If you thought that I would just give up after my recent adversity regarding coffee, you were totally wrong, of course.
It bothered me quite a bit and I considered that maybe I shouldn’t think of coffee as a simple beverage but rather approach it as a ceremony, like they do with tea.
If you read up on the subject the most important suggestions for improving the quality of your brew are:
- grinding the coffee beans yourself, and
- preferably buy them from small roasters.
Turns out there’s actually a roaster just around the corner!
So I bought a pack of Bastien beans and then I went to a local kitchenware store and got me this cute grandma-style coffee grinder:
And then I started grinding and brewing!
Now I can say: the coffee is a lot better than when I first tried the Bialetti. Apart from the grinding I made another change to the way I usually drink my coffee: I now use hot milk instead of cold one - I need more milk for a Bialetti coffee, and it would cool the coffee too much.
It’s probably not the best coffee I ever had, but I know I’m on the right track, probably can improve it by experimenting with different roasts, different courseness; I enjoy the culture, I like the fact that I support local businesses, fair trade, and I’m producing less waste.