View entire thread: Barefoot Coffee Roasters Brazil Poco
Posted by greatinfusions on 2007-07-18 10:47:54 Post Subject: Barefoot Coffee Roasters Brazil Poco
I have the opportunity to try a lot of coffee roasts as the proprietor of Great Infusions . Many of my Roaster customers proudly demonstrate their latest Yirgacheffe blend... or whatever is latest.
Last week I was really inspired by a Barefoot blend they call Brazil Poco (organic & FT). Light in appearance and almost no surface oils. Aroma out of the bag reminds you of the roasting house - tons of lush dark chocolate.
I use a vietnamese style coffee filter to do a quick cupping. This allows me to taste the coffee alone in its natural state. I usually make one 4oz cup and rink it hot - then make one and let it cool to room temperature to find hidden taints.
The brewed VN cups were excellent and the hot cup tells me the Brazil Poco can stand on its own as a brewed drink. Lots of chocolate with onderlying fruit. The cool cup held up well with a sort of briney aftertaste.
Dialing in the grind tamp and pour for an espresso took a several shots.. Finally I got the target profile of a strong earthy shroomey chocolate flavor - slight sweetness and citric tones underneath - layered flavors. Makes fabulous milk based drinks.
Barefoot is located in San Jose CA. They have nice little roasting house/cafe in a strip mall on Stevens Creek. their moto is "Serious coffee. Happy people"
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Posted by greatinfusions on 2007-07-18 10:47:54 Post Subject: Barefoot Coffee Roasters Brazil Poco
I have the opportunity to try a lot of coffee roasts as the proprietor of Great Infusions . Many of my Roaster customers proudly demonstrate their latest Yirgacheffe blend... or whatever is latest.
Last week I was really inspired by a Barefoot blend they call Brazil Poco (organic & FT). Light in appearance and almost no surface oils. Aroma out of the bag reminds you of the roasting house - tons of lush dark chocolate.
I use a vietnamese style coffee filter to do a quick cupping. This allows me to taste the coffee alone in its natural state. I usually make one 4oz cup and rink it hot - then make one and let it cool to room temperature to find hidden taints.
The brewed VN cups were excellent and the hot cup tells me the Brazil Poco can stand on its own as a brewed drink. Lots of chocolate with onderlying fruit. The cool cup held up well with a sort of briney aftertaste.
Dialing in the grind tamp and pour for an espresso took a several shots.. Finally I got the target profile of a strong earthy shroomey chocolate flavor - slight sweetness and citric tones underneath - layered flavors. Makes fabulous milk based drinks.
Barefoot is located in San Jose CA. They have nice little roasting house/cafe in a strip mall on Stevens Creek. their moto is "Serious coffee. Happy people"
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View entire thread: Coffeemaker''s effect on coffee taste
Posted by wmeredi on 2007-03-15 14:21:09 Post Subject: Coffeemaker''s effect on coffee taste
I recently bought a $60 Cuisinart coffee maker (w/ water filter & goldtone permanent coffee filter), after years of brewing delicious drip coffee (Dean''s Beans) with just a carafe, a plastic cone, and paper filters. But the three or four pots that I''ve made so far with the new machine are far inferior - the taste is flat (such taste as there is). Could the charcoal water filter or the permanent coffee filter possibly affect the taste?
Thanks!
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Posted by wmeredi on 2007-03-15 14:21:09 Post Subject: Coffeemaker''s effect on coffee taste
I recently bought a $60 Cuisinart coffee maker (w/ water filter & goldtone permanent coffee filter), after years of brewing delicious drip coffee (Dean''s Beans) with just a carafe, a plastic cone, and paper filters. But the three or four pots that I''ve made so far with the new machine are far inferior - the taste is flat (such taste as there is). Could the charcoal water filter or the permanent coffee filter possibly affect the taste?
Thanks!
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View entire thread: Too much hardware
Posted by ad47uk on 2006-02-14 05:39:51 Post Subject: Too much hardware
Hi there peoples from all around the world.
I am new to this forum, and I love coffee.
I have had a quick look though these forums and have noticed that there is so much choice in grinders and any other bits of equipment. Some of them I never heard off.
At the moment, I use a small coffee grinder, which seems to do the job and a little expresso coffee maker, which have also got a coffee filter system stuck on as well. I mainly use the expresso part, because I can grind the coffee, and just make enough for me.
there is nothing worse than using a coffee filter and having the coffee kept warm on a hot plate for hours.
Do I really need any of this other hardware? I buy my beans from a small cafe, called the Coffee bean in my home town. Ok, I know a lot of people on here will buy green beans and roast them, but at the moment, I can not see myself doing that due to cost and time. I would love to try it mind you.
Anyway, hi to you all, I think this is the only forum about coffee on the net, I may learn a bit more about coffee and the different types or some of the different types.
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Posted by ad47uk on 2006-02-14 05:39:51 Post Subject: Too much hardware
Hi there peoples from all around the world.
I am new to this forum, and I love coffee.
I have had a quick look though these forums and have noticed that there is so much choice in grinders and any other bits of equipment. Some of them I never heard off.
At the moment, I use a small coffee grinder, which seems to do the job and a little expresso coffee maker, which have also got a coffee filter system stuck on as well. I mainly use the expresso part, because I can grind the coffee, and just make enough for me.
there is nothing worse than using a coffee filter and having the coffee kept warm on a hot plate for hours.
Do I really need any of this other hardware? I buy my beans from a small cafe, called the Coffee bean in my home town. Ok, I know a lot of people on here will buy green beans and roast them, but at the moment, I can not see myself doing that due to cost and time. I would love to try it mind you.
Anyway, hi to you all, I think this is the only forum about coffee on the net, I may learn a bit more about coffee and the different types or some of the different types.
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View entire thread: Loose leaf tea questions
Posted by jpscoffee on 2007-03-14 11:37:41 Post Subject:
We have tea listed on our menu board. We also do a private label, so our retail area has tea with our labels on it. On the bar we use Mini-Minit tea bags (like a mini cone shape coffee filter with a hole through the top for a bar straw to go through and set accross the glass). For a to go order we bend the straw in half and stick it through the lid hole, which holds the bag not allowing tea to get in the water and they can let it steep as long as they want taking it with them.
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Posted by jpscoffee on 2007-03-14 11:37:41 Post Subject:
We have tea listed on our menu board. We also do a private label, so our retail area has tea with our labels on it. On the bar we use Mini-Minit tea bags (like a mini cone shape coffee filter with a hole through the top for a bar straw to go through and set accross the glass). For a to go order we bend the straw in half and stick it through the lid hole, which holds the bag not allowing tea to get in the water and they can let it steep as long as they want taking it with them.
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View entire thread: espressso machine question
Posted by bitterbird on 2005-06-29 22:32:27 Post Subject: espressso machine question
hi guys, i just got a new espresso machine asa gift,
its a breville cafe roma stainless one
everytime i steam some milk when i turn the steam off all steam comes out from the coffee filter area and makes a hissing noise for a second or so.
is this normal
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Posted by bitterbird on 2005-06-29 22:32:27 Post Subject: espressso machine question
hi guys, i just got a new espresso machine asa gift,
its a breville cafe roma stainless one
everytime i steam some milk when i turn the steam off all steam comes out from the coffee filter area and makes a hissing noise for a second or so.
is this normal
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View entire thread: Vietnamese Coffee
Posted by brotherjoe on 2007-01-04 10:32:42 Post Subject:
hi neighbor. brother joe from denton, here.
do you have a vietnamese coffee filter (ca phe phin)? they sell them at most asian grocery stores. otherwise, i'd use a moka pot-- else you will not get the coffee taste you're looking for.
another word of caution: most coffee from Vietnam is rather poor quality robusta. no offense to you friend, and not saying this is the case with yours. it's a generous and kind gift. but if may affect the flavor too. of course, by way of comparison, buy an iced coffee (how it's typically served-- ca phe sua da) from a vietnamese restaurant and see how they do it.
that being said, it's one of my favorite methods. beats a frap hands down.
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Posted by brotherjoe on 2007-01-04 10:32:42 Post Subject:
hi neighbor. brother joe from denton, here.
do you have a vietnamese coffee filter (ca phe phin)? they sell them at most asian grocery stores. otherwise, i'd use a moka pot-- else you will not get the coffee taste you're looking for.
another word of caution: most coffee from Vietnam is rather poor quality robusta. no offense to you friend, and not saying this is the case with yours. it's a generous and kind gift. but if may affect the flavor too. of course, by way of comparison, buy an iced coffee (how it's typically served-- ca phe sua da) from a vietnamese restaurant and see how they do it.
that being said, it's one of my favorite methods. beats a frap hands down.
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View entire thread: Gaggia Kubika Switch Fail
Posted by hodderz on 2005-04-30 09:47:30 Post Subject:
Exactly the same switch problem is now happening on my Gaggia pile_of_crap Cubika. It's about 5 months old.
This is my second machine - the first spurted water everywhere except through the coffee filter from day one.
And another thing - why is the water tank so difficult to fit back in place? Means that making a simple cup of coffee is such a chore.
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Posted by hodderz on 2005-04-30 09:47:30 Post Subject:
Exactly the same switch problem is now happening on my Gaggia pile_of_crap Cubika. It's about 5 months old.
This is my second machine - the first spurted water everywhere except through the coffee filter from day one.
And another thing - why is the water tank so difficult to fit back in place? Means that making a simple cup of coffee is such a chore.
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View entire thread: Pixsti site, feedback about it''s usefulness
Posted by equus007 on 2007-02-05 20:00:25 Post Subject: more
I just can't imagine anyone finding her site w/o other advertising or word of mouth. Don't think anybody is going to do a search for coffee filter pickers.
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Posted by equus007 on 2007-02-05 20:00:25 Post Subject: more
I just can't imagine anyone finding her site w/o other advertising or word of mouth. Don't think anybody is going to do a search for coffee filter pickers.
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View entire thread: Pixsti site, feedback about it''s usefulness
Posted by dynniboo on 2007-02-03 01:43:48 Post Subject: Pixsti site, feedback about it''s usefulness
I just made a site for a lady called - her little invention is called a Pixsit.
(not supposed to put URL''s in these messages but it''s dot com)
I do not drink coffee myself, and so was wondering about the usefulness of her product - I mean should I tell her to expect sales, or are the coffee machines, espresso machines and starbuck places really taking over so that her little invention is already outdated - I certainly don''t know.
What she did was made a little tool to help a person who uses coffee filters in their coffee machines so that you can get a coffee filter out of the package. She told me that she had struggled to do so for years, (she''s in her 70''s), as they are pretty tightly packed together. She is asking me, (and I know I need to drive coffee related people to her site, which I intend to do with pay-per-click) but she is asking me, is this little thing she made going to really sell a lot... I was researching coffee websites and came to this one, and thought maybe you all could tell me this - who in here uses coffee filters... I mean if 10 people reply and only 3 use them, you know at least that gives me a sample of some sort of the percentage of coffee drinkers that actually use filters.. because I have NO idea I have never drunk coffee...
Anyway thanks for reading, hopefully you can help - - - - -
Do you use coffee filters in whatever \"machine\" you use at home? Do you even HAVE a machine at home?
I hope these are not stupid questions, and no I am not trying to drum up sales, just answer the questions if you would be so kind! and thanks a bunch!!
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Posted by dynniboo on 2007-02-03 01:43:48 Post Subject: Pixsti site, feedback about it''s usefulness
I just made a site for a lady called - her little invention is called a Pixsit.
(not supposed to put URL''s in these messages but it''s dot com)
I do not drink coffee myself, and so was wondering about the usefulness of her product - I mean should I tell her to expect sales, or are the coffee machines, espresso machines and starbuck places really taking over so that her little invention is already outdated - I certainly don''t know.
What she did was made a little tool to help a person who uses coffee filters in their coffee machines so that you can get a coffee filter out of the package. She told me that she had struggled to do so for years, (she''s in her 70''s), as they are pretty tightly packed together. She is asking me, (and I know I need to drive coffee related people to her site, which I intend to do with pay-per-click) but she is asking me, is this little thing she made going to really sell a lot... I was researching coffee websites and came to this one, and thought maybe you all could tell me this - who in here uses coffee filters... I mean if 10 people reply and only 3 use them, you know at least that gives me a sample of some sort of the percentage of coffee drinkers that actually use filters.. because I have NO idea I have never drunk coffee...
Anyway thanks for reading, hopefully you can help - - - - -
Do you use coffee filters in whatever \"machine\" you use at home? Do you even HAVE a machine at home?
I hope these are not stupid questions, and no I am not trying to drum up sales, just answer the questions if you would be so kind! and thanks a bunch!!
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View entire thread: "other" coffee maker reviews
Posted by Anonymous on 2003-04-12 02:57:58 Post Subject: Barista Utopia
Starbucks Barista Utopia coffee maker
Got this nifty little machine for Christmas a couple of years ago and here are some good insights into this "Coffee press" style reverse-immersion brewer:
It's NOT made for hardcore 1 or more pots of coffee EVERY day.
Great for weekend users (who get their daily grind at work during their "daily grind" ).
I'm on my third Barista Utopia. First two were sent back under warranty.
Warranty exchange policy is great, though. I took it to a nearby Starbucks store in the original box and got a brand new one each time.
PROS:
Programmable
COOL looking
Fun to watch (first couple of times at least--especially if you light it dramatically from below and behind).
"Permanent" gold tone coffee filter
Stay warm feature is nice
Good warranty and exchange policy
CONS:
Breaks easily if you're a hardcore daily beanjuice drinker
Filter has a blowout occasionally
"Small" capacity (50 oz.)
Programmable Start timer
Stay-warm timer only lasts 2 hrs MAX...not a problem if you drink as fast as I do
TIP: Smoked gray one doesn't show stains as easily as clear one
Pretty good.
Final question: Do they even still sell that model?
My recommendation: Get a Farberware Superfast percolator, it just tastes better. (Don't overgrind!)
Regards,
--Daniel
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Posted by Anonymous on 2003-04-12 02:57:58 Post Subject: Barista Utopia
Starbucks Barista Utopia coffee maker
Got this nifty little machine for Christmas a couple of years ago and here are some good insights into this "Coffee press" style reverse-immersion brewer:
It's NOT made for hardcore 1 or more pots of coffee EVERY day.
Great for weekend users (who get their daily grind at work during their "daily grind" ).
I'm on my third Barista Utopia. First two were sent back under warranty.
Warranty exchange policy is great, though. I took it to a nearby Starbucks store in the original box and got a brand new one each time.
PROS:
Programmable
COOL looking
Fun to watch (first couple of times at least--especially if you light it dramatically from below and behind).
"Permanent" gold tone coffee filter
Stay warm feature is nice
Good warranty and exchange policy
CONS:
Breaks easily if you're a hardcore daily beanjuice drinker
Filter has a blowout occasionally
"Small" capacity (50 oz.)
Programmable Start timer
Stay-warm timer only lasts 2 hrs MAX...not a problem if you drink as fast as I do
TIP: Smoked gray one doesn't show stains as easily as clear one
Pretty good.
Final question: Do they even still sell that model?
My recommendation: Get a Farberware Superfast percolator, it just tastes better. (Don't overgrind!)
Regards,
--Daniel
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View entire thread: cold brew/toddy question
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-12-29 16:33:46 Post Subject: toddy coffee
I've been making toddy coffee for several months now and LOVE it. I don't have a Toddy coffee maker system. I "brew" it in a jar in my frig for 8 to 12 hours, strain it through a coffee filter and refrigerate. I buy flavored decaf beans and course grind them. To serve, I mix 1/4 cup of coffee concentrate with water in a 12 oz. cup. I drink it iced in the summer and hot in the winter, heating the water in my hot pot. I either drink it plain or with a bit of heavy cream for a special treat. For a really special treat, I'll add a bit of Kahlua.
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Posted by Anonymous on 2004-12-29 16:33:46 Post Subject: toddy coffee
I've been making toddy coffee for several months now and LOVE it. I don't have a Toddy coffee maker system. I "brew" it in a jar in my frig for 8 to 12 hours, strain it through a coffee filter and refrigerate. I buy flavored decaf beans and course grind them. To serve, I mix 1/4 cup of coffee concentrate with water in a 12 oz. cup. I drink it iced in the summer and hot in the winter, heating the water in my hot pot. I either drink it plain or with a bit of heavy cream for a special treat. For a really special treat, I'll add a bit of Kahlua.
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View entire thread: cold brew/toddy question
Posted by spyiispy on 2005-08-11 13:24:19 Post Subject:
Toddy question for y'all! My favorite coffee shop in the whole wide world (Grandfields in Tacoma) uses the toddy latte system for their iced coffees. This is where I got hooked. We have a regular espresso machine for home use, though. A camping trip two weekends ago necessitated I cold brew some coffee to take with us. No espresso shops out in the woods!! Anywhoo, brewed it in the fridge (in a zip-loc bag) for about 18 hours. Strained it through a coffee filter inside a plastic strainer and off we went. The coffee was not thick at all, very liquid-y. My question is........using the ratio that's been provided in the previous posts.....would a 24 hour brewing time make the coffee more concentrate-like??? What's YOUR cold-brewed toddy concentrate look like????
It tasted great, specially in the woods....but I think I had to use more than I had prepared for. We're going camping again this weekend and I have to get some cold-brew started TONIGHT.
Thanks a bunch!!!
Lisa
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Posted by spyiispy on 2005-08-11 13:24:19 Post Subject:
Toddy question for y'all! My favorite coffee shop in the whole wide world (Grandfields in Tacoma) uses the toddy latte system for their iced coffees. This is where I got hooked. We have a regular espresso machine for home use, though. A camping trip two weekends ago necessitated I cold brew some coffee to take with us. No espresso shops out in the woods!! Anywhoo, brewed it in the fridge (in a zip-loc bag) for about 18 hours. Strained it through a coffee filter inside a plastic strainer and off we went. The coffee was not thick at all, very liquid-y. My question is........using the ratio that's been provided in the previous posts.....would a 24 hour brewing time make the coffee more concentrate-like??? What's YOUR cold-brewed toddy concentrate look like????
It tasted great, specially in the woods....but I think I had to use more than I had prepared for. We're going camping again this weekend and I have to get some cold-brew started TONIGHT.
Thanks a bunch!!!
Lisa
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View entire thread: The Aerobie????
Posted by mrgnomer on 2006-06-09 22:12:43 Post Subject:
Is the hopper the container that receives the grinds? Is that the doser? Anyway....the part that holds the beans - I can't figure out how to take this off to clean and to get to the burrs.
When the beans are empty I'll try again to clean the hopper?
So, white rice is a good cleaning method? I want to keep up with cleaning because I do not want to contaminate that fresh bean taste!
-Rich
It depends on what kind of grinder you've got. The commercial grade espresso grinders mostly have large, flat burrs driven by a commercial quality motor and are designed not only to grind fine and precisely but also not heat up the grinds or statically charge them. That kind of quality costs more but it's worth it when excellent espresso is your goal.
The top that holds the bins is called the hopper. Grinders can be either doserless or doser. Doserless grinders are good if you're going to use your grinder for more than just espresso. The grinds exit doserless grinders down a chute under which you can place anything from a coffee filter basket to a portafilter.
With a doser grinder the grinds empty into a compartment that has a propeller type wheel thingy that divides the grinds into 'doses' as you spin the vanes of the propeller thingy by pulling a lever. The grinds are diverted to an exit by the action of the rotating vanes to empty into a portafilter basket you place there. I like it for espresso since the vanes break up the grind a bit and the dose falls into the basket pretty good.
It sounds like you've got a burr grinder but not one designed more specifically for espresso. White rice is a trick to keep the burrs clean without having to take the grinder apart. There's also a product, I beleive its called something like Grindz, that's designed to clean the burrs when it's ground as well.
Commercial grade espresso grinders are pretty easy take apart to get to the burrs since replacing burrs when they dull is part of the grinder's regular maintenence. I don't think that home burr grinders designed more for drip coffee grinding expect owners would want to replace dull burrs so burrs on those grinders might not be accessible.
It's not a bad idea to clean the hopper after a while since the bean's oils sticking to the walls might go rancid given time. Some guys vacuum out their hoppers and other's use click clack lids or air tight lids that force air through the burrs when you push them down to blow grinds out of the burrs and chute. The hoppers on the higher end espresso grinders are round with fairly large diameters.
Keeping things clean is a good idea. I'm a neat freak too but with espresso I think it's a virtue to be a bit obsessive about cleanliness.
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Posted by mrgnomer on 2006-06-09 22:12:43 Post Subject:
Is the hopper the container that receives the grinds? Is that the doser? Anyway....the part that holds the beans - I can't figure out how to take this off to clean and to get to the burrs.
When the beans are empty I'll try again to clean the hopper?
So, white rice is a good cleaning method? I want to keep up with cleaning because I do not want to contaminate that fresh bean taste!
-Rich
It depends on what kind of grinder you've got. The commercial grade espresso grinders mostly have large, flat burrs driven by a commercial quality motor and are designed not only to grind fine and precisely but also not heat up the grinds or statically charge them. That kind of quality costs more but it's worth it when excellent espresso is your goal.
The top that holds the bins is called the hopper. Grinders can be either doserless or doser. Doserless grinders are good if you're going to use your grinder for more than just espresso. The grinds exit doserless grinders down a chute under which you can place anything from a coffee filter basket to a portafilter.
With a doser grinder the grinds empty into a compartment that has a propeller type wheel thingy that divides the grinds into 'doses' as you spin the vanes of the propeller thingy by pulling a lever. The grinds are diverted to an exit by the action of the rotating vanes to empty into a portafilter basket you place there. I like it for espresso since the vanes break up the grind a bit and the dose falls into the basket pretty good.
It sounds like you've got a burr grinder but not one designed more specifically for espresso. White rice is a trick to keep the burrs clean without having to take the grinder apart. There's also a product, I beleive its called something like Grindz, that's designed to clean the burrs when it's ground as well.
Commercial grade espresso grinders are pretty easy take apart to get to the burrs since replacing burrs when they dull is part of the grinder's regular maintenence. I don't think that home burr grinders designed more for drip coffee grinding expect owners would want to replace dull burrs so burrs on those grinders might not be accessible.
It's not a bad idea to clean the hopper after a while since the bean's oils sticking to the walls might go rancid given time. Some guys vacuum out their hoppers and other's use click clack lids or air tight lids that force air through the burrs when you push them down to blow grinds out of the burrs and chute. The hoppers on the higher end espresso grinders are round with fairly large diameters.
Keeping things clean is a good idea. I'm a neat freak too but with espresso I think it's a virtue to be a bit obsessive about cleanliness.
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View entire thread: coffee beans from an animal's bottom?!!
Posted by coffeebreakgourmet on 2006-12-10 02:58:52 Post Subject:
if Legendee is that cheap, I think I'm gonna try it...
You will not be sorry, it has a definite chocolate taste and a velvety texture when made in the traditional fashion. When you buy it make sure you get a vietnamese coffee filter as well so that it can be made traditionally.
Here is a link to the method...
http://www.coffeebreakgourmet.com/uploaded/vietcoffee.pdf
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Posted by coffeebreakgourmet on 2006-12-10 02:58:52 Post Subject:
if Legendee is that cheap, I think I'm gonna try it...
You will not be sorry, it has a definite chocolate taste and a velvety texture when made in the traditional fashion. When you buy it make sure you get a vietnamese coffee filter as well so that it can be made traditionally.
Here is a link to the method...
http://www.coffeebreakgourmet.com/uploaded/vietcoffee.pdf
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