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Hey! I didn't realize that Wikipedia has such an excellent article on coffee!

Personally, I prepare my coffee by chopping up the beans in a blade grinder and brewing in a French press. I really like the way how - in contrast to those standard coffee machines - you can influence the taste of your drink in unexpected ways simply by varying the roughness of the coffee and the time you let it simmer in the press.

I like my coffee absolutely black, strong and in small doses.

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  • Finland consumes the most coffee per capita.
    • Yep.

      Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark were (may be still are) in that order the top four [coffeeresearch.org] coffee consuming countries in the 1980s.

      I just wonder if the dark winters have anything to do with that.

      • I always thought Sweden was first. They have really good coffee. Unlike here (though the "politically correct" coffee we buy isn't too bad). I don't remember what Finnish coffee was like, but I don't remember it being bad.
        • I don't think there's any discernible difference between the standard I've been served in Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Austria (ok, maybe I'd rate this above average), Italy, Spain and Ireland. I was a kid when I was in Norway (the grilldress trip ;) so I can't really say.

          I have been told horror stories about the "weak American coffee", but that's just got to be nasty eurotrash propaganda, right?-)

          Oh, and I buy "politically correct" coffee too. ;)

          • I love Spanish coffee, especially the cafe con leche. I even bought a kilo of Spanish espresso to take home the last time I was in Spain (June '03). That's all gone now (along with all the wine and chorizo and other goodies purchased on said trip). "Typical" American coffee is weak and nasty, though it is possible to get excellent coffee in the States. You just have to know where to go, usually specialty shops/cafés.

            Oh, and I buy "politically correct" coffee too. ;)

            Good boy! *pats October_30th on h

            • especially the cafe con leche.

              I am a purist in the sense that I've never liked anything else in my coffee, but hey, whatever floats your boat... ;) Just let me taste that lovely black and strong coffee and I'm happy.

              *pats October_30th on head with flipper*

              Mmm... such a nice but fearsome flipper. ;)

          • weak American coffee

            Ick! Yes, the default American coffee is weak and nasty. In 1998 I was on a 10 week long summer school in the U.S., and all the coffee served there (a university cafeteria) you could see through. Naturally, all Europeans at the summer school complained about the coffee for the entire 10 weeks. Also, not only was the coffee weak, but it was remarkably ineffective in keeping you awake. I think I discovered why. You see, they had two kinds of coffee there - normal and decaf. When i

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