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Hi, it feels a bit meaningless to give an update on what I considered such an issue while so many are in peril from Sandy, be here we go. I purchased a bur grinder; it made things more palatable with my current beans. I then purchased some medium-roast beans from a local roaster and the coffee...

I drink three to five cups of black coffee and one or two cups of green tea each day. :coffee:

I just had a thought on this subject. If you want to make prettier chocolate-covered beans with a better shine, purchase small candy molds. Drop a bean in each mold and pour in melted chocolate, or maybe pour in chocolate and them put a bean in each one. You could choose different shapes for...

Potential TMI Warning. Read at your own risk. At risk of embarrassing myself, I'm going to share my experiences with drinking coffee as a child. My mother allowed me to start drinking black coffee when I was five. I've drank it daily ever since. When I was 15, my doctor informed me that my...

Thank you both! I find myself visiting several times a day already! :)

I adore home cooking and have made batches of (non-lacquered) chocolate-covered nuts in the past. Here's how: I melt chocolate with a bit of shortening in a large pot, put the beans (nuts, in my case) in a fine mesh colander. Dip them into the chocolate and shake a bit. This allows you to dip...

In response to tankin_tummy, Eldub and prairieguy: First off, thank you for your help! I will seek a local source and try fresh-roasted coffee, if for no other reason than to satisfy my newfound curiosity. I experimented with five different pots of coffee in my French press with varied brew...

Hello, I’m Katrina and I’m a 20-something Coloradan. I don’t know anywhere near as much about coffee as I’d like to and I’m hoping to fix that. I came to these forums in search of answers, knowledge and conversation. My story: I never knew that I could enjoy coffee’s taste until one mug of...

Hi – I’ll start my post with a disclaimer. I’m not a coffee aficionado and I’ll likely say something dumb somewhere in my question. Also, I'm sorry if this is the wrong area. Now that that’s out of the way… Here’s a bit of backstory for you. I grew up drinking terrible coffee because I didn’t...