Thread: Recommend-a-coffee thread

Originally Posted by SirJW

Cuisinart® Brew Central ™ 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker - Bed Bath & Beyond

This machine rocks, use a 20% off coupon and it's a good deal. Comes w/ the filter, and it has a few good options, like carafe temp. Clock for auto start etc...

I just went through two of these and both would not turn off the brew cycle at a certain point and nearly started on fire, completely melting parts of the units. Luckily I was like "What's that burning plastic smell?" both times.

I always like Cuisinart but this time I went with another brand.

I went to Kona a few moths ago and brought back several pounds of coffee. Does anyone know how to order Kona coffee by mail from Hawaii??

Monkey has been drinking Starbucks Italian Roast quite a bit lately. Good Stuff Maynerd.

Originally Posted by daxx1313

When I was in Paris they didn't have it, and their coffee just tasted like garbage anyway, so I couldn't wait to get home and have a proper cup of coffee.

are you saying you went to starbucks in paris and they didn't have the pike roast? or that you don't like french coffee?
'cause either way:


i would never have starbucks in europe, most of all, france.
i can't speak for drip coffee, but i find the espresso there is superior to most coffee shops here. then again, i like mine a little bitter. also, i prefer how they make lattes and cappuccinos there properly (ie. without the ridiculous amount of milk they put in the giant cups here).
and i dunno... there's also something called a french press. so i'd think the frogs know their coffee...

Originally Posted by vrmdlm

I went to Kona a few moths ago and brought back several pounds of coffee. Does anyone know how to order Kona coffee by mail from Hawaii??

do any of these sound like what you're looking for?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...coffee&x=0&y=0

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we get kona coffee from the 2nd place just because it's easiest, but i think it's also satisfactory in taste.

it's $20 bucks - by far the most expensive on the shelf, but the Kona at TJ's isn't bad...

Originally Posted by GoalJunkie

Pikes is great but can never quite get it to taste at home the way it does at sb. Don Francisco is always good for a change up.

I buy Pikes too, I usually like a little lighter flavored coffee as I mainly serve it iced so I go 8scoops for 10cups

Originally Posted by Fisch

I buy Pikes too, I usually like a little lighter flavored coffee as I mainly serve it iced so I go 8scoops for 10cups

Starbucks' "Lightnote" and "Breakfast Blend" are perfectly fine if you wanna go that route.

when i decide to ice my coffee, i generally go with more floral stuff.

anyone ever tried the "cold brew" method? I brewed some coffee last night using old Guatemala beans from Starbucks. I tried brewing it hot with a french press, aeropress, and even drip, but the staleness overtook the taste. Then I brewed it with cold water for 12 hours and the result was surprisingly good. It made some great ice coffee, and can't wait to try it with fresh beans.

When I worked for a friend doing coffee catering, he used to cold brew the coffee for the blendeds. Basically took a large 5 gallon bucket with a cover and a spigot, filled a large filter with a bunch of grounds, fill it with water and let it steep overnight. That stuff always smelled heavenly when I would fill liter bottles of it to go to work.