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Coffee

At home and at work I always drink tea (unless we run out of milk). Though if I go to a cafe I always have coffee, black no sugar. I visited my first ever Starbucks recently whilst I was on holiday in Koh Samui in Thailand. All the coffee in Thailand was great, very strong but only Starbucks had big mugs, everywhere esle they had little cups which were only a mouthful.
 
Nice espresso machines, but it's not for me. Give me Mr. Coffee, a sunrise, the sweet voice of my wife anytime. Life just doesn't get any better. :cool:
 
Sirmyk, your machine looks far better than anything I've seen so far and I am picky (I once returned one to a shop and when they asked me what was wrong with it, I said I didn't like the coffee), so maybe I am wrong in what I am about to say.

All those automatic expresso machines cannot compare with the manual ones you find in coffee houses in the company (manual pumps). It all depends on the skill of the barman, of course. If you had ever tasted a coffee made by my father (he went as far as to buy one of those), you would be picky too. I am a lot more tolerant than him, though. So far, I've never poured my cup in the sink in someone else's house or refused an invitation by saying 'I want none of your barley water'.
 
clueless said:
Sirmyk, your machine looks far better than anything I've seen so far and I am picky (I once returned one to a shop and when they asked me what was wrong with it, I said I didn't like the coffee), so maybe I am wrong in what I am about to say.

All those automatic expresso machines cannot compare with the manual ones you find in coffee houses in the company (manual pumps). It all depends on the skill of the barman, of course.
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Lucky for me... my espresso machine is "manual". And, yes, the taste does depend a lot on the bar-person. Espresso has to be made with love for it to turn out right. I have got to be the pickiest person in the world when it comes to coffee. If I don't like what I've made, or don't think the espresso is creamy as it should be, I'll throw it down the sink and start over.
 
Jeeze...

I must be the coffe-equivalent of a dung beetle...

I have poured a cup out of my Mr Coffee from the day before and heated it in the microwave!
 
leckert said:
Jeeze...

I must be the coffe-equivalent of a dung beetle...

I have poured a cup out of my Mr Coffee from the day before and heated it in the microwave!
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now that is sad! :D
 
leckert said:
Jeeze...

I must be the coffe-equivalent of a dung beetle...

I have poured a cup out of my Mr Coffee from the day before and heated it in the microwave!
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Was that hang-over coffee???? :D :D
 
oh see saturday morning coffee is like a ritual because i know i am going to have more than one cup while i read the paper. i can see that say like on a thursday when all hell has broken loose and i just need a shot of caffeine, but SATURDAY!!!
 
leckert said:
what?!?

I use a clean cup... usually.
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By clean you mean you pick up yesterday's cup, spit in it, stir around your spit with your finger, rinse it out real quick with tap water..then pour in yesterday's brew.....right...????
 
What, you bother rinsing it out first?? The worst thing is when you've had milk in the glass and you use it for something else, you get these little white floaty bits in it :D

Phil
 
phil_t said:
What, you bother rinsing it out first?? The worst thing is when you've had milk in the glass and you use it for something else, you get these little white floaty bits in it :D

Phil
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good to see you back phil :D :D ...where ya been?
 
Well, I usually just stuff my T-Shirt into the cup and twist it a couple of times.

Jenn,

There are probably more reasons than hygene that should keep you from camping with me and/or Moto! :D
 
Motokid said:
good to see you back phil :D :D ...where ya been?
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I have been on a little sojourn :) No decent reason really, I am just too lazy to post most of the time, been busy at work.

Phil
 
leckert said:
There are probably more reasons than hygene that should keep you from camping with me and/or Moto! :D
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oh what? aside from the fact that you are both probably shockingly inept at putting up a tent and scared of bears..... :D
 
I was thinking about the part where we would ply you with alcohol (like that would be a chore! :rolleyes: ) and then zip the sleeping bags together!

I guess I shouldn't speak for MotoKid, though. He probably has his own plans!
:D

(ex Marine, BTW - not smart enough to be scared of bears, or use a tent!)
 
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