Do you like coffee?

[Bazinga]

No more Keurig for me. Love my Nespresso machine.

 

[SlickHenry]

Funnily enough I have always found my old Moka pot to produce really bitter coffee (possibly down to my incompetence) so I rarely used it. I got rid of it as I now have an induction hob and it doesn't work.

Strictly V60 brews for me and I've recently acquired a second hand espresso machine with advice from a very helpful FC forum member. It's taken a while but I've finally dialled in the grind and timing to produce lovely shots

 

[NYC_Frank]

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[Bakin4Life]

No more Keurig for me. Love my Nespresso machine.

I bought a Keurig (new) on an Amzn good Friday deal or some such. On the 3rd (!) cup, things went to shit. Returned, and eventually got some cheap 1-cupper from Amzn (which uses the Keurig system, but also allows for the generic-style basket where you can put your own ground coffee in and bypass those plastic pods.

Sometimes, I'll even make 2 (or 3!) cups in a day. But the one-cuppers do the job for me.
Yes, I do realize this is blasphemy for those who have the really nice espresso machines. I like espresso. I just don't like the work that goes into it. 3min or so to a cup of hot coffee is about my patience limit. And I ain't payin' $8 / cup at Sbux (I always request the extra shot, if I'm desperate enough to enter a Starbucks or some such.

Now, tea? I'll actually go to the trouble of using a tea kettle, and using loose-leaf (in a 'baller', as I call it). My DDW was a tea nut, and it transferred to me before she passed. I suppose there are machines for that, too, but the fact that I'm not using the convenient tea bags s/b proof enuf that I at least make some effort, there. (and, yes, there was an obvious (?) joke I could've made there; I declined).

 

[Bazinga]

I bought a Keurig (new) on an Amzn good Friday deal or some such. On the 3rd (!) cup, things went to shit. Returned, and eventually got some cheap 1-cupper from Amzn (which uses the Keurig system, but also allows for the generic-style basket where you can put your own ground coffee in and bypass those plastic pods.

Sometimes, I'll even make 2 (or 3!) cups in a day. But the one-cuppers do the job for me.
Yes, I do realize this is blasphemy for those who have the really nice espresso machines. I like espresso. I just don't like the work that goes into it. 3min or so to a cup of hot coffee is about my patience limit. And I ain't payin' $8 / cup at Sbux (I always request the extra shot, if I'm desperate enough to enter a Starbucks or some such.

Now, tea? I'll actually go to the trouble of using a tea kettle, and using loose-leaf (in a 'baller', as I call it). My DDW was a tea nut, and it transferred to me before she passed. I suppose there are machines for that, too, but the fact that I'm not using the convenient tea bags s/b proof enuf that I at least make some effort, there. (and, yes, there was an obvious (?) joke I could've made there; I declined).

I never drink espresso. To me it's a waste of time. Now don't go on the attack. Many of my friends enjoy espresso, it's just not for me. Unfortunately, I feel as though I have to defend myself with every post I make to avoid the BS including personal attacks that some people post here( not in this particular thread). My wife doesn't drink coffee so a one cup brewing system works great for me. Easy peasy to use.

Not much of Starbucks fan. Too bitter for me. I am a fan of Dunkin Donuts. Love their coffee.

 

[Bakin4Life]

I dunno if Sbux makes different brews for different areas of the country, but DD does.

At DD, it's all 'regular' (but in the midwest here, it's more acidic than, say, on the east coast. As for the other regional blends, I only know that if you order a 'regular' on the east coast (esp. in the Boston area, where DD is based)... you get a cup with cream / sugar already added in.

(on edit: W/ regard to your other observation... don't sweat it. (and don't mention it here, please) LMAO

 

[Bazinga]

I dunno if Sbux makes different brews for different areas of the country, but DD does.

At DD, it's all 'regular' (but in the midwest here, it's more acidic than, say, on the east coast. As for the other regional blends, I only know that if you order a 'regular' on the east coast (esp. in the Boston area, where DD is based)... you get a cup with cream / sugar already added in.

(on edit: W/ regard to your other observation... don't sweat it. (and don't mention it here, please) LMAO

I wasn't aware about that DD did this on a regional basis.