VANAGON archives -- August 2004, week 3 (#364)

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:11:05 -0400 Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> Subject: Re: Vanagon coffee preference In-Reply-To: <003901c48542$66011820$994be251@Calles> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Fresh ground beans, that's what matters too! I finally found a hand grinder in the course of my travels, coffee in the van should improve now.

Joy

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:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of Calle Fallberg :::Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:43 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: Vanagon coffee preference ::: :::Aha, a coffee drinker with good taste ! :::I also prefer Gevalia even though I only use the medium roast (never :::ever :::heard of the blends you mention ) :::Gevalia is THE tasty medium price coffee here in Sweden along with Blue :::Mocca - comming from the same factory..... :::If I want something a bit more fancy it´ll be Maxwell house but the :::difference in taste isn´t as big as in price... :::Earlier when I really wanted something out of the ordinary, there was a :::little shop here in town that had their own blend but unfortunately the :::new :::owner hasn´t been able to make it right just yet :-( ::: :::Calle :::Mullhyttan, Sweden ::: :::----- Original Message ----- :::From: "Steven Dodson" <steven@EPOCHDESIGN.COM> :::To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> :::Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:31 PM :::Subject: Vanagon coffee preference ::: ::: :::> COFFEE!!! :::> Now this is a thread I can sink my teeth into! Or at least sip on. :::> My coffee of choice is Gevalia. All of their blends are fab but my :::favorites :::> are "Cafe' Sperl' and 'Royal Vinter'. :::> :::> I got hooked on this overpriced, mail order coffee from Sweden about 12 :::> years ago. I've tried to switch to something more economical (hell :::> anything's more economical than $29/lb) but I can't stay away from the :::> stuff. It's the coffee version of crack. The only other coffee that :::stands :::> close is "Pirates Grog", from a small roaster in Los Osos, CA (SLO :::Roasting :::> Co, I think). But the "Grog" doesn't espresso, which is my method of :::choice. :::> :::> -Steven Dodson :::> Kneeland, CA :::> "Inga" the 87 Syncro :::> :::> >Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 21:25:22 -0400 :::> >From: Mary Creasy <mkc1@LOCALNET.COM> :::> >Subject: Vanagon coffee preference :::> :::> > With all the talk of coffee systems , the heart of the matter = :::> >shouldn't be the brew method but the brand or variety of bean used to :::= :::> >start the day. :::>

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