coffee-tea Coffee

[organic pepper]

My vintage coffee percolator.

This thing was just a pain to use and clean but it did brew a good cup of coffee.
 
 
 

 

[Grass Snake]

I don't usually drink coffee as I prefer tea. But when I coffee I bowtruss.  It is the perfect cup of coffee.

Do you drink Yerba Mate? Heard good things and been wanting to buy some.

 

[SmokenFire]

Do you drink Yerba Mate? Heard good things and been wanting to buy some.

 
rarely, as I'm more chill and mate is aggressive in its effects on me.  If you like coffee - mate is like strong coffee in my experience.  but smoother.

 

[Grass Snake]

In El Salvador, they actually drink a coffee like beverage but made of roasted corn kernels. I thought it was interesting they call it cafe de maiz (corn coffee) Might have to try this one day.
https://gringainelsalvador.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/toasted-maize-coffee-cafe-de-maize-tostado-cafe-de-palo-cafe-pusungo-el-salvador/
 
 

 
rarely, as I'm more chill and mate is aggressive in its effects on me.  If you like coffee - mate is like strong coffee in my experience.  but smoother.

Sounds like my kind of tea! Heard mate was more popular than coffee in South America and is considered a "super-food".

 

[grantmichaels]

I don't usually drink coffee as I prefer tea. But when I coffee I bowtruss.  It is the perfect cup of coffee.


I also dabble in loose leaf ...

so, tEa was my thing before coffee became my thing.

I'm enjoy the yunnan/monkey style most broadly, but my all time fav tea by a mile is dan cong oolong ...

Someday I'll order from Imen ...

http://www.teahabitat.com/store/
http://tea-obsession.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-brew-dan-cong.html

Alas, I am *still* drinking from the kilo of Jing I ordered ages ago ...

https://jingtea.com/tea/type/oolong/phoenix-honey-orchid

You can see my review at the bottom, there.

=)

 

[SmokenFire]

Nice links GM!  You had me at oolong.  Much obliged. I also dig another local chicago outfit called metropolis.  And I'm not a 'coffee guy' and I'm not into how 'cool' everyone is who goes there, but either place it's a damn fine cuppa joe.    

 

[Grass Snake]

I would love to be in Chicago drinkin coffee with my grandmother right about now. I bought some "Italian" coffee called Lavazza that I'll open up in the morning. Anybody ever tried this stuff?

 

[grantmichaels]

My vintage coffee percolator.
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This thing was just a pain to use and clean but it did brew a good cup of coffee.
 
 
 


I'm not familiar w/ this ...

Would love to see pics of it in action!

 

[Grass Snake]

This dude is a trip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BfTo11cZ3EQ

 

[grantmichaels]

Nice links GM!  You had me at oolong.  Much obliged. I also dig another local chicago outfit called metropolis.  And I'm not a 'coffee guy' and I'm not into how 'cool' everyone is who goes there, but either place it's a damn fine cuppa joe.    


Yeah, so, I get that ... which is why I order in instead of going to the haute local place.

Totally get that.

There's another cool place there, Gaslight. They roasted the beans that came w/ the Manual as a Kickstarter reward ...

http://www.manual.is/coffee

They were very, very good.

Ever been to Butcher & Larder? ... a guy I follow on Twitter posts rad shit from there

I'm trying to figure out where my percolator is, I think Danielle might have 'stored' it.

The thing I like about the percolator is the smell throughout the house, in particular.

 

[Grass Snake]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=idfdOpL1BQU

 

[organic pepper]

I'm not familiar w/ this ...

Would love to see pics of it in action!

I have to replace the cord. The old one sparked something major and I dare not plug it in. It was the cloth looking type of cord. I think I found a replacement though. I'll see if I can get it and hopefully get it up and running again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=idfdOpL1BQU

So Thats what goes on inside a percolator. 

 

[Grass Snake]

My vintage coffee percolator.

20150103_2109211.jpg
This thing was just a pain to use and clean but it did brew a good cup of coffee.
 
 
 

Is that silver plated?

 

[organic pepper]

Is that silver plated?

I'm not sure. I know I have to polish it every now an then. It's a M&B (Means Best) made by Manning Bowman and Co. in Meridan, Conn. 
I dont see anything on it saying it is so I have to assume its not. But thing sure scratches easy. Have to use like a real soft polishing cloth.

 

[Grass Snake]

A silver stamp shouldn't be that hard to find so its probably chrome plated like many others I see for sale but I'll keep looking.

It could be nickel plated as well but it looks to be from the 20's

 

[organic pepper]

A silver stamp shouldn't be that hard to find so its probably chrome plated like many others I see for sale but I'll keep looking.

It could be nickel plated as well but it looks to be from the 20's

Heres a pic of the bottom with info.

 

[SavinaRed]

I don't usually drink coffee as I prefer tea. But when I coffee I bowtruss.  It is the perfect cup of coffee.

looks great !!!

 

[grantmichaels]

 

[Shorerider]

 

 
 
But unlike GM, I don't feel like Walter White after I've finished my brew. 
 
 
SR.

 

[moruga welder]

all this coffee talk , think i'll go brew a pot !