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My coffee supply has decreased sufficiently so that I'm aware I should be looking into resupply options
Any thoughts on what might possibly tempt you?
For myself, I have been enjoying a coffee from Burundi, naturally processed, over the past few days.
I haven't decided yet, but it's probably two different coffees; one from Kenya and the other from Mexico. It's been a while since I've had coffee from either country. The Kenya coffee will be a mix of washed processed SL28 and SL34, and the Mexican coffee will be anaerobic/natural processed Bourbon.....both will come from a roaster I haven't bought from before, so maybe I'll just go with one of these as an experiment.
But there's also some Pacamara from Hawaii that is tempting (but a little too expensive, so maybe a Christmas present to myself?)
I've had some good Mexican coffees, for sure. Our local Costco sells 2 pound bags of fair trade, single source beans from Chiapas that make for a good, solid daily brew. Most of my favorite coffee in the region comes from Central America, specifically Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Yikes - my espresso is bitter this morning. Maybe it's my taste buds.
I forgot to mention that my day-old croissant already had a bite taken out of it. Dad will eat anything.
Enjoying a very welcome late afternoon mug of piping hot coffee from Burundi, served with organic hot milk.
My wife and I are very different. She loves food and drinks piping hot. I cannot taste them. If drinking black, I wait till it cools some. If there's some milk added then I'm good to go from the get-go.
Normally, while I take an espresso piping hot, I tend to prefer my coffee hot, but not scalding.
However, today, it is freezing outside; that calls for the consumption of serious heat in the form of liquid caffeine.
Just stumbled over this one, they sum it up in an easy read.
www.organicvoices.org
Read somewhere that organic coffee doesn't have such a negative impact on biodiversity, sounds like another good reason to go for organic.
5 Reasons To Choose Organic Coffee Over Conventional | Organic Voices
With over 12 billion pounds produced annually, coffee is one of the most widely traded commodities in the world. Because of this, certain farming methods have been developed to maximize production. ...
www.organicvoices.org
Read somewhere that organic coffee doesn't have such a negative impact on biodiversity, sounds like another good reason to go for organic.
any day when coffee resupply arrives is a happy day...and today is a happy day.
My old Nuova Simonelli machine failed in an impressive way. So we took a break from the morning big presentation I was running. Attendees get 10 minutes to get coffee or tea, whatever. And I wanted to get a coffee.
Well what is going on, machine won't turn on. Other pod machine won't turn on either. That's bad. Go back to my home office and computers are all off too, eek.
The Nuova Simonelli had a short-circuit inside it and tripped out the power.
Presentation continued on time but via laptop and mobile phone connection without drama.
Today I ended up getting a new machine: Rocket Espresso Appartamento TCA
I'm getting used to it but having the steam wand on the left side is completely thrown out my coffee-making autopilot ways. I'm not so fond of the turn-wheels to operate the hot-water or the steam wand (prefer levers) but it works well and seems to be built like a tank.
Well what is going on, machine won't turn on. Other pod machine won't turn on either. That's bad. Go back to my home office and computers are all off too, eek.
The Nuova Simonelli had a short-circuit inside it and tripped out the power.
Presentation continued on time but via laptop and mobile phone connection without drama.
Today I ended up getting a new machine: Rocket Espresso Appartamento TCA
I'm getting used to it but having the steam wand on the left side is completely thrown out my coffee-making autopilot ways.
I'm not so fond of the turn-wheels to operate the hot-water or the steam wand (prefer levers) but it works well and seems to be built like a tank.
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the last of the pacamara beans was used to make coffee this morning....I'll be buying them again
My old Nuova Simonelli machine failed in an impressive way. So we took a break from the morning big presentation I was running. Attendees get 10 minutes to get coffee or tea, whatever. And I wanted to get a coffee.
Well what is going on, machine won't turn on. Other pod machine won't turn on either. That's bad. Go back to my home office and computers are all off too, eek.
The Nuova Simonelli had a short-circuit inside it and tripped out the power.
Presentation continued on time but via laptop and mobile phone connection without drama.
Today I ended up getting a new machine: Rocket Espresso Appartamento TCA
I'm getting used to it but having the steam wand on the left side is completely thrown out my coffee-making autopilot ways.
There are joysticks available. When I got an Izzo Alex Duetto IV from Chris coffee it came with "free" joysticks. I never swapped them and my Daughter is still enjoying the Izzo but there are accessaries you can order if you want. Chris Coffee recommends these for your Rocket.
Joystick Assembly
Overview The Quick Mill joystick assemblies are compatible with many Italian home espresso machines, not just those made by Quick Mill. Both the hot water wand and steam wand are British Standard Pipe Thread (BSPP) where they attach to the delivery pipe from your service boiler (steam boiler)...
The continuing adventure of my explorations with a Moka coffee pot.
- Grind size is incredibly important. The milder the coffee the finer the grind. Jeds #3 coffee beans need to have the grinder set to 40, while Aldi Medium beans need to have it set to 35 (a little finer).
- Against all other advice, I find that the coffee basket should NOT be filled to the brim. A little below the top is good.
- Make sure the top is firmly, and then a little more, screwed to the bottom. No air, steam or water should be seeping out of the join.
- Everything else still stands -- fill the pot with just-boiled water, use an aeropress filter, use gentle heat, take it off and put base into cold water as soon as it starts to splurt.
There are joysticks available. When I got an Izzo Alex Duetto IV from Chris coffee it came with "free" joysticks. I never swapped them and my Daughter is still enjoying the Izzo but there are accessaries you can order if you want. Chris Coffee recommends these for your Rocket.
Joystick Assembly
Overview The Quick Mill joystick assemblies are compatible with many Italian home espresso machines, not just those made by Quick Mill. Both the hot water wand and steam wand are British Standard Pipe Thread (BSPP) where they attach to the delivery pipe from your service boiler (steam boiler)...www.chriscoffee.com
I didn't expect that at all - not bad.
That is the problem, isn't it?My old Nuova Simonelli machine failed in an impressive way. So we took a break from the morning big presentation I was running. Attendees get 10 minutes to get coffee or tea, whatever. And I wanted to get a coffee.
Well what is going on, machine won't turn on. Other pod machine won't turn on either. That's bad. Go back to my home office and computers are all off too, eek.
The Nuova Simonelli had a short-circuit inside it and tripped out the power.
These things don't just fail, and worse, fail big-time, fail in what you so correctly describe as failing in an impressive way, but, worst of all, they fail exactly when, and at a time, and on an occasion, when you don't want or need them to fail.
On a related theme, I will never forget the suicide of our oven one Christmas Day when I was a child.
Fortunately, my mother had a separate gas hob, but that wasn't really up to the ghastly task of rescuing the traditional full Christmas dinner with all of the trimmings.
The very best of luck with your new Rocket Espresso.Presentation continued on time but via laptop and mobile phone connection without drama.
Today I ended up getting a new machine: Rocket Espresso Appartamento TCA
I'm getting used to it but having the steam wand on the left side is completely thrown out my coffee-making autopilot ways.
The very last of the Hawaiian beans were mixed with some from the emergency backup supply for this morning's coffee. I didn't think they would mix well with the Kenya beans I purchased recently.
Ah, yes: I do know that feeling.
My sense is that - similar to the concept of where food grown in a region in France goes well with wine from that very same region - coffees mix well with coffees from a similar, or adjacent, region - in other words, central American coffees would blend well, or mix well, with coffees from other central American countries, and east African coffees go well with one another.
In general, I don't much care for blends from different continents - I just don't think that they work well together.
Fortunately, I was able to avoid having to mix my coffee from Burundi (finished yesterday) with the Colombian coffee that I opened today.
I think that the roast levels would need to be compatible too. The Kenya coffee I have is a light roast while the Hawaiian coffee was medium-dark; so two very different taste profiles. The back-up coffee is a medium roast which went together with the Hawaiian well enough