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08-24-22, 12:57 PM
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Ha, my mom's family was mostly English, but I never really picked up tea drinking from them. But I do enjoy green tea, wether with food at a Chinese place, or in a bottle. 🙂 The cheap version is Arizona green tea in a can, lol. It's just like that Mocha I mentioned earlier, too sweet, but mostly tolerable. 😉
08-24-22, 01:18 PM
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Was it the "normal" or "Midwatch" urn? During my time at sea I only accidentally sampled the Midwatch sludge once. I can still remember the foul taste...
If I recall correctly I was in a Marine Amphib Ready Group with the Trashville back in '91 off the coast of Liberia on our way to Desert Storm. From the decks of the LST USS Fairfax County that looked like a smooth and comfy ride for sure...
If I recall correctly I was in a Marine Amphib Ready Group with the Trashville back in '91 off the coast of Liberia on our way to Desert Storm. From the decks of the LST USS Fairfax County that looked like a smooth and comfy ride for sure...
also if you took the last cup and did not make a new pot and a Chief caught you, especially a chief to did not get coffee, you spent your next off watch time on coffee duty, making and serving coffee for 4 hours
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08-24-22, 01:51 PM
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08-24-22, 01:55 PM
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I don't drink a lot of coffee...
But, sometimes I get a late start. And there are those moments when morning rolls around and one is still trying to finish the double century when a little pick me up helps.
But, sometimes I get a late start. And there are those moments when morning rolls around and one is still trying to finish the double century when a little pick me up helps.
08-24-22, 03:27 PM
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I drink coffee before, or during rides - though the latter tends to occur when the temperature drops below 55 degrees.
Javataza Costa Rican Dark Roast is my brew of choice. I use the Keurig ADC method - from reusable pods, 5 oz. at a time.
Javataza Costa Rican Dark Roast is my brew of choice. I use the Keurig ADC method - from reusable pods, 5 oz. at a time.
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08-24-22, 06:06 PM
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08-24-22, 11:04 PM
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08-25-22, 01:16 AM
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08-25-22, 06:56 AM
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^^^^ I remember that thread, but didn't notice until just now the Peugeot porn photobomb....
First double century I did was the "Belle Isle marathon" 1982, on my brand new Trek 613. Kind of a silly boring ride, 40 laps (or as far as you can go in 24 hours) around Belle Isle in Detroit. But fun people-watching and bike-watching. My first distance ride of any kind. I was doing fine until around mile 160 when I just got sleepy. Not weak, not in pain, just couldn't stay awake. Couple hours sleep helped, but not enough. Dude at a campsite near me offered me some "turkish coffee"; it's where the inspiration of cardomon in coffee came from. It's basically some turkish bean/roast, drip brewed if I recall, a healthy amount of cardamon added, and.... about 3-4x the strength of "conventional" coffee. I sipped it at first (like it was meant to be enjoyed, a la Puerto Rican style), but then just whipped back about a 10oz cup. I barely remember those last 40 miles.
First double century I did was the "Belle Isle marathon" 1982, on my brand new Trek 613. Kind of a silly boring ride, 40 laps (or as far as you can go in 24 hours) around Belle Isle in Detroit. But fun people-watching and bike-watching. My first distance ride of any kind. I was doing fine until around mile 160 when I just got sleepy. Not weak, not in pain, just couldn't stay awake. Couple hours sleep helped, but not enough. Dude at a campsite near me offered me some "turkish coffee"; it's where the inspiration of cardomon in coffee came from. It's basically some turkish bean/roast, drip brewed if I recall, a healthy amount of cardamon added, and.... about 3-4x the strength of "conventional" coffee. I sipped it at first (like it was meant to be enjoyed, a la Puerto Rican style), but then just whipped back about a 10oz cup. I barely remember those last 40 miles.
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08-25-22, 08:05 AM
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Before, after, during a ride?
Your favorite brand and prep method?
The drip maker croaked a few days ago in a spurt of electrical self-immolation, so we're hobbling along with the French press while I track down a torx T8 to take apart a thrift shop donor to swap parts out.
Why is it Torx sets don't have a T8?
Your favorite brand and prep method?
The drip maker croaked a few days ago in a spurt of electrical self-immolation, so we're hobbling along with the French press while I track down a torx T8 to take apart a thrift shop donor to swap parts out.
Why is it Torx sets don't have a T8?
08-25-22, 08:27 AM
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Oh wow- how have I never heard of cardamom in coffee!? I'm tempted to go over my daily limit and make a cup like that right now......
08-25-22, 11:10 AM
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My grandmother always said the key to good tea is a well used pot and the key to coffee is a well scrubbed pot.
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That's known as a "regular" coffee.
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08-25-22, 01:16 PM
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8 oz can of High Brew (Austin TX) in the back pocket for long rides. A few cans in the panniers for a weekend of camping. It's like jet fuel for me.
Thanks for the reminder, I need to order more.
Thanks for the reminder, I need to order more.
08-25-22, 01:31 PM
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time for a hijack, but it's timely: I usually don't go in for complicated espresso machinery (have a huge collection of stovetop Moka type pots of all shapes and sizes) but a friend gifted me a Saeco "barista" that is rebadged as "Starbucks" (NOT my brand!).
He told me the thing would work like a champ (again) if I replaced the (available online) pump, but in removing the burnt out old one I had to pull loose a plastic tube connected to it with brass compression fittings. No biggie except broke the old plastic tube in yanking on it and can't find a replacement part online plus cannot substitute either:
A. polyethylene plastic tubing found easy and cheap in any hardware shop BUT is 1/4" so just a hair bigger than the 6mm OD tube this requires.
B. 6mm PTFE (AKA Teflon) which I bought online but is just too inflexible for the brass fittings and the one tight bend tube this must make.
Anybody have a helpful suggestion? I just HAVE to fix broken stuff, cannot let it go...
He told me the thing would work like a champ (again) if I replaced the (available online) pump, but in removing the burnt out old one I had to pull loose a plastic tube connected to it with brass compression fittings. No biggie except broke the old plastic tube in yanking on it and can't find a replacement part online plus cannot substitute either:
A. polyethylene plastic tubing found easy and cheap in any hardware shop BUT is 1/4" so just a hair bigger than the 6mm OD tube this requires.
B. 6mm PTFE (AKA Teflon) which I bought online but is just too inflexible for the brass fittings and the one tight bend tube this must make.
Anybody have a helpful suggestion? I just HAVE to fix broken stuff, cannot let it go...
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08-25-22, 01:36 PM
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Brass or stainless tubing? Health-wise, would be preferable to any generic not-known-to-be-food-grade plastic hardware store bulk, and to anything with PTFE.
08-25-22, 01:45 PM
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Or when I was talking to a fellow at a gas station in Nova Scotia about my vehicle's fuel economy - I gave him the number, he tilted his head a bit and asked, "Those Yankee gallons?"
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My wife and I love our daily two cups each -- black only, no additions. I like the story we tell about our Technivorm Moccamaster. It's a fancy little machine that our friends turned us onto, but we are a thrifty family, so we lusted after it for years. When the time came for us to finally become homeowners, our realtor helped us buy our first house, sell that one after a few years, and then buy our second house. With each transaction, the realtor gave us a gift certificate to a spendy kitchen store. We eventually felt like we should bite the bullet with these pooled certificates, and we bought the Moccamaster. I like to say that we had to buy two houses to finally get our coffee maker.
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08-25-22, 02:38 PM
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Well, my offer for an excellent hot cocoa recipe got one like, so...
It's very customizable; I eliminated the instant milk and use 50/50 water and soy milk. I also cut the sugar to 1 1/4c. and use a mounded cup of cocoa. It's like mainlining chocolate.Alton Brown’s Hot Cocoa Mix
2 ½ c. non-fat instant milk
2 c. confectioner’s/superfine sugar
1 c. Dutch process cocoa powder
2 tsp. corn starch
1 tsp. salt
dash cayenne powder
Sift all ingredients together and mix well.
To serve, fill cup 1/4 to 1/3 with mix, add hot water and stir a lot.
It's very customizable; I eliminated the instant milk and use 50/50 water and soy milk. I also cut the sugar to 1 1/4c. and use a mounded cup of cocoa. It's like mainlining chocolate.Alton Brown’s Hot Cocoa Mix
2 ½ c. non-fat instant milk
2 c. confectioner’s/superfine sugar
1 c. Dutch process cocoa powder
2 tsp. corn starch
1 tsp. salt
dash cayenne powder
Sift all ingredients together and mix well.
To serve, fill cup 1/4 to 1/3 with mix, add hot water and stir a lot.
08-25-22, 02:55 PM
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I love black coffee and drink a pot or two every day from the ole MocaMaster using locally roasted beans. Hot is OK but growing up in the desert we all drink ice coffee, sometimes with a splash of cream. Ice coffee is heaven
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