Ryan’s Place

Alright, so, in an effort to cut down my costs, and since I didn’t feel like actually going to starbucks this morning, I decided to make my own coffee again. Now some of you might remember that I did normally do this, but somewhere down the line I stopped and decided to get starbucks instead.

My answer to this is; Well, my coffee isn’t all that good….

Now, I could go on a rant about how the corporate world has tainted my taste buds, and how I can’t have possibly made the same kind of coffee as I could have, had I not bought their hideously overpriced, over-modified, over-preserved, and over-everything products.

That’s not my issue (kinda), my issue has been narrowed down to two things (I think).

I’ve tried all sorts of blends, and roasts, all of which imparting their varying flavors, all of which, from bold to mild, and the shitty. Yes that’s right, shitty. In general I have a thing for organic coffee, but I still don’t get that bold, rich, strong flavor that I want when I make it at home. So, either I’m not getting the right coffee, which is entirely possible, I haven’t gone to granville, or agro lately enough to grab some good organic coffee. Or, my expresso machine, isn’t doing so good of a job, namely, maybe it’s watering all of my coffee down.

I’m more inclined to believe it is the latter, since my expresso does taste, and feel, watered down. Yes my coffee has a feel. The only way I know of fixing this is to get a new one, but that, due to other, currently undisclosed reasons (ihaznomonies), is not possible. So any ideas?

The culprit in question, (my expresso machine) is…. Apparently non-existent according to google….

Oook, so, It’s a Krups, and it looks a lot like their Gusto line, minus the large water basin in the back.

Ideas?