Coffee - Your Current Brew
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GON
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Just bought three bags of Peet's this morning and some pop tarts. Peet's and pop tarts, like peas in a pod.
About twenty years ago I would send Peet's coffee as a gift to many friends across the USA, as it was not readily available. The feedback I received mirrored your comments, most of the recipes of the Peet's coffee didn't like it.
Ive had the Major Dickasons. It’s good for a dark roast. As I’ve expressed before, darker roasts aren’t my preference these days. I like the acidity and fruit flavors and sweetness and complexity I can get from a good, lightly-roasted Ethiopian, Kenyan, or Colombian.
Its just a fact that you lose that when roasting dark; at some point, no matter the variety, it all just tastes like roast.
However, to each his own. Some people do enjoy darker roasts, and there’s nothing wrong with that. The important thing is that they’re enjoying their coffee.
I do periodically enjoy a good medium, even med-dark, like what @Rand roasted and sent me recently.
I do really like that Peet’s is now printing the roast date on the bag. I hope that becomes a trend for grocery store coffee!
Its especially important for dark roast, as it get stale a lot faster than lighter roasts, some of which actually benefit from resting for up to a month.
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I keep about 20 =/- different kinds of hotel coffees in my traveling bag. Often hotels only have one coffee serving, or just decaf, etc. So I travel with a "good set of spare one serving coffees" for just about any brewer type worldwide.I give them full props for saying it has 4month of quality shelflife.. some use 18months...
Some of the single servings must be well over five years old. These old single servings may not be so tasty no flavorful, but they work when in a pinch.....
A few years ago I bought all the different Peet's k-cups as I could find, of course within a reasonable price. Some where way to expensive. I found the one I had above (in k-cup format) and Major Dickason's mostly to my liking. I'm not a huge fan of flavored coffee but I just got their Pumkpin Spice and the Peppermint Mocha k-cups and I like them too.
I still have a few boxes of the Major k-cups, a bag of Brazilian I just got, a few bags of Pumpkin Spice and their Italian Blend. I didn't dig the Italian blend (was hoping it was more like the Starbucks Italian). I opened the Brazil bag yet.
I want to retry a lot of the blends in ground format instead of the k-cups. I just wait for deals.
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No can do... personally don't ever plan to buy roasted coffee again in this lifetime. What I can accomplish doing it myself and save $ in the process has me laughing at what most commercial roasters churn/spew out. To each their own...
This combo is excellent for making ice coffee. The dark roast allows me to use less grounds to brew a strong coffee which is needed by the time you add ice and milk. I normally use unsweetened Soy, Almond, or Oat milk but this sugared Extra Creamy Oat milk was on sale for $2.77. For $4.47 a bag for 100% Arabica Coffee it's a decent price.
Great Value French Roast
I was trying to match this photo with Great Value's new oat milk but can't find it at local store.
Great Value French Roast
I was trying to match this photo with Great Value's new oat milk but can't find it at local store.
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I’m liking that molasses. Oat milk to me tastes like
Are you lactose intolerant?
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Just good old Folgers, medium blend.
I'm "Vegan", "Plant based", or whatever you want to call it LOL. 8th Year in so far & I'd never go back to an omnivore diet. I will confess that I claim 99% vegan because I still enjoy Honey at times. (This is the time the wife chimes in to say "Of course he's not giving up his honey" (her).) ha ha
Started my health journey back in 09' by just watching what I eat along w/exercise & lost 90 lbs. Next evolution was when 2015 rolled around & I just couldn't resist thinking about how gross eating animals were. Wife followed my lead on that so it makes it easy for meals & such. As you've probably heard "if it had a mother I'm not eating it".
Are you?
No. Vegan is totally unnatural to me. I gain weight, too many cravings, lose energy. Blood glucose difficult to control. Even with various full supplements. There just are no full and concentrated protein and nutrient sources in nature equivalent to eggs, meat, fish. Humans evolved as omnivores. It's the way we are wired physiologically and psychologically. IMHO. That said I eat only plants/plant based 1-2-3 days a week. The way a hunter gatherer would eat. It balances out.
Nothing wrong w/your diet & you do what is best for you of course. But I'd like to point out your statement.
That's a common misunderstanding. Think about it.. Animals contain proteins & nutrients right? They get them in their bodies through eating things found on earth. I get my day started every morning w/Protein shake that has vitamins as an example. Any proteins or vitamins you eat via animals I can get in my diet via plants/beans/nuts/fruits etc. It's simply just from two different sources.
Don't take my word for it just look at this list of male & female plant based folks.. They are not lacking LOL
https://fitnessvolt.com/vegan-bodybuilders/#8_Leah_Marie
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Nog latte
Double shot plus my keto nog
Double shot plus my keto nog
I like that mug
Wife loves Denby. I like the cobalt blue colors best, more manly!!I like that mug
