Saturday, January 26, 2002


howdy campers: the yeasties beat the mold, and now the loaf is resting quietly in the fridge, developing its complex and tangy flavor, until it's ready to be baked tomorrow morning. . .

while the bread was going through its first and second risings this afternoon, neighbor and fellow coffee fanatic alan r. dropped by to discuss his forthcoming espresso grinder purchase. he's struggling to decide between the new innova and the heavy-duty mazzer mini. (ohio dealer white eagle is said to have the best price on the mini.) he also dropped off 1/2-lb of david schomer's espresso vivace coffee. i'll be trying that out first thing tomorrow morning.

we also had a quick cup of gillie's coffee, created by renowned brooklyn roaster don schoenholt (click segment c; requires real audio). alan r. had bought it; he likes it roasted very dark, scilian style; i prefer a lighter, northern italian roast. still, the gillies was interesting, if not to my personal taste. he and i wasted quite some time in the kitchen, attempting to find the right grinder setting that would give us the desired 1-1/2 oz. of coffee in 25 seconds. you can go through a lot of coffee in this way. . .

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