to add for some reason that made no sense to me, when I was in the Coast Guard on small research ship (it was a thing USCG did BITD) the mess cooks (or at least the Philopino ones) would add salt to coffee.

also if you took the last cup and did not make a new pot and a Chief caught you, especially a chief to did not get coffee, you spent your next off watch time on coffee duty, making and serving coffee for 4 hours

I don't drink a lot of coffee...

But, sometimes I get a late start. And there are those moments when morning rolls around and one is still trying to finish the double century when a little pick me up helps.

I drink coffee before, or during rides - though the latter tends to occur when the temperature drops below 55 degrees.

Javataza Costa Rican Dark Roast is my brew of choice. I use the Keurig ADC method - from reusable pods, 5 oz. at a time.

It's an acquired scent.

When I was in The NG at Camp Edwards/Otis AFB/USCG Station Cape Cod we MPs could eat at any open mess on post when on duty. We inevitably ended up at the Chief's mess at the Coast Guard air station, best chow on post. They did the coffee with salt, and also with ground eggshells.

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not even remotely close as coffee…..(that’s what I learned from 60 Minutes)

Is [MENTION=63590]jyl[/MENTION] still firing up his espresso machine?

My Latest Resto Project. C & V & cycling-related.

Awesome!

^^^^ I remember that thread, but didn't notice until just now the Peugeot porn photobomb....

First double century I did was the "Belle Isle marathon" 1982, on my brand new Trek 613. Kind of a silly boring ride, 40 laps (or as far as you can go in 24 hours) around Belle Isle in Detroit. But fun people-watching and bike-watching. My first distance ride of any kind. I was doing fine until around mile 160 when I just got sleepy. Not weak, not in pain, just couldn't stay awake. Couple hours sleep helped, but not enough. Dude at a campsite near me offered me some "turkish coffee"; it's where the inspiration of cardomon in coffee came from. It's basically some turkish bean/roast, drip brewed if I recall, a healthy amount of cardamon added, and.... about 3-4x the strength of "conventional" coffee. I sipped it at first (like it was meant to be enjoyed, a la Puerto Rican style), but then just whipped back about a 10oz cup. I barely remember those last 40 miles.

Buy a Bunn and be done with it.

Oh wow- how have I never heard of cardamom in coffee!? I'm tempted to go over my daily limit and make a cup like that right now......

cardamom, chicory, cinnamon, nutmeg..."pumpkin spice"...yuck!
Gimme coffee that tastes like coffee.
But to each his/her own.

My grandmother always said the key to good tea is a well used pot and the key to coffee is a well scrubbed pot.

That's known as a "regular" coffee.

Reminds me of when people ask if a fastener is "standard" or metric.....

8 oz can of High Brew (Austin TX) in the back pocket for long rides. A few cans in the panniers for a weekend of camping. It's like jet fuel for me.

Thanks for the reminder, I need to order more.

McMaster Carr?

Brass or stainless tubing? Health-wise, would be preferable to any generic not-known-to-be-food-grade plastic hardware store bulk, and to anything with PTFE.

Or when I was talking to a fellow at a gas station in Nova Scotia about my vehicle's fuel economy - I gave him the number, he tilted his head a bit and asked, "Those Yankee gallons?"

My wife and I love our daily two cups each -- black only, no additions. I like the story we tell about our Technivorm Moccamaster. It's a fancy little machine that our friends turned us onto, but we are a thrifty family, so we lusted after it for years. When the time came for us to finally become homeowners, our realtor helped us buy our first house, sell that one after a few years, and then buy our second house. With each transaction, the realtor gave us a gift certificate to a spendy kitchen store. We eventually felt like we should bite the bullet with these pooled certificates, and we bought the Moccamaster. I like to say that we had to buy two houses to finally get our coffee maker.

Same in Pennsylvania. 😎 I was just thinking yesterday, about the old P.O. Lunch in New Castle, run by Greeks. I need 3 chili dogs really really bad. And no onions on mine!!! 😋😁

Well, my offer for an excellent hot cocoa recipe got one like, so...
It's very customizable; I eliminated the instant milk and use 50/50 water and soy milk. I also cut the sugar to 1 1/4c. and use a mounded cup of cocoa. It's like mainlining chocolate.Alton Brown’s Hot Cocoa Mix

2 ˝ c. non-fat instant milk

2 c. confectioner’s/superfine sugar

1 c. Dutch process cocoa powder

2 tsp. corn starch

1 tsp. salt

dash cayenne powder

Sift all ingredients together and mix well.

To serve, fill cup 1/4 to 1/3 with mix, add hot water and stir a lot.

I love black coffee and drink a pot or two every day from the ole MocaMaster using locally roasted beans. Hot is OK but growing up in the desert we all drink ice coffee, sometimes with a splash of cream. Ice coffee is heaven

I drink coffee from a 6-cup Melitta manual pot. A good burr grinder makes a big difference over the $20 bean smashers sold as 'grinders'. Even cheap beans make decent coffee, for me, if the coffee is relatively fresh and ground just before brewing. I started with a Capresso grinder but now use a Baratza Encore, which I guess is thought of as the best of the low end grinders, good for drip and pour-over coffee, not so great for espresso. Next biggest improvement was water at the right temp - about 200 degrees F. I use a Bonavita electric kettle.

I'd really like a Technivorm. They are beautiful and beautifully designed to make good coffee, IMO.

I can't distinguish between coffee from the Capresso and Baratza grinders. The reason I got the Baratza is that the Capresso stopped working. Then I kept tinkering with the Capresso, and it works now, which is how I can compare them. You can get more spare parts for the Baratza, so it will last longer than the Capresso; at least when I bought mine, the Cap's lower burr wasn't user replaceable and the Baratza's is.

Never. I don't care for hot drinks. I do enjoy the smell of coffee brewing, just don't care for the taste.