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25-05.-2008, 01:44 AM
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Re: Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
In article <08df345ng1epf1pm5tlfbecu5do1g4degs@4ax.com>, Zoot Katz
<zootkatz@operamail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 23 May 2008 10:20:20 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> > wrote: > > >See "http://nordicgroup.us/bikecoff/brewgrind.html" or go straight to > >the photo at "http://nordicgroup.us/bikecoff/bcimages/batterygrinder.JPG". > > > >It could be made smaller in bulk by getting rid of the cigarette lighter > >plug and jack, and shortening the power cord on the grinder. > > Get a Turkish coffee mill that's tried and tested by nomadic drinkers > of fine coffees. > > http://www.espressozone.com/z-175m.html You have to love the global economy: "Made in Germany." With "traditional decorative scroll designs." Dan |
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25-05.-2008, 01:53 AM
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Re: Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
On May 24, 11:01 am, Peter Cole <peter_c...@verizon.net> wrote:
> SMS wrote: > > landotter wrote: > >> On May 23, 12:20 pm, SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote: > >>> As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before > >>> brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. > > >> While I appreciate ingenuity and over engineering--coffee is best > >> ground by a commercial burr mill that does not oxidize the flavenoids > >> by heat the way that a crappy home blade grinder does. > > > Yeah, I knew someone would bring up blade grinding. You're right of > > course, but AFAIK, there are no 12V burr grinders. I burr grind at home > > of course. > > >> Also, the > >> coffee will be even better a day or so after you grind, as it "gasses > >> off". > > > I find that it's awful after one day. > > >> S tored tightly sealed in the freezer, commercially ground coffee > >> stays quite flavorful--much more so than home ground with an inferior > >> grinder, for a good month or so. I find that the German burr ginders > >> at Costco are the best in the industry--and their house French roast > >> from Costa Rican bean at the fair price with a good grind is as great > >> of a value in a cup of coffee as I've had anywhere in the world. > > > Yes, that's what I buy. Are you talking about the grinders for customers > > to use in the store? They sell the Saeco burr grinder at Costco.com for > > $69.99 including S&H which is a pretty good deal. > > >> So for travel--better time is invested in going to your local pan- > >> Asian cookware shop and finding a good air tight coffee grounds > >> storage container with a cute Engrish phrase on it, or perhaps even > >> frogs and ducks! > > > I have one of those containers where you pump the air out of it. Same as > > used on wine bottles. It's a good alternative to grinding on the road. I > > guess if you buy beans at a coffee store, and have them grind them and > > then store them in the airtight container it'd be fine too. > > I think you guys need to moveSha this to alt.yuppie shaddup, youse--did you know that if you use one of those 80s lycra wheel covers, you can spin dry your arugula in back while staying aero? |
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28-05.-2008, 02:54 AM
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Re: Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
On May 24, 12:44*pm, Dan Becker <No...@address.invalid> wrote:
> In article <08df345ng1epf1pm5tlfbecu5do1g4d...@4ax.com>, Zoot Katz > > <zootk...@operamail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 23 May 2008 10:20:20 -0700, SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> > > wrote: > > > >See "http://nordicgroup.us/bikecoff/brewgrind.html" or go straight to > > >the photo at "http://nordicgroup.us/bikecoff/bcimages/batterygrinder.JPG". > > > >It could be made smaller in bulk by getting rid of the cigarette lighter > > >plug and jack, and shortening the power cord on the grinder. > > > Get a Turkish coffee mill that's tried and tested by nomadic drinkers > > of fine coffees. > > >http://www.espressozone.com/z-175m.html > > You have to love the global economy: "Made in Germany." > > With "traditional decorative scroll designs." > > Dan What's strange about the "Made in Germany". There's a huge Turkish (immigrant and native-born) population in Germany. It's a bit like a lot of our "Chinese" food is produced in Toronto, a city with some bilingual English-Chinese street signs. John Kane Kingston ON Canada |
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03-06.-2008, 01:34 AM
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Re: Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
catzz66 wrote:
> Bob wrote: >>> >> Kudos for solving a problem that few even knew existed but until or >> unless you design a practical on-the-bike espresso maker I guess I'll >> have to avoid bike camping tours. >> >> Regards, >> Bob Hunt > > Considering what some people pay for their bikes, they could arrange to > camp near a $tarbuck$. Personally, I love coffee, but don't drink it on > rides. Living in the southwest US, I am usually needing to drink more > water and prefer it to be cool. Iced coffee is great for hot weather rides. You really want to ensure that you are getting enough coffee on every ride. |
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03-06.-2008, 07:08 PM
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Re: Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
SMS wrote:
> catzz66 wrote: > >> Bob wrote: >> >>>> >>> Kudos for solving a problem that few even knew existed but until or >>> unless you design a practical on-the-bike espresso maker I guess I'll >>> have to avoid bike camping tours. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Bob Hunt >> >> >> Considering what some people pay for their bikes, they could arrange >> to camp near a $tarbuck$. Personally, I love coffee, but don't drink >> it on rides. Living in the southwest US, I am usually needing to >> drink more water and prefer it to be cool. > > > Iced coffee is great for hot weather rides. You really want to ensure > that you are getting enough coffee on every ride. Truthfully, I get plenty of coffee every day. I just don't want to have to ever utter the words grande or venti or tall to get it. =] |
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03-06.-2008, 10:02 PM
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Re: Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
catzz66 wrote:
> Truthfully, I get plenty of coffee every day. I just don't want to have > to ever utter the words grande or venti or tall to get it. =] Just don't go to Starbucks and engage in Starbucks-Speak. Me, I'll have s double, decaf, non-fat, soy, grande, latte. |
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04-06.-2008, 06:50 AM
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Re: Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
>>> Truthfully, I get plenty of coffee every day. I just don't want to have
>>> to ever utter the words grande or venti or tall to get it. =] >> >> Just don't go to Starbucks and engage in Starbucks-Speak. >> I'll have no problem complying with that suggestion. |
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