This was my Christmas present from my wife 
Got to say it is a lovely bean to cup machine.
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This was my Christmas present from my wife
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What a lovely and thoughtful Christmas gift, - and very welcome to a coffee lover - and I hope you get great enjoyment and pleasure from using it.
Coffee time on a dull, dreary, overcast January afternoon.
I have a mug of Ethiopian coffee to hand, hot and bright and delicious. A German biscuit (or two) - rich with a generous proportion of butter, and adorned with chocolate - accompanied the coffee.
I have a mug of Ethiopian coffee to hand, hot and bright and delicious. A German biscuit (or two) - rich with a generous proportion of butter, and adorned with chocolate - accompanied the coffee.
Glad to hear you're okay now, though.
Thanks. Much appreciated for your kind thoughts.
But, as is the way of life, my second visit to the dentist in three days occurs tomorrow, to deal with a different tooth.
So, as was the case last night, when I was surprisingly tired - doubtless, as a result of the anaesthetic - though it didn't stop me having a glass or two of Pouilly-Fuissé - I expect that I shall be a bit tired to borrow night, as well.
Bonne année to all you denizens, new and old. May 2017 bring us peace, good health, friendship, love, the opportunity for quiet, and truly portable espresso that does not suck.
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I've been known to roast a ton or two now and then. There are others.
And do not feel the need to read all 340 pages, you can skip all of @Shrink's posts.
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I've been known to roast a ton or two now and then. There are others.
And do not feel the need to read all 340 pages, you can skip all of @Shrink's posts.
I do but with a DIY setup involving a popcorn popper...
@Scepticalscribe Pouilly-Fuissé! That is a very nice wine. You are quite the bon viveur.
I also think you are being very brave with the dentist. Dentists use a technical term for patients like me. I'm what they call 'a screamer'.
I also think you are being very brave with the dentist. Dentists use a technical term for patients like me. I'm what they call 'a screamer'.
Yes, I am.
Not just "quite the bon river" but very much "the bon viveur"; especially in the sort of places where the "bon" bit of "viveur" has yet to make much of an appearance.
When deployed abroad, I am the person who insists on table cloths, proper crockery, (I don't like drinking coffee, beer or wine from plastic or paper ware), wine glasses, coasters, (I've even brought my own), proper cutlery made from metal (damn plastic, except for picnics), and so on.
Actually, it could argued that I am what is termed a "champagne socialist", now, I do not fall quite into the range of earnest endeavour that the dismissive term SJW might call to mind. Instead, I suppose it could be said that I am someone who is - professionally and personally - on the side of many of life's losers, but who still happily partakes of - in copious quantities - many of the good things that life has to offer. (By the way, If you like Pouilly-Fuissé, you will most certainly love Meursault).
As a very good friend wrote (to me) a few days ago, when discussing an unfortunate attack of gout, he certainly "had been living a life of wine and good food for a lifetime before that, which habit, say the sages, (may) lead to such punishment upon the body."
Re the dentist, no, I am not squeamish, and nor am I a screamer - and never was.
Yes, the needles aren't terribly nice, but they are a necessary evil. Candidly, it is a cost benefit analysis; a repaired tooth will restore my wine, coffee and citrus fruits and other delights to me.
Now, time to prepare some coffee. Ethiopian.
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Bonne année to all you denizens, new and old. May 2017 bring us peace, good health, friendship, love, the opportunity for quiet, and truly portable espresso that does not suck.
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I've been known to roast a ton or two now and then. There are others.
And do not feel the need to read all 340 pages, you can skip all of @Shrink's posts.
Wonderful to see you back, even if paying a the thread but a fleeting visit.
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@Scepticalscribe a very good philosophy of life. Though I am sure we all agree the "good things" in life are for everyone.
I just got back a couple of days ago from a quick trip (rented a car with some friends) to Milan. Nice drive - little to no snow yet in the Alps which is a pity for skiers but good for the drive. Of course I had plenty of excellent coffee, bought some quality camissima dress shirts on sale and visited the Palazzo Brera. We did stop at an outlet mall that had a Bialetti store on the way which reminded me of a question I need to ask the experts here.
What is the best way to clean a Bialetti pot? I especially want to know what to do if one accidentally leaves a pot on too long and the water boils out from the bottom. I ruined one pot on my gas stove in this way and recently just saved another - there is some residue though. I know not to use soap but what about demineralising solution?
I just got back a couple of days ago from a quick trip (rented a car with some friends) to Milan. Nice drive - little to no snow yet in the Alps which is a pity for skiers but good for the drive. Of course I had plenty of excellent coffee, bought some quality camissima dress shirts on sale and visited the Palazzo Brera. We did stop at an outlet mall that had a Bialetti store on the way which reminded me of a question I need to ask the experts here.
What is the best way to clean a Bialetti pot? I especially want to know what to do if one accidentally leaves a pot on too long and the water boils out from the bottom. I ruined one pot on my gas stove in this way and recently just saved another - there is some residue though. I know not to use soap but what about demineralising solution?
Agreed, absolutely. They are indeed or everyone, I couldn't agree more. And nor should one be deprived of an opportunity of experiencing such things for oneself just because of birth or other circumstances which decree such things are not supposed to be for you.
In my teaching days, my classes (on communism and European and Russian history, among other things, as it happened) occasionally - and sometimes, often - digressed into subject such as wine, how to prepare a deserve coffee, and the best way of preparing ragu sauce.
I would have students even phone me - breathless with excitement - when strange French food markets appeared for brief, bizarre, visits, - convinced - correctly - that I would greet this news with undisguised pleasure. My views on wine bars and coffee shops - and indeed - restaurants - would be sought.
And on classical and other forms of music.
Indeed, one morning, I recall walking into class to find one of my students reading one of Terry Pratchett's books while waiting for the class to start. A wonderful discussion ensued.
[doublepost=1483618122][/doublepost]Sipping a mug of nice hot Ethiopian coffee.
A mug of piping hot, Ethiopian coffee, made in a Le Creuset mug; and the same for the substitute carer., who loves her coffee.
I am enjoying a mug of Nespresso Vivalto, decaf. Savouring the warmth of the mug, the smell of the coffee and the taste.
For the first time in an age, I didn't have a cup of Ethiopian coffee, or any kind of coffee; after the cumulative effects of two anaesthetics in three days, I was just too tired to be able to appreciate or enjoy coffee today.
Tomorrow is another day. Preferably with a mug of Ethiopian coffee to light the way.
Tomorrow is another day. Preferably with a mug of Ethiopian coffee to light the way.
Well today I roasted the last 1.5lbs of Ethiopian Mitchi Coop beans I had. These have been consistently delicious, and I'll have to order more next round!
Here's to hoping that coffee is indeed only tomorrow away for you!
Thank you for your kind thoughts, good sir.
I might try to risk a cup - or pot - later this very morning.
Well you could always have a nice cup of tea again.
I'm on my second of the morning already.
Hm. We shall see.
Just finished watching Andrew Marr.
Meanwhile, Decent Brother has headed off to do some shopping, bless him; we'll have bacon rashers, butcher's sausages, eggs and organic baked beans (plus freshly squeezed juice) and - probably coffee, though, I'll offer hi the chance of tea, if he prefers that instead.
Prepared a pot (Le Creuset French Press), of freshly ground, piping hot, Ethiopian coffee this morning, for the substitute care, my brother and myself.
Excellent. Is that from SM?
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Hmmm, it depends on the source of the residue, I suppose, but I would try adding some good water and then boiling the water in the Bialetti for a few minutes, then dump that out and clean it gently with a bit of dish soap and a brush. Usually, that will clean up most anything.
Lovely to see you gracing these fora again. Please do call by more often.
As you are the person who introduced me to my love of Ethiopian coffee, I have much to thank you for.
Am I to assume that you prefer Yirgacheffe over Sidamo?
Naturally! These days I only roast and only buy from SM. I've been very happy with the results. So much so, that I'm looking to get a larger proper roaster once I move into a space that I can reasonably operate it.