/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I have a jar of 6 month old whole bean columbian, it's already past stale, but it's still drinkable.
It's hard to ignore the stale aftertaste after every sip tho.

What are some unnecessary steps when making coffee?

>pre-wetting filters
>pre-warming mugs
>freezing coffee beans and thawing right before grinding
>pre-dosing your beans in little vials and freezing them individually
>using a gooseneck electric kettle because you can't pour water slowly for some reason
>using a drug scale to measure coffee and water down to the gram
>using a decanter carafe instead of just dripping straight into your mug
>using a timer and timing your pours in "stages"
>actually waiting a full minute for your coffee to "bloom"
>using specialty fuels to heat your water in your all-manual coffee making device
>spending over $250 on a coffee grinder

Coffee thread now!

What coffee related memes have you fallen for this week?
I bought a manual burr grinder and spent a whole week doing it by hand.
Coffee started feeling like a chore so I went back to my cheapo $10 blade grinder.
The coffee tasted pretty much the same.
I don't even make espresso, why what do I need autistic grind consistency for?

Is it normal for your left hand to hurt when using a hand burr grinder?
It's my 5th time using it, it doesn't hurt as much anymore, but i feel like I might be doing actual damage.

Earl grey + Thyme, or as I've recently took to calling it, Earl Grey/Thyme.
It's fantastic.
t.male