IIRC, half & half is roughly the US equivalent to single cream or table cream.

So I was just in the kitchen and remembered a coffee implement that I haven't mentioned yet. Anyone else have an Aeropress? I bought one that lived in my desk drawer back when I was actually employed. It hasn't been used much since I brought it home. It's pretty fantastic, though. It obviously doesn't make real espresso, but the taste is very similar. If you don't want espresso, just add more hot water after pressing. It's great. Kind of like a turbo charged French press. Only takes about 30 seconds if your water is already hot.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...1L._SS420_.jpg

Half and Half is 12.5% - 18% MF (Milk Fat?) and I think that's what they call Single Cream in the UK. Table Cream in Canada is 10% MF. Light Cream (I think the US doesn't do that?) is 5% MF.

Why thank you!

something fun
 

I'm going to have to learn to drink my espresso with half and half......enjoy!

I've been working on learning latte art. So far I still suck at it. You don't need half & half for a latte, though. Just milk. If it was half & half it would be breve art.

today I found out what a K Cup was. Had never even heard of one. (I dont get out much) I stopped at Dunkin Donuts for a cuppa coffee and saw their add for Kcups in a box. huh? So I asked. Imagine that! Pay lots of money for plastic individual things that look like creamers (at least on the display they did). And now I hear they are weak and dont taste good.

I am ok now with not getting out much...

lol:tea:

Holiday coffee's/ with *Spirit*
 

You can make any of these with decaf if you prefer the taste without the jitters!

Mocha Frappe

3 tablespoons ground coffee to a half cup of water/ brew.

Place ingredients ino a blender jar in this order:

14 ice cubes
2 Tablespoons sugar (or what ever)
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 cup of some kind of milk

Top with whipped cream from an aerosol can (it's only 15 calories)

Blend. Makes one tall or two smaller drinks.

see how easy....
 

Now, we'll move onto an alcoholic frappes

(I'm no bar tender, so if I can do this, you can too)

3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/2 cup or water....brew

place ingredients in blender jar in this order:

14 ice cubes
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 (or 3) tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 cup Kahlua
2 tablespoons tequila
2 tablespoons heavy cream

Blend, top with the whipped cream

the drink that thawed the cold war
 

Black Russian Frappe

3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/2 cup of water
brew

place ingrediants in blender jar in this order:

14 ice cubes
1/4 heavy cream
1/4 Kahlua liquer
2 tablespoons Vodka

Blend, top with whipped cream

a couple more???
 

Irish Cream Cappuccino

3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/2 cup of water
brew

place ingrediants in blender jar in this order

14 ice cubes
2 tablespoons sugar (or what ever)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup Baileys Irish Ream Liquer
1 Tablespoon Vodka

Blend

Top with whipped cream


Tiramisu Frappe

4 tablespoons of ground coffee
half cup of water
brew

place ingrediants in blender jar in this order

14 ice cubes
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (not imitation)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 rum

Blend. Top with whipped cream

* I made this with coffee mate,vanilla flavored, natural bliss and it didn't taste any different!

Green Tea Frappe
 

There is always a tea drinker! Don't leave them out

3 green tea bags
1/2 cup of water
brew

place into blender jar in this order

14 ice cubeshttp://bakingbites.com/2011/10/what-is-cream-of-coconut/
2 tablespoons cream or coconut
1/4 pineapple juice
1/4 Midori liqueur
2 tablespoons vodka

blend, add a wedge of fruit to rim or glass

http://bakingbites.com/2011/10/what-...am-of-coconut/

Mmmmm coffee
 

OMG! I totally want to roast my own beans now! I love love love coffee and didn't even drink it until I was 35. Now I need 2 a day. Argh.

I am a bona fide coffee snob. I drive across town to the one place that sells the coffee (called Oso Negro- Princess of Darkness) made from an Artisan Roaster in a town an 8 hour drive from me.

I have a Krups Burr grinder and love it. I grind the coffee right before each shot of espresso. I'd love a better espresso machine but also have a Krups and it does decent duty.

Invite me to a tasting party and I'd be there lickity split! What a fabulous idea.

Most days I'm a french press'er. I grind fresh every morning and make a carafe. I have a thermos I take it to work in. I also have an insulated french press that keeps the coffee hot for a couple of hours, which is perfect on a lazy Sunday morning.

If I have house-guests for breakfast/brunch I like to use the percolator because it has the richness of french press but makes the quantity of a standard electric coffee maker. And it also feels lovely and nostalgic to me.

On more fancy occasions (if I'm hosting brunch or serving espresso with dessert) I might bring out the bialetti stove-top espresso maker, like Incubus mentioned. This rich heavy espresso without a fiddly $1000+ machine.

My everyday go-to coffee is small-batches from a local roaster, they use the very best beans the world has to offer, and their roasting is spot on (and they're queer to boot). It is also re-stocked and sold weekly at my mom & pop corner grocer, so I know I'm always getting fresh beans and I'm supporting two local businesses that are philanthropic in the community.
http://www.indigocoffee.com/index.cfm

If I want something special I will buy mail-order Blue Bottle based in the Bay Area and famous for their brilliant roasting
http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/about/who-we-are/



And then there is Kona! Proper 100% (no blends) Kona. Always dear and exceptional Kona.
When next I have some I'm going to try the Kona crème brulee recipe I found on pinterest
http://www.latimes.com/features/food...,5645076.story
And I've thought about adapting this recipe for Kona chocolate chip ice cream with a frozen greek yogurt
http://smells-like-home.com/2009/05/...hip-ice-cream/

think i'm ready to go to bed cause i'm looking forward to morning coffee. fresh ground Starbucks French Roast. I can smell it now!

unlike so mamy .. i dont drink the same coffee every day .. varies from african, costa rican, columbian, somalian , to indian , turkish , to my favorite * kona *

Please indulge yourself and try Honduran coffee...I got some at Trader Joes and it was AMAZIInnnnggg..... I'm also one for trying as many kinds as I can...but I definitely prefer a dark roast....love the richness..mmmmmmm

I tried Caribou coffee when I was in MN and I LOVED it! I was at the MOA and stopped in for a nice iced brew. Wish I'd known about the mahogany. Keurig makes Caribou k cups for those who would like to try it !

I don't drink coffee, but I tend to bring it back for folks when I travel instead of souvenirs. No trip to Chicago is complete unless I stop to pick up some from the vast selection they offer at the Coffee and Tea Exchange on Broadway Street. In Wisconsin there are several. Colectivo Coffee Roasters on Milwaukee's east side is another favorite. They roast their coffees at the Prospect location, or at least did my last visit. In the norther part of the state I always stop in and pick up some Door Country coffees. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few others from my travels but those are the main ones that jump out at the moment!

I had a major scare in my life today. I woke up extra early, 4 AM, to get started on my coffee roasting for holiday gifts. Micro roasting is very time-consuming. But so worth it! I was 6 pounds into my plan of 15 pounds when all of a sudden my roaster stopped. WTH!😮

True, nothing last forever but this roaster only has about 200 roasting hours on it. Anyhow instant panic. I immediately started obsessing that I’d be drinking Folgers. 🤮Redundant, these thoughts were because I was panicking.

I ground up some of the beans I just roasted, Costa Rican, which by the way is one of the best every day coffees there is. More on that later if you like .......Then I took the cup that I brewed and walked around the house looking out the windows collecting myself. Serious coffee drinkers will understand that.

I hypothesized that the 20° temperature outside may have made The coffee roaster work harder than it liked, thus shutting itself down. Fire is always a concern when you roast coffee.

To this end, that is correct. As I breathe A huge sigh of relief. I knocked out three more pounds and now I’m letting the roaster rest as the temperature outside continues to rise

Italian coffee
 

When home any coffee will wake my senses.If out of town it must be two strong shots of espresso daily.An espresso corretto works great but not until after dinner.

It's too much trouble for me to make it at home..but that's my favorite coffee.

:bringcoffee:

Can I romance you with some vacuum coffee? Your coffee drinking experience will NEVER be the same.


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ma_Vac_Pot.JPG

Coooool. And good to see you posting.

New Orleans Cher!
 

you haven’t lived until you have had the coffee (& chickory) experience at Cafe DuMonde...

http://clshoreonline.com/wp-content/...e-du-monde.jpg

Thank you DapperButch!

TRUE That. The absolute best "store bought" coffee I ever drank was Community Coffee.

is it coffee time??
 

Some reading while enjoying your 'cuppa

https://www.caring.com/articles/5-be...o-drink-coffee

I'm always looking for the BEST coffee experience
 

Cold brew

Cold brew or cold press refers to the process of steeping coffee grounds in room temperature or cold water for an extended period. The cold-press process requires grinding: coarse-ground beans are soaked in water for a prolonged period of time, usually 12 hours or more. The water is normally kept at room temperature, but chilled water can also be used. The grounds must be filtered out of the water after they have been steeped using a paper coffee filter, a fine metal sieve, a French press or felt in the case of the Toddy system. The result is a coffee concentrate that is often diluted with water or milk, and can be served hot, over ice, or blended with ice and other ingredients such as chocolate. Cold brewed coffee naturally seems sweeter due to its lower acidity. Because the coffee beans in cold-press coffee never come into contact with heated water, the process of leaching flavor from the beans produces a different chemical profile from conventional brewing methods. Cold brew coffee is not to be confused with iced coffee, which generally refers to coffee that is brewed hot and then chilled by pouring over or adding ice, though it can refer to cold brew coffee served on ice.

Best coffee maker?

My Bonavita died. RIP. I liked it fine, but I don't think it was worth the $189 price tag. I think it was pretty crazy that I spent that much on a coffee maker, to be honest.

But, I want something with quality, and what I did like about the Bonavita was the brewing at the optimal brewing temperature (195-205 degrees) and most definitely the shower head water system to ensure even water saturation.

So, I would like to find both of those features, but I am concerned that it is the high temperature that made the cost so high.

I'd like to keep it below $100.

Consider the NINJA. It definitely heats the water to the proper temperature. The biggest selling point for me was it blooms (pre wets) your coffee grounds. I got mine at Kohl's with a 30% off coupon (and on sale) for a little less than $80.00

This is the one I bought. (there are at least 6 different to choose from)
http://target.scene7.com/is/image/Ta...=450&fmt=pjpeg

So, is this your main, daily coffee maker?

What's chickory do for the coffee?

"Back in the day" (different days, in different parts of the world), when coffee was scarce, chicory was used instead or added to coffe to stretch it out. The thinking is that it "cheats the palate".

I guess it has a certain taste and people like it.

Pretty much, it is "fake coffee".