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A question about coffee terminology

amber-hazel-86
A question about coffee terminology

I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck. This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

amber-hazel-86

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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silver-moth-67

Second this.

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copper-fern-62

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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misty-pine-171 more

This deserves its own thread.

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sunlit-heron-15

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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sunlit-otter-433 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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hollow-heron-541 more

sunlit-otter-43 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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woven-alder-87

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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slow-fern-25

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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mossy-wren-5511 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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quiet-beech-14 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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quiet-birch-973 more

quiet-beech-1 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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mossy-heron-912 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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bright-fern-78

The cheap option was fine for years.

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pale-otter-95

mossy-heron-91 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

This deserves its own thread.

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copper-pine-113 more

mossy-wren-55 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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still-heron-622 more

Same experience here.

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pale-yarrow-60

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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gentle-clover-8

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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silver-clover-391 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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late-lichen-53

silver-clover-39 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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tidal-willow-761 more

Second this.

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bright-rowan-30

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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wry-sedge-82

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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tidal-heron-51 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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tidal-beech-65

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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sunlit-fern-61

Could you share a photo?

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