First Game of the Year: Brutal.

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Originally Posted by SRW

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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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 hole® 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.