tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2916782138994444536..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: CoffeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16638993117443191682020-08-02T10:37:47.710-07:002020-08-02T10:37:47.710-07:00Thank you for your articles that you have shared w...Thank you for your articles that you have shared with us. Hopefully you can give the article a good benefit to us. <a href="https://pranacafe.co.uk/five-best-coffee.html" rel="nofollow">Best Coffee Leicester</a><br />Micheal Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475927639200371365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37813548643110388392017-03-14T03:49:29.086-07:002017-03-14T03:49:29.086-07:00We have tried many different methods of making cof...We have tried many different methods of making coffee, including a miniature steam esspresso machine, and have now settled on filters as the best way of administering our fix.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48936323078693197172017-03-14T03:46:50.055-07:002017-03-14T03:46:50.055-07:00My mother liked the idea of good coffee, but my te...My mother liked the idea of good coffee, but my tea-addicted father was constantly broke so we were always scrimping on life's necessities. As I said to Rachel, tea in the mornings just does not kick-start my jaded metabolism.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30314437573772206202017-03-14T03:44:10.687-07:002017-03-14T03:44:10.687-07:00Tom, you can make your own Italian coffee at home;...Tom, you can make your own Italian coffee at home; all you need is a Moka pot, the one-cup size is perfect. You'll have to brew coffee at least once a day in it for coffee to taste good, and never, never wash the pot with soapy water, only rinse under running water. xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59311483674604338992017-03-14T03:43:42.628-07:002017-03-14T03:43:42.628-07:00Tea for me is an afternoon thing. Tea for breakfas...Tea for me is an afternoon thing. Tea for breakfast just wouldn't kick-start me. I can actually feel my interest in living return after the first cup of two.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52401690167900515072017-03-14T03:42:15.018-07:002017-03-14T03:42:15.018-07:00We used to grind ready roasted beans, but now cann...We used to grind ready roasted beans, but now cannot be arsed. I was once given 5 kilos of unroasted, top-quality beans by a Japanese friend who runs a coffee shop and teahouse there. I took them to Gillards and they roasted and re-packed it all for us - at no charge!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65969407261426619332017-03-14T03:40:05.274-07:002017-03-14T03:40:05.274-07:00Paper filters work well for us. Coffee made in per...Paper filters work well for us. Coffee made in percolators seems to be tainted by the aluminium.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52629195438827715462017-03-14T03:38:20.540-07:002017-03-14T03:38:20.540-07:00Coffee - and general cuisine - has got a lot bette...Coffee - and general cuisine - has got a lot better here over the last 20 years or so. Every school-leaver seems to spend some time being trained as a barista! Coffee is usually bought ready-ground in sealed packets, which is how we buy ours. I have found that the coffee in Lidl (a European cut-price supermarket chain) is very good (100% aribica) and half the price of other supermarkets. We filter ours ready-ground, because the time it is most needed is also the time when we are most clumsy and impatient. It's bad enough to have to wait for it to go through the filter...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22617868879855890342017-03-14T01:43:29.595-07:002017-03-14T01:43:29.595-07:00You have taken me back to my childhood in Leiceste...You have taken me back to my childhood in Leicester, where there was a shop in the market place that had that marvellous roasting coffee smell emanating from it as you passed. If we had coffee at home it would have been Camp coffee, though I think that may have been in the cupboard more for cooking than drinking. I always prefer a cup of tea these days.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22239333978798076762017-03-14T01:20:55.672-07:002017-03-14T01:20:55.672-07:00However, or whatever, after all is said and done, ...However, or whatever, after all is said and done, we are a nation of tea drinkers.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-14855294160620197492017-03-14T00:19:41.653-07:002017-03-14T00:19:41.653-07:00Having drunk nothing but absolute muck in the UK, ...Having drunk nothing but absolute muck in the UK, I feel terribly for you all. Our theories as to why include but are not limited to: stale beans, bad water, overheated milk where it is included, badly trained baristas. We buy our coffee at a roastery where the roasting date is displayed and five days is the limit. It is ground to measure here, alwys, when you buy a made coffee. We used to grind our own but it's a fag, so now we buy small amounts of ground so it's used in a week. I tell you though, getting off the plane in Auckland and making a beeline for the closest cafe for a decent coffee was just heaven... MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74649466736719145002017-03-13T21:50:02.664-07:002017-03-13T21:50:02.664-07:00Before grinding the beans I often 'roast' ...Before grinding the beans I often 'roast' them for a short while in a very solid small steel frying pan. It has much the same effect.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-14105615273996664402017-03-13T19:58:09.193-07:002017-03-13T19:58:09.193-07:00Who's hankering for a good cup of coffee now??...Who's hankering for a good cup of coffee now?? I'm vastly dissatisfied with my drip coffee maker. I might have to try my French press again. AK Coldweatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683252458056165639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18926908277924040742017-03-13T15:23:35.686-07:002017-03-13T15:23:35.686-07:00Smile quietly. Yes. Smile quietly. Yes. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41781998922017868882017-03-13T15:04:12.713-07:002017-03-13T15:04:12.713-07:00I used to get lox and creamcheese bagels in the 60...I used to get lox and creamcheese bagels in the 60s and 70s - and so cheap!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10428581174067112232017-03-13T15:02:26.630-07:002017-03-13T15:02:26.630-07:00(I hope that made you laugh...)(I hope that made you laugh...)Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3671081109430527362017-03-13T15:01:02.527-07:002017-03-13T15:01:02.527-07:00The tea or your arsehole?The tea or your arsehole?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12336467463025413062017-03-13T15:00:21.516-07:002017-03-13T15:00:21.516-07:00Yes, I use that cafe off Berkeley Square when ther...Yes, I use that cafe off Berkeley Square when there too. The Jewish delicatessens were/are good too. I love that aspect of London.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-67928407187655461982017-03-13T14:58:21.337-07:002017-03-13T14:58:21.337-07:00He might have to die to get out though.He might have to die to get out though.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66327359461278395372017-03-13T14:57:48.732-07:002017-03-13T14:57:48.732-07:00I do indeed.I do indeed.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39441030161895385732017-03-13T14:57:14.116-07:002017-03-13T14:57:14.116-07:00I agree, and I do not believe it is to do with Mar...I agree, and I do not believe it is to do with Maria's theory or bad quality coffee.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62003726197767548032017-03-13T10:40:17.966-07:002017-03-13T10:40:17.966-07:00Italy definitely has the best coffee ..... and I c...Italy definitely has the best coffee ..... and I can remember those big pewter looking coffee grinders that smelt divine in the Italian cafe just off Berkeley Square on my way to work. I would partake of one and take a piece of homemade cheesecake for my lunch. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2396163736437607752017-03-13T10:04:00.566-07:002017-03-13T10:04:00.566-07:00It is impossible to get a decent cup of espresso i...It is impossible to get a decent cup of espresso in the UK.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64082232467505969572017-03-13T08:52:06.299-07:002017-03-13T08:52:06.299-07:00Tall. Skinny as the proverbial rail. You probably ...Tall. Skinny as the proverbial rail. You probably remember that.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30405940250256754202017-03-13T07:45:40.333-07:002017-03-13T07:45:40.333-07:00My son who lives in Italy is passionate about Ital...My son who lives in Italy is passionate about Italian coffee and with the tradition of following his with a chaser of grappa. Now he lives in Basanno del Grappa it is as though he has gone to heaven and didn't have to die to get there...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com