WTB: Milking Cow

[Mrs Cowboyz]

Santa took advantage of a good interest free deal and got me one of these, it makes YUMMY coffee, the house smells like a flash cafe!! BUT I'm going through so much milk experimenting and making Kendog hot chocolate drinks I think I may need to buy a cow!!
So if you pop in to our place, you had better like coffee!!!
Anyone got any flash experimental coffee recipes, special brews or favourite brands they want to share?

woo!! Where do ya live again??? Guess you will be buzzing for a while!!

Long glass half full of ice, 2 fingers of REAL maple syrup, top up with milk, almost, pour a double shot on top....

Use half milk, half cream = Late Breve, great after dinner with a baileys.

Steam hot chocolate with a couple of lumps of cadburys dark chocolate peppermint in it for a minty mocha.

Put a couple of split vanilla pods in your coffee sugar...

Damn, giving away all my secrets.....

For good, firm cappucino froth steam your milk before you esspress the coffee, so it separates properly. Great for fluffys with grated choclate.

Split a pod & leave it in the coffee as you drink it, when your finished give it a quick wash & dry it out again. Dip the end of cinnamon sticks into sugar syrup then into brown sugar & let them dry. Stir your coffee with them...

George I am drooling right now.....yummmy thanks for the tips!

I used to drink it without any issue but then I started spoiling my tastebuds with quality coffees. I am lucky to have the choice aren't I.

Drinking the "shit" makes me appreciate a good coffee more haha!

Old proverb ... you never know quality untill you get it...

I agree...you cant have the good without the bad to compare!!

[Trudes]

That's the problem eh, the taste buds get accustomed to quality and then you have to have less than great and what you used to think was just fine is suddenly unpalitable! I used to be so unfussy!!

[Zerker]

couple things.
beans don't go in the fridge, the moisture kills the oils on the beans.
the oils on the beans break down in UV light, keep em in the foil bag, sealed air tight in a container, last much longer that way.

only grind what you need, if you buy it ground, buy less more often or keep it sealed.

Zerker

[george formby]

couple things.
beans don't go in the fridge, the moisture kills the oils on the beans.
the oils on the beans break down in UV light, keep em in the foil bag, sealed air tight in a container, last much longer that way.

only grind what you need, if you buy it ground, buy less more often or keep it sealed.

Zerker

If you buy ground coffee get a grinder.... Find yourself a local roaster so you can buy nice & fresh. The oils & sugars which give you the beautiful flavour disappear within 10 minutes of grinding.

[Trudes]

The beauty of this machine is the built in grinder, which does an awesome job and you can't get much fresher than that!