Coffee. What are you drinking and what would you recommend?
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TekStorm - Walter
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Believe it or not i was allergic to coffee, and so i never developed a taste for it, so even thou i might have grown out of the allergic part i never drink it but i do need the all important part of it, cafferine and so i find myself drinking at least 2 energy drinks a day, i would prob drink more if i could lol
DomainBop
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660mg of caffeine per 12 oz cup...for comparison a 12 oz cup of McDonald's coffee has 109mg and a 12 oz Starbucks has 260mg according to this site
Not too shabby. Won't buy it again as it's $20 for a bag and I'm a cheap bastard, but it's not bad at all. Good taste. Four cups later and heart hasn't exploded and hands can stay steady without shaking.
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I need to get some of that, love strong coffee, when I make it I always end up making it strong, can't do with the people that make weak tea like coffee.
Not too shabby. Won't buy it again as it's $20 for a bag and I'm a cheap bastard, but it's not bad at all. Good taste. Four cups later and heart hasn't exploded and hands can stay steady without shaking.
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AThomasHowe
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I've heard about this from a few people. Waaay too expensive though.
Not too shabby. Won't buy it again as it's $20 for a bag and I'm a cheap bastard, but it's not bad at all. Good taste. Four cups later and heart hasn't exploded and hands can stay steady without shaking.
Maybe i'll drop some hints around xmas
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Aldryic C'boas
The Pony
Filled with pretentious twits >_>
I've never had decent coffee from a Starbucks. Corner gas stations are typically my go-to if I'm not near a greasy diner or making my own.
I've never had decent coffee from a Starbucks. Corner gas stations are typically my go-to if I'm not near a greasy diner or making my own.
Dylan
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Almost exactly the same as everywhere else, with the exception of maybe one or two different drinks depending on the country. Starbucks is all about standardization. Other American chains, like McDonald's, localize way more.
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Keurig Maxwell House Vanilla Hazelnut. That's my morning routine!
Seems pretty consistent to me location to location. I ordered a Starbucks something or another last year while out of the country and it tasted like what it would here in the US. I don't mind Starbucks from time to time, it's just a 'sweet treat' to me in regards to how I view it, sort of like having a craving for the random sweet item like a doughnut or piece of chocolate, for example.
I did order a McDonalds iced coffee the other day though, only because my town doesn't have a Starbucks. Heck, we even have two small independent and good coffee shops downtown... but sometimes you just want something from a chain. I can't explain it. I can get a good burger from a small shop downtown for the same price (roughly) as a burger from Wendy's or something, but sometimes you just crave fast food instead.
Laziness or convenience, I guess.
Those are pretty good! Will have to order some more of those soon.
We ran out of K-Cups, so I ordered this one which is arriving today: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KSF4M0G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8
raj
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Gotta have me some Cuban cortadito! Brewed with this: http://www.amazon.com/La-Llave-Ground-Espresso-Coffee/dp/B001RK3NDI
http://worldcoffeesandmore.com/whats-difference-colada-cortadito-cafe-con-leche/
http://worldcoffeesandmore.com/whats-difference-colada-cortadito-cafe-con-leche/
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Green Mountain makes the best K-Cups by a long shot I've found. They used to be hard to find here in Canada, but now they're actually pretty common. I got the same machine that @QuadraNet_Adam has about a year ago, and really like it, because you can buy empty K-Cups and put whatever grounds you want in it. I'm still partial to the french press/aeropress, but when I'm in a hurry, it's convenient.
I learned the same thing recently; I got a little pour-over cup that holds a single filter, and had always been filling it up about 2/3 of the way. Apparently this is enough grounds to make about 4 cups, not 1. Same with cooking, although I've gotten better at it, I usually just throw an amount of spices into whatever I'm making and it usually ends up being too spicy. At first I thought it might get my girlfriend to stop asking me to cook for her... She ended up loving my food and I've cooked for her for the past 2 years now. I don't think she'll ever learn to cook now.
I will admit that Starbucks specialty beverages are good, but their brewed coffee tastes burnt to me. There are a LOT of Starbucks here though.
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Aldryic C'boas
The Pony
That.... that is just absolutely ridiculous.
Old pic from my Jura, but this machine is still rocking. I like to experiment a bit with the beans and now and then I add some nice flavors (vanilla, caramel or whatever) to it.
), there is always good coffee on my road trips.
Yes McCafe did also hit Germany and Poland. Sadly NL is missing it. Though seen I make the most miles in D and PL (It takes less then to hours to pass NL so who caresI like the coffee from McDonalds. The iced coffee is good too.
), there is always good coffee on my road trips.
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switsys
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I thought this was a thread about coffee, not liquid candy.I add some nice flavors (vanilla, caramel or whatever) to it.
You'll probably get tired of this once you get a few hairs on your chin though.
raj
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Up until a few years back, in Vancouver, there was two Starbucks on opposite corners of Robson and Thurlow! When I saw that I was like WTF!