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jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Been drinking the packaged stuff for a while. In tubes, in square packs, etc. at work. I have some ready instant coffee to drink at home, a bag of sugar, and I'll buy milk every once in a while, but I don't drink that too often. I'd drink instant make home, but I don't think the instant here compares.

What is it with those packaged coffees. Even the strongest ones don't give me enough buzz. All they really seem to do is make me fatter with the sugar and cream.

Anyway, I was surprised to find an ice cream/coffee place in Lotte Mart recently that had moccha and it was the true coffee that they filter in a cappacino machine. Not too bad. I'm wondering if all the coffee shops, even in the small towns, have this coffee.

Must do some investigating. I live in a small town so... I'll keep whoever posted, but I was just wondering about what other people have found or what they think.

Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

In the small town I lived in the only 'real' coffee was hidden away inside a church type place. It was inside a church building. They had a proper church (with the praying anf preachin') outside this huge building, then in this building they had 4 floors of church hagwan and then one floor of church cafe. But they had real coffee in real espresso machines with real coffee grinders, and coffee in real coffe bags. It was the only proper coffee shop in a town of about 100,000. The church cafe rocked. And the people workin there were just dumb W2,500 types, not religious nutcases, so there was no pressure either. It was sweet. (for a small town).

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Make your own. It's cheaper and can be "adjusted" to suit your buzz needs. I bought a Bodum, some cane sugar and a big bag of beans which were ground on the spot. Grind it fine for maximum effect in the shortest time and get a travel mug or a Thermos.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

seattlespew · Joined: 01 Mar 2006

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

seoulsucker · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject:

You know, there's a reason that Starbucks is the top coffee retailer in the world; they make a good cup of coffee. Cut around the mocha latte frappucino crap and what it boils down to is that they deliver a consistent (which is key in retail), quality product.

It's trendy (actually past that now) and overpriced, but at least I know exactly what I'm getting.

Ekuboko · Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi

Ron Stevens · Joined: 10 Feb 2006

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

You can try roasting your own beans. Search for "�� coffee" to find green coffee beans. They are getting cheaper. It used to cost about 10 to 12 000 won/kg. Now, you can find good beans for about 7 thousand won a kilo. At that price, you can afford to mess up a couple of batches once in a while.

Just make sure you roast in small batches.

http://www.sweetmarias.com/instructions.html
http://www.sweetmarias.com/skilletmethod.html

Homer · Guest

We have Starbucks down here in Busan too. I avoid the place like the plague because it is overpriced and to be honest, their coffee (bith here and home) is not all that great.

I have an espresso machine at home and make my own....much better that way.