What is your favorite brand ? I was at a cafe last week having brunch with a friend and had the best coffee I’d tasted in years. I loved it so much I had four cups ! I didn’t think about it at the time, but I may call them and ask what brand they use. Which do you like best ?
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@DownTheStreet Interesting; I didn't even know of its existence. Uncle Ernie won't have it in his "Little Shop of Everything", maybe I can order it on Amazon.
@helenS Illy is not as ubiquitously sold as is Lavazza so can be quite hard to get. Even here in Europe. But I think it's worth the effort of tracking it down lol.
@helenS In Italy, you can get both. They even sell chocolate covered beans as a sort of "candy". I'm in Spain. Some of the better supermarkets here sell both. What I've noticed is that it's easier to find Illy in cafe's than in stores🤷♂️
@room101 I love chocolate covered coffee beans and I make them myself! 😋 Can you melt chocolate and allow it to set? That’s it, you're done, besides sprinkling a bit of cocoa powder.
@Elessar Why the qualifier? Is there any such thing as a non-commercial brand? Or do you think there are some who make coffee simply because they love making coffee? 😏
@helenS There are some small shops here in that will toast grains for you, and usually let you choose the composition of the mix; their products are generally referred to as "artisanal coffee", versus the "industrial"/"commercial" grade of the likes of Lavazza.
I didn't know how to translate that to English 😅 in hindsight, I guess "non-artisanal" would've made the concept come across better
@Elessar Who makes a better soap, in your opinion: an enthusiastic individual manufacturer of soap (a soap boiler) in his or her workshop, or the chemical industry?
@helenS I'm not sure about soap, but in general, the enthusiastic individual manufacturer. However the chemical industry will have a (much) greater volume of sales because
1) they can sell their products for less, due to optimizing the whole production and distribution chain (sacrificing quality to some degree in the process) and 2) will reach many, many more people than any small shop could hope to
@Elessar Developing an appropriate drying curve is almost impossible if you don't have highly sophisticated equipment (humidity sensors, temperature controllers etc). A brand-new bar of soap is usually smooth with an even surface, but with time and use, cracks will appear on the bar. If the humidity content is only a few percent wrong, the soap bar will look ugly soon.
