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> An inexpensive ($15) blade grinder (“whirly-bird”) is sufficient for making drip coffee While this much may be true, using a french press with a blade grinder is a recipe for nasty sludge at the bottom of your cup. There's just too much variation in the grind size.
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No idea. Throw 'em in tupperware and they keep just fine.
and in the freezer
1. Most containers contain enough air to draw water out of the beans. Freezer-temperature air is dry. Freezer-burn is where water sublimated out of your food. Even a small air pocket can ruin coffee.
2. The partial-thaw then re-freeze cycle is devastating for coffee because it results in surface water on the beans.
Just keep your beans in a cool, dark place. e.g. a cupboard that doesn't get a lot of sun.
I like nice things, I really do, but what I've found is that sometimes being a connoisseur kills your ability to enjoy simple things.
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I love the AeroPress. Bought one a week ago and it makes pretty amazing coffee. No need for an expensive espresso machine to make super-smooth americano... PS: I don't work for AeroPress :)
I too share your passion for the AeroPress, and might I add, that using the upside down brewing method[1] it makes excellent americano. Best I've ever had actually. Coffee is not supposed to be bitter, and it's a shame that so many people think "Oh, well, that's just the way coffee tastes I guess.". I recently got my parents one, and they went "Ohh, it can taste like that? That's really good!" [1]: http://coffeecolle…
This is all spot on. The art of making the perfect cup of tea is fairly analogous: buy fresh, loose leaf tea, pour the right temperature water over the right amount of tea for the right of time, and then enjoy some great tea.
Do you know why the Chinese always seem to drink tea from these massive glass jars?
I like nice things, I really do, but what I've found is that sometimes being a connoisseur kills your ability to enjoy simple things.
I don't know, for me I didn't like coffee when my only exposure was folgers drip brew. After I was introduced to french press I started tolerating shitty coffee because, it wasn't good but at least I knew what it was trying for now. Same thing happened with beer.
Not to be a Danny Downer- because I love my coffee (Philz Ambrosia!) - but drinking lots of coffee greatly increases your chances of colon cancer - especially as you approach your mid 30s. Enjoy that cup a day but learn to like tea too.
Not to be a Danny Downer- because I love my coffee (Philz Ambrosia!) - but drinking lots of coffee greatly increases your chances of colon cancer - especially as you approach your mid 30s. Enjoy that cup a day but learn to like tea too.
What's the source of that? I found an article on WebMD ( http://men.webmd.com/features/coffee-new-health-food ) that claims that moderate coffee consumption can actually reduce your risk of colon cancer.
But also from personal experience, when I drink a lot of cups per day for several days, my shall remain nameless parts start feeling odd. Doesn't really start till you're in your 30s and later though.