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Perfect timing I would say. I get to follow up George in posting 
Even though I have not yet found the time to make a cup of coffee, I did take a quick snap.
 20170620-DSC_2783 by b j, on Flickr
The thing about coffee, to me, is that I grew up in the Netherlands. Coffee is part of culture, intent on sharing time with friends and family, and enjoying a whole set of experiences. There is smell, taste, cookies and cake or pie to go with the coffee. I have not encountered a culture where the drinking of coffee is so entangled with nostalgia and rituals. That's something I like, and something I miss a lot. In other countries I visited, coffee is often offered out of politeness or convenience, but that is not the same. More often then not, the coffee offered is one of these instant brews, or something out of a machine.
In order to stay in touch with the coffee culture I grew up with, I gathered a set of habits and peripherals that help me brew a nice cup of coffee that makes me want to sit down and slow down. Just me and my coffee. The philosophy behind that, and behind obtaining the right peripherals, is as much an individual thing as finding the right car. Personally, I won't settle for a Honda Civic or Volkswagen Golf. When it comes to coffee, I want some luxury. So we're moving towards Mercedes territory, but not quite. I'm not going to be chauvonistic about coffee. Willing to look across the borders, Toyota is a perfectly fine cometitor, and so is Caddilac. Both are not Rolls Royce or Bugatti, which is good. Trying to impress the neighbours takes my mindset away from the pure coffee experience, and has me wondering about unimportant stuff. No need to impress anyone, but myself. So even if Cadillac has plastic buttons instead of ivory, inlayed with gold, to operate the heater, it is still every bit the ride I would want it to be.
So, even if I have not had the time to enjoy some of that coffee, I did gather all the peripherals needed, and am now waiting for just the amount of time I will require to enjoy that first cup.
George included a coffee mill in the box, to allow me to get the grind just the way I woyuld want it. Now that was one of the items I was still missing. With that, I will now go on the hunt for some roasted beans from New Guinea to serve when this half a pound is spent
Edited on Jun 20, 2017 at 07:58 PM · View previous versions
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