One thing people tell me when they get to know me is I know something about a wide range of subjects. I try to know a little about everything and to be an expert about very few things. The Internet has helped in this regard.
It's 9 a.m. here, time for work, and time for coffee! I like my coffee dark with some half-anf-half and Splenda sugar substitute. I make a 16 oz cup every morning and start from there, usually that's all, sometimes one or two more cups. I like to use a Splenda packet for every 10 oz. coffee, which I've cut in half compared to how I used to pound that shit.
I've tried a lot of brewing methods at home and my go-to method is this one: [url]http://coffeegeek.com/guides/howtouseapourover[/url]. French presses are also nice but too messy to clean-up for my (lazy) taste. Always buy whole bean and grind my own in a Cuisinart burr grinder.
I am kind of a snob about coffee, but not anything approaching foodie levels. Basically, I don't like to drink crap or weak coffee but generally drink from mass-produced, corporate coffee beans. I don't have the time or inclination to roast my own or hunt down beans in small batches from corners of the earth.
I am currently drinking Bali Moon beans from Coffee Bean, a gift from my wife. It's pretty good. My usual bean is Major Dickison's Blend by Peet's, particularly because Costco has it in 2.5 lb. bags.
I rather like Starbucks' Caffe Verona, even though I know it's a blend and coffee snobs think it's shit.
My general stance on Starbucks is it's alright, it is much-maligned by snobs but when you are in a foreign country where they don't drink coffee, or even in a corner of America where that's all you can get, you know there is a certain level of quality and consistency you are going to get from Starbucks.
Last note is on decaf coffee: the process to remove the caffeine unfortunately also removes most of the flavor. I have tried a bunch of different beans and most of them are fucking terrible. I am working my way through a pound of Illy decaf espresso, and it's alright. Again, I like Peet's Decaf Major Dickison, recommended by a colleague. I go into the store and buy little 1/2 lb. batches because buying it in the store is pretty costly, and I usually only drink it a couple times a month.
So there you have it! Leave a comment and let me know what you think.