Daniel wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
We used to drink peet's but, honestly, for us they've starbucked themselves. I miss the days of going to the Peet's on North Shattuck in berkeley and getting a pound of freshly roasted beans. Now it's all
mass produced.
Loved that Peets. I used to work around the corner from there on Shattuck
and Rose. That Walnut Square Peets (the first store!) was my morning stop.
These days we go to nothing but local roasters for our beans. One such place is called 'Naked Coffee' and if you go to their roasting plant
you can buy coffee by the pound at wholesale. The car smells so good
when I come home.
I never bought a lot of locally roasted coffee to make at home, but we have
a lot of coffee shops nearby that roast their own. I can count at least ten between me and Santa Cruz, about 15 miles away.
You're really fancy. We just use a mr coffee we bought at costco. we do use paper filters though. we got away from using the metal mesh filter.
I like the economy of a gold filter, hate the cleanup and the oils they let into the coffee (that otherwise would be absorbed by the paper filter). I
used to like an oily french roast in a gold filter, suppose my tastes have changed.
I will sometimes use a percolator if i want a single serving though.
Yes, we like cafe bustelo too. it's pretty strong.
A few summers ago I picked up a travel coffee kit from the '60s - a
percolator that ran on 110 or 12v with a car dashboard clamp, 4 plastic
cups, stirrers, a cup for cream and storage for sugar, all packed in a
plastic kit with a handle. Got it for $3 at a rummage sale and was perfect
for car camping.
Percolated coffee, if you like it strong and hot, is pretty good. My wife
puts cream in her coffee, so it needs to start off piping hot.
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