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A god cup of coffee in the morning is a daily highlight. Two pertinent factors:

1. Process - I am a purist and like the flavor of my yuppie-beans fully extracted. The drip-systems and Keurigs are a waste of a good bean.

2.Bean sourcing - this is key, a couple decades ago the "gold standard" was Peet's Coffee, but times have changed. The top (local) ban producers that I purchase are Ritual, Blue Bottle, Four Barrel, Philz, and Sightglass. I was recently offered a cup of drip Dunkin Donuts brew........WTF? I nearly threw up in my mouth, and dumped the cup, how does anyone drink that swill?
 
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Omeletpants said:
I have never tried coffee in my life.

Lips that touch coffee shall never touch mine.
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Marty McFly said:
I'm a fan of the French press.
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Me too. Makes poor/average coffee taste much better. Sometimes the flavor of the better beans becomes obscured by the concentrations of the press, but al dente I suppose.

Just bought a Bunn for the weekdays. Full pot in 3 minutes. Contains heated water 24/7. AND it was built in Illinois :D Just love it.
 
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I'm not much of a coffee drinker (not a fan of the bitterness most have), but if you're ever in Hawaii make sure you go to the Kona district on the Big Island. Take a tour of a plantation and get a cup that has been freshly processed and roasted; it's a vastly different experience than anything you're likely used to.
 
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Tjodalv said:
I'm not much of a coffee drinker (not a fan of the bitterness most have), but if you're ever in Hawaii make sure you go to the Kona district on the Big Island. Take a tour of a plantation and get a cup that has been freshly processed and roasted; it's a vastly different experience than anything you're likely used to.
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Mmmmm...Love Hawaiian coffee. The stuff I get at the store probably pales in comparison to what you mention.
 
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Omeletpants said:
You have 11,000 posts here and I have 7000 and I'm the message board junkie?
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You have been on message boards as long as there have been message boards, so yes.

Also, I never claimed to not be a junkie.....
 
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Ares said:
You have been on message boards as long as there have been message boards, so yes.

Also, I never claimed to not be a junkie.....
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I'm a coffee achiever.

Have a stainless steel french press at home. It's the bomb. Well worth the $95 I paid for it. It's outlasted every other coffee maker I've ever had.

I take mine black with sugar. Not a huge fan of fu fu coffee. When I occasionally get Starbucks or similar it's always black with sugar.

Favorite bean is Cafe Duran from Panama. My in-laws send it to me periodically.
 
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winos5 said:
I'm a coffee achiever.

Have a stainless steel french press at home. It's the bomb. Well worth the $95 I paid for it. It's outlasted every other coffee maker I've ever had.

I take mine black with sugar. Not a huge fan of fu fu coffee. When I occasionally get Starbucks or similar it's always black with sugar.

Favorite bean is Cafe Duran from Panama. My in-laws send it to me periodically.
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What brand is your press, and from where did you source it?

Curious as to your reference to "fu fu coffee", I'm assuming you are disliking the girly-flavored varietals, rather than the higher-end independent producers/distributors of beans? I mean, Starbucks is like a McDonald's burger and there are many tastier options that are not massively available in retail outlets.
 
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RacerX said:
What brand is your press, and from where did you source it?

Curious as to your reference to "fu fu coffee", I'm assuming you are disliking the girly-flavored varietals, rather than the higher-end independent producers/distributors of beans? I mean, Starbucks is like a McDonald's burger and there are many tastier options that are not massively available in retail outlets.
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Bodum Columbia 34 oz. The price has dropped since I bought it. I think I bought it directly from Bodum's web site. That $95 price included shipping. Highly recommend it. If it's not hot and/or flavored more than cream and sugar, I'd consider it fu-fu. Not my thing. Give me hot black java, please and thank you.

Edit: Not a huge fan of flavored beans/grinds either (snickerdoodle, vanilla, hazelnut ect....)
 
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There are a couple of store brand coffees I like: the Kroger breakfast blend and Roundy's Colombian (available at Mariano's).


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I've been drinking strictly cold brewed coffee lately and today decided to brew a cup with the keurig we have and damn it tasted like shit. I don't even use especially fancy coffee when I cold brew, but damn it tastes so much better than anything that overpriced machine puts out. I'm glad we didn't spend our own money on it.
 
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