Your local coffee roaster
Friday, May 30th, 2008
For those coffee drinkers out there, I hope you will attest to the difference real coffee makes when slurping away at your daily brew. Forget the instant freeze dried faux coffee that tastes more like road tar than divine cup of inspiration, freshly roasted and freshly ground beans is like colour vision to black and white.
But how does one acquire freshly roasted beans when all you see on the super market shelves are beans resembling finds out of a late Devonian archaeological dig?
Sniff out a local coffee roaster.
They are few and far between now-a-days but thanks to changing palates, discerning consumers and the influx of continental Europeans, we are witnessing a turnaround; with local coffee roasters popping up over the metro area.
Tips for the daily grind for the Daily Grind
-Buy enough beans to last you about a week (less if you can buy at 2-3 day intervals)
-Grind at home if you can, or get it ground to your specification.
-Be open and friendly to the staff, get to know the owner/ roaster (they may be able to do different blends for you) may be even a discount.
Have the small satisfaction every day that you are enjoying a real cup of coffee, if you can track down fair trade beans – good karma for you.
