Many people spend a fortune of coffee from Starbucks and other specialty coffee shops. A nice analog activity is to learn how to make your own excellent coffee at home. Once you have done this, you can get a good thermos and bring your gourmet coffee anywhere you like and save big bucks.
Good coffee requires three things:
1) A supply of high quality coffee beans
2) A good coffee maker machine
3) An understanding of how to care for the beans and how good coffee is brewed.
Good sources of whole coffee beans
We purchase beans from
1) Stumptown Coffee Roasters http://stumptowncoffee.com and
2) Counter Culture coffee http://counterculturecoffee.com
The Coffee Machine
After trying many different machines, the best so far has been
The Moccamaster by Technivorm
We recommend the machine with the heat plate and a glass carafe. You will also need a good quality grinder and we purchased the Moccamaster grinder.
How to make coffee
Make sure your beans are fresh. You should be able to inhale from a bag of beans and be transported to coffee heaven. There should be no harshness at all.
Use fresh, filtered (not distilled) cold water. Follow the directions for your grinder and machine. Once the coffee is done, transfer it into an insulated, thermos (preheated with hot water).
Once you have your coffee making technique down, you will never spend good money for rocket fuel or muddy water again.
Stay tuned for "How to make espresso".
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