There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
granules. The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
about 50 years ago. I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
make the coffee. Mercy!
Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
best shot. Polly

Polly Esther > wrote:

>There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
>granules. The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
>about 50 years ago. I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
>make the coffee. Mercy!

>Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
>brand better than another?

I prefer using brewed coffee. (Assuming the recipe has X amount of
liquid you can replace with brewed coffee.)

S.

On 2011-03-17, Polly Esther > wrote:

> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
> best shot. Polly

Yes.

I use coffee in a lot of recipes. I also consider myself a coffee
connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek, I'll
un-apologetically recommend TC to everyone.

nb

notbob > wrote in
:

> On 2011-03-17, Polly Esther > wrote:
>
>> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking
>> and is one
>> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters
>> would probably enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd
>> really like to hit it with my best shot. Polly
>
> Yes.
>
> I use coffee in a lot of recipes. I also consider myself a
> coffee connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is
> unmatched by the rest. When you open a new jar, you can see
> the coffee oils on the surface of a fresh cup. As I said in
> another thread, their decaf is unmatched by anyone. As a
> longtime coffer geek, I'll un-apologetically recommend TC to
> everyone.
>
> nb

Agreed. Love TC!

On 16/03/2011 10:08 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2011-03-17, Polly > wrote:
>
>> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
>> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
>> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
>> best shot. Polly
>
> Yes.
>
> I use coffee in a lot of recipes. I also consider myself a coffee
> connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
> rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
> surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
> unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek, I'll
> un-apologetically recommend TC to everyone.
>

I use instant espresso for coffee ice cream.

On Mar 16, 9:01*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> Polly Esther > wrote:
> >There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> >granules. *The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
> >about 50 years ago. *I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
> >make the coffee. *Mercy!
> >Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> >brand better than another? *
>
> I prefer using brewed coffee. *(Assuming the recipe has X amount of
> liquid you can replace with brewed coffee.)

I agree 100%. Instant coffee is nasty.
>
> S.

--Bryan

On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:53:51 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
> best shot. Polly

When I have needed to do that, I've used the least expensive...
smallest container I could find which would be tiny in comparison to
what we're compelled to buy today. Whatever I bought was fine. We
just don't need to use enough of it to matter one way or the other.
If you're *that* concerned, buy the best specialty brand you can find.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On 17 Mar 2011 02:08:42 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2011-03-17, Polly Esther > wrote:
>
> > Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> > brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
> > enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
> > best shot. Polly
>
> Yes.
>
> I use coffee in a lot of recipes. I also consider myself a coffee
> connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
> rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
> surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
> unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek, I'll
> un-apologetically recommend TC to everyone.
>
You jogged a memory cell... I think that's what I bought that when I
needed instant coffee. I didn't buy it because I thought it was
wonderful, so it was probably on sale.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:19:07 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> I use instant espresso for coffee ice cream.

My SIL is not a coffee drinker, but she uses instant espresso for
Tiramisu.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Mar 16, 9:10*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Mar 16, 9:01*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
> > Polly Esther > wrote:
> > >There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> > >granules. *The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
> > >about 50 years ago. *I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
> > >make the coffee. *Mercy!
> > >Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> > >brand better than another? *
>
> > I prefer using brewed coffee. *(Assuming the recipe has X amount of
> > liquid you can replace with brewed coffee.)
>
> I agree 100%. *Instant coffee is nasty.
>
>
>
> > S.
>
> --Bryan

Using brewed coffee is not always practical, like when I make Mocha
Truffles. Truffles are composed only of chocolate, cream and perhaps
butter (IOW primarily only fats) so adding lots of water in the brewed
coffee would muck up the truffle recipe quite a bit. I like using
freeze dried espresso in my Mocha Truffles for maximal coffee flavor.
Works well and tastes great.

And Bryan, if you can devise a method of making truffles from brewed
coffee, please enlighten me. The first time I made Mocha Truffles I
tried using finely ground Kona coffee beans (not brewed), but the
grind was not fine enough and the results were gritty truffles.
Perhaps of the coffee beans were ground with the coca nibs the grind
would be fine enough, dunno.

John Kuthe...

Polly Esther wrote:
>
> There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> granules. The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
> about 50 years ago. I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
> make the coffee. Mercy!
> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
> best shot. Polly

Most brands are pretty good these days, the differences between them are
generally too subtle to be noticed in something like a cookie.

I generally use Maxwell House instant for my morning coffee. I'm not a
morning person, so I generally save the good fresh ground and brewed
Kona for later in the day when I'm awake enough to appreciate it. I have
Taster's Choice "sticks" in my emergency kit, and I cycle through those
for morning coffee when they are reaching their best by date and I put a
fresh batch in the emergency kit.

On Mar 16, 9:31*pm, sf > wrote:
> When I have needed to do that, I've used the least expensive...
> smallest container I could find which would be tiny in comparison to
> what we're compelled to buy today. *Whatever I bought was fine. *We
> just don't need to use enough of it to matter one way or the other.
Because I drink only fresh ground coffee beans, I keep a very small
jar of expresso granules in my freezer door just for using in recipes
calling for instant coffee.
....Picky

On 17/03/2011 12:36 AM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:19:07 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> I use instant espresso for coffee ice cream.
>
> My SIL is not a coffee drinker, but she uses instant espresso for
> Tiramisu.
>
For Tiramisu I make some espresso, and of course it helps that I have
an espresso maker. I need the liquid for dunking the lady fingers. When
I make ice cream I prefer to use the instant because the liquid will
throw off the texture of the finished product.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:25:25 -0700 (PDT), JeanineAlyse
> wrote:

>On Mar 16, 9:31*pm, sf > wrote:
>> When I have needed to do that, I've used the least expensive...
>> smallest container I could find which would be tiny in comparison to
>> what we're compelled to buy today. *Whatever I bought was fine. *We
>> just don't need to use enough of it to matter one way or the other.
>Because I drink only fresh ground coffee beans, I keep a very small
>jar of expresso granules in my freezer door just for using in recipes
>calling for instant coffee.
>...Picky

I do the same. Medaglia D'Oro is the brand I use.

Boron

On 17/03/2011 10:25 AM, JeanineAlyse wrote:

>> just don't need to use enough of it to matter one way or the other.
> Because I drink only fresh ground coffee beans, I keep a very small
> jar of expresso granules in my freezer door just for using in recipes
> calling for instant coffee.
> ...Picky


As I said in another post, I use instant espresso for making coffee ice
cream. I hadn't thought of keeping it in the freezer. The last time I
used it I had a heck of a time getting it out of the jar. It was all
congealed. I will have to keep an eye out for some more. It is hard to
find here. My wife found that one somewhere.

l, not -l wrote:
> On 16-Mar-2011, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
>
>> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
>> brand better than another?
>
> In my experience, instant espresso works well in any recipe calling for
> instant coffe. I prefer Medaglia D"Oro brand; it is widely available in
> supermarkets here (suburbs of St. Louis).

I like that too. I just wish it was readily available (locally)
in decaf form. I will try TC's decaf.

--
Jean B.

On 3/16/2011 9:08 PM, notbob wrote:
> Yes.
>
> I use coffee in a lot of recipes. I also consider myself a coffee
> connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
> rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
> surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
> unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek, I'll
> un-apologetically recommend TC to everyone.
>
> nb

A couple of months ago, I received samples of Taster's Choice in the
mail. I I was surprised, it was very good.

Becca

On 17/03/2011 12:02 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:

> A couple of months ago, I received samples of Taster's Choice in the
> mail. I I was surprised, it was very good.

I have yet to taste n instant coffee that does not have that distinctive
instant coffee taste. The snack bar at our local YMCA sells some sort of
instant coffee made in a machine, and they charge Starbucks prices for
it. No thanks.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:16:25 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 17/03/2011 12:02 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>
> > A couple of months ago, I received samples of Taster's Choice in the
> > mail. I I was surprised, it was very good.
>
> I have yet to taste n instant coffee that does not have that distinctive
> instant coffee taste. The snack bar at our local YMCA sells some sort of
> instant coffee made in a machine, and they charge Starbucks prices for
> it. No thanks.

What I've never figured out about instant coffee is that while it's
horrible by the cup, it makes decent tasting coffee by the pot.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On 2011-03-17, Dave Smith > wrote:

> instant coffee made in a machine, and they charge Starbucks prices for
> it. No thanks.

Starbuck's ludicrous prices aside, I'll take a cuppa TC over *$$ every
time.

nb

On 3/16/2011 6:53 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
> There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> granules.

Speaking as a coffee snob (I hand-grind my beans a cup at a time,
doubtlessly annoying my cubicle neighbors):

I haven't looked for it in many years, and have no idea if it is even
still sold, but there is (was?) an instant coffee sold by Spice Islands
that was highly drinkable. I would have no qualms about using it in a
recipe.

I wonder whether it would really make a difference in cooking, however.
I've never noticed a difference between using, say, Harvey's Bristol
Cream vs. Thifty Rancid Cream in a recipe that called for a few
tablespoons of sherry.

Art

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:53:51 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> > wrote:
>
>
>> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
>>brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
>>enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
>>best shot. Polly
>
>
> When I have needed to do that, I've used the least expensive...
> smallest container I could find which would be tiny in comparison to
> what we're compelled to buy today. Whatever I bought was fine. We
> just don't need to use enough of it to matter one way or the other.
> If you're *that* concerned, buy the best specialty brand you can find.
>

Its been years since have bought it, but there is the Italian "Medaglia
d' Oro" [sp?] Gold Medal Instant Espresso. Its widely available in a
small size jar of a few ounces and makes a decent cuppa.
http://www.redbagcollection.com/medaglia.html
--
JL

> On 3/16/2011 6:53 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
>> There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
>> granules.
>
I found the Taster's Choice and am grateful for the recommendation. To my
surprise, there was quite an array of coffee granules available. I also
bought a cookie scoop. It sure would save some time if it works. Is there
a trick to getting it to turn the cookie dough loose? Haven't tried it,
just wondering. Polly

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:45:18 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

> Is there
> a trick to getting it to turn the cookie dough loose? Haven't tried it,
> just wondering. Polly

Squeeze the handle and the "sweeper" does the rest.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

I also consider myself a coffee
connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek,I also consider myself a
coffee connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is
unmatched by the rest. When you open a new jar, you can see
the coffee oils on the surface of a fresh cup. As I said in
another thread, their decaf is unmatched by anyone

On Mar 16, 6:53*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
> There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> granules. *The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
> about 50 years ago. *I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
> make the coffee. *Mercy!
> * * Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> brand better than another? *The resident cookie monsters would probably
> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
> best shot. *Polly

If you're near an import store I would suggest Jacobs Kronung instant
coffee. I drank it while I was in Germany without a coffeemaker for
six weeks, and it's popular all through Central Europe.

Polly Esther wrote:
> There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> granules. The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New
> Orleans about 50 years ago. I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water
> they used to make the coffee. Mercy!
> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with
> my best shot. Polly

I like coffee in some recipes, but don't drink coffee. I keep instant
espresso granules around for this. You can find small jars easily enough.

On 3/18/2011 11:29 AM, afaqanjum28 wrote:
> I also consider myself a coffee
> connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
> rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
> surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
> unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek,I also consider myself a
> coffee connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is
> unmatched by the rest. When you open a new jar, you can see
> the coffee oils on the surface of a fresh cup. As I said in
> another thread, their decaf is unmatched by anyone
>
>
>
>
Decaf is for the birds as far as taste is concerned; IMHO, no instant
coffee matches decent freshly ground beans. That being said, some
Tasters Choice varieties are not bad and they keep very well if you put
the jar in the freezer. The granules don't stick together much since
there is little moisture.

--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm "not"

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:16:25 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

>On 3/18/2011 11:29 AM, afaqanjum28 wrote:
>> I also consider myself a coffee
>> connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
>> rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
>> surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
>> unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek,I also consider myself a
>> coffee connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is
>> unmatched by the rest. When you open a new jar, you can see
>> the coffee oils on the surface of a fresh cup. As I said in
>> another thread, their decaf is unmatched by anyone
>>
>>
>>
>>
>Decaf is for the birds as far as taste is concerned; IMHO, no instant
>coffee matches decent freshly ground beans. That being said, some
>Tasters Choice varieties are not bad and they keep very well if you put
>the jar in the freezer. The granules don't stick together much since
>there is little moisture.

Taster's Choice is a freeze dried coffee, when properly prepared (with
clean fresh water) it can taste as good or better than many whole bean
coffees... many whole beans are crap, actually most... and the price
one pays has little to no bearing on coffee quality. Water quality is
the most important aspect of coffee brewing... water quality is the
most important aspect of all beverages. People who spend thousands of
dollars on all sorts of brewing paraphenalia, buy so-called
special/magic beans, roast their own, and go through all the
ceremonial rituals, it's all for nought when they haven't invested in
quality water. The thing about Taster's choice that I find
disappointing is that it's much too consistant, it's boring...
Taster's choice is the iceberg lettuce of coffees.

On 3/17/2011 6:16 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 17/03/2011 12:02 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>
>> A couple of months ago, I received samples of Taster's Choice in the
>> mail. I I was surprised, it was very good.
>
> I have yet to taste n instant coffee that does not have that distinctive
> instant coffee taste. The snack bar at our local YMCA sells some sort of
> instant coffee made in a machine, and they charge Starbucks prices for
> it. No thanks.

I got a big jar of freeze dried coffee from Sam's Club that was pretty
good as far as instant coffee goes and dirt cheap. Starbucks Via could
be the best instant coffee - probably because they add what appears to
be finely ground coffee bean to the mix - this is a great idea although
it has to be a remarkably fine grind and I'm guessing you have package
the coffee in nitrogen and in individual servings. It's dreadfully
expensive for instant.

I mostly use K-Cups in the office which is expensive but cheaper than
the Via and really convenient because it's used to make 1 or 2 cups of
coffee a day.

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:16:25 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

>Decaf is for the birds as far as taste is concerned....

It's all in the beans you use and how you brew. No one has ever been
able to tell my brewed (or espresso) decaf from high-test.

-- Larry

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:15:45 -0400, wrote:

>On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:16:25 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:
>
>>Decaf is for the birds as far as taste is concerned....
>
>It's all in the beans you use and how you brew. No one has ever been
>able to tell my brewed (or espresso) decaf from high-test.

That's just silly. I'll know within five minutes of my first sip in
the AM, as will any other regular coffee drinker. You got as much
chance of fooling me with decaf as passing off plain water as vodka.

On Mar 18, 9:15*pm, wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:16:25 -0400, James Silverton
>
> > wrote:
> >Decaf is for the birds as far as taste is concerned....
>
> It's all in the beans you use and how you brew. No one has ever been
> able to tell my brewed (or espresso) decaf from high-test.

I've had brewed decaf that tasted good, much better than most of the
non-decaf around, and certainly better than what most coffee was like
30+ years ago.
>
> -- Larry

--Bryan

On 3/16/2011 9:53 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
> There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> granules. The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New
> Orleans about 50 years ago. I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water
> they used to make the coffee. Mercy!
> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with
> my best shot. Polly

If I were making them for kids, I'd make them with decaf. Then again,
that might not be good for kids either.

Dave Smith wrote:

>>> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is
>>> one
>>> brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
>>> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with
>>> my
>>> best shot. Polly
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> I use coffee in a lot of recipes. I also consider myself a coffee
>> connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
>> rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
>> surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
>> unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek, I'll
>> un-apologetically recommend TC to everyone.
>>
>
> I use instant espresso for coffee ice cream.

I have a jar of Medaglia d'Oro around to use in recipes which call for
instant coffee. It's also a good ingredient in barbecue rubs for beef.

Bob

I also consider myself a coffee
connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
unmatched by anyone.When
I make ice cream I prefer to use the instant because the liquid will
throw off the texture of the finished product.

On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:53:51 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

>There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
>granules. The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
>about 50 years ago. I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
>make the coffee. Mercy!
> Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
>brand better than another? The resident cookie monsters would probably
>enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
>best shot. Polly


I have no problem using instant coffee for flavoring in baking. I
view it much the same as using dried herbs or granulated garlic for
cooking. It isn't the same but it imparts the flavor. I use Taster's
Choice. I would never use instant coffee to drink. I haven't tried
it in a long, long time, but I remember the nastiness.
Janet

Cheryl wrote:

> If I were making them for kids, I'd make them with decaf. Then again,
> that might not be good for kids either.
>
the amount of caffeine in a batch of cookies would probably be miniscule
compared to the sodas people routinely give kids.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:16:25 -0400, James Silverton
> > wrote:
>
>> On 3/18/2011 11:29 AM, afaqanjum28 wrote:
>>> I also consider myself a coffee
>>> connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is unmatched by the
>>> rest. When you open a new jar, you can see the coffee oils on the
>>> surface of a fresh cup. As I said in another thread, their decaf is
>>> unmatched by anyone. As a longtime coffer geek,I also consider myself a
>>> coffee connoisseur. For instant coffee, Tasters Choice is
>>> unmatched by the rest. When you open a new jar, you can see
>>> the coffee oils on the surface of a fresh cup. As I said in
>>> another thread, their decaf is unmatched by anyone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Decaf is for the birds as far as taste is concerned; IMHO, no instant
>> coffee matches decent freshly ground beans. That being said, some
>> Tasters Choice varieties are not bad and they keep very well if you put
>> the jar in the freezer. The granules don't stick together much since
>> there is little moisture.
>
> Taster's Choice is a freeze dried coffee, when properly prepared (with
> clean fresh water) it can taste as good or better than many whole bean
> coffees... many whole beans are crap, actually most... and the price
> one pays has little to no bearing on coffee quality. Water quality is
> the most important aspect of coffee brewing... water quality is the
> most important aspect of all beverages. People who spend thousands of
> dollars on all sorts of brewing paraphenalia, buy so-called
> special/magic beans, roast their own, and go through all the
> ceremonial rituals, it's all for nought when they haven't invested in
> quality water. The thing about Taster's choice that I find
> disappointing is that it's much too consistant, it's boring...
> Taster's choice is the iceberg lettuce of coffees.

Well, speaking of that boringness... I sometimes combine coffees.
Some of the so-called bold brews for the Keurig machines produce
rather weak coffee, unless one has one of the pricier machines
that give you very small (as vs. just small) cups of coffee. I
will frequently add a bit of Medaglia D'Oro (sp?) to that if it is
really weak after I add some milk. Perhaps I'll get some TC too.

Oh, I have also been known to combine two different kinds of
K-Cups to get more than a one-note flavor.

--
Jean B.

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:39:34 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, Cheryl
> wrote,
>
>If I were making them for kids, I'd make them with decaf. Then again,
>that might not be good for kids either.

Wouldn't you expect decaf to have just as much of anything harmful
as regular coffee might?