The Java Test – A Guide to Knowing and Finding a Good Cup of Joe

The Java Test – A Guide to Knowing and Finding a Good Cup of Joe
By Edward Gantman

When it comes to drink a cup of coffee, most of us will settle for lower quality if we absolutely have to. What do I mean by lower quality? Some of the popular inexpensive brands that you may find at your local grocery stores. Many people have grown up with these brands, and aren’t aware of what’s available. Some people drink coffee just to get a caffeine boost, but don’t care about enjoying the cup. I am speaking to those who really would like to know what a good cup of coffee should look like.

Let me provide some guidance:

1. Rich Flavor
2. “Cream Factor”
3. Smell

RICH FLAVOR

This is extremely important to me as a coffee connoisseur. When you pour a cup of coffee, you should not be able to visibly see the bottom of the cup. If you do, you do not have a cup of coffee, but coffee flavored water; there’s a difference. Texture and lack of visibility demonstrate richness, and high quality.

SMELL

A great cup of coffee should not smell very earthy. Again, a very earthy odor is very common with a lower quality of coffee. It may also be related to a lack of maintenance with the dispensing device.

CREAM FACTOR

I always judge a cup of coffee by how much cream is required to make it into a nice cafe au lait complexion. If very little cream is needed to do so, this demonstrates lower quality.

WHERE TO BUY A GREAT CUP OF COFFEE

Aside from the usual places like Starbucks, Caribou, Gloria Jean’s, etc., a great cup of coffee can be found at your local grocery store. I first want to suggest getting a coffee pod machine of some sort, like Senseo or Tassimo. There a 4 main reasons why: they are very cost effective, efficient, do not overheat the coffee, and require low maintenance.

The coffee discs required for coffee pods are relatively available at most supermarkets and are priced very competitively to the coffee used for regular drip pots.

If you opt to continue to use the standard drip coffeemakers keep a couple of things in mind. Step up the quality of your selection, within reason, and be aware that most coffeemakers will scorch or burn any coffee that has been turned on too long. This usually creates the “bitter factor;” a huge turnoff for me in my quest for a great cup of coffee.

Eugene Snowden is a business consultant in the Mid-west.

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