tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post1887811655503967815..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: Must Have CoffeeLisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-7508249656732542011-07-16T09:55:15.278-04:002011-07-16T09:55:15.278-04:00Wanna hear about my uncontrolled, personal, non-sc...Wanna hear about my uncontrolled, personal, non-scientific coffee research? <br /><br />First, I've been a coff-a-holic since high school (oh my, a long time ago) when my mother and I drank our brew black and strong and from her trusty Farberware superfast perc.<br /><br />Since then I've tried: the glass drip, name forgotten, Mr. Coffee look-alikes in all forms, lots of cappuccino machines from $29.99 to almost $1000, a freestanding electric espresso maker, and, lurking in the background the whole time, the ubiquitous French press.<br /><br />Finally, I embarked on a blind taste test, always using my favorite fresh ground 8 O'clock Columbian. And the winner...ta da...the French press. I found that when the coffee was steaming hot, it was hard to discern any real differences. So I tasted again when the coffee had cooled a bit. I was shocked that my French press did the best job, in addition to being easiest to use, clean, and fastest. No disposable paper filters (save a tree) and no mess. <br /><br />Somewhere I read that coffee from the French press contains fewer chemicals that attack our well-being. Maybe it's because the coffee remains in contact with the water for such a short time.<br /><br />Try it for yourself--my latest French press is a little Bodum, $20 at Target.<br /><br />Oh, I almost forgot, I drink my coffee black but my husband won't touch the stuff in its native form. He has to have sugar and loves what we call "fluffy milk," the stuff we have been getting out of our various cappuccino machines.<br /><br />Enter the little tiny battery- operated whisk. Our latest greatest is the one from Winn Dixie ($7), but we've tried and own several. (I told you we are coff-a-holics). These tiny things have been around forever, but I never believed they could compete with the thousand dollar monster, the one that cost us $250 to repair last year and is now sitting forlornly next to my front door. It doesn't know whether it is headed for the trash heap or the repair place, but it may have to accept the former.<br /><br />The little tiny battery operated whisk wins the "fluffy milk" race. Just add about 3 inches to the cup, microwave it for 1 minute more or less, and fluff away.<br /><br />And that's the rest of the story. Coffee lovers, you could have some experimenting to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885424804106970371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-40345453627306068822011-07-11T22:12:52.846-04:002011-07-11T22:12:52.846-04:00Patrick, DARN! I left that one out!Patrick, DARN! I left that one out!Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-78636071751280715192011-07-11T21:19:08.189-04:002011-07-11T21:19:08.189-04:00You do so much every day! Coffee first! Have a gre...You do so much every day! Coffee first! Have a great week!Travelogue for the Universehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127086480471321349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-40378260530108589392011-07-11T20:39:55.336-04:002011-07-11T20:39:55.336-04:00Between your entry and Diane's comment I could...Between your entry and Diane's comment I couldn't help but notice and smile that under the "top five simple actions you can do for your MS" that 'must have coffee' is not listed. Take you time, stress is not your friend.<br /><br />Caregivingly Yours, PatrickAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000299655117252000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-34343857724312623012011-07-11T15:43:32.583-04:002011-07-11T15:43:32.583-04:00Waving...get some rest!Waving...get some rest!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051732856820479687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-77268763255771555632011-07-11T15:15:47.881-04:002011-07-11T15:15:47.881-04:00If I didn't have my coffee...life would just n...If I didn't have my coffee...life would just not be worth living. Thank goodness I live in the womb of Starbuck Land. YEAH!!!!<br />I should stop over at Health Central more. I hang my head. Only takes a few minutes to answer a few questions. We DO need to help each other.Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.com