Coffee Suggestions For Percolators

[launderess]

Have Never Got StarBucks

Their coffee simply does a number on my tummy. Will drink it if out and cannot find nothing else, but would rather have other choices.

Many people who take their coffee seriously have two grinders. One for regular coffee and antoher for the flavoured variety. Good hazelnut coffee is hard to find, and as previously stated, the bad stuff tastes of chemicals with a nasty after taste.

Moka pots are good for making one or two quick cups, and find myself using mine more in the warmer months, when my consumption of hot drinks goes way down. Instead of maybe two or three cups of coffee per day, usually have the one in the morning and that is that.

 

[perc-o-prince]

If you want/need to clean out your coffee grinder...

Run a hopper-full of plain uncooked white rice. Then, when empty, you can run about a tablespoon of beans to remove any rice powder. You are now ready to go. The rice somehow cleans out all the gunk and oils from your grinder.

Good luck and happy perking!!

Rich

 

[tolivac]

Besides cleaning out your coffee grinder-couldn't the ground rice now be "grits"?Grits with a coffee flavor!Does sound like a clever idea of cleaning your coffee grinder.I don't drink coffee but have a coffee grinder for grinding and blending spices.The KA one with the removable grinder container-blade works well for this-and you can clean the container in the dishwasher.

 

[polkanut]

Check out this link,

this is for Cafe' du Monde. You can order coffee directly from the New Orleans landmark.

http://www.cafedumonde.com

 

[laundromat]

coffee beans

"Chock full Of Nuts is that heavenly coffee heavenly coffee,heavenly coffee.Chock Full Of Nuts is that heavenly coffee.Heavenlyness a millionairs money can't buy" I loved their song but 8'O'Clock,Red Circle and Bocar are my utter most favorite.I find them here but they were more easy to find in Maryland and Florida.They are available on line by the case too.Cheap and delicious.

 

[rp2813]

I agree with Rich. I can't stomach flavored coffees. It's no surprise that all the Starbucks sheep gave a favorable review to Mickey D's coffee but I have to admit that I agree with them. If a fast food breakfast is on the agenda, I head to Mc Donalds as their focus on better coffee has made me a convert.

I'm not a coffee snob, but living down the road a piece from where Mr. Peet got his start and with San Francisco having been home to various roasters like MJB and Hills Brothers, there seem to be more options around here. I like the product my local independent roaster provides. It's a disgustingly trendy hangout but try as I might to avoid the whole see & be seen scene, every time I buy from another roaster I find myself waiting to finish up the beans so I can go back to my tried & true, albeit trendy, roaster of choice.

This local roaster gave me a great recommendation on the best roast/blend to use for a 50-cup percolator. I used it to brew up a large batch for my mom's 90th birthday party and I was amazed at how good it tasted. I was prepared for an undrinkably overbrewed product and was surprised with the results. That little consultation at the roaster certainly didn't hurt either.

 

[perc-o-prince]

Besides cleaning out your coffee grinder-couldn't the gr

Good thought BUT it actually comes out like grainy flour. All kidding aside the rice seems to work very well. I set the grinder to the finest setting. I think that the starch absorbs a lot of the oils. This works very well if you buy an old grinder and it has that old (rancid) coffee smell.

"I head to Mc Donalds as their focus on better coffee has made me a convert." Ralph, I couldn't agree more. I always hated McD's coffee but now I truly like it. I'll take it over Dunkin's.

My fav, for home brewing, is Eight O'Clock whole bean. Grind it in a vintage Kitchen Aid grinder and prepare it in either a Sunbeam Coffeemaster or the General Electric "pot belly" percolator or a corning electric perc.

Rich

 

[xyz]

I am so sorry that some of you guys can't easily get ahold of Cafe Du Monde coffee. I buy it all the time at my local grocery store. I also buy CDM coffee with chicory. I have sat many mornings at Cafe du Monde in the French Quarter drinking thier coffee with those french donuts that they call Benyas or however you spell it. So so good. I swear that coffee at Du Monde has amphetamines in it. LOL.

 

[oxydolfan1]

There is another coffee on sale at the local Shoprite that I remember has the whole NOLA/chicory thing happening, but it's not named "Cafe du Monde" and I've never tried it, but I will now.

This morning, I used the Eight O'Clock "Red" and it was delicious, far better than the Chock Full O'Nuts, but now I am thinking that perhaps I used too little Chock Full O'Nuts the first go-round, so I won't give it away.

Also, cleaning up after the perc is a BREEZE compared to the regular coffee machine (which I can't exactly complain about either, but, HEY...)

I wonder if this new little toy will cut into my afternoon tea obsession, when I am home...

 

[~sudsshane]

well, nothing beats Eight O'Clock Bokar Blend and French Roast. I always make sure I have a bag of each on hand.

 

[washernut]

Eight O'Clock Columbian

My absolute favorite coffee is Kona grown and shipped from a plantation in the islands. However, since a couple pounds of it costs as much as a weeks worth of groceries I only get it for very special occasions. My everday coffee is Eight o'clock columbian. I have a Cuisinart 12 cup drip coffeemaker with a thermal carafe and it makes a great brew that doesn't get stale from sitting. My old coffeemaker with the glass carafe would have it tasting nasty in about an hour.

 

[xyz]

The Circle K quick stop stores here serve Kona brew. I guess it's the real deal. I wouldn't know but it is good. Isn't it funny that about everything grown in Columbia has an active 'alkaloid' in it? Think about it.

 

[rp2813]

Hmmmm.... those Columbians must be a jittery people then!

But as I recall Juan Valdez's whole philosophy was to take it slow. Ahhh, I get it. He was the grower and was never a user himself.

 

[phillygrl]

Eight O'Clock

I love Eight O'Clock coffees. Starbucks tastes charred to me. But if I'm on the road someplace (like the PA turnpike) where the generic brew is bad, Starbucks is OK. If you are near an Ikea store, their coffee is pretty good. I've got a bag of it going right now. By the way, A&P sold Eight O'Clock a few years back and it's an independent company now. Check the link below to find Eight O'Clock in a store near you.

http://www.eightoclock.com/products/buy.asp

 

[oxydolfan1]

It's Thursday, and I'm loving the Eight O'Clock "Red" so far!

(Loving it so much I'm ordering one pistachio cardamom and one lemon ricotta cheesecake from Balthazar's outlet, for the weekend, but, shhhh, don't tell anyone...)

 

[dixieland]

American Ace. This is the coffee we grew up with in my home. I believe it is only available in the Nashville Area. They used to have a slogan: "If you can't have a cup of American Ace, you might as well go back to bed." Campy I know but hey - I like it.

Living in Memphis now and the best coffee here is Ugly Mug coffee which is a local brew group.