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Goodbye Keurig...I went to the dark side and now grind coffee beans
August 7, 2017 at
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I was out of town for a month and just couldn't get past the fact that you cannot clean the internal reservoir of a Keurig. Being the germaphobe that I am and allergic to mold..and ick...I couldn't get myself to use it again after it had been unplugged for so long 
I never really drank coffee when I drove a school bus (a cappuccino here or there doesn't count) in my book.
The Keurig made it simple, quick and clean.. no fuss no muss.
I had a reg coffee pot in the cupboard for when relatives came to town but I preferred my weak, sweet coffee pods.
Even some of the medications I have to take can cause acid re-flux issues so weaker coffee and not being dependent on it made sense... *also prone to migraines anyway.
Well, I spent 3 weeks with my brother and my sister stayed over most nights..and both drink coffee religiously..so yes, there I was drinking fresh ground organic coffee beans.. so it was fairly strong.
I know that if I don't wean off it slowly ..weaker and weaker I'll have one heck of a headache..so I gave in to the dark side and bought a bean grinder and organic beans
smh
I never really drank coffee when I drove a school bus (a cappuccino here or there doesn't count) in my book.
The Keurig made it simple, quick and clean.. no fuss no muss.
I had a reg coffee pot in the cupboard for when relatives came to town but I preferred my weak, sweet coffee pods.
Even some of the medications I have to take can cause acid re-flux issues so weaker coffee and not being dependent on it made sense... *also prone to migraines anyway.
Well, I spent 3 weeks with my brother and my sister stayed over most nights..and both drink coffee religiously..so yes, there I was drinking fresh ground organic coffee beans.. so it was fairly strong.
I know that if I don't wean off it slowly ..weaker and weaker I'll have one heck of a headache..so I gave in to the dark side and bought a bean grinder and organic beans
smh
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We buy from a local roasting company that is sold at the local grocery stores and the beans don't loose their flavor, we usually go through one bag per week.
We buy from a local roasting company that is sold at the local grocery stores and the beans don't loose their flavor, we usually go through one bag per week.
Buying Starbucks isnt usually really bad till the summer. With temps in the upper 90's every day coffee gets mishandled one way or another,by the time it makes it to me.
I bought some Starbucks beans from Target.com last year, and when the postman delivered them you could tell the package had spent all day and then maybe some in a super heated mail truck.. The box was physically hot to the touch, and the beans were ruined. I am super glad I found a local roaster .
Buying Starbucks isnt usually really bad till the summer. With temps in the upper 90's every day coffee gets mishandled one way or another,by the time it makes it to me.
I bought some Starbucks beans from Target.com last year, and when the postman delivered them you could tell the package had spent all day and then maybe some in a super heated mail truck.. The box was physically hot to the touch, and the beans were ruined. I am super glad I found a local roaster .
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Today I thought.. that I prob was making it too weak and doubled up... 6 scoops of beans to the same amount of water. This tastes more like I had at my brothers.. and now I feel a bit zippy
Wait till you buy a scale to weigh the ground coffee... It'll go great with your hand crank burr grinder that's on your Amazon Christmas wishlist.
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