Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 > I love coffee (especially espresso) too, as I'm a seattle girl at > heart. We have a Starbucks barista and LOVE it. When away from home > and > starbucks, I like to make strong coffee with a french press (with my > grandpa's recipe, good french roast freshly ground if possible, > steeped > with just after boiling water for 4 minutes)... or make thai/ > vietnamese > coffee with my little stainless steel thing. Has anyone tried it? That > stuff is STRONG- you use a dark french roast, roughly ground, and pour > the boiling water into the little container and wait for it to slowly > steep out into your cup. A little condensed milk and it is STRONG, > excellent stuff. Here's a pic of the coffeemaker. > http://www.coffeegeek.com/images/2133/vietnamesecoffeemaker.jpg We > bought ours in Japan, but I've seen them in a few shops in the states. Ooh, that's neat. I use a stovetop espresso pot myself. Makes perfectly tasty espresso with minimal fuss. ygg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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