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Is This Too Much?

ChezC3

ChezC3

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The wife asked me what I want for Christmas.

I asked for this

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She said I was crazy...


We drink about 2 pots a day during the week maybe 3-4 pots each day on the weekend


I don't really see what the problem is...

What say you?
 
ChezC3 said:
The wife asked me what I want for Christmas.

I asked for this

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She said I was crazy...


We drink about 2 pots a day during the week maybe 3-4 pots each day on the weekend


I don't really see what the problem is...

What say you?
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I'd laugh my ass off. Counter space in kitchens is at a premium. Even my CAN OPENER has to earn a space. THAT contraption is ridiculous.
 
I'd say you were addicted to coffee and need an intervention, not more access to pots of coffee. ;)
 
MaggieD said:
I'd laugh my ass off. Counter space in kitchens is at a premium. Even my CAN OPENER has to earn a space. THAT contraption is ridiculous.
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I'm serious though....

Most of my kitchenware --pots, pans, serving utensils, knives -- are all professional grade. I could take it from my kitchen to a restaurant and it would be virtually no change

We got the room she just thinks it's too much.

Like "What do we need that for?!?!?!?"

Because, I want...:)
 
ChezC3 said:
I'm serious though....

Most of my kitchenware --pots, pans, serving utensils, knives -- are all professional grade. I could take it from my kitchen to a restaurant and it would be virtually no change

We got the room she just thinks it's too much.

Like "What do we need that for?!?!?!?"

Because, I want...:)
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See, that happens to be enough reason for me. Because I want it. We have room for it. We can afford it. Done and done. Merry Christmas. Wish Tom was that easy to buy for
 
MaggieD said:
See, that happens to be enough reason for me. Because I want it. We have room for it. We can afford it. Done and done. Merry Christmas. Wish Tom was that easy to buy for
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Despite my pedigree she still thinks it's her kitchen, for some reason...;)
 
ChezC3 said:
The wife asked me what I want for Christmas.

I asked for this

View attachment 67193564

She said I was crazy...


We drink about 2 pots a day during the week maybe 3-4 pots each day on the weekend


I don't really see what the problem is...

What say you?
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Uh, wouldn't you want your coffee fresher?

We just fire-up another pot, and bam it's all done 5-10 mins later - and it's freshly brewed!
 
Chomsky said:
Uh, wouldn't you want your coffee fresher?

We just fire-up another pot, and bam it's all done 5-10 mins later - and it's freshly brewed!
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Five or ten minutes?? Say hello to Mr Keurig. One minute fresh. Cappuccino, Earl Grey, Columbian, Decaf, Hazelnut, Caramel, etc etc. Small footprint. No waste. Huge selection.
 
MaggieD said:
Five or ten minutes?? Say hello to Mr Keurig. One minute fresh. Cappuccino, Earl Grey, Columbian, Decaf, Hazelnut, Caramel, etc etc. Small footprint. No waste. Huge selection.
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We actually have one of those too, but got tired of buying k-kups.
 
ChezC3 said:
Despite my pedigree she still thinks it's her kitchen, for some reason...;)
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Just call it a galley, as in, "Get out of my...!" Makes it a male domain.
 
Chomsky said:
Uh, wouldn't you want your coffee fresher?

We just fire-up another pot, and bam it's all done 5-10 mins later - and it's freshly brewed!
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See I am a feller who likes coffee-flavored coffee. The wife? She likes her peppermint this her hazelnut that. Also. I drink nothing but leaded. She likes decaf or half and half. I also demand a pot be ready for me when I wake up on the weekend. She likes to leave just barely enough for a cup. Does she prep the coffee? No. I do. But am I gonna win that fight? No. So this way the baskets can be pre made and once the one pot is done all she has to do is add water for the other. Boom! Easy peasy.

We currently have a Bunn (and a keurig for when we don't want a whole pot) and that bad boy is running from 6am until 8-9 pm. Still works great. Makes a pot in about 3-4 minutes. We'd end up giving the old one to her younger sister or another family member who wants it. I'm just a demanding SOB when I rise. I want what I want. And it better be there or I'll know the reason why.

If I'm sipping out my Memphis Zoo mug I'll kill a 10 cup pot in roughly about an hour fifteen. Hour and a half. So. The coffee don't get too much a chance to go stale.
 
Grand Mal said:
Just call it a galley, as in, "Get out of my...!" Makes it a male domain.
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I've been in the food biz for quite some time. It should be a given. Problem is she grew up in her dad's restaurants so she thinks crazy things.
 
You drink FAR too much coffee.

Seriously.

You know that saying, all things in moderation....
 
ChezC3 said:
The wife asked me what I want for Christmas.

I asked for this

View attachment 67193564

She said I was crazy...


We drink about 2 pots a day during the week maybe 3-4 pots each day on the weekend


I don't really see what the problem is...

What say you?
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Not to jump on the bandwagon, but unless you are drinking decaf...you really should reconsider. That is horrible for you and your adrenal glands. Do you have trouble sleeping at night?
 
stonewall50 said:
Not to jump on the bandwagon, but unless you are drinking decaf...you really should reconsider. That is horrible for you and your adrenal glands. Do you have trouble sleeping at night?
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Nope. I sleep between 5 1/2 - 6 hours a day asleep within 10 minutes of my head hitting the pillow. Wake up ready to rock and roll.

I tried switching to tea which I'm fond of, I got all the little doodads for that a whole variety of loose leaf teas, blacks greens, rooibos, mate, but have to drink at least a pot of coffee before I can switch over.

The only time I cut back consumption is in the summer really, but then I switch to iced coffee...

Actually, I'm on a Starbucks Coldbrew kick right now, drink a trenta (32 oz) a day on top of the coffee I drink from the pot.


Love the stuff.

(I also drink about a gallon or more of good old high quality H2O a day as well, and yes I am never far from a restroom...) ;)
 
ChezC3 said:
I'm serious though....

Most of my kitchenware --pots, pans, serving utensils, knives -- are all professional grade. I could take it from my kitchen to a restaurant and it would be virtually no change

We got the room she just thinks it's too much.

Like "What do we need that for?!?!?!?"

Because, I want...:)
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Lol, hey, if ya got the real estate on the counter I say, GO FOR IT. :)
 
Not too much. It's commercial. When you go industrial, then you'll have gone too far.
 
I asked for a $600 wood chipper to make the point that I don't want to be asked about such things anymore.
I think it may have worked.
 
ChezC3 said:
Nope. I sleep between 5 1/2 - 6 hours a day asleep within 10 minutes of my head hitting the pillow. Wake up ready to rock and roll.

I tried switching to tea which I'm fond of, I got all the little doodads for that a whole variety of loose leaf teas, blacks greens, rooibos, mate, but have to drink at least a pot of coffee before I can switch over.

The only time I cut back consumption is in the summer really, but then I switch to iced coffee...

Actually, I'm on a Starbucks Coldbrew kick right now, drink a trenta (32 oz) a day on top of the coffee I drink from the pot.


Love the stuff.

(I also drink about a gallon or more of good old high quality H2O a day as well, and yes I am never far from a restroom...) ;)
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Damn. Your adrenal glands probably hate you lol. I mean I get 8 hours a day. How do you operate when there isn't any coffee?
 
stonewall50 said:
Damn. Your adrenal glands probably hate you lol. I mean I get 8 hours a day. How do you operate when there isn't any coffee?
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Heh, I use to work 12-16 hours a day on 4-5 hours so I'm actually winning out nowadays...there is always coffee...:)
 
ChezC3 said:
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I'm 50% coffee snob. So while I'm not going to wax eloquent about how you need a fancy grinder, I will say this: if you make all the pots at once and leave them on heat, the ones you drink later will taste burnt.
 
ChezC3 said:
The wife asked me what I want for Christmas.

I asked for this

View attachment 67193564

She said I was crazy...


We drink about 2 pots a day during the week maybe 3-4 pots each day on the weekend

I don't really see what the problem is...

What say you?
Click to expand...

That is a huge waste of counter space. Who makes the coffee? If you had the same "rules" as our house, leaving less than a full cup requires making a new pot and never leave the burner on after it is finished brewing, then you only need a small extra container to hold the last bit.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
That is a huge waste of counter space. Who makes the coffee? If you had the same "rules" as our house, leaving less than a full cup requires making a new pot and never leave the burner on after it is finished brewing, then you only need a small extra container to hold the last bit.
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:lamo

RULES?!?!?!

Rules he says to me he says....

My wife don't play by the rules...

:lol:
 
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