Coffee Geekery

[elle]

Originally Posted by Dex

Turkish coffee!

ha, i was wondering whether someone will bring it up! i grew up on turkish coffee and hated it all the way through my mid 20s, with all the little coffee pieces always at the bottom. now i love it, reminds me of my much younger days. of course you may need this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cezve#D...h_Cezve_Models to make it, but in a pinch you can just use any small metal pot.

my favorite is cappuccino, just heaven as far as i'm concerned. espresso is too small for how strong it is, i need to savor it a bit longer. i love the smell of coffee, but i go back and forth on the taste of pure coffee, without milk and sugar. most of the time i make it with milk and sugar, so it's my breakfast and tastes like a cake . i can drink any coffee, and american filter coffee is easy.

caffeine is actually the only thing i'm addicted to, since i get headaches if i don't have just the right amount of coffee in the morning. i hate being addicted to anything, but i've had migraines since i was a kid, and this helps, plus it's better than taking anything much more artificial.

and since we are on the FM board, i will conclude with saying that it seems many of the ex-druggie/alcoholic rock stars seem to have replaced their vices of the past with just lots and lots of straight-up black coffee.