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Lifer
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I finally used up my Devil's Brew yesterday, and started on the 8 O'Clock Jamaican Blue Mountain blend today...
Not much in the way of fragrance; and at first taste it tastes familiar...Took me a minute, but then I recognized the taste - International Foods Suisse Mocha instant coffee...[pic below]...I tried a couple of these back in the 80's [IIRC] and finally ditched them, but kept the cool tin boxes... ![]() Second inpression was that it seemed 'weaker' than my usual coffee...More watery... ![]() So Now I'm wondering about the physical grind...I had left the dial set at 'Auto Drip'...Going back here and reading a couple comments and thinking about the grinds I got from the 'gourmet' coffeeshops, I probably should have set it to 'Fine' or even 'Espresso' or 'Turkish' to get a nice fine grind, like confectionary sugar... This 'Auto Drip' is coarse, like coarse ground pepper granules... It's good (not as good as Crosby's) but a bit too weak/watery... I have my mothers old meat grinder; I wonder if it will grind coffee finer... ![]() Edit: No, it won't. These granules go right through.
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I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...
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