I went to make some coffee this morning, and as I was searching for the coffee, realized that I used it all yesterday. I like my coffee. If I don’t get it, I can be slightly grumpy in the morning. However, I decided to make it better by reading about coffee. I found this website: coffee, which tells you everything you ever wanted to know about brewing coffee.
I use a french press everyday for making my coffee. I have been completely “into” coffee for a long time. I learned alot about it years ago, and just continued the pursuit of the perfect cup. It’s difficult to describe, but there’s just nothing like a good brew. I have found through my own experiences that it’s difficult to achieve a great consistency using a drip machine. At one point, I spent a very good amount of money on several different types of machines, but I could never get a better cup of joe than using the very simple french press. In case you’re wondering, a french press looks like this:
I think I paid about $25 for mine. Although I am totally into my coffee, the one thing I used to do that I don’t do anymore is grind my own beans. I just got tired of it. And, I’m a pretty early riser, and once we had kids, I just stopped making all that noise in the morning. I also haven’t ever roasted my own beans, which I understand some people do. Maybe some day I’ll try it. Basically, I try to buy the best possible beans I can, and enjoy my coffee. I usually buy my beans at Polly’s 
. They seem to have the best and freshest roasted beans. There’s one here close to my house on 2nd street that I get my beans from. Sometimes, when I’m lazy, I just buy whatever is at the store, but I don’t typically enjoy that coffee as much. I also like Peets 
quite a bit. I’m not a Starbucks fan at all. Their coffee tastes burnt to me. But, they are well liked by many, so that’s cool. To each their own.
For someone who hasn’t had any coffee this morning, I sure have a lot to talk about, eh?
OK, I’m off to the coffee shop. I think there should be something open at 5:30 am.
Cheers,
Jerry
