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Whoo-hoo! Go Oregon. It's prolly cause living in such a moisture-laden climate, we are always trying to figure out how to fight off the flu.
Now I'm in the mood for tea. Not that that's unusual for me, though.
When it's really dry, the maple flooring shrinks in my loft. So much so that the crappy filler they put between the board cracks and falls out. I need a humidifier big time.
Oh I thought this thread finally addressed my most irritating moments of life. Waiting for the kettle to boil to make my morning cup of coffee. Did you ever think of the hours of our lives wasted, wasted I'm telling ya, waiting for the god damn water to boil! Immobilized, staring helplessly, all because I'm useless until I have some coffee!
Um, Lori... they have these new fangled inventions called automatic drip coffee makers that you can actually program to start 10 mins before you wake up. In fact, if you go to Gevalia.com you might score one for free in one of their promos.Just trying to be helpful. :)
I'm a humidifier whore. This is interesting. I like steam. I like fog...this time of year we get a lot of fog off the lake.I'm just drinking my coffee now, so I'm not very articulate.
Sherrie, that would be great except I don't wake up at any set time.Meanwhile, RA is up, and I haven't gone to bed yet. We must be one different brane universes.
i boil water and then use a french press to make coffee. i usually only need about a cup and a half anyway plus it makes me feel like a gentleman explorer when i use it (even though i am smack dab in the midwest) i did actually get it to be able to make coffee anywhere i can boil water when i travel
Holy crap, Lori...I know you're on the west coast, but that was still past two then, right?I woke late today, about 4:15:)
I'm expecting a "look who's calling the kettle black" joke here somewhere...
I make coffee with a French press, too. Way better than drip coffee, and it feels more ritualistic, which I like.
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I like it an awful lot. I've only had it in restaurants, though. Never noticed a lot of grounds in it.
french press is wonderful. i have one that i travel with and it makes a great cup of coffee. plus i can use it in really remote locations where i only need hot water and can have coffee
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We have a French press and it does make terrific coffee. But I've fallen into the habit of using the automatic drip machine lately because it requires less thought. That's kind of lame, actually. Maybe I'll try to figure out where we put the press and give it another try.
I use French press now. The librarian hooked me on it.
and i talk like Lumiere when making coffee with mine
I made French press coffee again this morning, but I made it a little too strong. Whoo, still a little jittery!
yup, you can def make it strong like this.
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I read a recipe today for making cold brew coffee (it steeps overnight) in a french press pot. You could use it in Africa, Kevin, then you wouldn't need to heat up any water!
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Wonders if one can preen and writhe at the same time?
hmmmmm cynthia. interesting. share please
"Still, a carafe of concentrate remained fresh over a week, with no dulling of flavor. It even avoided absorbing the tastes of the newsroom refrigerator's other contents -- possibly the first beverage ever to avoid that fate.Potential uses kept emerging. Camping trips. Coffee ice cubes for undiluted iced lattes."
Source: MSNBC column on cold brew.
Sorry, Kevin I can't find that recipe now.
I love it when old wives' tales are validated by science. And what a cool job, to be an Oregon State "atmospheric scientist who specializes in ties between climate and disease transmission"