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02-19-2018, 05:30 PM
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Favorite coffe home brew?
I gave up coffee in September of 2006. But yesterday my wife had one and I just couldn’t resist. I gave it up as a test and tried it a few years ago and got a headache that was pretty close to a migraine so I didn’t try again until yesterday.
We don’t have a traditional coffeemaker, we have a Keurig 2.0 but I bought a reusable pod so we can use our own grounds. So far we have tried the Starbucks Blonde and Holiday blend. I prefer the Holiday. If they’re still on sale when we go back to the store, I’ll pick up more.
What are your favorite blends? I do prefer the medium roast over the dark.
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02-19-2018, 05:35 PM
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PC medium roast white can at super store.
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02-19-2018, 05:40 PM
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Starbucks French Roast or Kirkland Espresso. We use the reusable pods in the Keurig as well. Then I add a shot of Espresso. We have a Cuisinart espresso maker.
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02-19-2018, 05:57 PM
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Black Rifle Coffee, tastes great and helps support vets seeing as our federal government is too broke.
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02-19-2018, 06:00 PM
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Recently started grinding my own.
I really like Phil and Sebastian offerings.
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02-19-2018, 06:04 PM
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Kicking Horse - Three Sisters
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02-19-2018, 06:18 PM
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I prefer Santo Domingo from the Dominican Republic. Very strong, bold coffee that's smooth and not at all bitter.
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02-19-2018, 06:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranets
Black Rifle Coffee, tastes great and helps support vets seeing as our federal government is too broke.
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I know they support the US vets as it’s an American company. Do they support the Canadian troops as well?
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02-19-2018, 06:27 PM
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We buy Blue Mountain Coffee. Yes, it's pricey, but once you taste it, it really has a unique bold but smooth coffee flavour, no bitterness and chocolatey richness.
In all cases we grind our own beans.
We have a Technivorm machine (common drip type) as well as a Breville (grinder/espresso/steam combo) machine (which makes espressos, lattes or americanos) and it's great whichever way you like your coffee.
Besides good beans , good coffee is about temperate control and a good machine make a huge difference.
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02-19-2018, 06:36 PM
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I don’t think the wife would go for more appliances, including another coffee machine. We had a Tassimo as well but like more flavors in the Keurig. Getting a grinder and a true coffee pot will be a no go. For now at least.
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02-19-2018, 06:47 PM
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My wife is the coffee nut in the house. We usually buy Kicking Horse when we find it on sale or the Ethical Bean from Costco. I've also found the Save-on foods in house brand pretty good. I like a good cup of coffee, but if push comes to shove I will drink a foam cup full out of a rural gas station.
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02-19-2018, 07:21 PM
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I’m liking the Mc Cafe macdonalds.
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02-19-2018, 07:25 PM
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kicking horse, second cup (paradiso), and seattles best are all good coffee. For a real strong but good coffee try turkish coffee..
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02-19-2018, 08:06 PM
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Kicking Horse - Mexican, Pacific Pipeline & Three Sisters blends are all go to's.
If I were to step out and grab a cup, Rosso or Analog (fratello).
We ditched the machines, and drip all our coffee now with Hario. Very simple, just watch the temperature as EZM said. Too hot and even a smooth blend becomes bitter.
We have Hario's all over the place. Cheap, simple, and no pods to deal with - just so happens that they make a very fine cup of coffee.
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02-19-2018, 08:07 PM
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Nahob, gastown grind black bag with red stripe. Unbelievably good coffee and ive tryed them all cheap to expensive. You wont be disapointed, almost shouldnt post this as its always sold out at the grocery store. Lol.
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02-19-2018, 08:17 PM
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PC West Coast - Dark Roast. Been drinking it for years.
Recently tried another brand and can't wait to finish off
the can so I can go back to the West Coast - Dark Roast.
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02-19-2018, 08:54 PM
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Kirkland dark roast from Costco.
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02-19-2018, 09:13 PM
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02-19-2018, 09:20 PM
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For commercially available (on the shelf at pretty much any decent grocery):
Nabob Bold - Midnight Eclipse
Nabob - Espresso (very fine grind)
For specialty stuff, mostly whole bean:
Arrowhead Coffee Co - Original French Roast
Arrowhead Coffee Co - Cleared Hot Espresso Blend
I have tried a couple from Black Rifle, while they were good I still prefer Arrowhead. ACC is veteran o/o and gives part of their proceeds to veterans groups.
Edit: I have a Bodum Bistro burr grinder and either use a drip machine or Aeropress to make the elixer.
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02-19-2018, 09:36 PM
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We run Kirkland espresso almost exclusively. We go through a lot of coffee.
Our coffee machine is a Saeco Minuto super-automatic and we’ve tried almost everything for beans.
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02-19-2018, 09:51 PM
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Right now I'm on Kicking Horse Cliffhanger Espresso. Bash the beans in a mortar and pestle so it's definitely not a fine grind lol but it tastes alright. I've tried most of the grocery store beans listed in this thread and I can't say I dislike any of em. Sure beats that swill they sell at Tim's
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02-19-2018, 10:44 PM
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I'm also on the Kicking Horse and have been for some time now. Three Sisters and Smart Ass are definite favorites.
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02-20-2018, 05:26 AM
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Surprisingly, I like Kirkland ....from Costco.
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02-20-2018, 06:12 AM
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We like Nabob Full City Dark roast.
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02-20-2018, 06:31 AM
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Folgers classic roast expensive is not always better
best take out coffee Micky dee's
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02-20-2018, 07:50 AM
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This is the favourite at our house. Have yet to try in pod machine, but incredible from a French press. Do not buy at co-op as it is twice what it costs at superstore or safeway.
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02-20-2018, 08:04 AM
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Folgers classic roast,
add in a touch of international delight
southern butter pecan
its all we have had in the house for 10 yrs now
what I have found is most places make their coffee way to strong
for me
strong coffee of any make or brand gives me cramps in my guts
I cant stand timmies coffee at all
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02-20-2018, 08:21 AM
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Melitta medium roast is what I liked best when I would make coffee at home, it’s been years though as I typically drink tea.
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02-20-2018, 08:39 AM
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Kauai Coffee, Costco usually sells it in Calgary.
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02-20-2018, 10:19 AM
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I guess good coffee is in the eyes of the beholder. I used to prefer Tim's until my palate matured .... lol. If I do drive through coffee it has to be Starbucks. I am much more dignified now as I have evolved ...lol. I may have become a coffee snob.
I used to find no discernible difference between pre-ground and grinding your own. I think for freshness, along with water temperature, these may be just as important as the coffee beans you buy.
You can buy the very best beans, but if they are pre-ground, and you are using a drip machine which brews at a temperature equivalent and proportionate to the water you put into it - you are not getting the best results. If your maker doesn't control water temp, you are also missing the bus.
At the end of the day, you drink coffee everyday. I look at buying the best stuff I will use I can afford - like a good BBQ (as we BBQ a few time a week) but, unfortunately most people may not look at coffee grinders or machines in the same light.
Breville and/or Technivorm - worth the money.
https://www.amazon.ca/Breville-BES87...words=breville
https://kitchenvirtue.com/products/t...thermal-carafe
I bet if you brought over your favorite brand of whole beans over to my place and we ground up and brewed a coffee at my place you would be amazed to think this was even the same coffee you have been drinking as it tastes so much different.
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