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Beautiful post. More about emotions surrounding shared experiences where coffee happens to be a bystander. This does bring me to a coffee problem that I could
by anu7df 4y ago
Beautiful post. More about emotions surrounding shared experiences where coffee happens to be a bystander.
This does bring me to a coffee problem that I could never adequately address. How do I with a slight OCD for cleanliness and fondness for one or two cups of good coffee a day develop a coffee ritual that works?
My espresso machine is unused most days because I can't settle down with my espresso or cappuccino till I have cleaned the machine. But by that time the coffee is cold and undrinkable. So now I just do a French press or straight up grounds in hot water and metal filter on to a cup. While my unused espresso machine gives me accusing looks. Ah... Life.
- Dibes 4y agoI think I would recommend warming a ceramic mug that you pull your shot directly in!
- jraby3 4y agoMy theory is that eventually you get used to which ever coffee you drink and start to crave that. In Israel everyone drinks instant coffee. It’s standard in every house. When I first moved here I hated it. Now I love it. It’s become comforting - the ritual of a quick, warm drink in the morning to start my day. We still have a fancy machine, and a nespresso machine too. But the instant coffee wins the day for my wife and I every morning.
- deepsquirrelnet 4y agoI think also about the act of getting older, and the natural process of shifting priorities from new experiences toward relationships or sentimentalism. After you’ve had 1,000s of cups of single origin coffees, the next one will surely not be anything terribly surprising. All connoisseurship eventually meets its finite ends, and with it, the excitement of the process of discovery. It’s a wise lesson to take friends with you wherever you go. Don’t have your best cup of coffee alone. It won’t be worth it.