The Problem With Coffee
by carl on Jan.19, 2009, under food
Look, I love coffee as much as the next guy, maybe more. I have at least a shot of espresso plus a good four cups of the stuff each and every morning. It’s a BIG part of my day, along with breakfast. Here’s the problem, though: this stuff is the messiest substance known to man. The ground coffee, the grounds, the drips, all of it, just makes a gigantic mess despite my best efforts to contain it. It’s not just me, either; when I was a kid, I was required to clean up in the family kitchen, and I remember thinking how cleaning up after all my parents’ coffee grounds was like cleaing up after some dirty animal. It really is that bad, and I can’t figure out why. I guess I just need a coffee maid or something. Anyway, for what it’s worth, my daily coffee is something called Ruta Maya Dark Roast, available at Costco. Organic, fair trade coffee for about $5.00/lb; you can’t beat it.
