On 8/17/2010 3:07 PM, Food Snob® wrote:
> On Aug 17, 7:24 pm, > wrote:
>> On 8/17/2010 12:17 PM, Food Snob® wrote:
>>
>>> On Aug 17, 6:09 am, > wrote:
>>
>>>> Percolators have fallen out of fashion but foul, bitter, coffee is all
>>>> the rage. Why worry about boiling the coffee when the beans are
>>>> typically getting all burnt to hell during roasting? The truth is that
>>>> if the brew you get out of your coffeemaker is bitter, not smooth, it's
>>>> because of the roast, not because of overcooking.
>>
>>> It's not that the overcooking makes it "bitter." It's that it makes
>>> it taste shitty.
>>
>> You might say that bitter, burnt coffee tastes shitty but I'll bet that
>> you'd smack your lips at a $5 cup of Starbucks and proclaim it to be
>> "tasty." Sort of irrational behavior, don't you think?
>>
> I don't buy darker roasts, and I haven't bought coffee at a Starbucks
> in many years. I'm cheap. I buy SuperValu's Sumatra, and brew it
> with a Mr. Coffee at home, a Cuisinart drip maker at work. I only use
> a French press when camping. Anyway, overly roasted beans are not the
> same as overcooked liquid coffee.
>>
>>> --Bryan
>
> --Bryan

Most bad coffee is due to burnt beans and letting it sit too long - not
the brewing method. That's just my awesome opinion.

Overly roasted beans are not the same as overcooked liquid coffee - if
you burn your beans, there's not a chance in hell you'll be able to get
anything but a burnt cup of coffee. I'll take a percolator and properly
roasted coffee any day over burnt beans. Just don't let the damn coffee
sit too long!