When one is hosting 3 parties in 2 days, it's advisable to have a ready supply of coffee on hand. On Monday, I picked up 15 bags of coffee beans--fifteen! We had 2 coffee makers and a large coffee urn we had never used that we were planning to dig out for Christmas Eve, so we honestly thought our caffeine needs were covered.
By Christmas Eve, coffee maker #1 had taken to superheating the water, burning the coffee, and creating large amounts of steam and one cup of mud. Coffee maker number two simply refused to give out any coffee, though it makes a nice humidifier. The coffee urn was taken out of the box for the very first time and found to have a broken piece (luckily it came from Costco, so is likely to be cheerfully exchanged but not on Christmas Eve). With this track record, we were a bit worried about digging the French press out of Andy's camping gear, but after careful examination and a discussion of what we could possibly break on it, it was attempted. Coffee was indeed produced, but at the rate of one cup every 15 minutes, so the project was abandoned for hot tea, spiced cider, and hot buttered rum. Liquored up guests are less likely to notice the lack of coffee.
We are not sure what we have done to anger the coffee gods, but will be burning a few sacrificial filters just-in-case......
2 comments:
So what are you going to do with 15 bags of coffee beans?!?
Well, as it's our intrepid and resourseful Toni, I wouldn't put it past her to plant the beans in the garden next spring and see what grows.
Yes - even though they are roasted.
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