THE GRIND: NO. 357

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Community members around the globe contributed some fantastic original tales this week, centred around the one true elixir of life- coffee! We enjoyed the passion in these posts, and as all good coffee pals do, we wanted to share a cup of them with you!

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It was finally time for some coffee gear refreshment. V60 now looks fancier!

✨"I brew filter coffee in a Hario V60, which is maybe the easiest way to brew good coffee. You just need this cone holder and some paper filters, and you are ready to go. The cone holders are mainly of two types - plastic or ceramic. The first are harder to break while the other are prettier and easier to clean, but not so durable." @mdosev

A Cuban coffee, at any time, with friends, is much better enjoyed!

✨"I don't need to admit that I'm a coffee addict. Those who know me immediately notice this.
I arrive here with joy and discover a question related to my favourite time of day to spend with friends at a coffee shop, and I'm encouraged to try to answer it.
Truly, any moment is a special time to enjoy a good cup of coffee with friends.
If I had to choose a specific moment, I'd say mornings or afternoons, at sunset. But I repeat, any time of day, as long as it's shared with special people, is fantastic. And if it's in a unique place in my city, like this Café Literario located right in the city centre, even better." @roswelborges

Brunching at the Coffee Shop at Noon

✨"In my particular experience, eating at a coffee shop has always meant that I've spent the day away from home, busy, but not doing my usual work. I may have spent the day running errands, like Christmas shopping, for example, or at a personal care appointment, like this time when I was coming back from getting my hands and feet done--one of the sweetest benefits of my second job ❤️--. I was with my eldest sister, who is my boss at my second job; we stopped at La Principal, a traditional bakery here in Lechería. I find this place nice, and here I can eat a decent meal at a decent price." @marlyncabrera

Lyrical about Coffee, or not?

✨"The prize for the worst coffee must be plane coffee, not 'plain' coffee; I mean coffee on a plane, a flying machine! The worst coffee I've ever had; yucky, diluted black hot liquid that made me feel like throwing up. It tasted like the coffee grits had been recycled over and over till there was nothing left to squeeze out! I ordered 'plane' coffee only once, and sat there clutching that waxy cup of steaming hot liquid, trying to get the attention of the air hostess to get rid of it. Was I invisible? Well, she thought she was done with little old me, and looked right past me! I could not drink it!
I never ordered coffee on a plane again; I will not take a chance on that!" @lizelle

Review of Chamarrero coffee

✨"In visual terms, the packaging plays well with black, beige and brown colours, giving it an elegant look that was fine for my taste. I can say that it is a very yielding coffee, because normally we make it to fill two thermoses of coffee, and we use from two to three spoonfuls depending on the taste of each person, because if you pour two spoonfuls it will be a little clearer, and three would be much purer." @cjmorillo

Twilight

✨"We ordered a pizza and due to the walk I had gotten hot so I decided not to order coffee but a cold juice, the truth is I would have liked both but since I was not the one who was going to pay the bill this time, I was embarrassed and decided only one thing.
First came the coffee and what a delicious coffee, she ordered it brown, sprinkled it with cocoa and added a touch of sugar, not too much." @verdesmeralda

A Birthday Coffee | Perks & Rewards

✨"Birthdays and Perks.
I have been thinking, I have a free coffee that will expire in a few days. The barista at Costa Coffee did not let me pay until I completed registering for their Costa app, and I realised why.
Each dirham spent was worth 10 "beans", and accumulating 2000 beans means free coffee. And I had 2000 "Welcome Beans", so that's 1 free coffee." @arrliinn

My experience preparing dalgona coffee as a family

✨"The whole family was very eager to enjoy the drink. I took the glass, added some ice cubes, and after that I placed the beaten chocolate initially up to half the glass, and after that I added my base ingredient, the full bitter foamy coffee and coffee concentrate until complete." @sidalim88

Another sleepless night

✨"I sat in my armchair with the cup of hot coffee in my hand and began to think about the idea of fear, which was the thought that kept me awake at night. Time began to run slowly, and with each sip of that too-watery coffee, more ideas came to me. Suddenly, I remembered something I had read somewhere, that fear was nothing more than a lack of love." @irvinc

An afternoon coffee with my best friend!!!☕☕

✨"Without a doubt, my favourite time to go to a coffee shop for lunch, to have a coffee, or to spend a pleasant time with a family member or my friends is in the late afternoon or any day of the weekend. It seems to me that it is the most suitable time because those are the moments when you have more time to be calm, you are not busy, and you could already be free from work or obligations. I think it is the greatest time to share and discover new places" @unuma

Family reunion and a social coffee

✨"This reunion would not be complete without a very important element, which in our country is something that cannot be missed, coffee. Our precious dark coffee makes its presence in this unique and annual event, from the youngest to the oldest enjoy the caffeine nectar." @rinconpoetico7

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