Coffee

[johnb]

It reduces the chance of breaking the cafetiere as the plunger goes down. Not sure what effect this might have on taste, if any.

Never had that happen (and never considered it as a possibility). I suppose that not washing the grounds from the metal mesh after each use would result in the mesh being clogged up and increase the pressure needed to depress the plunger, but all coffee lovers would do that anyway.

[Dave2002]

Never had that happen (and never considered it as a possibility). I suppose that not washing the grounds from the metal mesh after each use would result in the mesh being clogged up and increase the pressure needed to depress the plunger, but all coffee lovers would do that anyway.

Do I need to chastise the dishwasher?

I have seen this happen a few times, and not just with me either. I've not actually seen a cafetière burst, but I have seen and also felt situations where the backwards force on the plunger was high, and rotating the jug solved the problem quickly. It could be a function of the size of the grounds used, the size of the mesh in the plunger, and other attributes of the cafetière.

[Thropplenoggin]

A Great Cup of Coffee - A New Yorker video-cum-article.

Worth reading to see the following comment by 'mentalitydesign' in context:

"bull doodle.

take good coffee from a respectable maker (like Lavazza or illy, not some panda-poo-free-trade-guatemalan-cannibal-co-op), make yourself an espresso, smoke a cigarillo, get on with your life.

these twee coffee alchemists are making me nauseous."

[amateur51]

A Great Cup of Coffee - A New Yorker video-cum-article.

Worth reading to see the following comment by 'mentalitydesign' in context:

"bull doodle.

take good coffee from a respectable maker (like Lavazza or illy, not some panda-poo-free-trade-guatemalan-cannibal-co-op), make yourself an espresso, smoke a cigarillo, get on with your life.

these twee coffee alchemists are making me nauseous."

I think there's room for both, surely

[Thropplenoggin]

I think there's room for both, surely

Um, I think he/she was trying to be funny not reasonable.

[amateur51]

Um, I think he/she was trying to be funny not reasonable.

Ah I see!

I can give remedial lessons if s/he needs them

[Barbirollians]

I have recently enjoyed reading Claudia Roden 's book on Coffee - the legendary cookery writer has some good ideas for making your own blends and I have really enjoyed a mixture of Costa Rica and Ethopian Mocha half and half from our local coffee sellers .

Anyone else do this ?

[MrGongGong]

I have recently enjoyed reading Claudia Roden 's book on Coffee - the legendary cookery writer has some good ideas for making your own blends and I have really enjoyed a mixture of Costa Rica and Ethopian Mocha half and half from our local coffee sellers .

Anyone else do this ?

There's an Ethiopian man who has a stall outside Waterloo parish church and roasts his own freshly on a camping stove
some of the best coffee I have had in London and a great character

[KipperKid]

There's an Ethiopian man who has a stall outside Waterloo parish church and roasts his own freshly on a camping stove
some of the best coffee I have had in London and a great character

Hope you ain't been taken in. My old schoolmate Delroy passes himself off as an Ethiopian and fries up birds mellow and Nescafé fine blend and sells it off to as many chinless middle class wonders that happen upon his stall.

(Del, in the most unlikely event that you read this post, sorry mate, but rest assured they'll keep coming)

[amateur51]

Hope you ain't been taken in. My old schoolmate Delroy passes himself off as an Ethiopian and fries up birds mellow and Nescafé fine blend and sells it off to as many chinless middle class wonders that happen upon his stall.

(Del, in the most unlikely event that you read this post, sorry mate, but rest assured they'll keep coming)

Your mate Delroy says your footer is in Turkish, nothing to do with Ethiopian coffee, the making of which he learned from his Italian mate Giuseppe in Walworth

[KipperKid]

Just boiling up some Turkish coffee (ground from fresh beans). It's rather strong and I will add hot milk (which is really philistine).

Turks drink it espresso style, and if you have sugar, that's added to taste while the ground coffee is being boiled.

Glorious smell.

[teamsaint]

make a big pot, early start for me too !!
Enjoy, KK !!
any good tunes spinning?

Edit: Does Delroy work evening s during the proms at all, by any chance?

[KipperKid]

make a big pot, early start for me too !!
Enjoy, KK !!
any good tunes spinning?

Edit: Does Delroy work evening s during the proms at all, by any chance?

Been playing Feldman's Piano & String Quartet on low volume because people are still asleep.

Your holiday begun?

[teamsaint]

Been playing Feldman's Piano & String Quartet on low volume because people are still asleep.

Your holiday begun?

ha ha. Back at work till wednesday.
Get tweeting your holiday listening to "Breakfast". they want to know.......

[Barbirollians]

It seems judging by how far this has gone off topic that the answer to my question is no !