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planet_bill
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:37 pm |
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Gilly @ Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:46 am wrote: I think the coffee tastes richer through it, than my mom's drip machine. But, then again, that is just MY opinion:) We are biiig coffee people. When we travel, we bring our OWN coffee:) The place was right down the road from where we used to live (i NEVER got tired of the smell of freshly roasting coffee in the air... ALL day;), but you can order online too. They roast it RIGHT when you order, and ship it that day. Nice and fresh:) Plus, it is just a darn good company, with a strong goal in mind:) Their chocolate is good too, but, i am not a chocolate person:)
For those of you that don't know Costco has a great coffee deal at least in the Austin store I go to. They roast in the store daily, and they sell a 2 lb bag of fresh coffee beans for $8 a bag US. They have Columbian decaf, and a few non-decaf. I usually get the Sumatran. Like I say I used to roast my own until I found out about this deal. There coffee was so good, and so cheap, with so little effort I couldn't really justfiy roasting my own anymore. I will again someday soon though I believe. I still miss all the different flavors I used to enjoy. Probably Sulawesi is one of my favs.
Check your local Costco for a similar deal.
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Shunn
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:42 pm |
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planet_bill @ Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:30 pm wrote: I've really been into coffee for some time. I used to roast my own beans. I also have a little coffee tree that I picked up in Kona, Hawaii that I keep trying to nurse. Oddly it's been thriving out in the heat lately.
Stop roasting your own beans, Bill!
Sincerely, Juan "Jeffieoke" Valdez
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Shunn
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:44 pm |
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4 straight posts means your a karaoke fiend, Bill. I'm afraid this means you need to stop drinking all that crapiciano. You don't know where those beans have been !
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planet_bill
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:08 pm |
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Jeffieoke @ Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:44 pm wrote: 4 straight posts means your a karaoke fiend, Bill. I'm afraid this means you need to stop drinking all that crapiciano. You don't know where those beans have been !
No it just means I'm really late posting !
You did this to me mister. You made me join. Now I'm lost in karaokeland (similar to never never land) forever.
Oh, BTW...Good Morning. Even though it is nighttime now. So Goodnight!
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Crystal
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:03 pm |
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ohhhhh this thread reminds me:
When I was in Jamaica, I bought some Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee! That stuff is SOOO flippin good!! That was over 8 years ago, but I've only ever found JBM ONCE since! ONCE!!! and it was at this store where the stock changes all the time, so it's not like they carry it regularily..... I gotta get me some more of that! Anyone tried it?
methinks I'm gonna have to order it online
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mroctober
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:08 pm |
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next trip after my cruise in october will be to Hedo lll in Jamacia
i just hope the coffee's good
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Crystal
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:14 pm |
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OHHHH TAKE ME!! TAKE ME!!!
wanna see where I stayed?? It was UNBELIEVABLE!!
http://www.islandhideaways.com/photos.p ... o_id=10423
I went with a friend of mine and her parents. She also brought 4 other girls, and all we paid for was the plane ticket. Her parents paid for everything else...... yah... they had a little bit of $$$
ok... back to coffee.....
yes the coffee WILL be good!! Of that you can be sure!! pick up some beans for me too, will ya?
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mroctober
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:19 pm |
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me and you in Hedo lll ? whats the point? I wouldnt share you baby..it would take the whole time getting to know you better we would never leave the resort.
well maybe for a dip in the pool they have a nude side and prude side.
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Steven Kaplan
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:20 pm |
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Quote: I'm having serious issues this morning. My Cuisinart broke and I am without my coffee. It is going to be crabby Babs today.
I contacted Cuisinart and they are replacing my coffee maker for free. I just have to pay shipping - cool. But what do I do in the mean time.
I don't even want to think about being without coffee Babs. That is a really nasty situation. It's important ! I'm already feeling headachy just reading this
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Crystal
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:22 pm |
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mroctober @ Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:19 pm wrote: well maybe for a dip in the pool they have a nude side and prude side.
!! I'm afraid I'd hafta take the prude side! !
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mroctober
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:25 pm |
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ok skip the pool
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planet_bill
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:45 pm |
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Crystal @ Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:03 pm wrote: ohhhhh this thread reminds me: When I was in Jamaica, I bought some Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee! That stuff is SOOO flippin good!! That was over 8 years ago, but I've only ever found JBM ONCE since! ONCE!!! and it was at this store where the stock changes all the time, so it's not like they carry it regularily..... I gotta get me some more of that! Anyone tried it? methinks I'm gonna have to order it online
For awhile it was considered the best - at least until that version that comes from that small critter became fashionable. You know what I mean right?
Anyway, yeah Jamaican Blue Mountain - while in Jamaica must be incredible! I would love to drink it fresh there. When I was in Kona, Hawaii I would sit outside my hotel and there was a coffee kiosk that had very fresh Kona. Normally I hadn't been much of a Kona fan, but it was SO good there. Course it always helps looking at palm trees and watching the surf on the beach while you drink it.
If I were you I would order some green Jamaican Blue Mountain and roast it myself. It isn't that hard to do and you will absolutely love it. It can't get any fresher. The good thing is you can order quite a bit of green beans and they stay fresh for a long time. When you are ready to drink some you just roast enough for a week or two at a time. Roasting is fairly quick and easy.
You can roast in a pan in a gas oven, or on the stove in a pot (probably should be modified). You can also use some old style popcorn poppers or air popcorn poppers. My fav has been the air popcorn popper.
Just talking about this is making me want to roast again. Glad you brought it up. I will have to try and remember to do this.
Here's a link for some green beans I found. There are many sources on the net:
http://www.u-roast-em.com/coffee-beans-jamaican.html
Let me know if you want to know more. I can point you to a quick reference book about roasting, and some equipment choices. As I recall this approach is cheaper than buying already roasted coffee, but not as cheap as the Costco deal.
Bill
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Chuck2
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:52 am |
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planet_bill @ Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:37 pm wrote: For those of you that don't know Costco has a great coffee deal at least in the Austin store I go to. They roast in the store daily, and they sell a 2 lb bag of fresh coffee beans for $8 a bag US. They have Columbian decaf, and a few non-decaf. I usually get the Sumatran. Like I say I used to roast my own until I found out about this deal. There coffee was so good, and so cheap, with so little effort I couldn't really justfiy roasting my own anymore. I will again someday soon though I believe. I still miss all the different flavors I used to enjoy. Probably Sulawesi is one of my favs.
Check your local Costco for a similar deal.
Every Costco I've been to has that. I've only been to Costcos in three states but those states are Michigan, Texas and California.
I thought about suggesting that yesterday but too many people think you always get what you pay for. They never think about the fact that they may be overpaying for what they are currently getting.
We get the Costa Rican French Roast. The savings on good coffee alone makes it worth our money to renew the Costco card every year. The brand name is Seattle Mountain Coffee.
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Crystal
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:24 pm |
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planet_bill @ Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:45 pm wrote: For awhile it was considered the best - at least until that version that comes from that small critter became fashionable. You know what I mean right?
YES!! The cat poop coffee!! ! ewww!
oohh thanks for the roasting idea!! Never thought of doin' it myself! I could do some for my mom-inlaw too cuz she loves the stuff! Shanks!
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