Archive for the 'Coffee' Category

Vaccum Brewer Design

The Kahva Vacuum Coffee Pot design over at Gizmodo is very cool. The idea of a vacpot is nothing new: As the water heats, the rising air pressure makes it flow upwards from the glass water chamber into the metal brewing unit. Once the coffee is ready, take it off the heat and the coffee [...]

Pilot Mountain

Leigh and I journeyed to nearby Pilot Mountain to partake of the local scenery and to get away from our three lovely children. It was three days well spent.

Handpresso

Boy I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been out in the boonies and really, really wanted an espresso (okay it’s been every time, so like….six). Well my wait might be almost over!! Handpresso looks like a bicycle pump (how Franch) attached to one of those plastic bubbles that you get from the bubble [...]

Settlers of Catan

Can’t talk, pretty busy. But I felt I must post this. If you haven’t played this game and are into board games in any way, you must play it. I was kindly invited to Sid’s house f’realz and his lovely wife cooked us an eqaully lovely dinner. Afterwards, while drinking coffee laced with Bailey’s and [...]

Community Coffee

I think I’m in love. I was in Baton Rouge Wednesday and Thursday and while in the airport on my way back bought a bag of this lovely product. I brewed a pot in my Chemex this morning and it’s awesome! Black as Donald Trump’s heart and quite a bit thicker than his wallet, I [...]

Starbucks Travel French Press

So one of the sales reps I support was kind enough to send me a Starbucks card and I thought rather than blow it all on Frappuccinos strong black manly coffee, I’d actually get something that I could use long term. I really wanted a desktop coffee maker for work. I saw this little gem: [...]