Feb. 04 2012

rubinrecommends:

I’ve been using this AeroPress one cup system for over a year and half now and thanks to this step by step Stumptown tutorial I’m now getting the best cup of coffee out of it that I can. It’s a very inexpensive device that doesn’t take a lot of work to clean and maintain. It comes with a year supply (or more if you reuse them) of filters. Check it out if you’re looking for a simple one cup coffee solution.

Stumptown: How to prepare the perfect AeroPress at home

Things you’ll need/might want: Aeropress ($25)
Kyocera Hand Burr Grinder, Mr Coffee Electric Burr Grinder (I have this and it does the trick), Bodum Burr Grinder.
Bodum Mini Electric Water Kettle and maybe a scale but I think you could skip this and just do a level scoop for the Aeropress.

do this.

(Source: rubinrecommends)

Oct. 21 2010

peterwknox:

fueledbycoffee:

This is no way a reference to my coffee-snob tendencies, nor my svelte physique. Not at all.

Hahaha.

so, yeah, me.

Jul. 30 2010

How I Order an Americano - Shawn Blanc

When at coffee shops I almost always order a 12-ounce, double Americano with a little bit of half-and-half steamed in.

i should try this.  i usually go with a “triple tall with room” which is three shots in the smallest amount of water.  no milk, just three “sugar in the raw” packs.

i had read somewhere, a while ago, that this was what the head taster at starbucks always orders to get a temperature for the overall performance of the store in question.  i figured that made sense for me too - it’s a straight-forward drink that is effective, caffeine-wise, and its unadulterated prep highlights original flavor.

but, lets get real, it can be boring from time to time.

Jan. 20 2010

Search for the ultimate espresso: a video with Kyle of Intelligentsia Coffee

maybe one reason i enjoy espresso so much is the process in which it’s made.  quick, violent and desperately precise.  people are constantly amazed when i tell them it has less caffeine than regular drip coffee.  there is an astounding disconnect between flavor and preparation in this country.

Feb. 11 2009

Q&A: Can drinking coffee raise my cholesterol level?

But the studies have found that other brewing methods might boost both total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. The Scandinavian boiled, Turkish/Greek/Mediterranean (shown), and French-press brewing methods addressed in these studies produced coffee with relatively high levels of cafestol and kahweol. Espresso contains more of the oils, and even boiling water poured onto ground coffee can result in the release of the oils.

dammit.

Jul. 17 2008

Okay…uhhh…can I have 27 grande ice coffees? And can you write these names on the cups?

another intern stuck getting coffee for the whole office (via 147xxxx)

great blog by a real starbucks barista in manhattan.