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ludi wrote:Doesn't pressurize, though. The brew time of a Keurig is wrong without the pressurization, and IME the grounds tend to be under-extracted. I've thought it would be fun to design a reusable K-cup that relies on silicone seals top and bottom, but never had the right business connections to make it happen.
whm1974 wrote:OK I went to the Family dollar about a block from groups and brought some Nescafe Taster's Choice House Blend instant coffee. It is somewhere between light and medium roasted. I haven't drunk any yet, but I'll let you guys know how it tastes.
derFunkenstein wrote:ludi wrote:Doesn't pressurize, though. The brew time of a Keurig is wrong without the pressurization, and IME the grounds tend to be under-extracted. I've thought it would be fun to design a reusable K-cup that relies on silicone seals top and bottom, but never had the right business connections to make it happen.
Our Keurig came with this adapter thing that you put into the machine (removing the one that's there to puncture disposable cups) that totally seals it and so it's pressurized.
There's also this thing that is basically what you describe.whm1974 wrote:OK I went to the Family dollar about a block from groups and brought some Nescafe Taster's Choice House Blend instant coffee. It is somewhere between light and medium roasted. I haven't drunk any yet, but I'll let you guys know how it tastes.
I'm not a coffee snob (hey I drink Keurig coffee, so I can't be) but I wouldn't feed instant coffee to my dog let alone put it in my body.
whm1974 wrote:OK I went to the Family dollar about a block from groups and brought some Nescafe Taster's Choice House Blend instant coffee. It is somewhere between light and medium roasted. I haven't drunk any yet, but I'll let you guys know how it tastes.
Buub wrote:whm1974 wrote:OK I went to the Family dollar about a block from groups and brought some Nescafe Taster's Choice House Blend instant coffee. It is somewhere between light and medium roasted. I haven't drunk any yet, but I'll let you guys know how it tastes.
Ewww.
Redocbew wrote:Isn't Stevia exactly the kind of artificial sweetener you'd be avoiding by not drinking soda?
whm1974 wrote:OK I went to the Family dollar about a block from groups and brought some Nescafe Taster's Choice House Blend instant coffee.
Yan wrote:whm1974 wrote:OK I went to the Family dollar about a block from groups and brought some Nescafe Taster's Choice House Blend instant coffee.
Does instant coffee still exist?
whm1974 wrote:Redocbew wrote:Isn't Stevia exactly the kind of artificial sweetener you'd be avoiding by not drinking soda?
It is not an artificial sweeter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia
And tastes just fine in coffee.
llisandro wrote:whm1974 wrote:Redocbew wrote:Isn't Stevia exactly the kind of artificial sweetener you'd be avoiding by not drinking soda?
It is not an artificial sweeter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia
And tastes just fine in coffee.
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Sure, stevia is not technically an "artificial sweetener," but it's bad for you in the same way that all low-calorie sweeteners are bad for you. This body of literature is fraught with a lot of problems (when "research" is paid for by Coke, what do you think the "findings" are going to be?), but I think it's safe to say that the medical profession's current stance is that low-calorie sweeteners should be used very carefully, as there's an increasing body of work that suggests they might be no better than sugar, and in some cases, maybe even worse when it comes to weight loss. Problem being in that faking out taste buds is cool and all, but we're finding that the same GPCRs that are involved in taste reception in the tongue are also involved in sensing sugar concentration in your blood, and messing with that is bad. There are a couple of studies suggesting diet sodas increase risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, too.
And low-cal sweeteners might bring along a host of other problems. An example from a high-tier journal persons who drank 4+ cans of diet soda/day were 30% more likely to be diagnosed with depression. Scary stuff.
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on a helpful note, Peruvian coffee is delicious. (less acidic). Cold-brew also extracts less acid (making it easier to get better-tasting brews out of crappier coffee in my experience), and you can make it REALLY strong. Also, Turks add a bit of salt to coffee, and this helps cut bitterness, enabling you to add a bit less sweetener.
whm1974 wrote:Buub wrote:whm1974 wrote:OK I went to the Family dollar about a block from groups and brought some Nescafe Taster's Choice House Blend instant coffee. It is somewhere between light and medium roasted. I haven't drunk any yet, but I'll let you guys know how it tastes.
Ewww.
Well I had to add two packets of Stevia to the coffee to make it palatable. I'm thinking that I should have brought Folgers instead but they only had it in dark roast.
Buub wrote:whm1974 wrote:Buub wrote:Ewww.
Well I had to add two packets of Stevia to the coffee to make it palatable. I'm thinking that I should have brought Folgers instead but they only had it in dark roast.
Folgers? Also ewww. Did you not read this thread?
superjawes wrote:K-Cup: San Francisco Bay. I like these because they're partially biodegradable, ad the Breakfast Blend is pretty good.
MOSFET wrote:superjawes wrote:K-Cup: San Francisco Bay. I like these because they're partially biodegradable, ad the Breakfast Blend is pretty good.
Oh god, personal preferences are so widely varied - I think SFB K-cups are bitter and almost tasteless (probably from lack of pressurization, thanks for the tip ludi), and noone "recycles" or composts them anyway. Costco's Kirkland Signature Breakfast blend are probably my favorite K-cup, but I've said many times that hoping to get good coffee out of such a simple setup is basically a waste of energy. As someone mentioned, K-cup is for a lazy fix in an emergency.
Start with Trader Joe's beans. If you like something, great - you have a cheap coffee habit. If not, work your way up until you're ordering your own custom-roasted beans from San Francisco or somewhere. Grind fresh every day - it takes 30 seconds. Pour as much freshly made coffee or espresso as you can into a thermal like a Contego. Drink the rest right away! Try coconut creamer if you don't like black coffee.
Buub wrote:Folgers? Did you not read this thread?
whm1974 wrote:The last time I had a fresh brewed cup of Folgers coffee, it tasted decent.
DancinJack wrote:You K-Cup people disgust me. Not only is the coffee that generally emerges from those things awful, but those cups are amazingly bad for the environment. I'm not trying to take this into R+P or an environmental discussion, but not only can you have better coffee (without much more effort) and you can save the world a tiny bit too. C'mon, you're better than that.
Just find some good beans that you can buy near you that you like and stick to 'em. There are likely a ton of options at the grocery that will work, and I imagine you can find a local-ish roaster that makes their own stuff.
Usacomp2k3 wrote:I do like with the Keurig you can control the brew temperature (around a 10 degree window, IIRC). I have mine at the coldest setting so I can drink it right away versus having to let it wait. I drink it black with a very slight dash of sugar. I also admittedly don't have super refined tastes, I haven't turned down many coffee's.
Regarding instant, there is a time & place, and that place is normally out camping. Can't be the convenience.