First Homemade Cold Press of the Season!
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I have this dirty habit.
I hate it. It makes me feel out of tune each day.
I drink office coffee.
Watery. Burnt. Not Fair Trade or Direct Trade. But Barely wakes me up and I hide it under layers of sugar and cream... office coffee.
Here on the 10th floor, the last one to empty the air pot is required to brew the next batch. This happened to me three days in a row last week. That cruel sound of the last of the coffee coming through the straw and out into my only half filled Otter mug was just like a knife through the heart. I found myself settling for decaf. Twice.
Despite the fact that I complain about the coffee. It's free. And I won't pay $4/day at St@rbucks for something with a stronger, equally not enjoyable, flavor that doesn't benefit a company based in my 10 mile radius.
But the weekends. Oh, the weekends are such a stark contrast. Joel works above an Intelligentsia (http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/) and brings home a pound of sustainable, lovingly roasted, kick my eyelids open smelling beans. We grind them fresh. We use the French press. Oh yes. You would be quite impressed....
I don't even make a mess. (sorry, couldn't resist)
Anyway - if my fawning and rhyming didn't clue you in. I just hate having to leave my weekend coffee ritual. The Otter mug just doesn't deserve such beverages of poor proportions.
Which is why today I am happy to say. We had our first batch of Toddy coffee for me to bring. And while some of it did spill inside my bike bag and get my slip smelling like ultra-concentrated coffee beans, it was worth it. Today was so hot and sticky - the cold press was enough to make me blurt out quietly to myself with a smile, "Nom".
I do believe I've started a new era of less guilt and sadness at 8:25am Monday thru Friday. After almost two years. This milestone was perfectly complimented by my birthday card from Kimberlee (http://www.kimberleemunnillustration.co.nz) in Berlin. Thanks Kimberlee!
Wishing you the joy of well sourced and happy beverages (or the feeling it inspires if you are lucky enough to not be addicted)...
Love love love,
K.
4 comments:
I was gonna say: you should just bring your own personal french press for your desk! But toddy works, too. I need to get myself a toddy makerrr
Yeah, I totally used to keep a french press at my desk.
Thanks ladies! I had a mini press at my desk but it was too time consuming and I didn't use it consistently. The laziness factor won out. Bringing concentrated coffee that I can add hot water or cream to is way easier. I just need to bring it in a better vessel next time I guess. I totally recommend the Toddy. I don't know why we stopped using it over the winter.
Another use for your abundant canning jars is a coffee holder. I brew my french press at home and then ride to work where I enjoy it.
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