McDonald's Tops Starbucks in Coffee Taste Test
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
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This is news to me. I have not had a cup of coffee at McDonald's since the 80s because back then their coffee was comparable to the stuff served at your local neighborhood bar.
John
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This is news to me. I have not had a cup of coffee at McDonald's since the 80s because back then their coffee was comparable to the stuff served at your local neighborhood bar.
John
Good McDonalds coffee started in Australia, in the late 80's.
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
LOL well I won't go into MacDonalds anyway, so it's kindof irrelevant to me. X| I've come to the conclusion that Costa seem to do better coffee than Starbucks (too sweet for my taste) and Caffe Nero (just wrong. Even Railway Station buffets are better).
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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A drip filter machine should use medium ground coffee, anyhow ( not fine )
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Strange, when I replied to Shog, I never saw your reply. I was wondering why he mentioned you. Even now, your time stamp is 15 minutes after his. :suss: My grounds aren't espresso fine, but they may be finer than medium. Unfortunately, I don't have accurate control on the grinder I have.
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Maybe you can help me then... I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine. The reason being that I want to reduce my non-recyclable paper consumption. The problem is the mesh isn't fine enough and grounds find there way into the carafe. Actually more like a fine coffee silt that makes the last cup unusable. I've talked to a couple of people and they've gone back to paper. Do you have a recommendation for a filter to try? Something to look for? Are they all like this?
BW
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
-- Neil Peartbrianwelsch wrote:
I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine.
Did you get one of the metal mesh filters or cloth? I would suspect the cloth would be finer. Probably not as fine as paper though.
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
That's why my wife and I frequent a little, personally owned coffee shop in a nearby town, rather than the huge branch of Costa nearby. I've lost count of the number of times the giggly, ever changing teenage staff has messed up our order, whereas the two nice ladies who run the small shop recognise us as regulars (even though we've only been going every Saturday for about a month.) As other people have said in the thread too, proper coffee, hand brewed by experienced baristas on decent equipment makes all the difference when it comes to the quality of the coffee. :)
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Maybe you can help me then... I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine. The reason being that I want to reduce my non-recyclable paper consumption. The problem is the mesh isn't fine enough and grounds find there way into the carafe. Actually more like a fine coffee silt that makes the last cup unusable. I've talked to a couple of people and they've gone back to paper. Do you have a recommendation for a filter to try? Something to look for? Are they all like this?
BW
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
-- Neil Peartone of the filter manufacturers (can't remember which) uses unbleached paper from sustainable plantations. My cafetiere (sp?) puts fine dregs in the last cup aswell. I need to get a new stove top espresso maker. That, to me, is about the finest coffee you can drink outside a Neapolitan cafe. Can anyone explain what cows have to do with coffee? Russell
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I've not drunk at starbucks in a long time, I just don't think their coffe is good.
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
If I peed in a cup and stuck it in the microwave it'd be better than Starbucks coffee.
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I've never liked hot coffee much. I like a fancy one with the syrup and foam once in a great while. At Starbucks the only thing I've ordered is a Frappuccino. I do love those things.
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one of the filter manufacturers (can't remember which) uses unbleached paper from sustainable plantations. My cafetiere (sp?) puts fine dregs in the last cup aswell. I need to get a new stove top espresso maker. That, to me, is about the finest coffee you can drink outside a Neapolitan cafe. Can anyone explain what cows have to do with coffee? Russell
I was using Melita filters; unbleached made of recycled paper. They worked very well, but I thought I'd try out the reusable filters. I think the cow reference was dealing with the frothiness of fresh cream at different times of year, based on the grass the cows ate.
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brianwelsch wrote:
I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine.
Did you get one of the metal mesh filters or cloth? I would suspect the cloth would be finer. Probably not as fine as paper though.
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I bought a metal filter. You might be right about the cloth filters. They are supposed to be more difficult to clean, though.
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Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
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Christian Graus wrote:
They will compensate for what the cows ate ?
Yeah, at differnt times of the year the grass is different and that can infulence the way the milk frothes.
Christian Graus wrote:
I know what you're saying, and you're right. But, I just couldn't help it. I sold coffee for years, and we lost some big accounts to staff who just didn't care, and management who had no idea.
Most cafe's are to coffee what Coon is to cheese. Coffee and espresso machines are a hobby for me and its a huge and expensive subject. If you talk to the guys that travel around the world to compete in barista competitions you'll realise how much effort can go into that 30ml drink
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Josh Gray wrote:
Coffee and espresso machines are a hobby for me and its a huge and expensive subject
Cool waddya runnin? I've got a Silvia and a Rocky doserless. I know they're not the most expensive gear, but I've spent years perfecting my technique and I can make Silvia sing like an angel now.
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That's why my wife and I frequent a little, personally owned coffee shop in a nearby town, rather than the huge branch of Costa nearby. I've lost count of the number of times the giggly, ever changing teenage staff has messed up our order, whereas the two nice ladies who run the small shop recognise us as regulars (even though we've only been going every Saturday for about a month.) As other people have said in the thread too, proper coffee, hand brewed by experienced baristas on decent equipment makes all the difference when it comes to the quality of the coffee. :)
benjymous wrote:
personally owned coffee shop in a nearby town
In my experience for every 1 of those type of shops that care and make good coffee there is at least 1 matching one that they are clueless and make truly bad espresso shots at. Being a small shop is no guarantee of good coffee.
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I really don't care how my coffee tastes as long as it tastes like coffee. I microwave a cup up water, put a couple teaspoons of coffee grinds in and stir. I drink it like that, grinds and all.
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Jeeebus... you ever hear of Folgers crystals? Instant coffee... it's swill, but better than gritty coffee I would think.
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I bought a metal filter. You might be right about the cloth filters. They are supposed to be more difficult to clean, though.
BW
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
-- Neil PeartI had one years ago when I was drinking coffee. It was a plastic hoop with a cloth basket. I think the material was nylon. I thought it was pretty easy to clean but maybe I wasn't that fastidious. I'd just dump the grounds and run water backwards through the filter to knock out the last of the grounds and throw it in the dish drainer. The material will stain but such is life.
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Jeeebus... you ever hear of Folgers crystals? Instant coffee... it's swill, but better than gritty coffee I would think.
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http://www.smoothjazzy.com/ - see the "Programming" section for freeware tools and articles.Jasmine2501 wrote:
Jeeebus... you ever hear of Folgers crystals? Instant coffee... it's swill, but better than gritty coffee I would think.
Yes, and its nasty, I can barely drink it. Even though I get a mouth full of grinds it still tastes good. Most of the grinds settle to the bottom anyways.
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Jasmine2501 wrote:
Jeeebus... you ever hear of Folgers crystals? Instant coffee... it's swill, but better than gritty coffee I would think.
Yes, and its nasty, I can barely drink it. Even though I get a mouth full of grinds it still tastes good. Most of the grinds settle to the bottom anyways.
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Your situation is completely foreign to me. I have never heard of an office where coffee was not available. The guys here can't seem to keep the pot clean though, so I got myself a Senseo. You might look into one of those, if you really like the stuff. FYI, the Senseo machine makes a mean cup of coffee, but the Mr. Coffee single-serve machine is crap. Only ten bucks difference, but the Senseo is 50-bucks-worth better.
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Josh Gray wrote:
Coffee and espresso machines are a hobby for me and its a huge and expensive subject
Cool waddya runnin? I've got a Silvia and a Rocky doserless. I know they're not the most expensive gear, but I've spent years perfecting my technique and I can make Silvia sing like an angel now.
John Cardinal wrote:
Cool waddya runnin?
We have one of these[^] and a little Italian grinder that I cant remember the name of. We've only had the machine for about 6 months and its been great. We've tried coffee from dozens of roasters here in Sydney but by far the best one we've found comes from an Italian fruit shop in Leichhardt
John Cardinal wrote:
I've spent years perfecting my technique and I can make Silvia sing like an angel now.
Thats one of the things I like about coffee, doesnt matter how big your bugget is it still comes down to practise.
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