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Old Mon Mar 02, 2009, 03:59pm
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Coffee? In the PNW? Yeah, like I believe you hadn't had any coffee yet!

The only place I've seen a heavier caffeinated town was Missoula, MT.
It was perkin' at 8:12am when I wrote it. I got up at 8 and started the pot...

...wait, WTF am I telling you my morning routine for?

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Old Fri Mar 06, 2009, 05:56am
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It was perkin' at 8:12am when I wrote it. I got up at 8 and started the pot...

...wait, WTF am I telling you my morning routine for?
See? Now there's your mistake, get a coffee maker with a timer, set it before going to bed and wake up to the smell of fresh coffee.


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Old Fri Mar 06, 2009, 08:05am
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See? Now there's your mistake, get a coffee maker with a timer, set it before going to bed and wake up to the smell of fresh coffee.
Yep, that is what I have including a grinder, so I only deal with beans, not the messy grinds you have to dig out of a bag or can.

Now, if I can just find one that is self-cleaning (and, no, my wife will not do it)
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Old Fri Mar 06, 2009, 11:31am
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With as much coffee as I drink, it's always the timer or some stupid little feature on those $75 models that breaks down.

Nope, not for me. Give me a good grinder (and I mean a true grinder - not one of those blade deals. The blades go so fast they burn the bean) and a carafe with a cone filter and I'm good to go. I never grind the night before. The oils in the grounds dissipate and the coffee loses its flavor overnight. Grind the morning of, and the coffee's so much better.

Maybe I'm a coffee snob?
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Old Fri Mar 06, 2009, 01:08pm
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With as much coffee as I drink, it's always the timer or some stupid little feature on those $75 models that breaks down.

Nope, not for me. Give me a good grinder (and I mean a true grinder - not one of those blade deals. The blades go so fast they burn the bean) and a carafe with a cone filter and I'm good to go. I never grind the night before. The oils in the grounds dissipate and the coffee loses its flavor overnight. Grind the morning of, and the coffee's so much better.

Maybe I'm a coffee snob?
Ground the morning of? How about the minute of?

My grinder, (yes, with a blade) does a pretty good job. Coffee is rich and aromatic. Now you did it. I gotta go get a cup.
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With as much coffee as I drink, it's always the timer or some stupid little feature on those $75 models that breaks down.

Nope, not for me. Give me a good grinder (and I mean a true grinder - not one of those blade deals. The blades go so fast they burn the bean) and a carafe with a cone filter and I'm good to go. I never grind the night before. The oils in the grounds dissipate and the coffee loses its flavor overnight. Grind the morning of, and the coffee's so much better.

Maybe I'm a coffee snob?
Just what we need around here...coffee snobs and beer snobs!
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Just what we need around here...coffee snobs and beer snobs!
Excess beer leads to hangovers, which leads to coffee.

Seems like a natural progression to me...
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Excess beer

New term.

What's that??
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Excess beer leads to hangovers, which leads to coffee.

Seems like a natural progression to me...
And this is why coffee and beer are both a big deal up here.
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With as much coffee as I drink, it's always the timer or some stupid little feature on those $75 models that breaks down.

Nope, not for me. Give me a good grinder (and I mean a true grinder - not one of those blade deals. The blades go so fast they burn the bean) and a carafe with a cone filter and I'm good to go. I never grind the night before. The oils in the grounds dissipate and the coffee loses its flavor overnight. Grind the morning of, and the coffee's so much better.

Maybe I'm a coffee snob?
You're from Seattle . Maybe you're a coffee snob ?

I'm one of those Californians who keeps looking up at the PNW as my next stop.
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Old Thu Mar 12, 2009, 07:08am
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You wanna talk fresh coffee? How about, pick, dry, roast and grind it yourself? One of the perks living in a tropical country, coffee tree out back.

A cup of properly made black holeŽ coffee, ie, when you add milk/cream it doesn't change color, will keep me going all day, I usually start the day with 3.
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Old Sat Mar 14, 2009, 05:48am
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and a carafe with a cone filter and I'm good to go.
Filter? Wait you filter yours?
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Old Mon Mar 16, 2009, 12:47pm
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Filter? Wait you filter yours?
I like bold coffee, but I don't like to floss out grounds from my teeth.
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