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doin' ok Geminicandle. and you?
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I take it that hardly anyone around here likes coffee.
The proper stowage of a large amount of coffee is by means of
a thermos.
My personal favorite thermos is the Stanley, like the one below.
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I think it would be interesting to hear how our friends across the pond, in the British Isles, prefer their coffee.
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I might add, that is my personal opinion that the above BUNN Model, is the best "drip" type coffee maker for
commercial production of coffee, en masse. It is the king of the hill for that method.
However, the drip types, while convenient, cannot match a percolator without the wasteful use of grounds.
Among percolators, the now antiquated stove-top variants of the modern marvel is superior to the electrified
variant of the percolator. Superior in that it does not depend on electricity to get the job done and it is suitable
for gourmet brewing.
The French ??afeti?re ?? piston, aka "French Press" is quite a remarkable design in it's simplicity. All that is needed
is pure water of temperature of around 100 deg. Boiling water in a pot or tea kettle assures that the temperature is
reached, as soon as the water boils, it can be removed from the flame and once the boiling stops, it can then be
poured onto the grounds in the press wait a few minutes and press. I personally prefer to stir during this time
as it is conducive to extracting the oils from the grounds. Just wash the press when finished. Certainly a masterpiece
in engineering a simple device which operates without much fuss.
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Beautiful Expresso Machines
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Never thought much about those energy drinks. Back when, it was either coffee, a coke or iced tea with a lemon. That's it.
I think companies like Monster, Red Bull, and that new gadget thing they call 5 hour energy are all bad news.
A beverage should be enjoyed, not something for the sole sake of getting your body loaded with caffeine.
But what do I know.
Oh and Hi Venusianbull!, haven't seen you in a while. Hope all's well.
And hello Intrigued, how goes it??
Oh yes... about the woman spiking the starbucks. I haven't personally heard that story, but
to be honest, ANY product on the market can get spiked. Thing is we can choose to be afraid
of everything or accept the fact there ARE hazards everywhere we go. I choose to do the latter
as I know that there are a million ways to get sick or die.
One person may catch pneumonia, another get hit by a truck or a car or train, another may die
in airplane crash, another can drown in a pool or in their own vomit... that happened to Jimi Hendrix.
Point is, don't be afraid of one thing and think that everything else is safe nor be afraid of everything
else.
It's alright to feel suspicious and listen to your gut, but don't let everything you hear scare you into
seclusion.
Remember, one can catch STDs sleeping around. A jogger can trip on a turtle and break his own neck.
This kinda reminds me of the truckstop cafes - Sometimes I'd sit for hours waiting for a load and drivers
would come and go. Sometimes a deep discussion would start by one group of drivers and end with another group
of drivers.