Can These Things Really Be Sin?

[_Some Schmo]

Hmph. I guess it's been such a long time since I had an awesome cup of coffee that I hadn't noticed any difference with my Keurig.

by the way, the K-cups we get do have grounds and a little filter in them. Maybe not the best grounds, but like I said, I don't notice much of a difference from when we were brewing it the more traditional way (unless we were grinding our own beans, which we can do with the Keurig as well).

ETA: My coffee consumption has dropped dramatically in the last couple years. If I can get through two cups in a day, that's amazing. I don't really have the stomach for more than that. Chronic nausea's a bitch. So, I guess I don't care about the quality as much as I used to. Kind of sad, now that I think about it.

[_Chap]

by the way, the K-cups we get do have grounds and a little filter in them.

That sounds pretty damn uncomfortable, even in a K-cup.

[_Some Schmo]

I distrust any beer that has an SRM color rating under 10.

Heathens.

That's a stout observation.

[_Some Schmo]

by the way, the K-cups we get do have grounds and a little filter in them.

That sounds pretty damn uncomfortable, even in a K-cup.

Granted, but it's not as bad as you'd think. The filter lifts and separates the grounds from the bottom of the cup.

[_fetchface]

Yeah, I go through a good 3-5 k-cups a day because it's so easy, but I really am not the biggest fan of the Keurig taste.

What I really need is for the makers of the Aeropress to make a large version, that can make, say, half a pot worth at once. I've got an aeropress, but to fill the 30-ounce mug I like to make in the morning takes me several runs of the Aeropress, and it just takes too much damn time.

I like French Press coffee quite a bit, but I read somewhere that the fine silt you get with French Press coffee is bad for the cholesterol levels, so I avoid it. My favorite is to whip up a whole batch of french press coffee and then filter it using the Aeropress, but that's just too labor intensive.

I tried using a lab filter flask with lab-grade filter paper and a hand-pumped vaccuum pump. That worked great, actually, and the coffee was crystal clear, but my wife put the filter funnel thing in the dishwasher and it cracked.

What I really want is this: someone make a 12-cup coffee pot that has a screw-on filter adaptor at the bottom of it, like the Aeropress. There should be a tight seal between the reservoir where the 12 cups of coffee brew, and the container below it that catches the coffee that comes through the filter. Put a vaccuum hose attachment on the lower reservoir. I put the hot water and coffee grounds in the upper chamber, wait however long I see fit to let it brew, then push a button. The vaccuum pump applies some vaccuum to the lower chamber, and the coffee comes pouring through the filter paper into the catching reservoir below. It's free of any sediment and it all happens very quickly.

I have solved this problem by brewing in the french press and pouring the coffee through a filter in one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Ready-Single-Coffee-Brewer/dp/B0014CVEH6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1466729879&sr=8-4&keywords=drip+coffee+filter+holder

Then it is essentially the same process as the Aeropress (which makes the best coffee, in my opinion) but can be done in big batches. It takes a bit of time to filter but way faster than multiple batches in the Aeropress. If you brew a large batch in a big french press, you may need to swap filters because it really starts to slow down after a couple of cups.

I even cheat and don't use the cone filters but the cheaper bowl-shaped ones. You have to do a little fold to get it to fit in right but works just fine.

[_Jesse Pinkman]

...

French roast ... heavy blends, you were always a girl after my heart.

Oh an in another life your heavy, serious and fatal sin of spanking already has you screwed. So how's that saying go, eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die, and instead of finding punishment, we find God laughing at us, but a bit upset about all the wasted time, money and emotion over nothing.

LOL.

I don't know if I mentioned it, but my boyfriend is 10 years older than me, so we do have a slight daddy-little girl thing going on and he spanks me on a regular basis. So I guess I continue to be a heathen. LOL

[_Brackite]

After reading and participating on the thread about premarital sex, I got to thinking about some other things that are considered sins by the LDS Church. These are some specific things that I have enjoyed since I became inactive, and do not feel like I am going to hell for indulging in them:

1. I bought a Kuerig 2.0 when I moved into my new house. The coffee is awesome! I bought the San Francisco Bay French Roast and Jamaican Blend coffee, and have my cup in the morning while I'm going through my emails. Since I started doing this, I have cut down on my soda consumption, which has been very good for my health. My coffee consumption is very moderate. I have maybe 2 cups at most in the morning.

That is not a sin.

2. I love having a glass of red wine (normally Pinot Noir) with dinner. My boyfriend and I would like to take a class on how wines pair with various foods, and how wine enhances the flavor of food. My doctor actually told me to start drinking 1 glass of red wine in the evenings for my heart. I don't drink to get drunk. I rarely have more than 1 glass of wine. Once in a while, I will have 2 glasses. Again, I am very moderate in my consumption.

That is not a sin.

3. Premarital sex. I am 52 years old. I have had 3 children. I am divorced. My boyfriend who is also divorced is 62. We practice protected, safe sex on a regular basis. We both love each other very much, and have made long term plans to get married and spend the rest of our lives together. He is an amazing man, and has truly been my emotional rock over this past year. He is obviously not just in this relationship for the sex. Believe me, with everything he has helped me through, it would have been much easier for him to have hired a hooker if he had just wanted sex. LOL

That is not a sin.

I still say my prayers. I still believe in God. I am helping my parents who are disabled, and recently lost most of their savings through a failed business. They are living with me now. I still hold a calling in my ward, even though I am not attending Church regularly. I am the Ward Employment Specialist and have helped quite a few members with their resumes, and with getting a job.

I now consider myself an agnostic theist.

I honestly feel more at peace spiritually than I have felt in a long time.

So...am I being "led astray" by Satan? Or, perhaps, maybe there is more than one real way to God?

You are not being "led astray" by that evil guy.

[_Sethbag]

I have solved this problem by brewing in the french press and pouring the coffee through a filter in one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Ready-Single-Coffee-Brewer/dp/B0014CVEH6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1466729879&sr=8-4&keywords=drip+coffee+filter+holder

They need to make a larger version of this. I'd like to pour out the whole 30 oz into the filter thing at once, walk away, come back a few minutes later and it's done. This certainly looks less irksome then reloading the Aeropress several times, but it's still not quite there yet for me. I agree that the Aeropress makes the best coffee, hands down.

[_canpakes]

1. coffee

2. red wine
(Second Amendment. 2 glasses)

3. Premarital sex.

You're going straight to Hell.

[_Jesse Pinkman]

1. coffee

2. red wine
(Second Amendment. 2 glasses)

3. Premarital sex.

You're going straight to Hell.

LOL! Are you bringing the keg for the party there or am I?