I Drink My Coffee "Break A Tooth"-Black
It's a problem finding a grinder that'll grind it really fine, that doesn't break your wrist or heat up the beans and muck up the taste. Burr grinders are the best, and the best of the burr grinders (and the best for the money) is the Capresso Infinity. (You just twist a little dial and it does the job -- no holding a vibrating thing in your hand...well, not unless you like to have some fun multitasking while the coffee is grinding...and it happens rather quickly, anyway!)
Being in massive frugal mode, I got a used floor sample on eBay, but they're at a good price on Amazon, and grind all the way to "Turkish." And it's quiet (for a thing grinding a bunch of beans -- certainly quieter than any other home coffee grinder I've ever heard -- and easy to use.
Here's a link to one on Amazon -- only $89.99 instead of the regular price of $120: Capresso 560 Infinity Conical Burr Grinder, Brushed Silver Finish
And best of all, if you buy it, or use the link to buy anything else on Amazon, it helps support me and this website. At the very least, it supports my coffee purchases.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, I make my coffee the way that makes it the least bitter and most flavorful, and while looking a bit Mr. Science -- by using a glass beaker Chemex
And while we're at it, isn't this teakettle
Ok, that's weird. You've got exactly the same setup I do. You are clearly a woman of taste and refinement. Seriously, I think the best thing about the Chemex is the story of its inventor. Guy seemed to have a love for life, and he's still making people happy!
Jason at November 7, 2011 10:17 AM
That teakettle is so cute it makes me wish I could stand the taste of tea.
Daghain at November 7, 2011 5:31 PM
Amy,
Just want to make sure you had a kickback from the printer I bought my sister.
I threw in a copy of Free Range Kids.
Jim P. at November 7, 2011 7:31 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/11/07/i_drink_my_coff.html#comment-2749486">comment from Jim P.Thank you so much, Jim P. Very sweet of you. And I think you might've been the one who suggested I post links to Amazon stuff more regularly. Let me know if I go too shill'y on all of you.
Amy Alkon
at November 7, 2011 8:32 PM
If you get too shilly, I'll pass it on. You may want to add a low priced stuff category to your mall.
Things like pens, novelty gifts, etc. That way we can throw them in when we're ordering bigger stuff for family and friends, but already have all the books we'll think they'll read or are appropriate for the audience.
My mother is very conservative, both economically and socially. Throwing in something that tells her I'm supporting a godless harlot just doesn't work. But I would like to ship from your "mall". So if I can ship a low priced, generic, article or something similar with the real gift it would help you and she'll never know I'm a fan of yours. ;-)
Just a thought.
Jim P. at November 7, 2011 10:05 PM
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