12 cup Bodum with Kicking Horse Coffee (3 sisters).

I have to say that as much as I love going to a coffee shop, the coffee I had this morning was pretty much as good as it gets, and I got to wear my jammies as well. Neil and I have talked for years about how our cuisinart coffee maker poured terribly and despite the carafe that holds the coffee, never quite kept the coffee hot enough. On an average day in the Walker household we drink 1 or 2 coffees each, the 4th person is usually out of luck (like this morning for example). I am pretty sure we are known for our awesome coffee, or lattes and it is a source of pride.

We started the morning off with the bodum this morning, it took a little pre-planning. I measured the amount of water to be boiled, changed the grinder to course (never did that before) and set up the bodum for coffee goodness. I was definitely not disappointed. The instructions for the bodum were a bit ridiculous calling for 2 scoops per cup...that makes it too strong and uses too much coffee. The amount Neil measured was 10 scoops for the 12 cupper and was perfect!

I would definitely recommend a bodum for those looking for a wonderful, hot and flavourful cup of coffee. We grind the beans every morning for fresh taste, the variety for sweetness changes for everyone in the house but we all agree that coffee is a wonderful thing and worth the extra time to make a good brew.

In looking for a bodum we checked the horrid ECS Coffee Inc. I hope to god that anyone that likes coffee never goes there...it's the worst example of corporate, suburban coffee people. I can't wrap my head around the tassimo/Keurig phenomenon. I guess for the office I get it, but for home use? ARRRRRRRRRG! It's hell. Neil and I walked through and got out of there as soon as we could without shoving people out of the way....oh geez.

We got our beloved new Bodum at The Bay, it was on display as soon as we entered the kitchen area and we were happy, we bought it and were done in a few minutes :). I got Kicking Horse Coffee at Fortinos on sale for $11.95 (as I often do), but go with PC beans, Redhill Roasters beans, and other free trade beans when I can.

Happy coffee drinking!