart is doing when we push the button
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And a Michigan voter.
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I went with the Oxo 9 cup once it dropped $50 plus 20% off. This'll be hit or miss.
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Oxo. (Scoffs).
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So far, so good. I enjoyed drinking the coffee this AM!
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YES: Starbucks finally moved out the Christmas Blend (yuck)

NO: My cup of dark roast was pretty damn lukewarm

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Trying a nitro draft cold brew for the first time. Really good, and akin to beer, has a nice texture and thickness. At $5/12oz (pre-tax/tip) it's not going to be an everyday thing though.
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P.D.X. wrote:Trying a nitro draft cold brew for the first time. Really good, and akin to beer, has a nice texture and thickness. At $5/12oz (pre-tax/tip) it's not going to be an everyday thing though.


Is this from the place way down on Pearl? I believe everything they do is cold brew. Would love to go there more, but a tad far to skip down for a cuppa.
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P.D.X. wrote:Trying a nitro draft cold brew for the first time. Really good, and akin to beer, has a nice texture and thickness. At $5/12oz (pre-tax/tip) it's not going to be an everyday thing though.


Big fan but the price is a bit steep. I have had some decent can-based stuff from the grocery store. Guess it use the same technology as the Guinness in a can.
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Rush2112 wrote:
P.D.X. wrote:Trying a nitro draft cold brew for the first time. Really good, and akin to beer, has a nice texture and thickness. At $5/12oz (pre-tax/tip) it's not going to be an everyday thing though.


Is this from the place way down on Pearl? I believe everything they do is cold brew. Would love to go there more, but a tad far to skip down for a cuppa.


From The Cup but it seems like there's a few other places that are slinging it these days.
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For someone who really likes hot coffee in all forms (and coffee ice cream and affogato), I cannot stand iced coffee. Every cup I've ever tried has left me way too jittery, and I don't really like the flavor.
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I very much like both but I judge the hell out of anyone who drinks iced coffee in the fall/winter.
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govmentchedda wrote:For someone who really likes hot coffee in all forms (and coffee ice cream and affogato), I cannot stand iced coffee. Every cup I've ever tried has left me way too jittery, and I don't really like the flavor.


This. Can't get down with iced coffee. Just black coffee, not scalding hot, and I'm good.
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Tomorrow will be day three (and a half) of the in-office coffee maker being busted. I don't believe anyone has even been in to look at it, much less replace it. I bought SB yesterday (after forgetting that the maker broke late Monday afternoon AM, so I had to run back out after getting to the office), and brought a thermos cup from home this morning (only possible because I blew off the gym). Someone took it upon themselves to bring a Dunkin boxofjoe this morning, and I think people are getting cranky. Just now the receptionist cut me off and said "no coffee tomorrow" when she realized what I was starting to ask her about.
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rass wrote:Tomorrow will be day three (and a half) of the in-office coffee maker being busted. I don't believe anyone has even been in to look at it, much less replace it. I bought SB yesterday (after forgetting that the maker broke late Monday afternoon AM, so I had to run back out after getting to the office), and brought a thermos cup from home this morning (only possible because I blew off the gym). Someone took it upon themselves to bring a Dunkin boxofjoe this morning, and I think people are getting cranky. Just now the receptionist cut me off and said "no coffee tomorrow" when she realized what I was starting to ask her about.

Is hot hot water available? If so, you could make a french press at the office pretty easily.
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No! Unless I want to microwave it, I guess.

(and buy a French press)
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Fuck decaf.
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Nestle buying Blue Bottle. Everything I drink is being taken over by corporations.
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A_B wrote:Fuck decaf.


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