Re: Coffee?
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For the last decade or more I have been on the obsessed side of finding good coffee. Most coffees are just OK to me. Starbucks? Not my favorite. McD's, not good enough. Beans bought in most grocery stores are already too old and coffee shop beans can get expensive, although if it's good enough, I don't mind paying up.
On rare occasions I come across a coffee shop that gets it right. I had that experience with a coffee shop chain in Northern Washington State last month called "Woods". I took a bag of their Woods Blend home with me and yup, it was almost as good as in their shop. They sell their beans online but the price to ship it is about the same as the price of the beans, so it's not practical.
This year I started to roast my own beans in an effort to make sure I have the freshest coffee. I have a high end coffee maker and grinder to help make that perfect cup at home. Unroasted green coffee beans actually last for years. It's the roasted coffee that starts to decline in quality after about 5 days.
I've bought a few recommended bags of the unroasted beans on Amazon and they were good, but not great. So my search for excellent coffee continues.
I actually prefer a light or medium roast where you can taste the subtle flavors. Dark roasted coffee masks those flavors in my opinion.
What say you? Any suggestions?
As a fellow coffee snob, I find its more in the water (which is why Starbucks is usually better than other places, they run their water thru a special filter).
The perfect coffee for me is FRESHLY GROUND high quality beans (pre-ground loses its flavor quickly and tastes like cardboard after a few days). Sometimes I like rich, smooth Kona or Sumatra to dark toasty French Roast and everything in between, BUT WATER IS THE KEY!. NO TAP-WATER!!!
I often boil spring water (microwave), then grind fresh beans, put them into a "French Press", add the water just as the last boiling bubble stops (too hot burns the coffee). Stir briefly, then cover, let sit 3 minutes...slowly apply press, raise it and 10 seconds later repeat press (to extract more oils from the coffee), then pour into a cup and enjoy.
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