How do you drink your coffee?

[PICK3]

Do you drink instant, from a coffee maker, or regular brewed?

Do you add milk, cream, or coffee mate?

Do you add sugar, or a sweet n low type product?

Historically I'm not a coffee drinker, but I just purchased Maxwell House instant. Will add skim milk and sweet and low.

 

[hamstershaver]

just creamer

 

[gonelifting]

Coffee maker with a touch of milk only.



and I don't waste time, I drink it down while it's hot. I was'nt much of a coffee drinker until I "needed" it recently from sleepless nights with our newborn.

 

[nycgirl]

Ground beans from Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks w/ Half & Half. No sweetner.

I use a French Press.

 

[BrothaBill]

Instant is gross IMO, I mean toxic compared to fresh brewed. I drink it on occasion when I need it. At that point its for the caffeine and so put ice in it to cool so I drink it fast. Usually creamer and spenda to make it taste a bit better

 

[jenscats5]

Coffee Maker...

In a travel mug that says "Acterna" on it....

3 Splendas & 2 tblsp. FF CoffeeMate Cinnamon/French Vanilla Creamer....

OR...

From Wawa: 24 oz cup filled 1/2 way with FF French Vanilla Cappucino + 1/2 Kenya or Dark Roast + 1 Splenda

 

[gonelifting]

Instant is gross IMO, I mean toxic compared to fresh brewed.

I'm really a newvie at this. Please tell me the difference. Is "instant" with the drip coffee maker?

 

[jenscats5]

I'm really a newvie at this. Please tell me the difference. Is "instant" with the drip coffee maker?

No instant is the freeze dried powder you just stir into a cup of hot water....

 

[redguru]

Brew till slightly chewy with eggshell in the grounds. A little skim and splenda for color.

 

[BrothaBill]

I'm really a newvie at this. Please tell me the difference. Is "instant" with the drip coffee maker?

Stuff like Sanka or Taster's Choice, its more popular in Europe and other places. Like Jens said, its freeze dried coffee and you add hot water and instant sludge. I spose some could like it or actually prefer the taste, its too bitter for me

 

[PICK3]

Ground beans from Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks w/ Half & Half. No sweetner.

I use a French Press.

What's a French Press?

How long does this process take you?

 

[KillahBee]

D&D, French Vanilla, cream, 2 splenda

just got a new coffee maker for home, so I gotta figure out how to use it

 

[musclemom]

Instant is gross IMO, I mean toxic compared to fresh brewed. I drink it on occasion when I need it. At that point its for the caffeine and so put ice in it to cool so I drink it fast. Usually creamer and spenda to make it taste a bit better

Oh, you're right there ... here's my problem. I like coffee STRONGLY flavored but I was putting in so much coffee when I brewed it in the morning to get the flavor that I wanted that the caffeine was giving me the "internal shakes" you know what I mean? I only have one cup in the morning so caffeine actually hits me pretty hard, but I still want a little caffeine in the morning. So I've gone with instant. I get the -- well, let's be honest, RANK -- flavor with much less caffeine.

And, I confess, real sugar, although unrefined/organic which does seem to assimilate a little differently.

 

[nycgirl]

What's a French Press?

How long does this process take you?

The process just involves boiling water, the coffee is A LOT stronger. You don't need to use a lot of coffee either.

Its quick, you don't need those paper fillers. The Coffee tastes a lot better, IMO.

You put a few TBS of coffee in the french press, boil some water, then pour the water in the french press, stir and press the grounds down to the bottom.

Its this:

http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brewers.frenchpress.shtml#frenchpress

 

[BrothaBill]

The process just involves boiling water, the coffee is A LOT stronger. You don't need to use a lot of coffee either.

Its quick, you don't need those paper fillers. The Coffee tastes a lot better, IMO.

You put a few TBS of coffee in the french press, boil some water, then pour the water in the french press, stir and press the grounds down to the bottom.

Its this:

http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brewers.frenchpress.shtml#frenchpress

eww, fancy, what type of water do you use?

 

[EnderJE]

Double Double.

 

[nycgirl]

eww, fancy, what type of water do you use?

I use to use a coffee maker. Then I was introduced to the French Press. My coffee maker has been sitting dusty for at least a year. I have a mini-french press at work.

I use to just use the tap. But I bought some bottles of distilled water recently, I prefer distilled water.

 

[Longhorn85]

Gevalia Hazelnut, Black

 

[redguru]

I have a WestBend dual Espresso/caffe maker. Works great, and isn't expensive. So if I want a double or triple espresso shooter, I get one in a hurry.

 

[BrothaBill]

I use to use a coffee maker. Then I was introduced to the French Press. My coffee maker has been sitting dusty for at least a year. I have a mini-french press at work.

I use to just use the tap. But I bought some bottles of distilled water recently, I prefer distilled water.

lol, tap pfftttt
my sister had one ages ago and I think Ive seen them used in coffee shops before. Im in it for the alkaloids so not that picky about the flavor but I thought about getting one b/c for some odd reason I really dislike making coffee and it looks faster too.

 

[foreigngirl]

does anyone else drink turkish (or arabic, greek...all the same thing) coffee around here or am I the only one?

 

[redguru]

does anyone else drink turkish (or arabic, greek...all the same thing) coffee around here or am I the only one?

I've drank it before in Iskenduren and in Rhodos, but I hate straining grains through my teeth. Kinda tastes like mud.

 

[foreigngirl]

I've drank it before in Iskenduren and in Rhodos, but I hate straining grains through my teeth. Kinda tastes like mud.

lol...all that falls on the bottom. Thats what you have to be carefull not to drink

 

[nycgirl]

lol, tap pfftttt
my sister had one ages ago and I think Ive seen them used in coffee shops before. Im in it for the alkaloids so not that picky about the flavor but I thought about getting one b/c for some odd reason I really dislike making coffee and it looks faster too.

I'm using distilled now!!

Oh, its alot faster. Clean up is simple too. Once a week I take apart the strainer thing and clean that really well. But, during the week, just pour out the ground coffee, little soap on the sponge, wash & rinse.

What I like the most, the coffee is so much stronger than a cofee maker.

 

[BrothaBill]

I'm using distilled now!!

Oh, its alot faster. Clean up is simple too. Once a week I take apart the strainer thing and clean that really well. But, during the week, just pour out the ground coffee, little soap on the sponge, wash & rinse.

What I like the most, the coffee is so much stronger than a cofee maker.

You use a sponge? thats like the most bacteria laden dirty thing in a persons house

Which makes me wonder, how much higher would the ocean be if there werent sponges at the bottom?

 

[redguru]

You use a sponge? thats like the most bacteria laden dirty thing in a persons house

Which makes me wonder, how much higher would the ocean be if there werent sponges at the bottom?

You on a Steven Wright kick?

Actually, the water's density remains constant so it wouldn't matter if the sponge had absorbed it or not.

 

[nycgirl]

You use a sponge? thats like the most bacteria laden dirty thing in a persons house

Which makes me wonder, how much higher would the ocean be if there werent sponges at the bottom?

LOL. Yes.

I don't hold onto them forever. lol

 

[BrothaBill]

You on a Steven Wright kick?

Actually, the water's density remains constant so it wouldn't matter if the sponge had absorbed it or not.

I know lol, just reminded me of his stuff.
He made an HBO short movie ages ago about going to the shrink, I only caught part of it and could never find it anywhere. But it was hilarious b/c he's in a bar and he hears this hilarious laughter and its shrink with his colleagues and they are drunk and he walks up and the Shrink is laughing his ass off saying "here he is" and they all start laughing more and something like, "tell them about the babysitter, you tell it best" lolol

It was really funny, and back to the sponge question, since the sponge isnt floating its density is greater than one therefore lowers the water if you put them in there, of course its a moot question b/c of evaporation and other factors

 

[BrothaBill]

LOL. Yes.

I don't hold onto them forever. lol

just soak them in diluted bleach, bleach is the best countertop cleaner anyhow

 

[Ulter]

I use a Saeco Incanto Sirius. Black no sugar.

 

[PICK3]

You on a Steven Wright kick?

I want to get a tatoo of myself ... only taller.

 

[Lady Viking]

Coffee maker with fat free milk and little sugar.

 

[theoak01]

tim hortons double double

 

[foreigngirl]

tim hortons double double

Tim Hortons

 

[fitnessgrl8621]

Ginder. Coffee Maker. I love the German Choc. Cake 'flavored' coffee Beans. I always add one splenda, and a little fat free French Van. Creamer or Fat Free Hazelnut.

 

[DannoMight]

i just put some french vanilla creamer in mine.