Coffee... I'vehadtoomuchcoffeeandIthinkmyheadwillgo"pop"

   
    Yesyesyes!  Someone out there loves me. 

    Yesterday, I received a little present apparently "just because."  And, inside this little present was a 10-cup French Coffee Press (like the one pictured) and a bag of Kona coffee beans (Hello, Kona!  It's pretty much the China White of the coffee-world).

    Now, anyone who catches me in the kitchen knows that I just really don't measure things.  Not only do I really hate dirtying dishes, but I see no reason why I should dork around with a silly little charm-bracelet of tiny spoons and whatnots.  Trust me, all that measuring reminds me of college Chemistry, and I really hated college Chemistry. 
   
    Anyway, after unpacking my little gizmo today, I put some water in the microwave to boil, dumped a load of beans into my little grinder, and the second I pushed the "go" button, I realized the following:

    "Holy crap!  I just ground enough beans to make TWO pots of coffee in my wheezing, old Mr. Asthma coffee-maker!  I can't imagine what this will wind up as in a press!"

    The unfortunate thing about fresh ground coffee is that once you grind it, you've got to use it.  And, since this was Kona coffee, there was no way in hell I was going to let those precious grounds turn into a pile of cardboard flavored dirt.  So, I emptied my grinder into the French Press.  Then, I ran a finger around the inside and rubbed the remaining coffee dust into my gums like a coke-addict (I'm kidding, of course). 

    When I poured in the boiling water, I started to twitch as the freakishly strong, caffeine-laden fumes found their way into my head.  Even the cat jumped, and I'm pretty sure if I had wallpaper, it would have given out and curled up that second. 

    Nonetheless, it was awesome coffee.  In fact, it's probably the best three cups of coffee I've ever had (yeah.  It only made three cups because the thing was so packed with grounds).  Unfortunately, it was STRONG coffee, and I'm pretty sure if you listen closely, you might actually be able to hear my ears ringing wherever you are.  The inside of my head sounds like a tweaked-out, yodeling mouse on meth, and I'm thinking there's really no chance I'm going to be able to hibernate this winter.  In fact, I probably won't sleep until July. 

    Oh!  I'd go out and take pictures, but, well...,  when I bought my camera, I didn't splurge on the "image stabilization" feature.     

       So, that's my afternoon.  How's yours going?

-DP

Tags: Kona Coffee, French Press, I think my eyeballs just flew across the room