Ah my mom has one like that (the large transparent one) @adncabrera. They remind me of home <3 and they're super practical. The white one seems practical too!
Gotta say, I completely relate with your struggle.I just get this super antsy feeling when the canister's empty.
Hahaha... Anxiety is the right word. The little one is ready to be filled again.
I usually buy coffee at a small store in the local market. It is freshly ground coffee and not always of the same quality, as it is not very standardized. Apart from that, I consume some commercial brands, almost always the same, but I must confess that having joined this community my appetite for adventure has been whetted, so I have started to look for a good coffee for every day, but different from the ones I usually buy. Thus, my container has been emptying!!!!
not always of the same quality, as it is not very standardized
that is another side of this coin - handy production, I guess. to me it is a plus, a sign of analog rather than digital production. (Well, to some extension...) I prefer to support and vote for human hands rather then robotized production - even tho it means 'less stable standard'.
Thank you for stopping to consider my argument, appreciated @qwerrie.
I agree. Human labor is valuable and we must take great care of it in an era in which everything tends to be standardized, mechanized, globalized, etc. However, coffee picked, roasted, ground and packaged by human hands can also offer standardization in its quality. What about coffee production in my local environment? Many producers have become careless with what they offer to the local market. Coffee in my country is expensive for the bulk of the population, which is very poor. Half a kilo of a good industrial coffee, produced in the country, can cost more than four dollars, and a coffee produced by artisans can cost three and less than three dollars. Paradoxical, isn't it? Because that artisan coffee should be more expensive. That is part of the economic distortion of our country. But the point is that, because of this, the coffee produced in this way has become in many cases an unpalatable coffee because, although where I buy it they usually take care of their product, from time to time I have bought coffee that is simply burnt, or that is so bad that they have added sugar to it.
When you stop very early for work and you aspire to wake up with your first cup of coffee sometimes you don't want those surprises.
Disproportions, that is. A humble label.
Here 1kg of coffee costs 11-16 USD at least.
Lesser packs and more 'branded' ones cost much more.
I'd be happy to obtain artisans-created coffee; one can assume that there would be some rivalry and competition between locals ... as usual - some would proved cheaper prices, some would aim at a better product... Heh. There is opinion that capitalism is evil -- but mankind havent invented anything better, at least that is the perspective we see from today.
Have a nice day, and coffee, with or without !PIZZA ☘️
I am of the same opinion, and I would only add some social counterweights. That discussion could be a long one. Just so as not to leave this little dialogue without feeling that I have failed to say something very important: I believe that my country has not known how to deal with its wealth (and has often been hindered, and not always from the great economic orbits of capitalism). Good coffee and excellent cocoa have been grown here since the 19th century. I would like to see by now many people producing based on these products. Prosperity of the production that is reverted in education and social welfare. I see a lot of poverty instead.
The good news is that there are many entrepreneurs doing interesting things.
Have a very happy Sunday, @qwerrie. It has been very nice and interesting chatting with you! Thanks for the pizza!