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Sharksbaja
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Drinkable Baja coffee
Whole beans, not bad. My daily fix when I run outta the good stuff.  Any
others fit to drink?
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Cypress
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The blacker and greasier the beans the better the coffee!
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Iflyfish
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Combate used to produce these really black beans roasted with sugar. Wonderful. Then came the disgusting dried coffee, ptueee.
Thanks for posting the pic. makes it much easier when shopping.
A typical preoccupation of those of us in the Pacific Northwest, good coffee.
I blend Costco San Francisco French Roast with Costco Sumatran. Makes a decent cup.
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Sharksbaja
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So true
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The blacker and greasier the beans the better the coffee! |
When I first saw how "ungreasy" they were I expected the worse. Make it strong.
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thebajarunner
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Baja Coffee Solutions
Best tip for traveling (not sure about you residents) is to take some of your own favorite, pre-ground coffee and either a one cup french press or one
of the plastic cups that you insert a paper filter, put in a couple spoons full of coffee, then pour the hot water over it.
You can get the little 12 volt water heaters that plug into the dash, and pre-heat the water(don't tip it en route) while driving, then make your
fresh coffee at any road side pullover.
The other tip is to take your 'fixings' into any small cafe and they always have water boiling on the stove. A small tip will get them to add hot
water and........
VOILA>>>> good road coffee, not instant Nescafe.
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jerry
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im not a coffee drinker but judi does and we allways bring about 20 bags of coffee beans home from loreto there small bags 200 gram with yellow
writing on the bag she really likes it allways complanes when she runs out
jerry and judi
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Sharksbaja
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Hey Jerry, can you find out more? Thanks.
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Paula
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I'm with Judi. Those are the standard Cafe Combate grocery store bags-- whole beans and you can get unroasted too and roast your own.(never tried
it.) Best bought when a new shipment is in, and the aroma fills the area of the coffee shelf. When the supply gets low the bags have a different
feel to them, like plastic that has stored chiles for a long time. I took many bags to Montana this summer, but didn't take enough. The Cravens and
Starbucks and even Montana Coffe Traders' I bought were no better, but cost more than double.
By the way, a few years ago Loreto went dry for a short time, and I went to several stores asking for frijoles de cafe. I got strange looks and no
coffee until someone set me straight-- it was granos de cafe I sought!
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comitan
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Well we are still experimenting just bought Santa Fe Gourmet, did not like it back to Combati Grind our beans in the store CCC so far the best.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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bajabound2005
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We've been getting whole beans at the Cafe inside Commercial Mexicana. We get the darkest they have and use a French press. Perfecto!
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Dave
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The deli sells coffee and we roast fresh daily. In 1lb bags and it goes as quick as we roast it.
If you want to pick some up you can let me know a day ahead and I will reserve some for you.
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Bruce R Leech
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Ahhhhhhhh Good coffee, this is a subject I really love. and Sharksbaja is right that one is about the best one you can buy here. BUT there are some
things you can do to get a really good cup.
when I had my restaurant here in Mulege we fresh roasted our coffee every morning. we are truly blessed here in Mexico for they grow some of the best
beans in the world and you can buy them green in most any store. all of the ranch people here buy there coffee green and roast it over an open fire in
the morning. it smells so good and it is easy to do.
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jerry
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there ya go sharks paula has the info
we try to make sure the bags are sealed but some times we fail but it does seem to last she grinds her own every morning
if your heading down hwy.I5 in oregon there a small city called sutherlin there is 3 hugh flags by the freeway take central to the east end of town
about 3 miles sutherlin coffee co. they have every coffee bean knowen to man roast what ever you want on the spot its on the right side you will see 4
or 5 life size horses sculptures by the entrence its a great restrant anda pretty big operation they shipp coffee all over the world
jerry and judi
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bajaguy
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Dave....do you do flavored coffee beans?????
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Bruce R Leech
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oh yes I forgot an other option is on your way down stop at Dave's New York deli he has some very good high quality coffees for sale in vacuum bags
some of the best I have had.
Bruce R Leech
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Lee
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Listen up Campers -- the best coffee ever made
First off, unless you're roasting your own coffee, or see it roasted, you don't know how old it is. Coffee geeks (yup, guilty) realize that roasted
whole bean coffee is good for about a week. Ground is good for a day. Green beans, however, are good for years, if stored correctly. If you take
the time to brew coffee, you have time to roast it.
I roast for a week in advance. Traveling, I bring pounds of green beans and a hot air popcorn popper, and a back-up in case the first one fails.
Put about 2 ozs in the popper, and in about 4-6 minutes (depending on what kind of roast you like), you'll have the freshest coffee available.
Right now, I'm drinking an Eastern Indian coffee -- Malabar Gold -- it starts out green and ends up looking gold, like peanuts. http://www.josuma.com/monsoon.shtml
I'm not beyond drinking coffee from Starbucks or McDonalds. I like commercial coffee but I don't fool myself thinking it's fine coffee. It's not.
But I know someone who wasn't even interested in hearing my pontificating born-again coffee spiel stating that a can of Folger's was a great coffee to
him.
That's fine with me. No problems.
On the other hand, this guy might insist that Cuervo Gold is the best tequila available. Well, for a blend, it's fine, but it's a blend. And
Agave tequila is still second rate to 100% Agave. And then you break that down into how long it's aged, right?
There are hundreds of beans out there you can buy green and roast to perfection. Did you know there are dozens of Kona coffee available? If you
like Kona, then you'll find the one you like.
Google green coffee beans and you'll uncover a world of pure coffee and blends, and will know the difference between fresh and not so fresh. http://www.coffeebeancorral.com/category.aspx?categoryID=33
THe cost of a popcorn popper is all you're out, plus about $5.00 a pound for green beans. (Roasting in a cast iron skillet over a campfire also
works.)
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bajabound2005
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Dave....do you do flavored coffee beans????? |
bajaguy --- you must have posted that on behalf on bajablond ---- FLAVORED COFFEE BEANS?? Isn't that an oxymarooon like jumbo shrimp. Add your own
flavor pero por favor, no tacas los granos!!!
[Edited on 12-4-2006 by bajabound2005]
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bajabound2005
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they grow fantastic coffee here; buying it is el problema
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toneart
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Thank you Lee,
If I hadn't read your post regarding green beans in a popcorn popper, I never would have known. Score another for Nomads.
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bajaguy
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I like a really good cinnamon or vanilla cream flavor
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