Favorite coffee?

[Anthony Vito]

So funny the timing. My son is sitting here right now spending his holiday money ordering a Chemex and a V60. Maybe you can ship a Yeti coffee cup to your room? Not sure if dimensions are right. We have the 14oz Rambler mug and size looks like it might work. They’re both near 5” across but I don’t have v60 experience yet so unsure.

He has a Flair Pro 2 for killer espresso and an aeropress. He’s traveled with these in the past - one or the other.

Eventually he’d like a Japanese siphon setup.

Well one option I'm considering would be to just do a cup at a time - the small one I have sits right on top of a mug, so I could just do it that way. It's likely only for me and my wife, so only adds a few minutes to do them separately. We're bringing friends with us and their two kids (our kids, 9 & 11 don't drink coffee yet - although I guess in Europe and South America that might not be too young for it ). I don't think our friends really drink coffee, although one of them might sometimes, so I don't know if I had it made if she'd drink some. (What's funny is that I actually just got the 14 oz. Yeti mug during our office gift exchange.)

I have to say I'm a big fan of the Chemex. One nice thing is that I find it easier to heat it up before using it - I usually rinse it out anyway before brewing, so I just fill it up with hot water from the tap and let it sit for a minute or two while I'm measuring and grinding, and the glass is warm by then. Knock on wood, but it's been very durable for me too - I've had it for over 10 years - actually bought it as a stopgap when a drip machine died until I picked out a new one. Now it's a go-to for weekends - I usually use the coffee maker on weekdays while getting the kids ready for school, but non-school days where we're otherwise in a rush, I use that if I'm making drip coffee (not that it takes that long to make pour over, but it's a little longer than throwing it in the machine and hitting a button).

If your son is getting pour over sets, I highly recommend a gooseneck kettle. There are stovetop ones that are inexpensive, but I just bought an electric one (OXO) with a temperature setting on it, and I love it. It's so fast and easy. From research, the experts apparently actually say the plastic V60 is better because it's easier to warm up and being heated makes a difference for taste, apparently - but that means it's very inexpensive (I think the single size was like $7).

I have an aeropress, but I really haven't gotten down the use of it yet - I use it at the office some - it's better than Keurig coffee, but still not nearly as good as most of my other methods. It's definitely very travel-friendly, I just haven't liked the coffee I've made with it that much yet.

 

[leebee]

Our "everyday" coffee is Folgers Black Silk. It's a dark roast but doesn't have that burned undertone that so many of the dark/French roasts have.

 

[EveV]

Manhattan Coffee Roaster’s Nestor Lasso (Ships from the Netherlands) or Black and White Wilmer Castillo. Peet’s for Supermarket.

 

[SpaceMan5]

Maxwell House

No way!!

 

[SpaceMan5]

Oh my. I have read the posts. I know so much depends on what you grew up on, ie Dunkin Donuts, Hortons etc

You can not beat the coffee in the PNW, Starbucks, Seattle's Best and the local coffee houses. I have traveled to other parts of the country and lets just say we will need to agree to disagree on who has the best coffee.

 

[Anthony Vito]

I chimed in on brewing, didn't answer the question. I get coffee shipped each month from a roaster in Washington state - Camano Island Coffee. I almost always go with their medium roasts, and as of late I split my order each month between one bag of the medium roasts and one of the espresso blend. For the quality of coffee, it's actually not a bad price (organic, fair trade), and they roast it the day they ship it, so it's really fresh (honestly can't tell the difference between different varieties, but I can fresh coffee freshly ground - world of difference).