Why can't we say 'Raleigh is a coffee desert' if it is (Durham: house, to buy)

[pierretong1991]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

I pop into Handi Hugo's and pick up the pot for a sniff. If it smells like it has been on the burner for less than an hour, and is over half full, you've met my threshold of "Coffee."

Panera coffee subscription is free for 3 months! https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/my...scription.html

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by paytonc

Yeah, when I first moved to DC, I was really excited to try out the coffee shops. Turns out that pretty much everywhere was just selling Counter Culture... which means that the Triangle is a coffee aqueduct pointed north.

I thought coffee came from subtropical climes, not the desert.

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by NM posts

Certainly I can't be the only person who keeps reading that title as Raleigh being a coffee dessert

that was his/her previous topic title.

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by pierretong1991

Panera coffee subscription is free for 3 months! https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/my...scription.html

20 of them in the Triangle. And there's some "bagel not a bagel" they have that some CD'ers love.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly

You should give Bojangle’s coffee a try Mike...hmm...hmm...hmm

Sounds pretty posh for my common palate, PW.

Originally Posted by pierretong1991

Panera coffee subscription is free for 3 months! https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/my...scription.html

Way posh, PT. Way posh. But... Free? Hmmm..

[pierretong1991]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

Way posh, PT. Way posh. But... Free? Hmmm..

$2.79 Wegmans canned traditional ground coffee is how I roll haha

[Poggly Woggly]

Originally Posted by pierretong1991

$2.79 Wegmans canned traditional ground coffee is how I roll haha

2lb. bag of Eight O Clock from Walmart...$10.66. We still use the old stovetop percolator. No need to mess up a good thing.

[pierretong1991]

Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly

2lb. bag of Eight O Clock from Walmart...$10.66. We still use the old stovetop percolator. No need to mess up a good thing.

I stepped it up this year and got an AeroPress - https://aeropress.com/

[Poggly Woggly]

Originally Posted by pierretong1991

I stepped it up this year and got an AeroPress - https://aeropress.com/

Nice My sister swears by her press.

[HatchChile]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

I pop into Handi Hugo's and pick up the pot for a sniff. If it smells like it has been on the burner for less than an hour, and is over half full, you've met my threshold of "Coffee."

LMAO.


I know I may sound like a coffee snob.... yeah, who am I kidding, I am.

I do like good coffee. But I like my money too. Because I roast it myself, it costs me about $7 per pound. And, I do buy a really high quality, verified, rated, fair trade green beans. 1lb coffee makes about 60oz of brewed coffee. So if you drink 12 oz, that's about 5 cups of coffee. $7/5=$1.4. So, yep, everyone should do it.

Plus when you roast your own coffee, you kinda start really "getting" coffee.

Anyway, for those who are interested here is some info: Home Coffee Roasting an excellent book to get started;Sweet Maria's Home Brewing -- this is a shop out of Oakland, CA where I buy my green beans. They also have excellent educational materials.

Finally, a good tip about getting your coffee at a coffee shop, try to switch from drip coffee to Americano. The price is going to be almost the same, but for Americano they'll grind your coffee just for you, and you'll at least get a freshly ground coffee for the same $$.

And, with that I stop this snobbery.