Where's RGA? Audio Note Japan...

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Originally Posted by Bernd

Don't forget the different Voltage.

Bernd

P.S. Just opened a nice bottle of Valpolicella. Wishing you all a nice weekend!

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Forgot that. I should know better. The search continues. My Black&Decker will have to do for now.

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Originally Posted by GMichael

Forgot that. I should know better. The search continues. My Black&Decker will have to do for now.

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I thought B&D only makes power tools!

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Originally Posted by Florian

I thought B&D only makes power tools!

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They make just about everything these days. Well, anything that has to do with appliances.

http://www.blackanddecker.co.uk/inde...=False&mktid=2

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Originally Posted by GMichael

They make just about everything these days. Well, anything that has to do with appliances.

http://www.blackanddecker.co.uk/inde...=False&mktid=2

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Hmm... seems over there they don't sell much more than tools. Here in the US they sell more. At least from what I saw at first glance at the above site. Here is a US site.

http://www.blackanddeckerappliances.com/

Here is my baby.

http://www.blackanddeckerappliances.com/product-44.html

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Originally Posted by GMichael

Here is my baby.

http://www.blackanddeckerappliances.com/product-44.html

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That is a neat unit. I dont drink much coffee, but water.

-Flo

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Originally Posted by Florian

That is a neat unit. I dont drink much coffee, but water.

-Flo

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Good, coffee can stunt your growth. Whack off a couple of inches (from the top dude) and you'd only be normal sized giant. We can't have that now can we?

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Originally Posted by GMichael

Good, coffee can stunt your growth. Whack off a couple of inches (from the top dude) and you'd only be normal sized giant. We can't have that now can we?

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Well i aint that big after all, 6'3" :D

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Originally Posted by Florian

Well i aint that big after all, 6'3" :D

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Right, just a NORMAL giant.

6'2" to 6'4" is normal giant size
6'5" to 7' is giant, giant size
7'+ is run for you life from the monster size.

Just dived in. I am 6-4 after 20 years of coffee.

Bernd

I am back. GMichael I am currently using a mr. coffee which is why I am searching for something better. It was a house warming gift so I felt the need to use it until I could claim it stopped fuctioning. I am only 6ft. tall but I do wish coffee could stunt the growth of the waistline.

I'm really such a coffee novice that I can only share my experiences, much more so than give advice.

I did,however, get some help when I was looking to start buying better beans...and also get a new coffee pot.

Some things that I found that you did want in a proper brewed cup of drip coffee is correct temperature and cleanliness. Both of these reasons is why I went with a Chemex coffee pot. You boil the water yourself in a pot over the stove...and then lidle it into the filter. I simply keep a boil going and move it over slowly to keep between 190-200f temps. But you never get any nasty build-up inside the coffee machine that leads to bitter taste. It may not be a perfect system. But it brews a consistantly nice cup of brewed coffee, letting the bean take the form of the flavor...not the pipes ;) My next venture will be a press.

http://www.koffeeklatsch.com/product...offeemaker.asp
http://www.jeremiahspick.com/shop/pr...roducts_id=103
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brewers.vacuum.shtml
http://store.yahoo.com/tucano/olympiacremina2.html



speaking of...I need to order me some more beans...does anyone have some favorites to share?

thanks,

dan

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Originally Posted by JohnMichael

I am back. GMichael I am currently using a mr. coffee which is why I am searching for something better. It was a house warming gift so I felt the need to use it until I could claim it stopped fuctioning. I am only 6ft. tall but I do wish coffee could stunt the growth of the waistline.

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WTF! Am I the only one on this board under 6 feet?

You don't like your Mr.Coffee? Does he not make you good coffee?
I haven't actually "perked" coffee in many years. The auto drip has served me well though.

Did you have favorite actors to add? Bruce Willis will get my vote.

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Originally Posted by gonefishin

I'm really such a coffee novice that I can only share my experiences, much more so than give advice.

I did,however, get some help when I was looking to start buying better beans...and also get a new coffee pot.

Some things that I found that you did want in a proper brewed cup of drip coffee is correct temperature and cleanliness. Both of these reasons is why I went with a Chemex coffee pot. You boil the water yourself in a pot over the stove...and then lidle it into the filter. I simply keep a boil going and move it over slowly to keep between 190-200f temps. But you never get any nasty build-up inside the coffee machine that leads to bitter taste. It may not be a perfect system. But it brews a consistantly nice cup of brewed coffee, letting the bean take the form of the flavor...not the pipes ;) My next venture will be a press.

http://www.koffeeklatsch.com/product...offeemaker.asp
http://www.jeremiahspick.com/shop/pr...roducts_id=103
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brewers.vacuum.shtml
http://store.yahoo.com/tucano/olympiacremina2.html



speaking of...I need to order me some more beans...does anyone have some favorites to share?

thanks,

dan

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Very interesting. I'll try anything once. Well, almost anything.

I like the Kona beans the most. At times I will mix them with small amounts of other beans to get a different taste. But I usually don't like the flavored beans by themselves. I have tried a lot of them and always seem to end up back with the Kona.

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Originally Posted by GMichael

WTF! Am I the only one on this board under 6 feet?

You don't like your Mr.Coffee? Does he not make you good coffee?
I haven't actually "perked" coffee in many years. The auto drip has served me well though.

Did you have favorite actors to add? Bruce Willis will get my vote.

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Making coffee is one of my jobs. The tip about cleaning the machine is one I think I will start to follow. So you don't season a coffee maker. lol

No real favorites come to mind but I would like the oppurtunity to trash Tom Cruise. I have only watched him in a few movies and I could always think of someone who could have done a better job. His latest comments about depression even pissed off Oprah. He is impressed with himself. Interview with a Vampire could have been so much better.

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Originally Posted by JohnMichael

Making coffee is one of my jobs. The tip about cleaning the machine is one I think I will start to follow. So you don't season a coffee maker. lol

No real favorites come to mind but I would like the oppurtunity to trash Tom Cruise. I have only watched him in a few movies and I could always think of someone who could have done a better job. His latest comments about depression even pissed off Oprah. He is impressed with himself. Interview with a Vampire could have been so much better.

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One of your jobs? Like you do the dusting and make the coffee while he does the laundry or mows the lawn?

HAHA, I liked Tom in Risky Business but not much sense then.
Not a big Oprah fan though.

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Originally Posted by GMichael

One of your jobs? Like you do the dusting and make the coffee while he does the laundry or mows the lawn?

HAHA, I liked Tom in Risky Business but not much sense then.
Not a big Oprah fan though.

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I have the indoor duties and he does all the outdoor work. We do share cooking duties. I order the pizza and he throws out the box. How tall are you. Mr. Outdoors is 5 ft 9 in.

I found out about Oprah being upset from my mother telling me about it. I guess Oprah used to be a fan of his. Of course I have to watch Ellen, membership requirements. lol

ok....first for the Brew

Sam Adams Cherry Wheat (on tap) is the finest beer I've ever tasted I know most "hard core" beer drinkers don't like flavored beers but this ones done right with just a hint of cherry and all in all my favorate beers are normally wheat beers.

coffee - being a fire captain and a career firefighter for over 27 years it's required for me to be able to drink 47 gallons of java every shift ;) here at work some guys brew a pot BEOFRE bedtime! no me to be honest I do all my coffee drining before 10ish. we use a brew-master and shes cookin' most of the day.

my favorate actors are John Travolta, Dusten Hoffmen, Pachino and Deniro.

TV- I'm not at all a TV guy...8 to 10 hours a week and mostly while I'm at work at my desk- I watch Cops, Judge Joe Brown/Judy and Sopranos & Deadwood when I'm crashing @ the fire station. BTW we work 24 hr shifts so I spend 72 hrs. a week here and at least every other week we get mandated 24 so it's 72 hrs one week and 96 the next...so when I'm home I never watch the tube, maybe 2 or 3 hours a month but spend 10 hours a week listening to my two channel....lovin' every minute of it!!

ok...my take on beer, coffee and TV/movies.

Peace, Pogue

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Originally Posted by JohnMichael

I have the indoor duties and he does all the outdoor work. We do share cooking duties. I order the pizza and he throws out the box.

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Not a bad deal.

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Originally Posted by JohnMichael

How tall are you. Mr. Outdoors is 5 ft 9 in..

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I am only 5'8" But it works for me.

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Originally Posted by JohnMichael

I have to watch Ellen, membership requirements. lol

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I like Ellen, but I could never be more than an honorary(sp) member of your club. She was great as the absent minded fishie.

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Originally Posted by thepogue

ok....first for the Brew

Sam Adams Cherry Wheat (on tap) is the finest beer I've ever tasted I know most "hard core" beer drinkers don't like flavored beers but this ones done right with just a hint of cherry and all in all my favorate beers are normally wheat beers.

coffee - being a fire captain and a career firefighter for over 27 years it's required for me to be able to drink 47 gallons of java every shift ;) here at work some guys brew a pot BEOFRE bedtime! no me to be honest I do all my coffee drining before 10ish. we use a brew-master and shes cookin' most of the day.

my favorate actors are John Travolta, Dusten Hoffmen, Pachino and Deniro.

TV- I'm not at all a TV guy...8 to 10 hours a week and mostly while I'm at work at my desk- I watch Cops, Judge Joe Brown/Judy and Sopranos & Deadwood when I'm crashing @ the fire station. BTW we work 24 hr shifts so I spend 72 hrs. a week here and at least every other week we get mandated 24 so it's 72 hrs one week and 96 the next...so when I'm home I never watch the tube, maybe 2 or 3 hours a month but spend 10 hours a week listening to my two channel....lovin' every minute of it!!

ok...my take on beer, coffee and TV/movies.

Peace, Pogue

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Wow, we sure have covered a few topics. Whatever happened to RGA and the AN's?

oh...thats right...I think he's in training for his up-comming fight/match..lol


good ole RGA...

Pogue

This really is one of RGA's better threads ;) (just kiddin')


Pogue...when ya gonna come over and let me buy you an outmeal stout with a stilton burger (see above post) from Goose Island in Chicago?


*tip...tip*

dan

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Originally Posted by gonefishin

speaking of...I need to order me some more beans...does anyone have some favorites to share?

thanks,

dan

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Ah, coffee and audio... my two favorites. Now we are talking. :-)

Try this link http://store.yahoo.com/urthcaffe/ to Urth Caffe, and order either their most popular blend -- Manhattan Mudd (very dark, but super smooth), or my personal favorite coffee blend... World Peace. World Peace is a mix of light and dark beans that is *perfectly* balanced. These coffees are both organics and pricey, but believe me when I say they are definitely worth every penny.

Other highly recommended blends are Dancing Goats and Omar's Organic blend from Batdorf and Bronson http://www.batdorf.com .

And finally a blend my company is about to sell that I really like and can recommend (and no this link is not to my company's web site, but instead directly to our roaster) http://kaladi.com . They have an organic blend called Red Goat that is a fabulous rich dark roast that is quite amazing.

I personally would rank the Urth Coffees first, then the Batdorf and finally the Kaladi, but all are superb.

---Dave

Has anyone seen a post by RGA? I hope we did not drive him off. I would hate to lose anyone from the AR.

Don't worry he is not that easy to scare off. Maybe he just rialized its better to go out and have fun then waste his time arguing over stupid speakers in a online forum ;)
Maybe he needs to study for test in school?

-Flo