Not too impressed with french press... back to Keurig.

[Leros]

I still don't get it. the k-cup is only so big....and for a full travel size coffee mug?

sounds like coffee flavored water =P


k, i'm done now, peace out thread 😀

I don't drink the Keurig anymore. I've moved on to real coffee. That being said, a 12 oz coffee out of the Keurig wasn't much different than a 6 oz cup.

 

[sdifox]

I prefer my drip coffee maker.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I used to use a french press until I discovered the Aeropress. The plunger wore out on my first and now I'm on my second one, along with a stainless filter so that the paper filters are no longer needed.

It may take a few minutes to prepare a mug of coffee but I've literally done it a few thousand times so I have it down to a science and it has become a regular morning routine. Like many other Aeropress users I've tried almost all of the other methods and, imo, nothing comes close to the sweet coffee perfection it is capable of producing.

 

[gorcorps]

It's french... of course it's disappointing

What you need is a FREEDOM press

 

[Anubis]

I do cowboy coffee when camping/outdoors/in a pinch. You need the coffee ground as fine as you can possibly get it - practically a powder. Dump a couple heaping spoonfuls into a small sauce pan of warm water. Stir, bring to just up to a boil and let it bubble up to the top. Let it drop and repeat a few more times and then pour into a cup. Let it settle for a minute and enjoy.

There will be a layer of mud in the bottom of the cup but it gets the job done in a pinch. This is a redneck way of doing "Turkish" coffee.

lol i was watching 'No Reservations" the other day and he was in Turkey, someone asked him what he felt Turkish Coffee was like

his responce "crack"

 

[brainhulk]

 

[DAPUNISHER]

It's James Bond's fault. The character is depicted as a exceptionally refined epicure. It has ruined generations of men. While it may come off as bad ass in the flicks, when YOU do it, you just look like a giant douche nozzle.

When he comments on the precisely correct temperature for sake in you only live twice, I want to drop him on his head. Or rather, whoever wrote that crap. I have not read the books so have no idea if Flemming did it.

Now the internets are polluted with millions of wanna bes that must educate you on why your personal taste makes you a cretin.

Their favorite defense is some variant of "It is not my fault I have both the wealth and refined senses that enable me to enjoy the finer things in life." Usually the same assholes you can fool by putting a good, inexpensive, wine into an expensive bottle. They will practically gush about it. Somehow their refined senses failed to set off alarms about the inferior product. Experiment for yourself, if you know any self proclaimed aficionados. Works with Vodka too IME.

Do not take this as an indictment of all such folk. Since some humans have cultivated what were likely already exceptional senses, for particular things. The vast majority are posers though.

People like what they like. Whatever is "correct' is therefore irrelevant to their enjoyment. But hey, continue on with belittling them for their lack of sophistication, refinement, whatever the fuck it is douche nozzles want to label it as.

 

[NetWareHead]

French press is less healthy than regular coffee because the paper filter removes some chemical that hardens arteries. Other than that CBA to lookup more. Moral of the story, always brew coffee with a paper filter.

The same goes for espresso.

How do you make espresso with a paper filter?

 

[zCypher]

You blasphemous heathen you, french press is the best, y'hear?

 

[preslove]

No K-cup, that defeats the whole point of comparing.

Ground Dunkin Donuts put in Keurig with the adaptor and same ground french pressed.

You're using pre-ground coffee in a french press????? WTF is wrong with you! D:

 

[Anubis]

You're using pre-ground coffee in a french press????? WTF is wrong with you! D:

a lot it seems

 

[skimple]

It's french... of course it's disappointing

What you need is a FREEDOM press

LOL! GW Bush for the win!

 

[BudAshes]

Keurig seems like a lot of plastic to throw away. They are convenient though and I think if you don't drink pots of coffee it is probably the best way.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's James Bond's fault. The character is depicted as a exceptionally refined epicure. It has ruined generations of men. While it may come off as bad ass in the flicks, when YOU do it, you just look like a giant douche nozzle.

When he comments on the precisely correct temperature for sake in you only live twice, I want to drop him on his head. Or rather, whoever wrote that crap. I have not read the books so have no idea if Flemming did it.

Now the internets are polluted with millions of wanna bes that must educate you on why your personal taste makes you a cretin.

Their favorite defense is some variant of "It is not my fault I have both the wealth and refined senses that enable me to enjoy the finer things in life." Usually the same assholes you can fool by putting a good, inexpensive, wine into an expensive bottle. They will practically gush about it. Somehow their refined senses failed to set off alarms about the inferior product. Experiment for yourself, if you know any self proclaimed aficionados. Works with Vodka too IME.

Do not take this as an indictment of all such folk. Since some humans have cultivated what were likely already exceptional senses, for particular things. The vast majority are posers though.

People like what they like. Whatever is "correct' is therefore irrelevant to their enjoyment. But hey, continue on with belittling them for their lack of sophistication, refinement, whatever the fuck it is douche nozzles want to label it as.

I bet if you blindfolded me and put me on a Ducati Monster and then put me on a Suziki SV650 I could tell the difference.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

It's James Bond's fault. The character is depicted as a exceptionally refined epicure. It has ruined generations of men. While it may come off as bad ass in the flicks, when YOU do it, you just look like a giant douche nozzle.

When he comments on the precisely correct temperature for sake in you only live twice, I want to drop him on his head. Or rather, whoever wrote that crap. I have not read the books so have no idea if Flemming did it.

Now the internets are polluted with millions of wanna bes that must educate you on why your personal taste makes you a cretin.

Their favorite defense is some variant of "It is not my fault I have both the wealth and refined senses that enable me to enjoy the finer things in life." Usually the same assholes you can fool by putting a good, inexpensive, wine into an expensive bottle. They will practically gush about it. Somehow their refined senses failed to set off alarms about the inferior product. Experiment for yourself, if you know any self proclaimed aficionados. Works with Vodka too IME.

Do not take this as an indictment of all such folk. Since some humans have cultivated what were likely already exceptional senses, for particular things. The vast majority are posers though.

People like what they like. Whatever is "correct' is therefore irrelevant to their enjoyment. But hey, continue on with belittling them for their lack of sophistication, refinement, whatever the fuck it is douche nozzles want to label it as.

:wub::thumbsup:

I never thought of the James Bond angle though. I always associated this type of behavior with hipsters primarily. To add another anecdote/example, I was Googling a certain scotch and happened upon a YouTube video review of it. The guy seemed fairly still/neutral throughout the introductory stuff, but the second he uncorks it and gives it a whiff, he starts blinking readily and stuttering slightly as he stares into his camera, clearly bullshitting as he yammers on "Mmmm, I smell a well-bodied, fruity scotch with scents of cherries and toffee and slight overtones of candied apricots and hazelnut, with the faintest aroma of blahblahblah". So many of these people are full of shit. I don't drink coffee so I won't comment on anything in particular in this thread there (I'm sure that there are strong differences up to a point), but on a whole, I hardily approve of your post.

 

[kalrith]

Might be part of the problem. The grind for french press should be coarse and the grind for fill your own kcup should be around what you use for drip coffee. Though I don't think the difference would be huge but the taste would be much more 'sludgy' out of the press if it wasn't coarse ground.

Yep, that's the problem (or at least one of them). Also, he might not have been using the right amount of beans or brewing for the right amount of time. A finer grind (like he used) would probably require less coffee and/or less brewing time than a coarse grind.

I roast and grind my own beans, and I notice an enormous difference between my wife's drip pot and the French press. If I ran Folgers through each, then I doubt I would notice as much of a difference.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I bet if you blindfolded me and put me on a Ducati Monster and then put me on a Suziki SV650 I could tell the difference.

You gonna ride 'em blindfolded too Ricky Bobby? :awe: And yes, I suppose that does make me Professor Dickhead.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

:wub::thumbsup:

I never thought of the James Bond angle though. I always associated this type of behavior with hipsters primarily. To add another anecdote/example, I was Googling a certain scotch and happened upon a YouTube video review of it. The guy seemed fairly still/neutral throughout the introductory stuff, but the second he uncorks it and gives it a whiff, he starts blinking readily and stuttering slightly as he stares into his camera, clearly bullshitting as he yammers on "Mmmm, I smell a well-bodied, fruity scotch with scents of cherries and toffee and slight overtones of candied apricots and hazelnut, with the faintest aroma of blahblahblah". So many of these people are full of shit. I don't drink coffee so I won't comment on anything in particular in this thread there (I'm sure that there are strong differences up to a point), but on a whole, I hardily approve of your post.

That vid sounds both hilarious and infuriatingly pompous. Still know where to find it?

007 was the original manly man epicure. Of course he actually knew his shit, to the extent the knowledge saved him on occasion. But there are a couple times, like the sake thing, that lights my fuse.

 

[AstroManLuca]

To Keurig owners - how much coffee do you drink per day? And how quickly do you drink it?

Like I mentioned earlier, my problem with Keurig brewers is they just make too little coffee at a time. I don't know, maybe there's a special high capacity brewer that can turn 2-3 k-cups into a single large travel mug full of coffee. I make about 32 oz of coffee each morning, which gets split between me and my wife. That's the equivalent of 4 k-cups.

It probably didn't help that my first and only Keurig brewer was a cheap early model given to me as a gift that only held one cup's worth of water, so you had to refill the reservoir for every cup. But even if I had one that held lots of water, I'd have to burn through 4 k-cups each morning (and make a bunch of extra trips to the kitchen) to make enough coffee.

 

[Juddog]

You gonna ride 'em blindfolded too Ricky Bobby? :awe: And yes, I suppose that does make me Professor Dickhead.

"Oh... this is a..."

*BAM*
*fireball, smoking wreckage*

 

[PieIsAwesome]

I make my coffee with milk and sugar and its delicious. Suck it snobs.

 

[skimple]

To Keurig owners - how much coffee do you drink per day? And how quickly do you drink it?

Like I mentioned earlier, my problem with Keurig brewers is they just make too little coffee at a time. I don't know, maybe there's a special high capacity brewer that can turn 2-3 k-cups into a single large travel mug full of coffee. I make about 32 oz of coffee each morning, which gets split between me and my wife. That's the equivalent of 4 k-cups.

It probably didn't help that my first and only Keurig brewer was a cheap early model given to me as a gift that only held one cup's worth of water, so you had to refill the reservoir for every cup. But even if I had one that held lots of water, I'd have to burn through 4 k-cups each morning (and make a bunch of extra trips to the kitchen) to make enough coffee.

They sell "travel mug" sizes, but the "Barista Prima" have the most actual coffee by weight

http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/jbviau/bit-k-cup-demystification

Keurig seems like a lot of plastic to throw away. They are convenient though and I think if you don't drink pots of coffee it is probably the best way.

The new "Vue" cups are recyclable. Pull out the coffee pod and you have a little plastic cup that can be recycled. Not perfect, but better than the k-cups.

Not as much coffee choice yet in the Vue cups, since the cup design is new so the patent is refreshed.

 

[AustinInDallas]

beans used?

 

[CountZero]

:wub::thumbsup:

I never thought of the James Bond angle though. I always associated this type of behavior with hipsters primarily. To add another anecdote/example, I was Googling a certain scotch and happened upon a YouTube video review of it. The guy seemed fairly still/neutral throughout the introductory stuff, but the second he uncorks it and gives it a whiff, he starts blinking readily and stuttering slightly as he stares into his camera, clearly bullshitting as he yammers on "Mmmm, I smell a well-bodied, fruity scotch with scents of cherries and toffee and slight overtones of candied apricots and hazelnut, with the faintest aroma of blahblahblah". So many of these people are full of shit. I don't drink coffee so I won't comment on anything in particular in this thread there (I'm sure that there are strong differences up to a point), but on a whole, I hardily approve of your post.

I always held wine tasting people in the same regard. Morons adding weird adjectives to describe wine to make themselves sound smarter. Then I worked at Whole Foods and the wine buyer there was amazing. She could nail the year, varietal, region and frequently the exact winery in a blind taste test. Of course knowing wine was her job but none-the-less if there's one person that can nail that kind of flavor profile there are probably others. Problem is you really can't tell who is full of it and who really can taste/smell the difference.

 

[Juddog]

I always held wine tasting people in the same regard. Morons adding weird adjectives to describe wine to make themselves sound smarter. Then I worked at Whole Foods and the wine buyer there was amazing. She could nail the year, varietal, region and frequently the exact winery in a blind taste test. Of course knowing wine was her job but none-the-less if there's one person that can nail that kind of flavor profile there are probably others. Problem is you really can't tell who is full of it and who really can taste/smell the difference.

There is a wide variety of wine that you can get, in terms of quality. The problem generally is that once you get to the mid to high tier, the differences in terms of quality is a few percentage points to go up a big jump in price.

The same thing goes for coffee - the cheap crap at work tastes like mud soaked in warm water, and leaves a nasty feeling in your mouth. Bust open a bag of starbucks, grind it, and use it in the same exact machine and it tastes great.