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Old 08-31-2012, 12:12 PM
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Default What's In Your Cup This Morning?

Now we all have a pretty good idea what a lot of you like in their glass in the evening. Let's see what opens those eyes in the morning hours.

Right now I'm in the middle of a pound of Starbucks French Roast. I grind the beans in my Cuisinart grinder and setup my Cuisinart DCC 2000 coffee maker in the evening and it's set to start brewing at 7:00 am

I also have a single cup brewer from a company called Flavia. Right now I have packets of Ethiopian and Kona Blend as well as French Roast decaf when I just want a quick cup.
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Old 08-31-2012, 12:41 PM
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I get freshly roasted coffee from Zabars or Fairway, both of whom roast over 8000 pounds a WEEK in their stores, so it's never more than a couple of days since it was roasted. It's great coffee.

I tend to like lighter roasts but very strong. I use a KitchenAid coffee grinder which uses a DC motor. The DC motor is nice because the coffee grounds don't have all the static electricity and fly around like grinders with AC motors. (I didn't believe it when the salesman told me that when I was buying it, but I went for it anyway. Turns out, it was true.) I use a commercial three-warmer Bloomfield coffee maker, which is also good for parties because I can brew decaf and regular, and can keep brewing fresh coffee instead of having older coffee in a 55 cup urn. I don't like volumetric measurement. I weigh my coffee when I brew it because it's faster and easier than counting scoops which may not always come out perfectly level. On the digital scale, when it says 100 grams, that's it. 10 grams per 6 ounce cup, which means a pot gets 100 grams of grounds. It also does not matter if the coffee is weighed as grounds or whole beans. The density of grounds and whole beans is the same as long as you don't pack and tamp grounds like in an espresso maker.

Add a little half and half, and its perfect!

Before or during work, I drink decaf. Caffeine and scalpels don't go well together. On weekends I drink hi-test.

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Seattle's Best......#5
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:48 PM
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---Just regular Original Roast from Africa. ...That was three hours ago.
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Old 08-31-2012, 02:28 PM
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After working 21+ hours yesterday and into this morning (back home at 6AM)....a couple shots of Aberlour; thank you very much.

Oh, you guys are speaking of coffee products....oh well. This perks me up quicker.

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---Coke would do too (coca leaves).
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Sigri Estate AA espresso from the local Barefoot Coffee Roasters ground in a Baratza Vario grinder, then pulled through a Rocket Cellini into a Terra Keramik cappuccino cup. Still can't quite get the steamed milk or the pour right for Latte Art. Guess I'll have to keep practicing.
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Sometimes I have Twinings Irish Breakfast tea. It's a strong dark tea.
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---I also always put a 'stick' of vanilla in my coffee. ...Vanilla from Mexico (Grade-A).
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