Well, I'm another who prefers fresh ground, fresh brewed coffee. I've heard about home roasting but never seriously considered it. Until now
Think I'll look into it.
HEY! Maybe one of youse guys that does that could start a new thread where we could get some pertinent info.Anyway, my morning mud is always freshly ground (keep my beans in the freezer) with an afore mentioned burr grinder, a Waring that I've had for twenty some years.
I brew with a 10 cup Bunn drip machine that keeps the water at just the right temperature into a thermal carafe. No "burner plate"
to ruin the flavor.
I have an eight cup french press that I use for camping and also when I have a special ($$$$) coffee that I want to extract all of the flavor and subtleties from.
And an espresso machine for a change up.
I try to use free trade coffee and have found Colombian and Guatemalan beans to be the most to my liking for reasonable price.
Of course, I haven't tried them all.
Even most (not "the " most
) expensive coffees are still a relatively cheap treat.
No sweetner, no lightener, no fru-fru flavors. Just coffee.
