[Novalug] OT: Recession coffee

[Scott Musman]

My wife's a major coffee snob... So we buy overpriced gormet coffee
whether I want too or not... 

We've got one of those fancy schmancy npresso (a Nestle company) coffee
machines. I think its about 33 cents per capsule, where each capsule
makes 1 individual cup... Good coffee though! 

It was a household MAJOR crisis when the coffee machine broke last year,
but these guys "know" how to deal with coffee fanatics. Within 2 days
they had sent a crate to ship the broken machine off for repair, and
included a loaner machine for us during the repair process.. 

Anyway.. not sure I really understand it all myself.. but if you want to
talk about beer.. that is a MUCH more serious discussion!

	- Scott

On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 15:34 -0500, Stephan Greene wrote:
> I changed my caffine habbit over a year ago when I realized what I was
> paying for the swill served at work (too much) or to join the office
> coffee co-op (cheap but the quality was suspect depending on who
> bothered to make the last pot).  I rejected buying at a local DD or $B
> as I bike commute and didn't want to go out of my way.
> 
> I buy my beans at Trader Joe's, store in the freezer, grind them the
> night before, prep the coffee maker and have a cup ready for
> breakfast.  The rest goes into my 24oz Nissan Thermos (that fits
> snugly in my bike's water bottle holder) for the ride to work.  I
> recommend the Nissan Thermos models - they DO NOT LEAK, are rugged
> (mine's been dropped a few times from a bike at 15-20 mph - the dents
> and scuffs add character) and on occasion, has kept coffee warm and
> drinkable all day.  
> 
> I have several college friends who are TRUE coffee afficianados and
> can discuss chapter and verse the merits of different roasting styles,
> beans, grinders, and brewing methods, and after years of research,
> have identified their preferred local and internet-order vendors.
> Coffee is WAY more important to them than religion, OS wars, editors,
> Campy vs Shimano vs SRAM, HD vs BMW, or the underware BHO wears.  (one
> of them reacts very badly to any caffine, so their research in real
> decaffinated coffee was considerable and their life sort of depends on
> it.)
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Ken Kauffman <kkauffman at headfog.com>
> wrote:
>         So, with the "looming" (er rather one year old) recession...
>         how many
>         have changed their coffee habits?  How many Starbucks dwelling
>         Linuxites have moved to brewing store brand at home?  Or
>         rather $7 can
>         get you hundreds of cups at home vs. 2 cups at the local
>         shop. :)
>         
>         For the record, I think SB's coffee is over roasted, but enjoy
>         a cup
>         every once in awhile.  I prefer Henry's Blend with is a well
>         balanced
>         offering from Seattle's Best (Borders).  But I generally have
>         always
>         made coffee at home using Safeway Kona blend.
>         
>         I just thought it'd be an interesting and hopefully
>         unflameable topic.
>          Anyone that wants to "get religiously protective" about their
>         cup of
>         Jo though... I reserve the right to publicly laugh.
>         
>         K
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