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Food Let's get it percolatin' - how do you take your coffee?

Discussion in 'Tilted Food' started by DamnitAll, Sep 5, 2011.

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  1. GeneticShift

    GeneticShift Show me your everything is okay face.

    Location:
    The land of drugs, violence, and 8 Mile Road
    3. Tagalongs.
    2. Samoas.
    1. Thin Mints.
    GODSTATUS: Frozen Thin Mints.
     
    GeneticShift, Jan 16, 2014
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  2. FreeVerse

    FreeVerse Screw Tilted, I'm all the way upside down.

    Location:
    Suburban Chicago
    How do I take my coffee? Turkish, made by a Turkish national and not by some everyday person that hasn't a clue, or in the Starbucks "Mocha Frappuccino" form. I will also accept coffee in the hard candy form, the ice cream form or in the Kahlua form.
     
    FreeVerse, Jan 16, 2014
    #122
  3. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Strong, usually doctored with sugar & whole milk, sometimes with flavored non-dairy creamer.

    Folgers Black Silk on weekday mornings, French Roast freshly ground on weekend mornings.

    Blue Bell Coffee ice cream totally rocks!!
     
    Chris Noyb, Jan 17, 2014
    #123
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  4. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Interestingly enough, I like my burr grinder now, and would recommend it to anyone. It's outlasted the Cuisinart by a long shot, which is important. It's also easy to take apart for maintenance--the Cuisinart was not. We also have a new coffee pot. It's still a Cuisinart, but we opted for a unit that has a regular 12-cup coffeemaker plus a hot water tap, since we also drink a lot of tea. I also don't take cream in my coffee anymore. Instead, I drink darker roasts.

    How I take my coffee after this fall and finishing graduate school? In a cup.
     
    snowy, Jan 17, 2014
    #124
  5. grumpyolddude

    grumpyolddude Very Tilted

    Location:
    Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Still experimenting with my Keurig. So far, I like Newman's Special Blend, Donut Shop and Caribou in the K-Cups. I want to find something for use in my refillable cup, though. The supermarket brands ground for Mr. Coffee style brewing make a disappointing brew in the Keurig. Buying a grinder has been on my mind for a while. What beans to buy, though?
     
    grumpyolddude, Jan 18, 2014
    #125
  6. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member


    In smaller quantities, here's my supermarket favorite: Major Dickason's Blend® | Peet's Coffee & Tea In fact, I'm drinking some right now. I usually stick with Peet's or Green Mountain from the grocery store.
     
    snowy, Jan 18, 2014
    #126
  7. Fraeia

    Fraeia Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Newfoundland
    I may get kicked out for saying this, but McDonalds coffee is actually pretty good now. I take my coffee double double. (Depending on if my gallbladder-less body isn't in the mood to make my life hell for having some caffeine, that is.)
     
    Fraeia, Jan 18, 2014
    #127
  8. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member


    No, you're right. It is pretty good now.
     
    snowy, Jan 18, 2014
    #128
  9. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    I've been using honey as a sweetener quite a bit more these days.

    Never artificial sweeteners, they have an off taste to me.
    I'd rather take it straight than that.
     
    rogue49, Jan 18, 2014
    #129
  10. grumpyolddude

    grumpyolddude Very Tilted

    Location:
    Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA
    I haven't been impressed with Green Mountain blends in the k-cup. I find their Nantucket blend to be bland. Breakfast blend and Vermont Country were okay, but not good enough to want as an everyday brew.
     
    grumpyolddude, Jan 18, 2014
    #130
  11. Fraeia

    Fraeia Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Newfoundland
    Speaking of sweeteners, has anyone tried Stevia in their coffee?

    My friend has diabetes so we recently bought a bag of it to use in desserts. So far i've failed completely in trying to use it to make icing (it tastes bitter if overused), but I may try it in my coffee sometime.
     
    Fraeia, Jan 18, 2014
    #131
  12. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    It's fine in coffee or tea. Using more than 2 packets is what contributes to the bitterness, I've found.
     
    snowy, Jan 18, 2014
    #132
  13. Fraeia

    Fraeia Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Newfoundland

    So you're outta luck if you're a triple triple kinda gal? lol

    I'll have to try it. (It's just that sugar is so yummmmy...)
     
    Fraeia, Jan 18, 2014
    #133
  14. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    I can handle artificial sweetners in hot or cold tea, but I've yet to find one that tastes "right" in hot coffee. That said, I haven't tried all of them. I'm not that familiar with Stevia; I think that one of my sisters is a big fan.

    SweetLeaf® Stevia Sweetener
     
    Chris Noyb, Jan 18, 2014
    #134
  15. FreeVerse

    FreeVerse Screw Tilted, I'm all the way upside down.

    Location:
    Suburban Chicago

    I've been without my gall bladder for 20+ years now, never had any issue whatsoever with caffeine... Whats this you say about trouble?
     
    FreeVerse, Jan 18, 2014
    #135
  16. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Actually, they've really improved their coffee quality. (Competition is stiff.) I actually really enjoy it now. It's possibly the best value for prepared coffee on the market (at least where I am), where you consider quality and cost.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Jan 18, 2014
    #136
  17. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Where you are, I like Second Cup.
     
    snowy, Jan 18, 2014
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  18. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    They're my first choice. Some of their regular beans are divine.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Jan 18, 2014
    #138
  19. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I drank a LOT of their coffee while in Toronto, hot and iced. Both were good.
     
    snowy, Jan 18, 2014
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  20. Katia

    Katia Very Tilted

    Location:
    Earth
    I drink way to many second cup icepresso chillers, even in the winter when it's below -20 C. It's ridiculous. I swear there's something seriously addictive in them.
     
    Katia, Jan 18, 2014
    #140
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