The coffee lover thread

SoCalRider said:
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I am from the days of old.... :D

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One can still make some tasty brew in one of these too..
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Faust29 said:
I have one, and use it often... Usually with a little Bustelo or Pilon, sometimes Illy. :thumbsup:

Now if I could only get the hang of making Turkish coffee... That one isn't so easy.
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Turkish coffee requires you to hover the stove to retrieve the ibrik (briki in Greek) as the water starts to boil and rise. The briki is essential, in case you're not using one to heat the coffee. Coffee eruptions on the stovetop are totally normal if you don't hover.
 
DangerDirtyD said:
Turkish coffee requires you to hover the stove to retrieve the ibrik (briki in Greek) as the water starts to boil and rise. The briki is essential, in case you're not using one to heat the coffee. Coffee eruptions on the stovetop are totally normal if you don't hover.
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I have the pot, and I've tried a few different kinds of Greek and Turkish coffee, but it never comes out as thick as my local greek restaurant. I talked with the owner and he told me they pour off a tiny amount just as it starts to heat. The Cubans also pour off a little in the beginning to mix with sugar...

I'm about ready to give the Greek another try...Any recommendations on coffee?
 
When my wife and I were working the Miami - Dade County fair, the was a Cafe Bustelo booth close to us.
I trade some trinkets for real Cuban-made coffee. One day the wonderful barista filled my 20oz cup with about 7 shots of espresso. I had a personal earthquake measuring at least a 7.0 magnitude. My eyeballs were shaking....Awesome!
 
rossage said:
When my wife and I were working the Miami - Dade County fair, the was a Cafe Bustelo booth close to us.
I trade some trinkets for real Cuban-made coffee. One day the wonderful barista filled my 20oz cup with about 7 shots of espresso. I had a personal earthquake measuring at least a 7.0 magnitude. My eyeballs were shaking....Awesome!
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While visiting Key West with a local in the 90s, I was offered the "Cuban coffee special" at one of the shops. It was a shot of coffee and a line of coke. o_O

I tried the coffee and passed on the upgrade... :D
 
Interesting South Florida story.
During the cocaine hey days of 1980, I was 16 and working in a restaurant. The boss asked me to work an extra shift and I said.I was tired from school and track practice. He told me to go upstairs into his office and there would be a little "pick me up" in his desk drawer. I went upstairs, and as two of my co-workers were leaving, I noticed the huge pile of coke on mirror. No wonder those guys worked so hard! I passed on that....Florida!

Now, back to Colombia's other great export.....
 
Faust29 said:
I have the pot, and I've tried a few different kinds of Greek and Turkish coffee, but it never comes out as thick as my local greek restaurant. I talked with the owner and he told me they pour off a tiny amount just as it starts to heat. The Cubans also pour off a little in the beginning to mix with sugar...

I'm about ready to give the Greek another try...Any recommendations on coffee?
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Loumidis or Bravo are what my parents introduced to me. I go heavy on the grounds and stir in the sugar from the outset, stirring for at least 30 seconds to make soluable. Then I try not to get distracted or else have a mess to clean. It's so common to spill the boiling coffee that in Greece there is a commercial showing a dude making coffee but letting it boil over while being distracted while texting, then making an analogy to texting and driving.
 
My office decided to have a potluck breakfast today. I got here at 6AM, like I always do.......It is 9:30AM....WTF!?!
I'm sitting here drinking black coffee and shame eating a doughnut like a street urchin. To be more accurate, I am guzzling black coffee, working at my desk and having a child's tantrum inside.
 
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