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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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