Are you a Peetnik?

[jobob]

OK, I'll share.

[Andrea]

How do you guys grind/brew your Peet's?

I get my first order today, and I have a grinder that I stole from my parents because they never use it, and I can borrow a small French press from my training buddy. I also have the standard paper-filter drip brewer.

Suggestions?

[KnottedYet]

French press makes coffee to delight the senses! (I like it better than paper drip, anyway... I can make the same coffee in both, but coffee from the press seems to be more forthright and emphatic with greater subtlety in the high and low notes and a more nuanced mid-range)

[Blueberry]

Just don't grind the coffee too fine for the french press - otherwise it will clog

Should be a delight for the senses

[IFjane]

Yum, Peet's French Roast! It's darker and more robust than Maj. Dickason's but not burny like Starbucks' dark roasts. DH has his own business and put his office on the twice-monthly Peetnik plan so he can scarf a couple of packages for home use. We alternate that with an Italian dark roast or espresso I get from a local shop that blends and roasts fair trade beans daily. I was so happy to hear a few weeks ago about a research study that links coffee and caffeine consumption to an apparent lessening of dementia in some geriatric adults...wish it would start working for me now....

KayTee, how did I not know you & BikeBoy are Peetniks????? I LOVE Peet's! We used to alternate getting French Roast, Maj. Dickason's & Arabian Mocha Java. Unfortunately, had to stop the service & go back to cheap grocery store stuff because of recent finances. I can't wait to re-up 'cause I miss having good coffee!

[violette]

I have a French press home but never used it. How long do you leave the coffee sit before pouring it? I'm a coffee-addict. Drink about 5 cups every day.

[jobob]

Even squirrels like Peet's !

Camping in Big Sur, we had a visitor one morning at breakfast who seemed to have a hankerin' for French Roast.





Back off, it's MINE

[Blueberry]

Jobob-

Those pictures are adorable

Thanks for sharing

[maillotpois]

Oh he's darling!!

[Blueberry]

For Pete's sake, give Peets a chance

(sorry, I couldn't resist)

[snapdragen]

How do you guys grind/brew your Peet's?

I walk into the store and order a triple non-fat latte....

[Irulan]

For Pete's sake, give Peets a chance

(sorry, I couldn't resist)

joke aside, I did give Peets a chance. I walked into a Peet's in Oakland next to Lake Merritt, asked for a vanilla latte' and a very snotty barista said, "we don't put flavors in OUR latte's".

Good bye, that was the end of my Peet's experiences.


I.

[Blueberry]

I'm not much of a coffee drinker, so I haven't tried it either....

But that would PO me. I *like* flavors in my coffee (when I drink it). And yes, I can still taste the coffee thankyouverymuchmrsnottybarista.

[bikerz]

I have a French press home but never used it. How long do you leave the coffee sit before pouring it? I'm a coffee-addict. Drink about 5 cups every day.

Here's my method for a perfect cup of Peet's French press:

1. 3 scoops* of coarse grind (#12) coffee in the bottom of the single-cup French press. (* I use the Peet's scoop - I think 1 scoop is 2 Tbs)

2. Bring water to a boil and let come off the boil for a few seconds.

3. Pour a water over the grounds to cover and stir well with something wooden (I use a chopstick) until it looks like a slurry - this lets the coffee "bloom," as they say.

4. Pour the rest of the hot water in, stirring, then press the plunger down about an inch or so and then draw it back up to just below the level of water.

5. Pour a little hot water into the mug to take the chill off.

6. Leave coffee steeping for at least 5 minutes. (My favorite Sulawesi can stay as long as 8-10 minutes with no ill effect; I'm not sure how sensitive other roasts might be to longer steep times.)

7. Slowly and steadily push the plunger down as far as you can.

8. Dump out the hot water from the mug and fill to the brim with delicious coffee! Enjoy!

[Pax]

Here's my method for a perfect cup of Peet's French press:

1. 3 scoops* of coarse grind (#12) coffee in the bottom of the single-cup French press. (* I use the Peet's scoop - I think 1 scoop is 2 Tbs)

2. Bring water to a boil and let come off the boil for a few seconds.

3. Pour a water over the grounds to cover and stir well with something wooden (I use a chopstick) until it looks like a slurry - this lets the coffee "bloom," as they say.

4. Pour the rest of the hot water in, stirring, then press the plunger down about an inch or so and then draw it back up to just below the level of water.

5. Pour a little hot water into the mug to take the chill off.

6. Leave coffee steeping for at least 5 minutes. (My favorite Sulawesi can stay as long as 8-10 minutes with no ill effect; I'm not sure how sensitive other roasts might be to longer steep times.)

7. Dump out the hot water from the mug and fill to the brim with delicious coffee! Enjoy!

Do you have to push the plunger thingy down between #'s 6&7?