COFFEE! What's yours? and How?

I'm always up early, love to ring the bell and shout out..."Coffee's Ready!"

If you're like me, your first cup of coffee in the morning is close to a spiritual experience. I love the process of brewing the coffee, smelling it, preparing the first cup, and taking that very first lovely sip.

Having that coffee in Baja makes it so much more enjoyable.




Coffee bean grinder

For me, the beginning of this process turning the coffee bean grinder in the morning. Just the sound awakens and energizes me. 'Crunch, crunch...Rrrrrrrr' And there’s nothing like the smell of fresh ground coffee beans. A dear aunt gave me her grinder as a gift, and I feel connected to her when I use it.



My choice for beans are half Kona and half Columbia...ground semi-coarse(not too fine) ..gives me a robust cup.




French Press

After using the grinder for the beans, I then use a French Press to make the coffee. Another gift from a lovely woman who knows my habits. I'm a lucky man. Put in the fresh ground coffee, fill the carafe with hot boiling water, and wait about 3 minutes. Pour and enjoy! A little Kahlua on cold winter mornings will not hurt you, believe me..



(Now,if it looks like I might be late at the boat ramp, I'll just perk up a quick pot of Yuban with my Mr. Coffee.)


I cut out the French vanilla creamer a while back, but having a batch of freshly made biscotti at hand is muy bueno!




Well, that's my coffee...what's yours?

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Originally posted by Pompano [ My choice for beans are half Kona and half Columbia...ground semi-coarse(not too fine) ..gives me a robust cup.

Looks more like a half cup Roger

Canela

Oaxaca Chiapas blend from La Cholla in La Paz, which I buy at Fandandgo in Loreto. I set it up in the coffee maker the night before, walk three miles with Don and Arlo the dog first thing in the morning, come home, push the button, and have two strong cups of good black coffee while reading the news online.

Edit: Come to think of it, that is a really personal question, Roger

Kahlua or any other liquor (except real Cointrois)
(Cointreau! duh!) is wasted in coffee. Drink that stuff straight , and never in the morning!

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Blanca...after your long dedication I do believe you have achieved Nirvana! Really had no idea you were a Buddhist. Good for you.

edit to add those smilies to make sure you know I'm joking..

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Honduras grows some great coffee, but when living in the back waters, the only coffee was cut with other things to keep it cheap enough for the locals --- I don't remember what, but it was not great; it was okay made with a coffee sock. The best coffee is exported.

Then we moved to Guatemala where the same is true. However, in some of the better restaurants they served hot water with a side of concentrated coffee thick liquid and it was great! Most locals we knew only poured a bit of the concentrate in the water; we emptied the tiny pitcher for every cup! It was the best we have had. Guess we need a trip back to Guatemala.

Store brand. I know that's bland but I'm only looking for caffeine. When in Baja, I'm usually camping, and that means it's too much work to brew a cup before I paddle out surfing. That's where instant comes in.

Don't get me wrong, I love good quality coffee, but all I care about is the caffeine.

This was my favorite cup of coffee, served while still in bed, in Baja, with a marriage proposal taped to the mug and a ring attached to the handle with fishing line.

Black with a dash of almond milk.

I will never have another cup of coffee better than that one.

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Roger, your contributions to this board are priceless. Thanks for the great threads/comments.

Mine is whatever is hot. Some days espresso, others dripped with a little half and half and when I feel foofy, it's a vanilla latte.

Congratulations Paulina!!! Is this news , or did I just miss it when it was first posted???

Wow, Dern is a lucky man that you will have him!!
It is so cool how we are really a small community on this planet, and Baja brings us together... it is magical.

San Francisco French roast from Costco

Switched from coffee to tea a few years back. Easier to brew and enjoy all the different flavors.

I have to switch to something lighter too as I think my morning JAG is becoming a health issue. My favorite cup might just be one made from a generous portion of Combate Mexican coffee in a classic cotton filter cone with boiling water drizzled over the grounds into my big mug. Add a spoon or two of Swis Miss chocolate power and a little more sweetener, and I'm ready to enjoy. I can also drink reheated day old coffee the same way. I don't know if this makes me a survivor or a barbarian.

this was our favorite...cat poop coffee...
but then we found another...

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this stuff is $50usa a cup!!!

thats a 20 year old mrs olsen serving coffee wearing "something special" I hope! dont want waste a perfectly good dream do we?

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My wife is a LooongIsland raised Brit who inspired me to enjoy da coooffeee wid her. So I ended up with this setup:



Of course we have a couple of French presses and a rarely used coffee maker but that Rancilio gets a daily workout. I don't like to drink coffee all day but when I have a cuppa, I want to enjoy it to the max......

Ours is never the same. But right now it's Costco French Roast cut with some other beans that have vanilla. Around Halloween, we were cutting it with some pumpkin spice beans. Otherwise, it's just straight FR.

We brew with this combo from Cuisinart. We've had this for about two years. Holds 8oz of coffee in the sealed hopper. Burr grind. Timer. Gold basket. Has selectors for strength (amount of beans per pot) and grind (fine or coarse).

But it DOESN'T empty the old grounds and fill itself with water.

And here I thought living in the 21st Century was going to be easy......

Coffee times.

You never know when or where you'll get that urge for caffeine...a good cup of Joe. In this case, it was this giant tribute to coffee along our Alaska trail that made us pull over.

And...you'll want your favorite cup, right?



It's easy enough to make gourmet coffee at home anytime you want, given all our modern conveniences. And that coffee does indeed taste GREAT!

On the other hand, when camping or just simply roughing it for a day or two...nothing can beat a good cowboy campfire coffee.




Might be that the wonderful clean air makes it better...and the way you make it over the morning fire.






I'm thinking of building a campfire in the kitchen...

Right Now, Espresso Italiano Whole Bean Coffee

Thanks ... good stuff