Fresh Roasted Coffee
If you are a coffee lover, you know how much of a difference the smell of a great cup of coffee makes in your day. There are probably days that it is the only reason you get out of bed. The smell drifts upstairs as you have the timer on your machine and there is nothing you can do to resist that first cup of roasted fresh coffee to start your day.
The bean is the where it all begins. If you put junk in, you get junk out. While some people are perfectly happy with Folgers, there are those who have to use one of the many gourmet brands that are on the market. The reality of it is that you can read about them as much as you want, but your taste buds are going to know when paradise has been found.
If you confess to coffee snobbery, you probably buy only whole gourmet roasted fresh coffee beans. If that’s the case, make sure to buy only as much as you can use within a month or two. Longer than that, you risk having your precious beans lose their freshness and aroma. Keep your beans stored air tight, away from extreme temperatures and grind only enough beans to make one pot at a time.
With the amount of companies out there that specialize in coffee these days, it is no surprise that there are plenty of coffee lovers who don’t even make coffee at home. Their quest is to get out of bed and get to the nearest Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks soon after awakening so their day can start. They are merely going through the motions until the first sip takes place.
Most are not lucky enough to be able to just buy a cup of perfectly prepared coffee and not only have to purchase the beans, but also the maker to produce the black liquid gold that makes our days bearable. As you search for your machine keep one thing in mind. The optimum brewing temperature for coffee is 200 degrees and if the machine is not brewing at that temperature or very close to it, you can spend all the money you want on your coffee bean, but you are still going to get a cup of sludge on the other end.
On your quest for the perfect machine, do a lot of research and don’t believe everything you read. If you want an honest opinion, go to a neutral reviewing site or check out forums that are aimed at coffee lovers. Even after all of that, you are still going to want to taste a cup before you buy it. Most decent sellers will have machines of various types up and brewing so you can try the coffee from the machine.
There is no measure too far out for the perfect cup of coffee. If you don’t subscribe to this theory, then you’re probably not a die hard coffee lover, you are just using it for its magical powers. Then again, maybe you just haven’t had the perfect cup of roasted fresh coffee yet!