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crashfrog
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Message 61 of 87 (424249)
09-26-2007 11:15 AM
Reply to: Message 59 by FliesOnly
09-26-2007 6:59 AM


Re: on pods
So I received my Senseo Pod machine yesterday and my wife appears less than enthusiastic. To be honest, I have yet to use the thing, but my wife loves her French Press and dislikes the idea of having to buy pods. Do you guys "pack" your own pods or is it best to just buy them already packed.
If you can't get your wife onboard with the Senso thing, why not set the machine up somewhere besides the kitchen? I was reading about people who leave the machine by their computer for when they need a quick cuppa, or people who plug it in out in the garage for a fix during early-morning tinkering, etc.
If your wife wants to stick with the french press and doesn't want to buy pods all the time, why not have the machine be an auxiliary coffeemaker somewhere? (Keep a jug of water nearby if there's no faucet handy, the little Senseo tank runs out too fast.)

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crashfrog
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Message 62 of 87 (658659)
04-07-2012 9:16 PM


Coffee Advice
Right, so back in the day Jar turned me on to the Senseo pod coffeemaker, and it's been great. Loved it. Except one problem - Douwe Egberts basically lost the Pod Coffee Wars, Senseo-compatible pods are getting harder to find, and they're probably going to disappear altogether now that the Senseo is no longer sold in the US.
So we're thinking it's about time to move to a K-cup compatible machine - never seem to have any trouble finding K-cups in the local grocery stores, the wife likes that they come in tea flavors as well, and I've even seen chai and hot chocolate pods.
Anybody have more recent experience with Keurig machines? We're looking at the "B40". I'm hoping, once again, that Jar can steer me right. Motherfucker knows his coffee, no doubt. In years past, you mentioned that Keurig had a new needle design that they might adopt across all product lines. Did they wind up doing that?

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jar
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Message 63 of 87 (658660)
04-07-2012 9:45 PM
Reply to: Message 62 by crashfrog
04-07-2012 9:16 PM


Re: Coffee Advice
Actually, the patent on the Keurig K-Cup expired so Keurig has introduced a new line of machines that don't use the old K-Cup format.
BUT...
pod format is still the way to go. Way more variety, selection and prices.
Check out the pods from the following sites, all will fit and work in your Senseo (or any of the many, many pod type machines).
The Coffee Artisan
CoffeeWiz
Shoffee Coffee

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Message 64 of 87 (658675)
04-08-2012 4:42 AM


I owned one of these little beauties many years ago. Great entertainment, rubbish coffee.

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jar
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Message 65 of 87 (658690)
04-08-2012 4:11 PM
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04-08-2012 4:42 AM


Vac Pots
Vac Pots like that one can make really great coffee and when I was growing up they were the norm found in most every roadside diner.
Sometimes on the weekend we would all pile in the station wagon (Chevy Belair Smushed Caterpillar Green and Yellow) and head out to the "KoffeeKup Diner" for dinner. It was an old Pullman Dining Car in front with some added on in the back, all glass and stainless and still with the B&O logo beneath the windows.
When you went in there were booths across the front and a long counter with stools, stainless edged with red vinyl seats that you could sit on and spin and the big folk sat in a booth and all the kids sat at the counter on the stools, high up, even higher than the heads of the adults in the booth, and you could look out across the parking lot to the cars and trucks that were going...where you never knew...but they were going there for sure.
At one end was a Great Wurlitzer Jukebox, a thing of beauty and bubbles and lights and if you were really good GPop would give you a quarter and let you play 5 songs. We would stand before the machine flipping through the list of songs and I would read the lists to the little kids and they always got to pick... from the littlest to the biggest.
Once they made their selection I'd put the quarter in and let them push their buttons to pick their record. A shiny stainless arm came out, the records rotated until it would reach down and pick one, then gently place the disk on the spindle. The tone arm would swing out and stop, pausing before it gently lowered down to the revolving platter.
Then it was back to the stools until the record ended, when all of the little kids would run back to watch it change records.
The Wurlitzer was a source of constant amazement and joy. It had tubes with bubbles flowing that changed colors and cast colored patterns that danced across the stainless wall. When it was in all its glory, all thought of food was forgotten as you bathed in its wonder.

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Message 66 of 87 (658691)
04-08-2012 4:33 PM
Reply to: Message 65 by jar
04-08-2012 4:11 PM


Re: Vac Pots
And how was their coffee?

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jar
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Message 67 of 87 (658692)
04-08-2012 4:41 PM
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04-08-2012 4:33 PM


Re: Vac Pots
Generally the coffee in the little diners was either really good or terrible. The key with Vac Pots is the grind and not letting it sit after brewing. The vac pots are great for that. They are simple, don't require constant supervision and provide entertainment so that the customers are willing to wait while it gets made.

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Message 68 of 87 (658728)
04-09-2012 7:59 AM


i gave up coffee two eyars ago simply because it made me feel sick
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Phat
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Message 69 of 87 (658739)
04-09-2012 9:03 AM
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04-08-2012 4:41 PM


What Is Good Coffee?
I cant afford the pod coffee, but usually go to the store and grind a couple of dollars worth of store beans at a time. Two questions:
1) Are store beans typically fresh enough to make a good cup of coffee? (Large Grocery Store beans)
2) Once ground, how long does the ground coffee stay fresh? Is it fresh within a week? I seem to like the taste ok, so I guess my question is a one of personal preference.

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jar
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Message 70 of 87 (658741)
04-09-2012 9:16 AM
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04-09-2012 9:03 AM


Re: What Is Good Coffee?
No idea. When were the beans roasted? How were they packed and stored after roasting?
Usually beans will be fine for a week or so after grinding if they were not stale before grinding.
But if you like the taste, then that really is all that counts.

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Tangle
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Message 71 of 87 (658744)
04-09-2012 10:00 AM


I never got the hang of these either:

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Message 72 of 87 (658745)
04-09-2012 10:05 AM
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04-09-2012 9:03 AM


Re: What Is Good Coffee?
Once ground, how long does the ground coffee stay fresh?
I have my own grinder at home, so when I have the money to buy the fancy beans, I grind enough for the pot I am about to brew. However, I imagine they should be fine for some time if kept frozen.

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jar
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Message 73 of 87 (658746)
04-09-2012 10:16 AM
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04-09-2012 10:00 AM


Moka pot.
The Moka pot is a semi-espresso process, generally making about three bar pressure forcing the hot water up through finely ground coffee.
A Moka pot is a great way to make Cuban Style coffee drinks. The secret is that as soon as the coffee starts to bubble up into the upper part pour a little of it over some pure cane sugar (in the US Sugar in the Raw works well) and stir to make a paste while the rest of the coffee perks.
The paste makes a great topping foam as you pour the balance of the coffee from the Moka pot into a demitasse sized cup.

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Artemis Entreri 
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Message 74 of 87 (658751)
04-09-2012 11:18 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by jar
09-08-2007 10:24 PM


The kind of coffee changes every time I go to the store, I never by the same bag twice in succession.
So is anyone else using a Single Serve machine? If not, what is your favored way to make coffee and why?
I use a french press for all my coffee. I am not sure which category of "machines" that fits into.
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jar
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Message 75 of 87 (658752)
04-09-2012 11:23 AM
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04-09-2012 11:18 AM


French Press
The French Press could be a Single Serve machine depending on the size. Generally they are designed to make one to eight 4 ounce cups.
The modern version is the AeroPress.

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