Talk about Coffee?

These days I use this: Hard to get wrong really.

That makes me think that getting into an "old-style" K-cup brewer is the way to go, then, since avoiding lock-in was one of the reasons I got into the Senseo in the first place. I don't doubt it online, but coffee is kind of an "impulse" buy for us and online doesn't fit in well with that - the prices make sense if you're willing to buy volume but we'd rather buy a package at a time at the store. And I'm not seeing pods in stores anymore - just K-cups.Also the Senseo machine never really gave us good results with packing our own pods, or using a reusable pod-sized filter basket - either we'd grind too coarsely and pack too loosely and the coffee would be tinted water, or we'd grind too finely and pack too tightly and water would shoot out of the brewhead. The "lock" on the K-cup machines seems tighter, like it's under higher pressure, and I'm hoping that gives better results with reusable filter baskets.Also I can get a Keurig B40 with credit card points, so it's free-ish, which is an easy sell domestically, if you know what I mean.

If you want to use your own grounds with an old style Keurig, skip the Keurig My-Kcup. Just a pain to use and doesn't work well. Instead use the EkoBrew or EZ-Cup.

Instant coffee? in Italy?
I'm pretty sure that's punishable by death.

About a year ago I did a review of four different Single Serve Espresso systems for SingleServeCoffee.com that begin here.The systems were:Nespresso Essenza
Lavazza Blue 1010
Illy FrancisFrancis X8
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Caffitaly system ContataLater the Tassimo folk asked me to add a review of their Tassimo Pro 300, a machine designed for the larger office instead of home. You can see that review here.This Christmas a friend that knew I loved coffee gave me one of the small Tassimo machines and it has been the surprise of the bunch. You can read some of my Tassimo reviews here.

Let me start by saying I brew a bold cup of coffee, enjoy a freshly ground bean and prefer the taste of a used french press or campfire percolator to that of more convenient brewing methods.That said, when we compromise with a countertop style coffee maker, whether heterodox or traditional, the coffee in our place isn’t typically gulped down quick enough to prevent it from caramelizing or becoming burnt. While the remaining fluid may have many uses, enjoying a cup is not one which is one reason we leaned towards a single serve style solution.We stumbled upon The Scoop for around fifty to sixty bucks - Hamilton Beach Single Serve Scoop Coffee Maker.Giving any K cup a run for its money, this 'lil bugga is not only essentially a demonstration of parsimony - it simultaneously, and most of all, functions non proprietarily. Any coffee you can git your hands will do, and especially the most expensive and rarest kind eva, the cheapest kind (cut w/ potting soil) or, of course, your favorite kind. Fine or coarse grind ..The base is formed by the Cup Rest - accepting most any of your preferred cups or mugs (complete with adjustable Foot Plate), resting upon a functioning Drip Tray. As you rise up the main body above the base of the contraption you’ll find the Control Panel on the right side, consisting simply of two buttons - ‘Regular’and ‘Bold’. 'Bold' has not worn off yet.The Water Reservoir and Showerhead are naturally perched atop the brewer with the Showerhead quickly dispensing very hot water into the Scoop Brew Basket. It earns its keep fairly quietly I might add. Hamilton Beach supplies each unit with two of these nifty 'lil scoobrewaskets - which are not only designed to be incorporated as coffee scoops, but acts as your primary filter mechanism also (though I don’t use it as a scoop cuz someone gifted me a fancy one).Now while one Scoop Brew Basket hangs on its own hook located above and to the side of the Control Panel, the other nests within the Filter Holder, at the bottom of which you’ll find the non-disposable Secondary Filter. Lastly, they are both nestled into the Filter Well overhanging the top of your favorite cup or mug, waiting for your favorite fresh ground beans or tea bags or plain hot water for instant cocoas, noodle, oatmeals etc.. There's been no issues with leaking, spraying, etc..While I cannot stress exactly how easily the pieces can be removed for rinsing and cleaning after each use, I've found primarily the Scoop and Filter Holder require routine, though minimal, attention. Additionally, the screens incorporated aren’t flimsy as one may think, however I recommend using care when cleaning, rather than taking advantage of their durability. As with the screens, the stainless steel Cup Rest incorporated into the housing makes for easy clean up.The best cup of coffee consistently appears to present itself when employing a bit of a finer grind and giving it a gentle tamp before brewing. If you tamp too hard and pack it the desired effect is lost, only to be replaced with hot grindwater overflowing the sides of the scoobrewasket resulting in a half full coffee cup and some 'splainin' to do. This takes effort ..Another added bonus not necessarily presenting itself before we adopted the Scoop became the very modest footprint it employs. Granted it may not suit everyone, however if your someone who may appreciate the right to enjoy your favorite coffees while avoiding the priviledge of being relegated to buying expensive or weak-flavored or impractical single serve contrapolutions, perhaps The Scoop may be taking up residence with you soon.Edited by Bailey, : gr.

This is my latest camping toy, the best solution I've yet found to the problem of making really good coffee on the hiking trail. The GSI Ultralight JavaDrip is a lovely little piece of kit. Weighing in at a mere 14gms, it is perfect for anyone who wants to cut down on their pack-weight without sacrificing that essential cup of joe. As you can see, it is simply a plastic frame that suspends a nylon bag above your cup. It fits just about any typical camping mug (it's a great fit for my Evernew 400ml titanium mug). Just load it up with grounds and trickle hot water through it.I've found that it works really well. It produces a good clean cup of coffee, with absolutely no grounds, similar to the results of a French press/cafetiere. The flavour is not the most intense, but that's to be expected with this method. I think it still manages to get most of the flavour out of the beans, certainly I found it to be robust enough. I have seen people saying that the water pours through too quickly to get the full flavour, but I haven't found that to be the case. You just need to pour it through at a steady trickle, hitting in any patches that haven't mixed in. If you want it really strong, use a darker roast (or go find a portable espresso pot). Sadly, there is no crema, since it stays in the filter bag with the grounds. But then there's no crema on cowboy-style coffee either... I can live with it.Practicalities-wise, it is perfect for lightweight hikers, cyclists or other outdoors types who really want to keep their pack weight at a minimum. It is robust enough to stand a fair bit of use and the nylon bag cleans up really easily, with a minimum of water needed. One neat feature is that the shape and size of it allow the JavaDrip to fit quite snugly into the little cavity at the bottom of a standard 250 gas cart, as shown above. I really like that! I have a tiny folding gas stove (the Optimus Crux) that does the same thing and the JavaDrip will fit in there with it. Nice space-saving idea.At around 10, I would really recommend this product. There are a lot of portable coffee making gadgets out there, but this one strikes me as being the best compromise between size/weight reduction and good quality coffee.'Cos it don't matter where I am, I gotta have my coffee.Mutate and Survive

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I made the mistake of buying .5kg of Blue Mountain coffee.Why a mistake you ask? Because it is freakin expensive as hell and every other cup now does not compare.If you never had a cup of this brew you are due!It is soooooo smoooooth and nutty, and smacks of hints of chocolate. It is strong but not acrid or bitter. Smells like heaven.

I keep some JBM coffee on hand at all times.

I do not blame you. I was drinking it only as a treat. But quickly exhausted my supply.