daily photo: Feb. 21st

I've decided to start a daily photo project. I always like these on other sites and I could use the reason to use my camera more often (and hopefully learn more about how to use it without needing to take a few hundred photographs in order to get one I will use). Mostly, though, I need to rediscover a rhythm while using my new-ish laptop. I got it earlier this year and find myself dragging my heels on learning how to most efficiently use the shiny new software. I'll do my best to make the photos pretty, but no promises. Ok, here we go.



Scott [1] and I long ago gave up on making good coffee using a coffee maker and instead have been using a cone-over-the-mug setup for years. Recently we decided to upgrade from a plastic cone to a ceramic one. It only took me four days to chip it. I am the reason we cannot have nice things.

I am a fan of the cone dripper (aka pour over method) and highly recommend you try it sometime. I find that it's easier to make good coffee, and it's very convenient if you just want one cup. It's also easier to wash than a coffee maker or a french press, which I highly appreciate as a lazy person. The one above is made by Bonmac and I bought it at Sweet Maria's [2], who reports that "this humble Melitta-type cone beat all our other drippers in 2 different double-blind pour-over brewing tests". Yay! And in a moment of synchronicity Ugly Green Chair [3] pointed me towards this Cilio Porcelain coffee cone [4] which does not have any branding on it, available over at Amazon*. Both of the coffee cones above hold a #2 filter, I prefer the brown paper ones, or a mesh filter.

* That link to Amazon is an affiliate link, meaning that should you choose to buy it I get a small percentage which I use to help cover my hosting costs. No pressure.

[1] http://www.scottandrew.com
[2] http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/coffee-brewers/filtercones/bonmac-2-single-hole-porcelain-filtercone.html
[3] http://www.uglygreenchair.com/
[4] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CX2UCO?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002CX2UCO

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