RWGAMER
California
About me:I maintain a blog for finding a Bunn Trifecta in your area: http://findtrifecta.blogspot.com/
My Equipment:
Coffee maker & grinder
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COFFEE BENEFITS EXAGGERATED
rwgamer | Thu, 03/29/2012 - 19:43I love coffee but I think the health benefits are exaggerated. I believe that caffeine is harmful to many people. I wish that the health benefits of decaffeinated coffee was studied and compared to caffeinated. My guess is that you get all the health benefits from decaf without the insomnia or shaky hands (for those sensitive).
HOME ROASTING - PAN
rwgamer | Tue, 02/21/2012 - 12:58I've been pan roasting coffee for a while now. I used to use a popper but it kept breaking down on me and I got tired of tearing it apart all the time. I'd say my pan roasting is about 80% as good as professional. The Behmor could get you 90% of the way there. And a modified Hottop roaster for $700+ with temperature probes and PID control might match a pro roaster, but it will take a while for that investment to pay off. I still enjoy coffee from local roasters or online as a reference point and something to strive for in my home roasting.
LEAVE ROOM FOR MAGIC.
rwgamer | Tue, 02/21/2012 - 12:51I think coffee reviewers like to leave room for that magical, mystical coffee experience that they've been searching their whole life for. If the coffee doesn't transport them to an alternate dimension, it doesn't deserve 100.
FUNNEL
rwgamer | Tue, 09/27/2011 - 13:44If I was to use one of these, I would probably use a piece of paper to make an impromptu funnel for pouring the coffee into that small opening.
ENJOYABLE BLEND
rwgamer | Sat, 07/30/2011 - 20:20I can't say that I tasted every single note listed here, but it did have a mysterious fruitiness and nice complexity.