Comments on: GEORGE, COFFEE, REFLUX, FART & OTHER IMPORTANT SUBJECTS http://www.automatic-investment-management.com/146/george-coffee-reflux-fart-other-important-subjects/ A blog by Uncle Fred Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: alison http://www.automatic-investment-management.com/146/george-coffee-reflux-fart-other-important-subjects/comment-page-1/#comment-367 alison Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:26:07 +0000 http://www.automatic-investment-management.com/?p=146#comment-367 I was surprised to read about your addiction to good coffee. When Stuart and I first started visiting US we thought the coffee was terrible - weak and tasteless. We didn't think anyone in the US knoew what good coffee was; we should have known that the Danes did. Stuart is really fussy about his coffee and over the years we have accumulated various coffee makers and fancy 'systems' all which get relegated to the back of the cupboard. The best, by far, method of good coffee is finely ground in a paper filter. My mother will make fresh coffee in a fancy jug and I have to rummage in her cupboards for a filter paper for Stuart's coffee to remove the sludge that you get at the bottom of the cup. We take filters on camping trips and fill a kettle of water, leave it to boil (20min using the car cigarette lighter) while going for a shower, then make the best coffee in the world, sitting outside our tent looking at the wildlife flitting around us. If we're in the US often we'll have bought a couple of pieces of cheesecake the night before and brought it back to the campsite. Excellent. Over the years we've tuned ourselves to South American coffee more and more although it's nice to have a channge. Anyway, since these earlier trips to the US the coffee has really improved with coffee shops on every corner giving the customer any variation of coffee, milk, foam and water required. Even McDonalds are doing better coffee. The Scandanavians do like strong coffee, but even there the Starbucks are changing the tastes of the youngsters to a more frothy format. I'm not sure your parents would have approved! Just finished my breakfast 'Killer Coffee'. I only have one mug a day. Take care, Alison I was surprised to read about your addiction to good coffee. When Stuart and I first started visiting US we thought the coffee was terrible – weak and tasteless. We didn’t think anyone in the US knoew what good coffee was; we should have known that the Danes did.
Stuart is really fussy about his coffee and over the years we have accumulated various coffee makers and fancy ‘systems’ all which get relegated to the back of the cupboard. The best, by far, method of good coffee is finely ground in a paper filter.
My mother will make fresh coffee in a fancy jug and I have to rummage in her cupboards for a filter paper for Stuart’s coffee to remove the sludge that you get at the bottom of the cup.
We take filters on camping trips and fill a kettle of water, leave it to boil (20min using the car cigarette lighter) while going for a shower, then make the best coffee in the world, sitting outside our tent looking at the wildlife flitting around us. If we’re in the US often we’ll have bought a couple of pieces of cheesecake the night before and brought it back to the campsite. Excellent.
Over the years we’ve tuned ourselves to South American coffee more and more although it’s nice to have a channge.
Anyway, since these earlier trips to the US the coffee has really improved with coffee shops on every corner giving the customer any variation of coffee, milk, foam and water required. Even McDonalds are doing better coffee.
The Scandanavians do like strong coffee, but even there the Starbucks are changing the tastes of the youngsters to a more frothy format. I’m not sure your parents would have approved!

Just finished my breakfast ‘Killer Coffee’. I only have one mug a day.

Take care,

Alison

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