I prefer dark also... We tried a light roast from Caribou Coffee last week and I really did not care for it.... I really like a French Roast and Espresso... We have one here that is called Obsidian and it's great..... I like to add a touch of cinnamon to my coffee grounds right before I brew them.... Adds a nice touch!
We could really get into roasting our own... One thing my husband and I have always wanted was to own our own cafe.... That would the totally awesome!
Me too. Give me fifteen years....
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Think how many Bibles you could buy for children in Zimbabwee!!
hmmmm.... bad coffee effects my productivity and how much I can give to missions....
what to do...
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Hey! Lighten up - I thought it was funny- the thought of rich people sitting around with espresso cups drinking dung!
Thankfully, I can't afford the stuff, so I am not even tempted.
The Emperor's New Clothes
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
I really hate to admit this but i am intreaged by the Kopi Coffee!
dont know if I will ever try it but it isnt out of the question! of course, right now I am just trying to save enough to buy my next 2 pounds of Magnum Jamacian Blue Mountain blend for $9.99.
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I have never really been into different "flavors" of coffees... I like the many roasts but not the flavors...But I have to admit, we tried Boca Java and they have two incredible flavors.... Bananas Fosters and Surfin Safari.... I never thought I would care for a "banana" coffee but it is great... If you are into flavors, they have just about every kind of flavor and they say it's not roasted until you order it.... I have not been disappointed yet.... Just thought I'd share that with yall! It's worth trying!
I've been roasting for several years. Get my green beans at http://www.sweetmarias.com/. On my third roaster. First one (which I loved) got "roasted" when I left it on the stove when the oven was self-cleaning. Melted. I mourned.
Second one was noisy. Don't remember and don't care how it met its demise.
Current one is OK. Not as nice as the first one, which was a manual timer dial and a cool-down button, if I recall. Ah, simplicity! Now, it's a programmable 3-phase fancy-schmancy thing. Does the job, but it's too complicated. And I don't think it circulates the beans as well as the old one, so the roast might not be as even. Dunno.
Anyway, I gotta say, home roasting, for me, is kinda hit-n-miss. Never know when it's going to turn out great or just so-so. Always better than store-bought, I suppose, and sometimes very good. But I'm still searching for that elusive perfect cup. At home, I still haven't topped my all-time favorite: a Kenya AA I bought pre-roasted (before my home roast days) at The Coffee Beanery at the mall. Oh, man that was good. Other batches of Kenya AA from there haven't even measured up. Home roasted Kenyas are very good, usually, but not the same.
One problem is availablilty. Find a good crop and next time you shop, it may not be available. Have to keep trying different beans, so you never know what you're going to get. They all have reviews on sweetmarias, but still.
I have an I-Roast. Can't find a pic, but here's the I-Roast 2, which looks about the same as mine:
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