Comments on: Coffee Time http://tleaves.com/2009/01/12/coffee-time/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stewart Clamen http://tleaves.com/2009/01/12/coffee-time/comment-page-1/#comment-5251 Stewart Clamen Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:39:28 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=1434#comment-5251 I'll add that in some cultures, the fine sludge *is* the coffee. I’ll add that in some cultures, the fine sludge *is* the coffee.

]]> By: Mike Collins http://tleaves.com/2009/01/12/coffee-time/comment-page-1/#comment-5248 Mike Collins Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:37:25 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=1434#comment-5248 Hah. My esteemed father, bless him, buys ground Dunkin' Donuts coffee on sale, generally 3-4 bags at a time. He throws the grounds into a tupperware container, keeps that in the fridge, and that's his coffee supply for a month or two. At one point, he bought a new coffeemaker that ground a cup of beans and brewed that fresh. He gave up on it after a few days because it, quotha "made the coffee taste funny". Hah. My esteemed father, bless him, buys ground Dunkin’ Donuts coffee on sale, generally 3-4 bags at a time. He throws the grounds into a tupperware container, keeps that in the fridge, and that’s his coffee supply for a month or two.

At one point, he bought a new coffeemaker that ground a cup of beans and brewed that fresh. He gave up on it after a few days because it, quotha “made the coffee taste funny”.

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2009/01/12/coffee-time/comment-page-1/#comment-5249 psu Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:56:38 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=1434#comment-5249 I left that part out because I ranted about it once before. I don't keep coffee in the freezer. I just throw it away once it gets to be older than a week or a bit more because after that period of time the espresso goes noticeably downhill. I left that part out because I ranted about it once before. I don’t keep coffee in the freezer. I just throw it away once it gets to be older than a week or a bit more because after that period of time the espresso goes noticeably downhill.

]]> By: Alex http://tleaves.com/2009/01/12/coffee-time/comment-page-1/#comment-5250 Alex Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:31:40 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=1434#comment-5250 There is actually a fifth variable, where you get your coffee from and how you store it. It's important to buy decent coffee and store it so that it doesn't oxidise. I've stopped drinking coffee at my parents house because of this, they buy pre-ground ok quality stuff, but then keep it at Australian summer room temperature in an open packet. Because of this it tastes stale. So keep your coffee in the fridge or freezer (though I think I remember hearing that the freezer isn't ideal, though I still keep it there). Also getting whole beans and grinding them your self helps. There is actually a fifth variable, where you get your coffee from and how you store it. It’s important to buy decent coffee and store it so that it doesn’t oxidise.
I’ve stopped drinking coffee at my parents house because of this, they buy pre-ground ok quality stuff, but then keep it at Australian summer room temperature in an open packet. Because of this it tastes stale.
So keep your coffee in the fridge or freezer (though I think I remember hearing that the freezer isn’t ideal, though I still keep it there). Also getting whole beans and grinding them your self helps.

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