Coffee

[skcin]

Do you drink it? What do you put in it? Do you grind your own beans? What restaurant has your favorite?


I don't like coffee. I don't hate it exactly, but I never understand what people are talking about when they say "that's good coffee!" I can't tell if it's good or not. It all tastes the same to me. If I do drink it, I put in way too much sugar & milk.

I drink tea every morning. My faves are Bigelow Vanilla Chai with 1 splenda, or Stash Chai green tea with 2. I always used to add milk to my tea until I read that something in the milk interacts with something in the tea & cancels out cardiac benefits. So screw it.

Michelle - is it true that if you add milk or cream to coffee or tea, you'll have less tooth staining?


If I'm out for coffee with friends, I'll usually get a cappuccino or something else sweet, sugary & bad for me. There actually aren't that many Starbucks around here, so I don't really care for it. I have no idea what I want until I look at the board. Same with DD. Now, Tim Hortons, on the other hand, I know what I want - an English Toffee cappuccino. And I recently discovered that it's the same crap you can get from the machine at 7-11 & gas stations - disurbing, yet handy info to have when you're travelling out of town.

[Sarah]

I work in a coffee house. (Not a Starbucks, although I did do that for a while. No thanks.) I do not like regular brew coffee, but I do enjoy espresso.

We use certified fair trade, single origin coffees, many of which are certified organic. Our house blend was blended to our owner's taste, and the espresso is very, very dark roast. It's syrupy and caramely, not watery and bitter. Most mornings, I use 2 shots, 1 ounce of ghirardelli white chocolate sauce, and 2 small squirts of hazelnut syrup - no-fat steamed milk and no foam. Our coffee is delicious.. roasted just for us and in our store 1 to 2 days later. (Visit http://www.counterculturecoffee.com/ for info about the coffee company we use. They're trying to do good things in the world. I believe beans are also available for sale online.)

I can't drink Starbucks. The problem there is that coffee begins to lose its flavor immediately and very quickly becomes bitter. The moment you begin grinding it, that further speeds up flavor loss, resulting in bitter coffee. And of course, Starbucks doesn't even grind their espresso on-site anymore. They used pre-ground, pre-tamped patties ("pods") in an automatic machine. Many times, those machines overextract the "pod" anyway, so that makes it double bitter. I just cannot drink that stuff. I'm glad they made it popular, but I wish their way was not considered (by customers) to be the industry standard. It's a very, very low standard as far as coffee is concerned, imo.

Start getting good coffee, and start decreasing the amount of syrups and crap in it, and you'll start appreciating the flavor.

Learning to drink alcohol is a process too, right?

[Beachwood Mac]

I only drink it with Baileys

[jannieC]

I used to manage a coffee house (not Starbucks) and I must say, I do love coffee. Once you become accustomed to goop coffee, it's hard to go back to say, Maxwell House. My favorite blend is probably Sumatra. Now that I'm working somewhere else, I buy the good stuff and we grind it here. We also use a french press instead of a regular percolator. The french press gives it a really rich and deep flavor.

[danax6]

Eh, coffee. It's not that I don't like it, but I don't HAVE TO HAVE it every day. Or like some people who need to have a cup in the morning to even function properly. Nope, not me. I have a Senseo coffee maker, and though it creates a delicious cup of cappuccino when I use the cappuccino pad, I use it maybe two or three times a month. Or when I have people over who insist on drinking coffee (I have regular pads also). I actually prefer tea (melon tea!) but even that I don't drink every day. I stick to water mostly.

However, if the Netherlands had a Starbucks I suspect I'd be drinking a lot more coffee.

[danax6]

Originally Posted by Beachwood Mac

I only drink it with Baileys

Irish coffee for me. Delish!

[carrie721]

i cannot drink coffee. it tastes like poopy ****.

[danax6]

^^
You know, when I haven't eaten anything coffee does give me cramps. Whattis up with that?

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by danax6

^^
You know, when I haven't eaten anything coffee does give me cramps. Whattis up with that?

caffeine speeding up your digestive process, maybe?

[danax6]

Originally Posted by Sarah

caffeine speeding up your digestive process, maybe?

Really? I'm not an expert on caffeine. If you say it's so, I'll believe you.

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by danax6

Really? I'm not an expert on caffeine. If you say it's so, I'll believe you.

It's a guess, really. Caffeine is a boost.. I'd think it'd boost you there as well.

[DrummerDeanna]

I do drink coffee. I very much enjoy coffee, though I do have to have cream and sugar in it (fat free half and half and Splenda work great).

I like flavored coffees, my favorite being ones with Caramel/nutty flavors.

I also love espresso drinks. My favorite being a Soy Vanilla 1 latte...yum.

[Livia]

I'm a Folger's gal. One large cup a day is all I need - w/ liquid, flavored, cream added. I usually get reduced fat/sugar ones, but when they've got the seasonal flavors (like pumpkin spice - yum!), I'll splurge.

Starbuck's and Walmart just piss me off. I won't go to either - but every once in awhile, I want a flavored, iced coffee or smoothee. And in that case, I'll hit the Scooter's Coffehouse cuz it's the most convenient.

[gldstwmn]

I drink Whole Foods Hawaiian Blend, whole bean, grind it fresh every morning. I add organic half and half only. I don't usually drink any kind of coffee late in the day. If I do, it's Starbucks.

[estranged4life]

No coffee for me, I hate the stuff...

Gimme tea instead and I am a happy guy.