I like a bit of coffee now and again, but lately I bin drinkin tea with a spoon full of pure honey and a wedge of lemon tossed in... nice change, and don't rev you out quite as bad as a real stiff coffee.
I love coffee... Good strong french and espresso roast are my favorites!
I use the cone filter slow drip method and for those times when regular super strong coffee isn't enough I have my espresso machine. I also like making a few shots of espresso and adding it to a half cup of coffee.
It's also good for the 'regularity'
I use the cone filter slow drip method and for those times when regular super strong coffee isn't enough I have my espresso machine. I also like making a few shots of espresso and adding it to a half cup of coffee.
It's also good for the 'regularity'
<< I use the cone filter slow drip method >>
I use the high-pressure, industrial strength, blast-brew method; see pic linked above. About 3.5 minutes per 12 cup pot. I want my coffee NOW!
Russ, NCNE
dennilfloss
Past Lifer 1957-2014 In Memoriam
"I want my coffee NOW!"
That's why my percolator is used only for me to have a constant pot of hot water that I can pour over my No-Name instant coffee at a moment's notice. With 1/3 2%milk and 1/2 tea spoon of sugar. Un vrai régal!
That's why my percolator is used only for me to have a constant pot of hot water that I can pour over my No-Name instant coffee at a moment's notice. With 1/3 2%milk and 1/2 tea spoon of sugar. Un vrai régal!
mmm just had a big cup o'espresso with a teaspoon of splenda and a tablespoon of splenda sweetened almond flavored syrup... mmm
Adul
Elite Member
Im addicted to the Folgers instant lattes. I have 4 containers of the stuff on my shelf right now..woohoo.
Okay, got a story a few of you should enjoy.
I while I was in school at NAS Whidbey Island, I was
doing OJT (On-the-Job-Training) at the AIMD there.
One day, I was told I had the coffee detail the next
day. I told the First Class Petty Officer that I did
not know how to make coffee. He looked at me like I
was some kind of moron and wasn't sure if I was serious
or not. Anyhow, to shorten the story, he took me down
there, showed the behometh of a coffee machine, it stood
four feet above the counter, and was 1 1/2 feet in diameter
(seriously). Next he showed me this valve controls the
water, the coffee goes into the basket in the top, the
filters are in the cabinet, and the coffee is in the
white five gallon plastic container over there.
"Oh, that sounds easy enough", I said.
So, I get up at about four in the morning, press my
uniform, shine my boots, and hit the chow hall. I then
went to work and made the coffee. About 15 minutes later,
one of the Marine Staff Sergeants dropped in and said something
to the effect, "Damn! That is killer coffee you made. it'd rip
the barnacles off of the side of a ship." I really didn't know
what I did, just felt good that one of the SSgts liked my coffee.
About an hour later a Navy Leutenant and a couple of Senior
Petty Officers show up, asking who was assigned to the shop
to make the coffee this morning. PO1 Peace (or Hellmann)
told them it was LCpl Leeper. They asked where I was. I
jumped up from the bench and was over there in a flash.
"Why didn't you make fresh coffee?!?", they said. "Sir, I
did", I said. "No, you did not", they said. "Sir, maybe
I didn't, but I really did", I said, "Here, let me show you".
So, they followed me down there, I climbed up the ladder,
and opened the top to show them that the grounds were still
hot. I pulled it out, they were looking at me kinda funny,
since I was having trouble pulling it out. I carried it
down the ladder, and showed them. What they saw was a
hopper that was full to the brim, with about three Folgers
coffee cans worth of coffee inside, which I had left on
to perk, and was still in the process of perking...
They said they believed me. On the way back to the shop,
my First Class told me that you are only supposed to put
an inch to two inches at the most in the hopper. For the
next three years, I never had to make coffee again...
...one "good" thing, all the higher ups knew who I was
that morning...
I while I was in school at NAS Whidbey Island, I was
doing OJT (On-the-Job-Training) at the AIMD there.
One day, I was told I had the coffee detail the next
day. I told the First Class Petty Officer that I did
not know how to make coffee. He looked at me like I
was some kind of moron and wasn't sure if I was serious
or not. Anyhow, to shorten the story, he took me down
there, showed the behometh of a coffee machine, it stood
four feet above the counter, and was 1 1/2 feet in diameter
(seriously). Next he showed me this valve controls the
water, the coffee goes into the basket in the top, the
filters are in the cabinet, and the coffee is in the
white five gallon plastic container over there.
"Oh, that sounds easy enough", I said.
So, I get up at about four in the morning, press my
uniform, shine my boots, and hit the chow hall. I then
went to work and made the coffee. About 15 minutes later,
one of the Marine Staff Sergeants dropped in and said something
to the effect, "Damn! That is killer coffee you made. it'd rip
the barnacles off of the side of a ship." I really didn't know
what I did, just felt good that one of the SSgts liked my coffee.
About an hour later a Navy Leutenant and a couple of Senior
Petty Officers show up, asking who was assigned to the shop
to make the coffee this morning. PO1 Peace (or Hellmann)
told them it was LCpl Leeper. They asked where I was. I
jumped up from the bench and was over there in a flash.
"Why didn't you make fresh coffee?!?", they said. "Sir, I
did", I said. "No, you did not", they said. "Sir, maybe
I didn't, but I really did", I said, "Here, let me show you".
So, they followed me down there, I climbed up the ladder,
and opened the top to show them that the grounds were still
hot. I pulled it out, they were looking at me kinda funny,
since I was having trouble pulling it out. I carried it
down the ladder, and showed them. What they saw was a
hopper that was full to the brim, with about three Folgers
coffee cans worth of coffee inside, which I had left on
to perk, and was still in the process of perking...
They said they believed me. On the way back to the shop,
my First Class told me that you are only supposed to put
an inch to two inches at the most in the hopper. For the
next three years, I never had to make coffee again...
...one "good" thing, all the higher ups knew who I was
that morning...
Oh, forgot... They said there was two weeks worth of coffee grounds
in there. Too bad some sailor cleaned the thing at the end of his
watch, otherwise, I would have known.
in there. Too bad some sailor cleaned the thing at the end of his
watch, otherwise, I would have known.
Of course it doesn't look like anyone here has mentioned Kahlua added to coffee, that's tasty.
I at least mentioned Kahlua a few posts up from yours Wiz...
(on the rocks with a bit of cream, gently swirled please)
I at least mentioned Kahlua a few posts up from yours Wiz...
(on the rocks with a bit of cream, gently swirled please)
HEHEHEH... Jarhead that's a good one - don't know if it's always a 'good thing' that the higher ups know who you are tho..
So, the point was??? Sounds like yuou did fine to me. I figure they engineer these things with a plan in mind, you just represent one extreme. I like that better than the other where if you could imagine it someone would put like 1/4 inch of grounds in the basket and then make a full pot!!! Light brownish hot water does not qualify to be called 'Coffee' IMHO.
So, the point was??? Sounds like yuou did fine to me. I figure they engineer these things with a plan in mind, you just represent one extreme. I like that better than the other where if you could imagine it someone would put like 1/4 inch of grounds in the basket and then make a full pot!!! Light brownish hot water does not qualify to be called 'Coffee' IMHO.
Ummm, hello?
Ship bound? How about going stir crazy?!?
Why do you think we are so good at hitting the
shore in the face of hell itself?!? Gotta get
away from those ships! Why do you think those
Marines from a 41mm Mortar platoon (average age
of 19) went and rescued that downed Air Force
pilot before the Air Force special forces teams
were even off of the ground? Okay, gotta give it
to the Army for having the first guys in Saudi, on
friendly territory, on the top of a mountain, with
all the gear for not much more than squirrel hunting.
We showed up a tiny bit later, with equipment to make
folks stand up and notice, and General Swarzkopf (sp.)
gave us the toughest part, going through a "fortified"
position. We blasted right through there like kids in
a sand box, and the General had to have the Army drop
everything and haul *ss so they could get there before
the war was over. He even kicked the Marines out of
the Embassy, so he could show up with the media and
"take" the Embassy. Look *real* hard at the footage,
you'll notice U.S. Marines written in red paint on the
front door. We won't go back and mention the guys in the
other branches who thought they were Tom Cruise and took
out more of our personnel carriers and our Marines than the
enemy did...and I am not talking about the Marine/Navy pilots.
They could see the 3 foot by 3 foot big orange square on
the top of the vehicles to identify friend or foe.
Ship?!? Kinda like putting a hornet in a glass jar.
Coffee? Half right...
Salt and sand, makes you pucker up and gives
it some grit.
Ship bound? How about going stir crazy?!?
Why do you think we are so good at hitting the
shore in the face of hell itself?!? Gotta get
away from those ships! Why do you think those
Marines from a 41mm Mortar platoon (average age
of 19) went and rescued that downed Air Force
pilot before the Air Force special forces teams
were even off of the ground? Okay, gotta give it
to the Army for having the first guys in Saudi, on
friendly territory, on the top of a mountain, with
all the gear for not much more than squirrel hunting.
We showed up a tiny bit later, with equipment to make
folks stand up and notice, and General Swarzkopf (sp.)
gave us the toughest part, going through a "fortified"
position. We blasted right through there like kids in
a sand box, and the General had to have the Army drop
everything and haul *ss so they could get there before
the war was over. He even kicked the Marines out of
the Embassy, so he could show up with the media and
"take" the Embassy. Look *real* hard at the footage,
you'll notice U.S. Marines written in red paint on the
front door. We won't go back and mention the guys in the
other branches who thought they were Tom Cruise and took
out more of our personnel carriers and our Marines than the
enemy did...and I am not talking about the Marine/Navy pilots.
They could see the 3 foot by 3 foot big orange square on
the top of the vehicles to identify friend or foe.
Ship?!? Kinda like putting a hornet in a glass jar.
Coffee? Half right...
Salt and sand, makes you pucker up and gives
it some grit.
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