Ed, did you read the comments left on that youtube post? Side splitting!
Len
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
farmroast Senior Member Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 1,417 Location: Amherst MA. Expertise: I like coffee
Espresso: Oly:Cremina,Maxi. MCAL... Grinder: Majors, Dienes Vac Pot: Hellem10 Drip: CCD, and more Roaster: 1kg. DreamRoast
Posted Tue Jan 10, 2012, 3:25pm Subject: Re: Starbucks Newest Big To Do
For a long time I didn't add much to the "pile on *bucks" threads. Then I watched that video shortly after posted. I thought at first it was the best spoof I'd ever seen!!! Then did some searches and realized it was REAL? It continues to completely baffle me. About the worst shot that could be produced with a LM and SJ and no take two? The Master? Huh? Still baffled
dtlord Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2009 Posts: 99 Location: Wisconsin Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: Bezzera BZ07sde Grinder: Super Jolly, Virtuoso Vac Pot: Silex Victory, Cory, Sunbeam... Drip: pour over w/ mesh or paper Roaster: A nice guy named Roy
Posted Tue Jan 10, 2012, 6:45pm Subject: Re: Starbucks Newest Big To Do
And to top it off he's responsible for opening the Starbucks "stealth" sites. Please tell me where not to go to get coffee.
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"There is no right answer with coffee. There is only the elixir in your cup at the moment you partake."
"...I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind;..." - Lord Kelvin RECIPES thread => http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/machines/585708
Nearly everything that came from the mouth of that "master" was wrong! The crema sucked, the shots ran too fast, Espresso uses hot water, not steam like the "master" said, SB uses SUPER auto machines, not automatics, they do not grind in Majors but let the SUPER AUTO do that, he uses a plastic "throw away" tamper perhaps to make the customer feel more familiar, and much more than escapes me at the moment, about the only thing that was not an error was that he said eSpresso, not eXpresso.... he gets a point for that.
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Posted Thu Jan 12, 2012, 6:14am Subject: Re: Starbucks Newest Big To Do
Just to jump back to the Blondes Do It Better topic, Starbucks is having free tastings in the US, starting today, running through Saturday. You can go in and try "all three" roasts - the Blonde, Medium, and Dark. Nothing says quality quite like oversimplification! Or FREE!
Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012, 6:50am Subject: Re: Starbucks Newest Big To Do
One thing about *$s is their drippy cups!!!!
WTF? I always get seeping drips at the seam, so sometimes I ask for a "Tall" in a "Grande" cup so it doesn't drip into my cupholder on the way to work.
I thought of another solution, so I did thoroughly enjoy this morning - I strode in, and when asked what they could get me this morning, I announced in a very loud voice:
"I WANT A TALL BLONDE - ROOM FOR CREAM"
The entire store, patrons and all, stopped and were quiet for a couple of beats... then everyone broke out in laughter.
I figured everyone would have heard that one by now, but apparently I was the first at this location.
:^D
------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- Le café doit être noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, et doux comme l'amour.
"There is no right answer with coffee. There is only the elixir in your cup at the moment you partake."
"...I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind;..." - Lord Kelvin RECIPES thread => http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/machines/585708
Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012, 10:20pm Subject: Re: Starbucks Newest Big To Do
Netphilosopher Said:
I thought of another solution, so I did thoroughly enjoy this morning - I strode in, and when asked what they could get me this morning, I announced in a very loud voice:
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
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