Coffee in Queens, with Joe Caiati
In this episode:
Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch
Joe Caiati is an audio and video technician in Queens. As a long-time
coffee drinker that’s late to the coffee enthusiast game, he relishes craft
roast experiences from his local roasters. But he’s coffee curious —
looking for new ways to doctor the flavors and caffeine jolts.
Highlights and Show Notes
In this interview of the Top Brew podcast, Joe Caiati and Joe Darnell discuss what makes coffee so special, versus some other beverage. What are the habits we form with our brew, and why? Also, we hear what it’s like for Mr. Caiati in Queens, NY, to dabble with his fussy coffee options: where he gets his beans from local coffeehouses, and brews them in his 32 oz. French press at home.
- Dot Info, Joe Caiati’s site
- Joe Caiati on Twitter
- Episode 1 of Top Brew, when Caiati was first mentioned
- Bodum 34 oz. French Press
- Cold brew (sometimes called ‘cold press’) coffee
- The amount of caffeine in cold brew coffee
- Seven Grams Cafe
- Stumptown Roasters
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Magic Bullet NutriBullet 12-Piece High-Speed Blender
- The blade Joe uses to grind coffee with the NutriBullet
- Joe is interested in the AeroPress
- A manual hand grinder, the Nomi Manual Ceramic Burr Grinder
- A beginner’s Cuisinart Burr Mill Grinder, like the one Darnell had ($49)
- Joe Darnell’s current tool, the Bodum Bistro Burr Grinder
- Target coffee mugs (there’s a lot of them!)
- Caiati’s coffee mug and press (photo)