CoffeeGeek Polls home .. polls 2008 Poll Results Jan 21, 2008 Poll What city would you like to see the SCAA Trade Show in? Anaheim 8% Atlanta 15% Charlotte 8% Long Beach 7% Minneapolis 12% Vancouver 34% Pittsburgh 16% 716 votes cast Jan 19, 2008 Poll Single origin, or blends for your espresso? Espresso should always be a blend 18% Prefer blends, but sometimes single origin 29% Prefer single origin, by sometimes try blends 10% Single origin for espresso is the only way 3% Both - why choose? 40% 72 votes cast   2007 Poll Results Oct 6, 2007 Poll Have you tried a Cup of Excellence coffee this year? Yes - More than one 29% Yes - one so far 12% No 32% What is CoE? 27% 816 votes cast Sep 22, 2007 Poll Are you confused over all the Esmeralda offerings this season? No, it's easy to tell which is auction lot and which is not 9% Sometimes - some retailers could be more clear 13% Yes - it's hard to tell which is which 13% Yes, I bought some, thinking it was auction lot, and it wasn't 1% I haven't been paying attention 51% I don't care one way or another 13% 144 votes cast Jul 8, 2007 Poll Pick the next CoffeeGeek YouTube Video you'd like to see How To: The Perfect Iced Americano 16% How To: Cleaning an espresso machine 25% Review: Ascaso Steel Walkthrough 1% Review: Krups XP Series Walkthrough 1% Guide: What makes a Semi Auto "Semi" 3% How To: Roasting with a popcorn popper 21% How To: Tamping the modified "Staub" way 22% 1stLook: KitchenAid Espresso Walkthrough 5% 1stLook: Baratza Virtuoso, Maestro Plus 5% 602 votes cast Jun 20, 2007 Poll Should CoffeeGeek be reviewing Super Automatics? Yes - both First Looks and Detailed Reviews 38% Yes - but only as QuickShot Reviews 6% Yes - but only as First Looks 2% Maybe - if they are truly groundbreaking 42% No - they have no place in pro reviews on this site 11% 202 votes cast Jun 2, 2007 Poll What do you think about the $130 Best of Panama Auction? Ridiculous and bad for the coffee biz 9% Overpriced, I wouldn't buy it. 32% Priced high, but I would buy it. 9% Priced well, good for coffee! 8% Best thing ever to happen in coffee! 5% Don't know, want to know more. 22% Don't know, don't care 15% 184 votes cast Apr 24, 2007 Poll Tell us what you'd like covered most at the 2007 SCAA Consumer espresso machines 33% Consumer coffee machines 10% Grinders 16% Professional espresso machines 5% Barista Competition 9% Producers (farmer) stories 12% Educational Seminars 13% The social events 1% 243 votes cast Jan 24, 2007 Poll What browser do you use to visit CoffeeGeek Firefox 2.0 Mac / PC 39% Firefox 1.5 Mac / PC 6% Mozilla / Firefox (earlier than 1.5) 1% Opera 9 2% Opera 8 0% Opera 7 or lower 0% Safari (Mac) 19% Internet Explorer 7.0 22% Internet Explorer 6.x 7% Internet Explorer 5.x 1% Other 3% 956 votes cast Jan 16, 2007 Poll How wide in pixels is your screen used to read CoffeeGeek? 1800 pixels or bigger 6% 1600 pixels 10% 1280 pixels 40% 1024 pixels 32% 800 pixels 2% Smaller than 800 pixels 0% I don't know 9% 180 votes cast   2006 Poll Results Nov 26, 2006 Poll Are you making a donation to CoffeeKids this year? Yes, already have 28% Planning to 22% Not this year 51% 199 votes cast Nov 14, 2006 Poll The 2006 Holiday Gift List is coming. Will you use the Wish List? Yes! 26% Maybe! 28% No! 21% What's the wish list? 25% 151 votes cast Aug 24, 2006 Poll Can you taste different flavours in the cup? I need cream and sugar 2% Every coffee tastes similar 0% Can appreciate, barely distinguish 14% I identify the stronger flavours 41% I can identify most flavours 36% I should be a judge 5% I am an accredited judge! 2% 683 votes cast Jun 30, 2006 Poll Buying a new grinder in 2006? Yes, already have 33% Yes, plan to this year 18% Thinking about it 14% Probably not 14% No plans at all 21% 591 votes cast Jun 4, 2006 Poll What is your favourite part of CoffeeGeek Opinion Articles 3% Professional Reviews 14% Forums 60% Consumer Reviews 11% Guides and How Tos 10% Resource Section 1% Trip Reports 1% 233 votes cast May 14, 2006 Poll Buying a new espresso machine in 2006? Yes, already have 26% Yes, plan to this year 19% Thinking about it 16% Probably not 18% No, not at all 20% 325 votes cast Apr 21, 2006 Poll How much coffee does your household consume weekly? Less than 1/2 pound 10% 1/2 pound 32% 1 pound 44% 2 or more pounds 13% 357 votes cast     2005 Poll Results Oct 20, 2005 Poll How many times have you used CoffeeGeek to guide your coffee related purchases? Everytime 25% Most of the time 37% Occasionally 12% Once 4% Not directly 2% Never 2% I'm new here! 18% 1,284 votes cast Sep 1, 2005 Poll Do you know someone affected by Hurricane Katrina Yes, in the area 31% Yes, as a volunteer 10% No 60% 294 votes cast May 2, 2005 Poll How much are you willing to spend on espresso equipment (grinder + machine) Less than $500 13% $500 - $1,000 29% $1,000 - $1,500 22% $1,500 - $2,000 20% Money's no object 14% Nothing. 1% 820 votes cast Apr 22, 2005 Poll What country do you live in. Canada 13% United States 57% Australia 9% New Zealand 3% Sweden 3% Norway 1% Denmark 3% Holland 1% Italy 1% France 1% United Kingdom 3% Spain 0% Other 6% 396 votes cast Apr 11, 2005 Poll Are you going to SCAA 2005 in Seattle? Yes 11% No 83% I don't know what that is 6% 171 votes cast Mar 15, 2005 Poll Simple Question: Are you male or female? Male 81% Female 19% 417 votes cast 2004 Poll Results Dec 3, 2004 Poll What is the most beautiful vacuum brewer? Cona "D" Vacuum Coffee Maker 30% Hario Nouveau Vac Pot 12% Hario Technica Vac Pot 3% Royal Balance Brewers 26% Bodum Santos Glass 23% Sunbeam CoffeeMaster Series 6% 290 votes cast Jul 19, 2004 Poll What attribute to you appreciate the most in espresso? Full Body 44% Acidity 2% Floral Notes 1% Fruit: blueberries, cherries, etc. 5% Chocolate and/or caramel 26% Vanilla 2% The more crema, the better 20% Peets-like Carbon, yumm! 1% 812 votes cast May 19, 2004 Poll Do you home roast? Yes, consumer roasting device 30% Yes, professional roasting device 2% Yes, popcorn popper 13% Yes, other 8% No, but want to 23% No 22% No, I didn't know you could homeroast 2% 605 votes cast May 3, 2004 Poll Mimic'ed from CoffeeKid.com: Are you in the coffee biz or not? No, I'm an enthusiast! 78% Yes, Retailer 5% Yes, Roaster (/Retailer) 3% Yes, Barista 10% Yes, Manufacturer / Importer 1% Yes, Grower 0% Yes, Other 3% 299 votes cast Apr 29, 2004 Poll How long do you wait to use beans that are just roasted? Immediately 4% Within 12 hours 9% After a day 40% After two days 31% After three days 11% It's like wine - aging makes it better 5% 93 votes cast Apr 12, 2004 Poll Are you going to the SCAA Atlanta Show? Yes! 11% No, but want to! 59% No, what is it? 11% No, don't care. 20% 170 votes cast Apr 2, 2004 Poll What kind of reporting on SCAA Atlanta would you like? End of the day short reports, no photos 2% End of the day mini reports, some photos 30% One or two day delay reports, comprehensive with photos 26% Three or four day delay reports, exhaustive! 10% "Live from the Floor" multiple updates per day, plus comprehensive reports in a week or two 16% What the heck is an SCAA? 16% 129 votes cast Apr 1, 2004 Poll We're thinking about shutting down CoffeeGeek. Can you guess the reason? It's become too much of a monster that we can't manage