McDonald's Tops Starbucks in Coffee Taste Test
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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.
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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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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.
"Quality Software since 1983!"
http://www.smoothjazzy.com/ - see the "Programming" section for freeware tools and articles.I will definitly buy a new coffee machine eventually, but right now its not that important. I drink more tea than anything else. I usually drink one or two cups of coffee in the morning and drink 1-5 cups of hot tea throughout the day.
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I will definitly buy a new coffee machine eventually, but right now its not that important. I drink more tea than anything else. I usually drink one or two cups of coffee in the morning and drink 1-5 cups of hot tea throughout the day.
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Yeah the main drawback to the Senseo machine is that you have to use the Senseo "Pods" for the raw product. Thus you are limited to the varieties they produce, and a few knock-off brands. None of those include tea, although I'm pretty sure the same process could be used to brew tea. Now that I think about it though... I have some round tea bags at home that might fit the machine. I'll give it a try and let you know if it works...
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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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Cool! Never heard of it before but it looks pretty substantial all right. I switched to decaf a year ago (don't laugh) and talk about hunting for good coffee but I found a Canadian mail order place that does true C02 decaffeinated french roast espresso beans that is the closest thing on earth to caff. espresso and makes a very tasty creamy shot with nice caramel overtones and no sourness at all.
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It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].
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Don't McDonalds use "Seattles Best" coffee? Maybe that is only here though.
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