MercenaryChef Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You savages should be measuring your coffee by weight, goddammit!mFucking right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 mFucking rightAnd in ounces at that!Our hotel room for MDF is going to look like a miniature illicit drug lab, with all the glass beakers, trays, sacks of Colombian produce, and little digital drug dealer scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillio Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Sorry, I measure my coffee by need, and I'm too old to change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You savages should be measuring your coffee by weight, goddammit!On what planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 On what planet?In principle in any planet that realizes recipes that measure particulate solids in volume are inherently inaccurate.In practice, people who weigh their coffee beans and water (let alone those who roast their beans) are a wee bit too obsessed in my opinion. Just buying ground coffee works good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edda van Heefmstra Ruston Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 In principle in any planet that realizes recipes that measure particulate solids in volume are inherently inaccurate.In practice, people who weigh their coffee beans and water (let alone those who roast their beans) are a wee bit too obsessed in my opinion.Just buying ground coffee works good enough. It's like planning ahead for meals. When I care enough to bring in my own coffee, I pre-dose little bags to bring with me to work, along with my Aeropress. I do eyeball the amount of water, but since it's always in the same cylinder, I know pretty reasonably how much to put in to be the amount I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Just buying ground coffee works good enough. ... Not so much. I don't quibble much over brewing techniques, but the one thing you can do to make the most difference in the quality of your cup of cofffee is to grind it fresh just before brewing. After that, everything else is negotiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 And in ounces at that!Our hotel room for MDF is going to look like a miniature illicit drug lab, with all the glass beakers, trays, sacks of Colombian produce, and little digital drug dealer scaleMetric weight. Grams, my friend! We will bring coffee from my favorite roaster in Portland. The coffee will flow dark and hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 ... Not so much. I don't quibble much over brewing techniques, but the one thing you can do to make the most difference in the quality of your cup of cofffee is to grind it fresh just before brewing. After that, everything else is negotiable. Perhaps for a great cup. I tend to settle for a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Just buying ground coffee works good enough. I'm with DG here, buy whole bean, grind as needed. When I go to someone's house for the first I can always tell their quality as a human being by whether or not they have a grinder near their coffee maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I just tried tea with milk and honey. It was quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Myshkin and DG are correct, grinding your beans fresh is absolutely trivial and makes markedly better coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Inigima,Myshkin and DG are correct, grinding your beans fresh is absolutely trivial and makes markedly better coffee.Did you mean to say "essential" instead of "trivial"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edda van Heefmstra Ruston Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I imagine he meant what he said. It may also be considered essential by some, as in necessary, but it is also trivial, as in not requiring much effort. Assuming you have a grinder, that is. Even a hand grinder or a dedicated spice grinder will do. Of course, if you can't/won't/don't, you can still have fine coffee, but it does make a different type of brew. http://www.coffeeconfidential.org/grinding/ground-coffee/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I imagine he meant what he said. It may also be considered essential by some, as in necessary, but it is also trivial, as in not requiring much effort. Assuming you have a grinder, that is. Even a hand grinder or a dedicated spice grinder will do.Of course, if you can't/won't/don't, you can still have fine coffee, but it does make a different type of brew. http://www.coffeeconfidential.org/grinding/ground-coffee/ That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yes, exactly. My point was that it's easy to do, so there's little reason not to do something that makes such a big improvement in your coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Okay, I just thought that something that made serious improvement to the flavor of coffee would be non-trivial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Thursday Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I can kind of understand why Americans might not use electric kettles for heating their water for tea/coffee. The lower voltage of American mains electricity means that boiling water in a kettle takes twice as long as it would in the UK. It's really frustrating trying to get a pot of tea ready and having to wait forever for the water to boil :(. ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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