So now we’re into this weird interstitial week, between last week’s non-interview and subsequent drive home from Chicago and next week’s departure to Anthrocon. I don’t have a lot planned for the week, besides more job hunting and the usual housework, though there will be some brief departure from the usual when I go to pick up me_not_you and wildmouse from RDU this afternoon as they return from their two weeks in Hawaii. I’m going to need to get out of the house a bit more this week, though, or I’ll go stir-crazy.
BoingBoing delved into the subject of obsessive coffee enthusiasm yesterday, and…I fear. I fear getting hooked, that is. This site is a treasure trove of information about coffee making equipment and paraphernalia. When the money comes available, I have my eye on the FreshRoast roaster and I found a really nice place to order green coffee beans from (I especially like their “Coffee Matrix” to help you narrow down which beans to buy). Checking out some of the beans I might like, it looks like they run around $4.50/pound. I like that price! And hey, if you thought I was obsessive in my instructions on how to brew coffee, this guy has me beat all to hell.
OK, off to shower…
Sit, stay. Good dog, no coffee.
No coffee? Aieeee! *faint*
ok, ok, no coffee beans/collections/insanity. Why can’t people jsut be happy with Foldger’s?
Well, let me put it this way: Why bother with the hassle and expense of grilling tasty, thick ribeye steak when you can go down to McDonalds and get a Big Mac easier and cheaper? 🙂
Someone might like it… but I don’t generally eat steak.
Welcome to the club. Might wanna check out Sweet Maria’s for green beans as well. Think the roaster is bad, just wait till you get the urge to buy a professional level grinder and espresso machine.
Yeah, I checked Sweet Maria’s site and they looked like they had some good offerings. I really liked the Coffee Bean Corral site because they are very thorough in their classifications and descriptions of the beans, something that’s good for a neophyte like me.
And yeah, I know that I’m a philistine for using a blade instead of a burr grinder. And one day, I shall long for a setup like this. In the meantime, though, I’ll feed my addiction step by step.
Blade grinders are fine for just about anything but espresso or Middle Eastern style as long as you take a bit of care to minimize the amount of coffee dust that makes it in with the grounds. You still end up with incredibly much better coffee than preground.