Posted on 04/17/2012 5:09:35 AM PDT by seton89
The chairman and CEO of Starbucks, has controversially admitted that the best way to make a cup of coffee - is not his brand's way. Howard Schultz says he uses a Bodum French press - a coffee presser brand - which results in 'the best cup of coffee known to mankind.'
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How much is STBX paying you to shill for them? Good-God you’re awfully defensive on this topic...
BTW... I’m now at my local, mom&pop coffee shop, enjoying far better coffee than I’ve ever had at any STBX anywhere, anytime.
Put THAT In your pot & brew it.
A good coffee shop becomes a social center. That people actually protested and grieved when Starbucks closed a lot of operations in my area is a testament to a product and environment that was appreciated by many. There is no mandate to go there. People make it a success because the product is desired and worth the price.
My favorite thing about a Starbucks is that when I am stressed, exhausted and travelling with a long road behind and before me (as I often am), I can RELY on getting a GOOD, STRONG cup of REAL coffee at Starbucks. I look for them like I look for gas stations or decent hotels. They are part of the trip, and make it so much better.
That's how my father liked his coffee.
Rowdy was just joshing about the horseshoe, though. Cowboy coffee is made with eggshells instead of the horseshoe. The eggshells make the grounds fall to the bottom of the pot so the coffee can be poured off the top.
LOL!
(Although I thought latte and venti were Italian words, but what do I know?)
Boy in our area the Starbucks are crawling with lefties. Probable a function of the amount of leftists per sq.mi.
When a friend wants to meet at Starbux, I order tea. Their coffee is impotable.
If those are pound prices, they are very modest! I’ve not seen those prices in a few years.
“impotable”...
I like that. Appropos.
The in-laws have a retired coffee taster in their sub. So the question was asked, what he thought of Starbucks, awful, Dukin, now that is good coffee. As I understand it, they filter their water nationwide and they use a very high fat content cream ( 18% ). Their is one Dunkin locally sells the cream since they have a quick-mart side given they are in a gas-station. Yes it makes the difference at home, just like the store :-).
My father told me that during the Korean War they would make coffee by boiling water, adding coffee, then adding a pinch of salt that would make the grinds sink. Then everyone would come and dip in their cup.
Starbucks is not the best, but it’s not as bad as you’re making it out to be.
The truth is, many Americans, especially the older generations, are used to weak, light coffee. Case in point: the people who always jump into Starbucks threads and extol the virtues of Dunkin Donuts’ coffee (light and weak). So, for them, Starbucks is just too dark and too strong. But, if you really like coffee, dark roast can be very enjoyable.
My favorite, though, is Peet’s. They are fanatical about making things right.
Cook / owner was a former Navy Guy. I asked him what his secret was, and he said "I never wash the pot".
Jeez, that was good coffee. Strong enough to dissolve the spoon, but it still tasted great.
bump
I remember the first time I had real Kona. We had a french press and and a little burr grinder, filtered water. I had 6 cups of coffee in 90 minutes. Man that was good. Buzzed for the rest of the day too. And the girl was French-Polynesian.
Wow. that's a strong memory. I can still remember the flavor 30 years later. Thanks for the reminder.
That reminds me of the old Mother McCready joke “When I make caffee I makes caffee, when I make water I makes water, an’ by gad I never makes ‘em tagether in the same pot!”
the laws of physics do not support this french press statement. (btw starbucks sells the french presses...)
Seriously, Starbucks is hugely overrated. I've found that some of the best coffees are often found at the convenience stores at gas stations. I can go into my local Kelly's Market (Mobil gas dealer) and get a 32 oz. mug of fresh brewed coffee for $0.69+tax. I got the large cup with my first coffee purchase some years ago. I bring in the empty cup and they ring it up as a refill. They specialize in Kona coffee.
One doesn’t drink the coffee at Starbucks. It’s the espresso or cappuccino. Call me an elitist (please do) but I spent a portion of my childhood in great coffee countries drinking cafe au lait...I make my own very strong coffee using a French press on Viennese roast - and in my neighborhood there is a newly opened French patisserie with perfect cappuccino and croissants....and I mean perfect. The owner is from le Midi. For any NYers interested, that’s Le Toulousian, on Amsterdam btw 106 & 107.
So, if you ask for a "grande hot decaf triple five-pump vanilla non-fat no foam whipped cream extra hot extra carmel upside down carmel machiatto".... then you're a really big jerk.
Mostly, I don't frequent Starbucks because I don't want to bother with the lingo. In my little world, when I'd like a cup of coffee, I order "A Cup of Coffee". Maybe "One Cream", if it appeals. And the waitress/waiter/person behind the bar gives me a mug with coffee in it. That's all. Keep it simple, IMHO.
10-4 on that! :-)
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