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[guenievre]

Coffee machines with a timer are fabulous, fabulous things. That's all I have to say about that...well, except this. Are there any coffee geeks out there in LJ land? Is it worth buying a (cheap, bladed) coffee grinder if the coffee is going to sit out all night? or is it better to just get it burr-ground at the place where I got it? (I'm leaning towards the latter, but...)

In other news, the bread tart from Sabina Welserin is a yummy, yummy thing. It's a cross between a bread pudding and a custard pie - darklordmoeser said the texture reminded him of pumpkin pie, I personally think it's a bit more like a very, very soft brownie. Either way, I think, assuming I can get over my documentation mental block, that my entry for Royal Baker will be much better than last years. Yay!




And in other news....scary, scary stuff...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43120

EDIT: I use redundant adjectives way, way too much... er, WAY too much.

Comments

[zihuatanejo.livejournal.com]

From my barista days I'd say just buy the good stuff, unless you can't taste the difference.

Bread tart? Interesting.

[lady-guenievre.livejournal.com]

Oh, either way I'm going to get the coffee from Bean Traders - I like them. So it's really just a question of grinding it...

And yeah, it is kind of interesting. This is the recipe:
Take white bread and grate it, take cream, stir it together, so that it becomes thick like a pudding. Take six egg yolks, beat them well and with spices thereon, put everything together in a pastry shell, and bake it like other tarts.


The current redaction is 3 cups cream, 2 cups bread crumbs (stir the latter into the former, not the other way around, otherwise it gets lumpy - last night's version I had to take the immersion blender to), 6 egg yolks, 3/4 cup sugar, and 2 tsp of the spice mix I was giving out at 12th night. Mix as directed, pour into 9 inch crust, bake for 45 minutes at 350.

[zihuatanejo.livejournal.com]

That sounds ridiculously yummy.

I wonder if it would be good with chocolate or strawberry stuffing? Not period, but just as an experiment.

[lady-guenievre.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't have time to go look them up, but there are actually some similar recipes that also include pureed strawberries. So not unperiod! (well, except the chocolate part...)

[syaldia.livejournal.com]

I would get the coffee grinder. They're cheap, and generally worth it - ezpecially if you're getting the good coffee.

[ciorstan.livejournal.com]

Get the coffee grinder. I'm not much of a coffee drinker, but I can tell the difference in aromatics between the very-recently-ground and the preground stuff.

[baronalejandro.livejournal.com]

I'm a semi-barista-geek. I own (and can make) a turkish coffee grinder and pot, but at home I drink java rarely enough that a french press suits me just fine. Plus, you can take it with you and make friends in camp!

[lady-guenievre.livejournal.com]

French presses are lovely, lovely things - we have one. It's good for "after-dinner" coffee. However, for that morning caffeine injection...

coffee geekiness

[s2go.livejournal.com]

I would definitely call my dh & me coffee geeks. We have a coffee maker that not only can be programed to brew in the morning w/o us, but it also has a built in grinder. So at 6 each morning it grinds the beans fresh & then brews the coffee. I LOVE IT!!!! And the best part is we got it on clearance at The Red Dot Boutique and it only cost $30.

But back to your question, I would spring for the grinder. It's definitely worth it to have the fresh ground in the morning.

Re: coffee geekiness

[lady-guenievre.livejournal.com]

See, I heard about those, but I had never seen one that cheap. Oh well.

I guess my real question is if I'm going to set up the coffee maker the night before, does that negate the benefits of having it fresh ground? I suppose even if it sits out 8 hours, it's still better than being ground in the freezer for however long the coffee lasts...