There has to be a word, in some language, maybe Dutch or Swedish, for a coffee related snafu I encounter on a regular basis. I’m probably not the only coffee drinker who when bleary-eyed in the morning, grinds too many coffee beans into the grinder, but then decides to use it all anyway, making the coffee stronger than humanly possible. Or nearly. If I was a more cautious person, I’d only use the correct number of teaspoons to match the amount of water I’m boiling, but I’m not that person, instead I shrug, and dump it all in my coffee cone.
Pour Over Coffee
A day without coffee is not a day, is it?
On a related note, I’ve been drinking coffee every morning for at least 30 years, thus I’ve tried all sorts of methods and machines for the process of making coffee. I am happy with my current, rather low-tech setup – a ceramic cone, unbleached Number 6 paper filter, a hot water boiling machine, and a thermos to hold the brewing coffee in. I have invested in a nice burr grinder (KitchenAid I believe), purchase coffee beans as needed in small quantities so they stay fresh, grind, boil and pour. I have enough high-tech devices in my life, having a low-tech coffee making procedure suits me just fine. I enjoy the ritual, as it requires multiple steps, I can’t walk away too far while in the process, and I must remain “in the moment”. Perfect.
Morning Coffee Ritual
Coffee from El Mirador – Cauca, Columbia
Papua New Guinea Namugo Smallholder coffee bean – Bridgeport Coffee
About 1250 ml of water
Chant of the Bottomless Cup
Round of Coffee
Primo
Jabez Burns and Sons – Coffee Roasters
Coffee Beans
Colleen Drinks Coffee
Morning Coffee
Seemed Easier Than Just Waiting Around