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   Message 1,892 of 2,835   
   Kurt Weiske to Daniel   
   Re: The Holiness of Coffe   
   18 May 20 04:40:00   
   
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   -=> Daniel wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-   
      
    Da> We used to drink peet's but, honestly, for us they've starbucked   
    Da> themselves. I miss the days of going to the Peet's on North Shattuck in   
    Da> berkeley and getting a pound of freshly roasted beans. Now it's all   
    Da> mass produced.   
      
   Loved that Peets. I used to work around the corner from there on Shattuck    
   and Rose. That Walnut Square Peets (the first store!) was my morning stop.   
      
    Da> These days we go to nothing but local roasters for our beans. One such   
    Da> place is called 'Naked Coffee' and if you go to their roasting plant   
    Da> you can buy coffee by the pound at wholesale. The car smells so good   
    Da> when I come home.   
      
   I never bought a lot of locally roasted coffee to make at home, but we have    
   a lot of coffee shops nearby that roast their own. I can count at least ten    
   between me and Santa Cruz, about 15 miles away.   
      
    Da> You're really fancy. We just use a mr coffee we bought at costco. we do   
    Da> use paper filters though. we got away from using the metal mesh filter.   
      
   I like the economy of a gold filter, hate the cleanup and the oils they let    
   into the coffee (that otherwise would be absorbed by the paper filter). I    
   used to like an oily french roast in a gold filter, suppose my tastes have    
   changed.   
      
    Da> I will sometimes use a percolator if i want a single serving though.   
    Da> Yes, we like cafe bustelo too. it's pretty strong.   
      
   A few summers ago I picked up a travel coffee kit from the '60s - a    
   percolator that ran on 110 or 12v with a car dashboard clamp, 4 plastic    
   cups, stirrers, a cup for cream and storage for sugar, all packed in a    
   plastic kit with a handle. Got it for $3 at a rummage sale and was perfect    
   for car camping.   
      
   Percolated coffee, if you like it strong and hot, is pretty good. My wife    
   puts cream in her coffee, so it needs to start off piping hot.   
      
      
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