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What a wonderful website full of people with helpful advice and knowledge, it is a credit to all coffee snobs. I started out a tea drinker for my first 30 years, living in a rural and remote town the local coffee was, and remains to this day mostly dreadful. 12 months ago I thought I could do better myself, I am a chef by trade and love food and drink challenges.
So I bought myself a real coffee machine (Gaggia- second hand, cheap, but in excellent working condition after a clean up and descale) and attended classes. Up until this point I thought I was made making coffee with my ratty litlle old Breville $50 job that made no crema what-so-ever and using supermarket beans. The classes that I attended were the true beginnings of my now passionate quest for great coffee, I guess you could say I have the essence to become a true coffee snob.
Anyhow, I have just joined this happy bunch of coffee snobs, I have my training wheels on and have just taken delivery of both the starter pack of green beans to try to roast and I am enjoying the starter pack of pre-roasted beans.
As a rule I dont drink coffee in the evenings - I ping for hours after a good brew, but I couldnt help myself last night when I arrived home with my brand new packs of beans - not much sleep.
Whats in store for today? well Im roasting in my popcorn maker of course. Then I am going to try and decide which coffee from the pre-roasted packs, I like the best, I might ring my friends to also come for a sample. Finally, I will look for a good book to read because I cant see me getting too much sleep tonight with all of the coffee on board.
So I bought myself a real coffee machine (Gaggia- second hand, cheap, but in excellent working condition after a clean up and descale) and attended classes. Up until this point I thought I was made making coffee with my ratty litlle old Breville $50 job that made no crema what-so-ever and using supermarket beans. The classes that I attended were the true beginnings of my now passionate quest for great coffee, I guess you could say I have the essence to become a true coffee snob.
Anyhow, I have just joined this happy bunch of coffee snobs, I have my training wheels on and have just taken delivery of both the starter pack of green beans to try to roast and I am enjoying the starter pack of pre-roasted beans.
As a rule I dont drink coffee in the evenings - I ping for hours after a good brew, but I couldnt help myself last night when I arrived home with my brand new packs of beans - not much sleep.
Whats in store for today? well Im roasting in my popcorn maker of course. Then I am going to try and decide which coffee from the pre-roasted packs, I like the best, I might ring my friends to also come for a sample. Finally, I will look for a good book to read because I cant see me getting too much sleep tonight with all of the coffee on board.
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