Coffee Lovers

[B0WIE]

No offense taken.
Was a time a long time ago, I had a grinder.
Not to say Starbucks is the best but I enjoy the flavor as a change from what I brew at home (which you might not like at all).
I buy Costco Colombian.
I'd be the first to admit I'm no coffee connoisseur.

That's stuff is quite good for the cost. I find some of their house brands to be at least as good as the name brands they sit next to (supplements, liquors, coffee, etc). I still maintain that their fresh pizza is cardboard with foam stuffing on it though... 

[Silence Dogood]

Colombian roast is my favorite kind of coffee.  Tim H's mediums tastes like a good Colombian to me.  Community Coffee out of Louisiana also makes a really good one.  I drank that for a lot years.  Drank Eight O'Clock for a lot of years too.  Lots of choices!

[Queequeg]

Mrs. Q. has been instructed by her doctor to only drink decaf if she's going to drink coffee.
I don't know about the rest of the planet but decaf is really hard to find around here the past few months.
I went into Aldis today and bought a can of this Beaumont Classic Decaf - never heard of it- and I haven't opened it up yet but how could I resist when I find "serving suggestion" printed at the bottom of the can along with a picture? (Plus, it's the only thing I could find for her.)
You know, try pouring it into a cup. 
Why didn't I think of that?

[StringPicker6]

Why didn't I think of this?? All these years I've been drinking coffee from a dinner plate! 

[Silence Dogood]

Back in the day some people drank coffee from a saucer.  If you've ever heard the phrase "saucer'd and blow'd," that's where it comes from.

[Queequeg]

Back in the day some people drank coffee from a saucer.  If you've ever heard the phrase "saucer'd and blow'd," that's where it comes from.

Can't say that I'm familiar with that expression. How is it used or in what context?

[Silence Dogood]

Can't say that I'm familiar with that expression. How is it used or in what context?

It's mostly a cowboy / country expression, and possibly a Texas thing.  It means something is "ready."  When the coffee is "saucer'd" (poured) and "blow'd" (cooled down), it's ready to drink. 

[B0WIE]

I'm in AZ but it's a new one to me.

[Queequeg]

It's mostly a cowboy / country expression, and possibly a Texas thing.  It means something is "ready."  When the coffee is "saucer'd" (poured) and "blow'd" (cooled down), it's ready to drink. 

Thanks.
I'm always fascinated by those colloquialisms and their origins.

[StringPicker6]

In Sweden, (my Mom is from Sweden), old men on the park benches used to drink "penny coffee".  They fill a cup halfway with strong black coffee, put their version of a penny in the cup, and then fill the rest of the cup with vodka until you can see the penny at the bottom.  Hey, it gets cold and dark up there!

[Silence Dogood]

Wife and I went on a double date last night and ended the evening with our friends at a local coffee shop.  We drove by a Starbucks and a Dutch Bros to get there.
 

I had a really wonderful drink: 4 shots of espresso, ice, and whole cream.  It was glorious.  We sat there long enough for me to have two. 

Word on the street is that we are going to get a Tim Horton's coffee shop in the Fort Worth area pretty soon.  I'm excited about this! 

[Silence Dogood]

I was in my local Walmart Market (smaller than the big box stores and more like a local grocery store) not long ago and found some coffee on closeout from Fire Grounds Coffee Co.  https://firegroundscoffeecompany.com/
I got the medium roast and it was pretty good.  I'm back on Tim Horton's now, though...
 

[B0WIE]

After using a Japanese pour-over for years, my wife decided on a Mr Coffee late maker, which I hated. Coffee didn't taste nearly as good. It broke in 9 months so I opened it up and replaced the thermostat, and it broke again in weeks. We replaced it with a Ninja coffee maker, which I wanted to hate because Ninja brand makes me think of gimmicks and plastic. But, I can't lie, this thing is incredibly good.

 It gets the temp right and showers the grounds evenly so you get an incredibly rich brew. We used to re-brew coffee 3x with our old maker but this one gets all the flavor on the first brew, and only needs about 1/3 the grounds. Our coffee is so flavorful now we're debating getting into roasting our own beans.

[Silence Dogood]

I've been using a Ninja for a few years.  It is gimmicky but a decent machine for sure.

[Silence Dogood]

Saturday morning finds me thoroughly enjoying a cup of Tim Horton's original brewed in my Ninja.  Could there ever be a better old school cup of coffee than this?
 

[StringPicker6]

I've been to New Orleans twice in my life, and in that place of magic and music I've enjoyed the Chikory coffee served at Cafe du Monde. I've bought some of their coffee online and enjoyed it at home. However, chicory coffee has such a unique taste that I think it belongs in New Orleans, and not in the Pennsylvania suburbs, so I don't buy it anymore.

[B0WIE]

I've been to New Orleans twice in my life, and in that place of magic and music I've enjoyed the Chikory coffee served at Cafe du Monde. I've bought some of their coffee online and enjoyed it at home. However, chicory coffee has such a unique taste that I think it belongs in New Orleans, and not in the Pennsylvania suburbs, so I don't buy it anymore.

I was introduced to chicory coffee at Cafe DuMond in NOLA 10 years ago. We did the same as you for a while, but then realized we're not going to visit there very often so I've been buying bulk chicory and we add some to our coffee here or there, or I'll make chicory with chocolate if it's near bed and I want a warm drink.

 Chaga is another thing I LOVE to add. Some people will harvest it and sell big chunks of the spores (or whatever type of fungus they are) on ebay. It's like a chunk of wood and the coffee grinder takes off just a tiny bit as it grinds the beans, which is just enough. Chaga is more subtle and adds a rich, uplifting sort of quality. Some claim it has wild health benefits. I'm not sure, but I do know it puts me in a really positive mood.

We occasionally make beignets too. Trouble is, when you go through the hassle you want to make a decent amount, but then it's just the two of us (read; mostly me) having to eat an entire batch of beignets.

[Silence Dogood]

...but then it's just the two of us (read; mostly me) having to eat an entire batch of beignets.

I'm failing to see why this is a problem!
 

I like Cafe Du Monde chickory but haven't had it in a long time.  I had a factory job once about 20 yrs ago and one of the guys in my dept got me into it.  I love it with heavy cream and a little sugar.  Oddly enough, that's the only coffee I like with sugar added to it.

[StringPicker6]

Interesting info about chaga. I just read up on it a bit, sounds very interesting and I may need to try that.

[B0WIE]

Interesting info about chaga. I just read up on it a bit, sounds very interesting and I may need to try that.

If you do, let me know what you think. A LOT of supplements, drinks, beverages, etc claim to feature chaga these days but they typically use next to nothing. Getting the actual mushroom/spore has been a different experience for me and it just happens to go really well with coffee. It reminds me of truffle oil in a rich sauce or saffron in rice, one of those unique tasting enhancers that really elevates the whole thing but isn't conspicuous. It's subtle.