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new Tim's DARK ROAST
- Thread starter SunnY S
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I buy beans and grind them myself and make coffee in a french press.
I usually buy the beans from the grocery store from the Muskoka Roastery company. http://muskokaroastery.com/
I usually buy the beans from the grocery store from the Muskoka Roastery company. http://muskokaroastery.com/
No sure if I can handle all that at my age. After all, I'm old, as you have previously pointed out! ?
I'll look into that option, thanks.
I bought an italian semi-auto espresso machine on deep sale a year or so ago. Best purchase I ever made. Get big bags of beans from Costco or from small boutique places when out riding or from holidays in central america (super cheap and fresh!!), grind them myself and I'm in coffee heaven.
Before that I had a cheap AeroPress and that still works really well if I want filter style coffee.
Before that I had a cheap AeroPress and that still works really well if I want filter style coffee.
that was an old uk custom, called varnishing the mug, its done with tea or coffee and has to be done in a proper mug, no plastic and such. ive seen some mugs that have been brought over with some and i would not drink out of them if you paid me!!
that said. i always thought that the darker the coffee was, the stronger it was, in this case the dark roast would have more caffeine than there regular? regardless, havnt tried the dark yet but the regular doesnt compare to mcd's coffee.
eljay
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The difference in the amount of caffeine is insignificant enough that your definition of a heaping scoop makes more difference to the amount of caffeine.
Go for flavor if you actually like coffee, or if you just want caffeine, then add another scoop. If you don't like coffee like most Timmy's people, then yeah, you need to work on minimizing coffee and maximizing caffeine.
Anyway, everyone knows that if you like coffee, then the worst coffee at the grocery store made correctly is still better than Tim's.
Go for flavor if you actually like coffee, or if you just want caffeine, then add another scoop. If you don't like coffee like most Timmy's people, then yeah, you need to work on minimizing coffee and maximizing caffeine.
Anyway, everyone knows that if you like coffee, then the worst coffee at the grocery store made correctly is still better than Tim's.
AL3RT
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lator-illa
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how sad but true. Tim's coffees are consistently bad at all locations.
I essentially did the same, Saeco automatic Italian machine, grinds the beans, presses a puck extracts coffee and ejects the puck. It a luxury I would have to think hard about ever leaving.
My reasoning was I would drive out to starbucks and get coffee every am, $2.85 Americano. That's $1040.00 a year, minimum. 1.5yr payback on my machine and there is never a lineup in my kitchen.
But the cord is only 4ft long so on the road coffee is what I get. The Tim's dark roast is ok.
gs500f
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Nice. What machine u have? I have the talea giro plus. Best investment ever. From espresso to americano to cappucino.... Does it all.
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ashkan
Banned
I'm a big coffe guy but i stopped drinking Tim Hortons over 10 years ago. Mud water tastes more like coffee that this crap does. Not husge on Starbucks either. There are tons of nice little coffee shops downtown that have amazing brews. I'd rather give them my money than the crappy Tim's. Just my opinion though, i know many like it.
Its a Saeco Aroma, very basic machine. I bought a proper portafilter for it and a tamper from a Seattle online coffee store and it does really well. My grinder isn't that fancy, it's a bodum burr grinder but it does well enough. I look at the roasted on dates too. You're not alone. Nothing more maddening than taking the time to grind and tamp everything only to find the coffee is stale.
those are my favourite bulk beans. Really good stuff.
Not true. The ones who change their water filters regularly have a decent brew.
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