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Title: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 27, 2013, 03:31:36 AM
but it's 12:30 and nothing's open in stupid Bellevue  :maf
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: G The Resurrected on January 27, 2013, 03:49:06 AM
time to buy your own espresso machine. Yelp say's there ain't shit open near you except a starbucks in Seattle thats open till 2am.

I just made a green coffee latte and am enjoying the crap out of the foamy goodness.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 27, 2013, 03:54:02 AM
Keurig's are cool. Love my K-cups.
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Post by: Cormacaroni on January 27, 2013, 03:56:14 AM
speaking of which, G, i've had that Gaggia Classic and grinder for a month or so now, starting to get the hang of it and get some good shots. Cheers for the advice!
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: G The Resurrected on January 27, 2013, 04:01:31 AM
speaking of which, G, i've had that Gaggia Classic and grinder for a month or so now, starting to get the hang of it and get some good shots. Cheers for the advice!

Glad you're enjoying it, it takes time to get it right. I found that a thermometer works wonders in helping with learning some of the hard stuff with milk and steam. Also when you use your plunge on your shot a small little twist right at the end of your press will work wonders to the taste of your espresso.
Title: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Verdigris Murder on January 27, 2013, 04:09:32 AM
When was numberbale turning hipster?
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 27, 2013, 04:23:02 AM
Yeah, I'd have just hopped on a bus into Seattle if I weren't missing a front tooth. The espresso machine and learning to make coffee myself is something I should really buckle down and do if/when I ever get a real apartment.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 27, 2013, 04:26:43 AM
speaking of which, G, i've had that Gaggia Classic and grinder for a month or so now, starting to get the hang of it and get some good shots. Cheers for the advice!

Glad you're enjoying it, it takes time to get it right. I found that a thermometer works wonders in helping with learning some of the hard stuff with milk and steam. Also when you use your plunge on your shot a small little twist right at the end of your press will work wonders to the taste of your espresso.

i don't drink milk anymore so that smooths out the learning curve quite a bit :lol

I have a thermometer that i used for milk drinks with my old machine years ago but it is such a pain in the ass to look at it while fiddling with the steam knob and the wand. I basically gave up on that stuff and just 'waved milk in a glass and used an electric frother instead.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: CajoleJuice on January 27, 2013, 08:38:29 AM
speaking of which, G, i've had that Gaggia Classic and grinder for a month or so now, starting to get the hang of it and get some good shots. Cheers for the advice!

Hey this is the same machine my parents have.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2013, 09:29:37 AM
Coffee is a means to an end.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: MrAngryFace on January 27, 2013, 10:10:14 AM
Most everything east side closes on old people time
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: pickle on January 27, 2013, 02:25:12 PM
Denny's? 24/hr McDonalds?
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Post by: Cormacaroni on January 27, 2013, 06:53:56 PM
Coffee is a means to an end.

pity
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Post by: Robo on January 27, 2013, 06:57:46 PM
I've been swilling a disturbing (to me) amount of coffee recently.  Yellow teeth.  :yuck
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 27, 2013, 07:53:44 PM
Most everything east side closes on old people time

I can't think of any good coffee that is still open at 12:30 am in the city...

Also, TOKYO BORE TAKE NOTE. You guys have a couple Zoka shops in the megalopolis. Seriously legit coffee from Seattle.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 27, 2013, 08:45:57 PM
I dunno what qualifies as good, but Bauhaus in Capitol Hill is open till 1am
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 27, 2013, 08:51:48 PM
I dunno what qualifies as good, but Bauhaus in Capitol Hill is open till 1am

Bauhaus is good, and as soon as I sent that response I thought to myself, "I bet Bauhaus stays open that late."
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 27, 2013, 11:43:29 PM
I'd be down for a seattle-hipster-bore meetup @ Bauhaus sometime btw, preferably after I've regained the ability to conceal my meth habit
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 28, 2013, 12:20:42 AM
If I'm going to Capitol Hill, it's for Quinn's or The Pine Box.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2013, 12:22:39 AM
Pinebox is cool - never been to Quinn's
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 28, 2013, 12:27:03 AM
Pinebox is cool - never been to Quinn's

Quinn's has great food. Don't get up to CH much, what the kiddo and all. Most of my time out is spent close to home North of the cut.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: chronovore on January 28, 2013, 01:05:39 AM
If you are seriously jonesing for coffee frequently, get an Aeropress.

Cormacaroni posited that heat and plastic will have bad effects on your health, but shots of espresso-like coffee in 30 seconds or less will give you superpowers, so it's kind of like being Roy Batty.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 28, 2013, 01:13:48 AM
Most everything east side closes on old people time

I can't think of any good coffee that is still open at 12:30 am in the city...

Also, TOKYO BORE TAKE NOTE. You guys have a couple Zoka shops in the megalopolis. Seriously legit coffee from Seattle.

there is one across the street from the office that i theoretically still work in but i don't recall it being especially good. I get all mine from a specialist roaster online...they have crazy good stuff and roast to order.
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 28, 2013, 01:14:22 AM
(that said, i've had some of the best coffee of my life in Seattle, I'm sure it's worth investigating further...)
Title: Re: goddammit I want COFFEE
Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 28, 2013, 11:34:45 AM
Weird. Zoka is seriously top-tier stuff. Strange that the Tokyo locations (which are sublicensed) wouldn't be as good. Em and I are planning on check it out when we're in Tokyo next April (2014).