Our drip coffee maker died.
RIP.
We have a Keurig that I use most of the time. My usual cup is either Dunkin Donuts or Tim Horton's, the regular house blend, which I also used in the drip maker.
I don't care for Starbuck's or Seattle's Best type blends. Not sure what the proper description is among coffee junkies, but I don't care for the strong, almost bitter taste that those brands share. When faced with NO other option I order a Blonde from Starbucks.
So, let's say my taste in coffee is parallel to my taste in razors:
I prefer mild (or at least milder than the typical offering from Starbucks and Seattle's Best).
Anyway, I bought one of these to use on occasion, and tried it with some pre-ground Dunkin coffee that had been hiding in the back of the fridge for months, and it was pretty terrible.
I'm sure that a huge part of the problem was using old coffee.
My next move was to purchase a Timemore C3 Pro burr grinder, along with a true conical pour over basket and paper filters, which I plan to drip directly into my Yeti mug. The grinder and basket are arriving today...
...but I have no beans.
I'll be honest, I have zero desire to roast my own, and my local sources for beans are limited to Meijer and Walmart. We also have a Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts nearby and I'm pretty sure I can get roasted whole-bean coffee from either. We have no boutique roasters in the vicinity.
So, today I plan to buy beans, and use my new coffee extraction toys. I've perused the coffee aisle at Wally World before and they seem to have a selection of beans from a few mainstream companies and maybe even s few smaller roasters, like Black Rifle.
Anyway, my plan is to buy a few small bags of beans to experiment with, but it's going to be a bit of a gamble until I find a bean that suits my taste, so any recommendations are welcome.
My only real question at this point is how to store my smallish cache of beans to keep them at their peak for as long as possible.
I know I can do a search, but that's not nearly as fun as having a discussion here.
RIP.
We have a Keurig that I use most of the time. My usual cup is either Dunkin Donuts or Tim Horton's, the regular house blend, which I also used in the drip maker.
I don't care for Starbuck's or Seattle's Best type blends. Not sure what the proper description is among coffee junkies, but I don't care for the strong, almost bitter taste that those brands share. When faced with NO other option I order a Blonde from Starbucks.
So, let's say my taste in coffee is parallel to my taste in razors:
I prefer mild (or at least milder than the typical offering from Starbucks and Seattle's Best).
Anyway, I bought one of these to use on occasion, and tried it with some pre-ground Dunkin coffee that had been hiding in the back of the fridge for months, and it was pretty terrible.
I'm sure that a huge part of the problem was using old coffee.
My next move was to purchase a Timemore C3 Pro burr grinder, along with a true conical pour over basket and paper filters, which I plan to drip directly into my Yeti mug. The grinder and basket are arriving today...
...but I have no beans.
I'll be honest, I have zero desire to roast my own, and my local sources for beans are limited to Meijer and Walmart. We also have a Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts nearby and I'm pretty sure I can get roasted whole-bean coffee from either. We have no boutique roasters in the vicinity.
So, today I plan to buy beans, and use my new coffee extraction toys. I've perused the coffee aisle at Wally World before and they seem to have a selection of beans from a few mainstream companies and maybe even s few smaller roasters, like Black Rifle.
Anyway, my plan is to buy a few small bags of beans to experiment with, but it's going to be a bit of a gamble until I find a bean that suits my taste, so any recommendations are welcome.
My only real question at this point is how to store my smallish cache of beans to keep them at their peak for as long as possible.
I know I can do a search, but that's not nearly as fun as having a discussion here.
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