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I didn't put any coffee on this morning because I was headed downtown to meet some friends at a local coffee shop.

I just got back home and the first thing I do........make coffee.

Have you noticed that once you get your particular system for coffee figured out, nobody else can make it quite as good? emoticon

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I'm really barbaric when it comes to coffee{and just about everything else}. emoticon

Most of the time I think McDonald's coffee is better than what I brew.


What is your method Stump?

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I'm with Rob...but then I'm not a big coffee drinker. Most of the coffee brewed around here is for company. I do find my taste for it returning though. Thinking about a perk set-up like the one you got....might make ir more palatable?

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I don't go to a lot of trouble with coffee. I drink Maxwell House Lite as it has half the caffine and doesn't taste like de-caff, which IMO is horrible. I make a pot and drink a little and drink the rest warmed over over the next 24 hrs. or so.

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I'm fairly particular about making coffee. 1 tablespoon for every 6 oz of water. Usually I'm with Jim, and wonder what barbarian made the coffee at restaurants. emoticon
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I use a 12 cup percolator and generally make a full pot. I had a bunch of the filters left after our other coffee maker died so I punch a hole in one of those for the stem they keep stray grounds from getting into the coffee (I hate that). After playing with the thing for a couple of mornings I have settled in on three heaped tablespoons of coffee for the 12 cup brew. I had to play with it a bit because this model doesn't have the clear knob so you can't see how dark the coffee is getting. It just quits perking and goes to warming after a certian time when it thinks the coffee is ready. (The percolator and I did not agree on this point so I needed to adjust the ammount.)

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We have two coffee makers in our house, down from three as our espresso machine sprung a leak and we have yet to get it repaired.

Camille favors a French Press method. I like to come down in the morning to fresh brewed. We set them up the night before, I program mine to start brewing 15 minutes before I wake up. We favor Peet's brands, primarily darker roasts; lately we've been on a French Roast kick.


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When I make coffee at home I can drink it black.

Anywhere else and I have to have room for cream and generally dump a packet of sweet n low in. This seems especially true of Starbucks coffee. It always seems a bit bitter to me. I also think they roast the beans for their coffee to the point of burning.
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Jim I am the same. At home lately it's been Yuban black. At work we brew Maxwell House, and always one little cup of creamer goes in the cup first. At Starbucks I don't even get their regular coffee...I go for the Cafe Mocha.
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Cafe Mocha from Starbucks is a good one.
I can't hardly drink their regular coffees(very bitter).

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