ShouldBFishin

I hear you on Folgers . Best coffee I ever had was while in Jamaica – Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee… I’ve ordered it a couple of times from various places, it was good but it just wasn’t the same.

Think I’ll stay away from Kopi Luwak.

BPoulsen

I agree with Blake - water just off boil in a press is the best way.. I prefer the nicaraguan, and my gf likes the Cost Rican. For Thanksgiving, we get Kuai Hawaiian and for Christmas, we get a bag of Jamaican Blue Mountain - spendy, but it's really really good...

Right now, I'm enjoyin some Brazilian Santos.. nice.

knc77

Some of the best coffee I can remember was at 10,000 ft on a crisp mountain morning. Pot off the camp fire, dump a bit of cold water in to settle the grounds, black. Mmmm, cowboy coffee.

At the office I drink a blend called Jet Fuel. Bold flavor.

cincydiesel

Other than the strong part, he basically just described you to a tee


I like my Dunkin' Donuts Coffee just fine..

Howy

I am an avid home coffee roaster. If you want the best of the best you have to make it yourself I feel. I get all my green beans from the company listed below. Their website is a gigantic boiling pot of information on coffee. If your as snobby as me when it comes to coffee, you'll know what I mean by a good cup of coffee. There is so much more flavor to coffee that gets lost in the first week. If your crazy enough to home roast like me, then you'll reap the rewards. One caution, it is not for the faint of heart and requires a lot of effort just to make a stupid cup of coffee to get you going in the morning!! Ha ha!! I love it and find it hard to even sip at anything else.

www.sweetmarias.com

Have a good one!

staarma

Here, try this. You won't regret it.

Coffee Rub:
1/4 cup ancho chili powder
1/4 cup finely ground coffee (espresso)
2 tablespoons Spanish paprika
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons chili de arbol powder


2” thick rib eyes (boneless) work the best but I’ve done most popular cuts as well.

Rub one side of the steak with olive oil liberally. Next, shake/pour rub on the oiled side of the steak and let it sit while preparing the grill/oven. The rub will be about Ľ” thick on the steak. Don’t worry, some will cook off and it will not over power the meat at all. I use cast iron skillets for ease of use and retention of heat. I pour about Ľ” of oil (canola/vegetable) in the bottom of the skillet and place it on a hot gas grill. I let the oil heat up to where it will sizzle anything that touches it. Place the steaks rub side down and let it cook for ~3 minutes. The rub will infuse into the meat and sear on the outside. Turn the steak, carefully, and let it cook on the naked side for another ~2 minutes. Transfer the cast iron pan to a preheated 425 degree oven and cook for another ~8 minutes for medium rare. You can adjust the oven cooking time depending on the thickness of the cut of the meat. Once the steaks come out of the oven it’s important to get them out of the cast iron quickly as you don’t want them to keep cooking. I plate them on a room temperature plate and let them stand for about 5 minutes before cutting into them.

Enjoy.


Alternative cooking method:

Prepare the steaks the same way as above using the olive oil and rub but place them directly on the grill instead of in a pan with hot oil. Cook them the same amount of time on each side directly on the grilling surface. Once they are grilled, place them on a cookie sheet or similar and transfer them into the oven using the same exact cooking times and temps.

Blake Clark

Just might have to give that a try...

Thanks!

Redleg

"It's alllll in the grind, Sarn't."

What movie was that from?

soulezoo

Best coffee I've had has all been in Central and S. America. Didn't really matter whether San Salvador, Panama, Columbia, Honduras, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Columbia (most of the areas I've been to) the coffee was all close to the same flavor and just most excellent! I have never been able to duplicate the flavor regardless of what bean, grind or coffee maker.

Another coffee I grew to like is the Turkish coffee the service gave us in the Middle East. Ate it with a fork and it woukd wake you up in the morning!

I cannot stomach Folgers regular.

chaikwa

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I beat ya to the punch on this one so your comment doesn't count! And I was being NICE too, I didn't even bring your name into the conversation. See if THAT ever happens again!

Bark

I drink the cheap stuff on a daily basis but when we have company, I get the good beans out of the freezer and use the grinder and french press. I know, freezings supposed to dry them out but in an airtight container it seems to keep them fresh longer.

Fronty Owner

a redbull and a hand full of mini thins will do the same thing.

Drinking coffee for a caffine rush is like drinking beer to get drunk.

Im leaning towards a grinder. Most of the time, I use the K-cups. they are sealed after grinding. I may try a small bag of dunkin donuts original ground coffee before I start looking at roasting and grinding my own. The local coffee shop can probably order a few types, but outside of that, its either order online or walmart.

french press is a pain.
my Kuerig heats the water between 190 and 200 I think. I run it at 195.

2171CTD

Blackhawk Down

madhat

I know you said foldgers makes you barf, but I like their black silk blend.

Other than that, Barnie's 'Master Blaster' is some pretty good stuff.

I really have not been out of the country other than Japan to sample coffee.

Gramps makes camp coffee, it's too rough for me. I'll explain how he does it if anyone wants to know, but it's bad...

Blake Clark

Mark I thought yall just ripped open the block of coffee with yall's teeth and chewed the grinds for maximum effectiveness....

At least thats what ever other Marine Ive ever known told me.




Sure I want to know Gramp's method. Down here the old folks brew what, in Cajun, is known as Demi tass. It means, roughly, up til midnight. Its black as pelosi's soul and thick enough to float a horseshoe.