...and they ask me if I want it in a cup or a mug,... is there a difference in the amount of coffee they use?
Im confused.... in the commercial scene...when do baristas use single baskets and when do they use doubles?.
There is one cafe we buy coffee from every second Sunday and the coffee is pretty good. My mother (she always buys the coffee there,.. as my sister and I do all the driving,. ;D) says the coffee maker/cafe attendant (I wouldnt call her a barista as such) makes each coffee individually and she says it looks like a double basket but cannot be 100% sure. We have cups not mugs. Could she be using a double basket for each cup of coffee?? Is this something that is normal practice??
Then there is another place we frequent,. but the guy there makes the first two in one pour and the third cup seperately. His coffee cannot compare to the first place I spoke of. It lacks everything in taste and crema actually,..and although he doesnt have great coffee making skills,..he is the nicest man and he is so maticulous(read slow and very careful) making and placing cups on tray without spilling,..adding spoons, sugar(not that we use it) etc....his nice service is a treat despite his less than average coffee ....and his pleasant smile is worth it,... as unfortunately the coffee making alternatives in that area are far worse.
The main reason Im asking about amount of coffee used per cup is,.. Im actually trying to figure out exactly what my home intake is compared to a coffee bought in a cafe. I pour myself two doubles a day as the norm, one in the morning and another late evening. So two mugs of coffee a day is usual for me. This will change if I have a visitor and I will usually still pour a double but into two fancy schmancy cups with saucers. Of course there is the very occasional day I will have an extra double to try out a new roast (like yesterday when Dennis beans arrived),..oh but now that I think of it,.. I still only had two doubles yesterday actually as I missed out on my evening mug of coffee last night.
This amount of coffee Im consuming came up in conversation with my mother this morning as she thought I might be overdoing the caffeine because I have such nice coffee available all the time now. When I told her no,.. Im still only having two cups (meaning mugs) of coffee a day, same as I have been doing for years (but that was with instant coffee - ack). But really,.. it is equal to 4 coffees a day yes? but is this amount equal to 2 or 4 cups if I bought from a cafe going by the amount they put into the baskets. Im not explaining myself well am I?...what I am trying to say is,.. I dont feel like my coffee consumption is any more than say if I was away from home and bought a coffee in the morning and another in the afternoon from cafes. Are my two mugs (two doubles) a day excessive?? I wouldnt have thought so,..but I need to get the cafe/home comparison clear to be able to ease my mothers mind if possible.
Im confused.... in the commercial scene...when do baristas use single baskets and when do they use doubles?.
There is one cafe we buy coffee from every second Sunday and the coffee is pretty good. My mother (she always buys the coffee there,.. as my sister and I do all the driving,. ;D) says the coffee maker/cafe attendant (I wouldnt call her a barista as such) makes each coffee individually and she says it looks like a double basket but cannot be 100% sure. We have cups not mugs. Could she be using a double basket for each cup of coffee?? Is this something that is normal practice??
Then there is another place we frequent,. but the guy there makes the first two in one pour and the third cup seperately. His coffee cannot compare to the first place I spoke of. It lacks everything in taste and crema actually,..and although he doesnt have great coffee making skills,..he is the nicest man and he is so maticulous(read slow and very careful) making and placing cups on tray without spilling,..adding spoons, sugar(not that we use it) etc....his nice service is a treat despite his less than average coffee ....and his pleasant smile is worth it,... as unfortunately the coffee making alternatives in that area are far worse.
The main reason Im asking about amount of coffee used per cup is,.. Im actually trying to figure out exactly what my home intake is compared to a coffee bought in a cafe. I pour myself two doubles a day as the norm, one in the morning and another late evening. So two mugs of coffee a day is usual for me. This will change if I have a visitor and I will usually still pour a double but into two fancy schmancy cups with saucers. Of course there is the very occasional day I will have an extra double to try out a new roast (like yesterday when Dennis beans arrived),..oh but now that I think of it,.. I still only had two doubles yesterday actually as I missed out on my evening mug of coffee last night.
This amount of coffee Im consuming came up in conversation with my mother this morning as she thought I might be overdoing the caffeine because I have such nice coffee available all the time now. When I told her no,.. Im still only having two cups (meaning mugs) of coffee a day, same as I have been doing for years (but that was with instant coffee - ack). But really,.. it is equal to 4 coffees a day yes? but is this amount equal to 2 or 4 cups if I bought from a cafe going by the amount they put into the baskets. Im not explaining myself well am I?...what I am trying to say is,.. I dont feel like my coffee consumption is any more than say if I was away from home and bought a coffee in the morning and another in the afternoon from cafes. Are my two mugs (two doubles) a day excessive?? I wouldnt have thought so,..but I need to get the cafe/home comparison clear to be able to ease my mothers mind if possible.


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