The coffee-junkie thread

100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja · 03-03-2005, 04:20 PM

I remeber this every now and then when I meet with a friend of mine for a cup of coffee and look at him while pouring his sugar. Yes, pouring! He puts so much sugar in it that it probably kills off the taste of coffee completely. I drink mine black, no sugar, that's probably a habit that I picked up from my dad, when he was on a diet. It actually like the taste, and now I can't even stand a grain of sugar in it. So, how do you like your coffee?

Wormsie · 03-03-2005, 04:24 PM

Nonexistent.

DemonFox · 03-03-2005, 04:25 PM

Well I think I've only drinked coffee about... 3 times in my life but when I did, it was more sugar than it was coffee. Last option, absolutely!

Manhunter71 · 03-03-2005, 04:30 PM

I like my coffee black with no sugar - the way it's supposed to be

My ex used to drink it with milk and about 5 sugars!!

100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja · 03-03-2005, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manhunter71

I like my coffee black with no sugar - the way it's supposed to be

Well, so far we're in the lead, but by tomorrow things will probably change... I'll just savour the moment

***tabacco*** · 03-03-2005, 04:44 PM

I am a coffee wuss

TheGreatFrith · 03-03-2005, 06:26 PM

I like my coffee high octane. 1 scoop per cup and only a bit of creamer. Espresso when I can get it. I am addicted to the Depth Charge at Caribou Cafe.

Carly

Intrepid Homoludens · 03-03-2005, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitsie

How do you like your coffee?

You moron! There is no 'I prefer cream, no sugar' option!

I like my coffee like I like my men - strong, hot, and steamy, with lots of cream.

Crunchy in milk · 03-03-2005, 08:53 PM

It depends on the type/quality of coffee. Out of a decent espresso machine with a bean that makes plenty of crema I can go without milk or sugar but to be on the safe side I usually go with a half teaspoon of unrefined sugar (for a slight malt) and a whisper of milk (macchiato).

I can fully understand why some people load all sorts of junk into their coffee provided they live in America. What passes for coffee in (most of) the USA is unspeakable.

Intrepid Homoludens · 03-03-2005, 08:59 PM

The only truly great and delicious coffee I've found here in Chicago is from a place called Intelligentsia. One of the owners is this fellow who used to work for Peet's in Washington, and he has the knack for roasting the beans just perfectly so. He said that Peet's tends to overroast their beans, explaining part of his reason for starting his own company. In fact, Intelligentsia's coffee is so fine that many top hotels and 4-5 star restaurants in the city are now serving it. It's so delicious and good and strong that I gladly forfeit the cream. But I sometimes add it (half n half) as an extra treat. But never, ever sugar.

EasilyConfused · 03-03-2005, 10:48 PM

Where's the "I take my coffee with whole milk and brown sugar" option.

Oh drat. Now I'm really craving a latte or cafe au lait. I have some coffee here at home but with a drip coffee maker and skim milk, that's not really going to cut it, is it?

Peet's is the best coffee around these parts, probably . . . outside of some fancy restaurant stuff, or something. Mmm.

Crunchy in milk · 03-03-2005, 11:27 PM

Some of the best coffee I ever had was in Malaysia from street hawkers, Kopi-Peng, Malaysian iced coffee made with sweetened condensed milk is the best thing in the morning and goes down well with anything spicy unlike normal coffee which is like battery acid straight after a hot curry. And Kopi-O-Peng, Malaysian iced coffee without the milk, can't be beat on the hot nights.

With my little saeco at the shop being repaired I'm reduced to plunger coffee and I am NOT a happy camper.

100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja · 03-04-2005, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

You moron! There is no 'I prefer cream, no sugar' option!

I like my coffee like I like my men - strong, hot, and steamy, with lots of cream.

This poll is only about the amount of sugar in your coffee, the last option is for sugar freaks (it's actually a quote of Beastie Boys, if you didn't know trepsie

).

Elton28 · 03-04-2005, 04:38 AM

I have two sugars in mine. But I use brown so it doesnt ruin the taste.

Ah, but do you guys savour your coffee, taking time to drink it or rushing it? Coffee is made to savour man!!

Do you guys have Caffe Nero in your respective countries? This place makes THE BEST latte's ever. Two nice, strong shots, with a beautiful, smooth frothy head.

Also love Greek coffee: cafe ellinika!! Mmmmmm.....and a good iced coffee sat in Kapoudistrias in Corfu town, watching all the beaufitul Greek women

I can drink coffee until it makes me dizzy.....oh right, thats why I feel like the way I do

/falls off chair

AF

Sage · 03-04-2005, 07:10 AM

Black, no sugar, and preferably Red Diamond, a local Birmingham brand.
Just curious: Why do so many British television shows depict Brits drinking instant coffee? That stuff is foul and bitter, and if it was the only variety of coffee I had been exposed to, I'd never touch coffee again.

Wormsie · 03-04-2005, 07:44 AM

Anything harmful that you have to learn to enjoy most probably isn't worth the trouble. Like drinking coffee or smoking.

(Sex doesn't count because it is beneficial, not harmful.)

Crunchy in milk · 03-04-2005, 07:52 AM

Responsible coffee drinking actually has many health benefits, much like responsible consumption of red wine (~2 glasses a day) can also be quite good for your health.

Health wise, unless you participate in very athletic sex, the physical health aspects of intercourse are about the same as a good perv and/or masturbation which get the heart rate up and burns about the same amount of calories.

Wormsie · 03-04-2005, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crunchy in milk

Responsible coffee drinking actually has many health benefits, much like responsible consumption of red wine (~2 glasses a day) can also be quite good for your health.

It still tastes terrible.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crunchy in milk

Health wise, unless you participate in very athletic sex, the physical health aspects of it are about the same as a good perv and/or masturbation which get the heart rate up and burn about the same amount of calories.

I was thinking more about the fact that it is fun.

gillyruless · 03-04-2005, 09:30 AM

No sugar for me either. I actually want to taste coffee when I'm having a cup. This is also why I do not put dressing on my salad. I prefer tasting the vegetables.

And Elton and Manhunsie, don't you go start a salad dressing thread. We have enough on-going food-related threads! I'm on diet trying to lose a few pounds so that I can fit into my new itsy-bitsy-tiny-polka-dot bikini bathing suit. And you guys are not helping!

Jazhara7 · 03-04-2005, 11:02 AM

To say it in the immortal words of Sting:

"I don't drink coffee, I take tea my dear,..."

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View Poll Results: How do you like your coffee?
No sugar	7	33.33%
One sugar (teaspoon or whatever)	1	4.76%
Two sugar (teaspoon or whatever)	4	19.05%
I drink my sugar with coffee and cream	9	42.86%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

03-03-2005, 04:20 PM	#1
100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja pain is love Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1,348	The coffee-junkie thread I remeber this every now and then when I meet with a friend of mine for a cup of coffee and look at him while pouring his sugar. Yes, pouring! He puts so much sugar in it that it probably kills off the taste of coffee completely. I drink mine black, no sugar, that's probably a habit that I picked up from my dad, when he was on a diet. It actually like the taste, and now I can't even stand a grain of sugar in it. So, how do you like your coffee? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her. - W.C. Fields There are more old drunks then old doctors. - Willie Nelson by_100ja

03-03-2005, 04:24 PM	#2
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03-03-2005, 04:25 PM	#3
DemonFox Graceful Assassin Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 167	Well I think I've only drinked coffee about... 3 times in my life but when I did, it was more sugar than it was coffee. Last option, absolutely! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Giant Bomb \| Last.fm \| Backloggery \| MyAnimeList

03-03-2005, 04:30 PM	#4
Manhunter71 Pink fluffy Xmas bunny Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lancaster, England Posts: 1,591	I like my coffee black with no sugar - the way it's supposed to be My ex used to drink it with milk and about 5 sugars!! Share Share this post on Twitter

03-03-2005, 04:44 PM	#6
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	I am a coffee wuss Share Share this post on Twitter

03-03-2005, 06:26 PM	#7
TheGreatFrith Old Bag Gamer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 7	I like my coffee high octane. 1 scoop per cup and only a bit of creamer. Espresso when I can get it. I am addicted to the Depth Charge at Caribou Cafe. Carly Share Share this post on Twitter

03-03-2005, 08:53 PM	#9
Crunchy in milk delusions of adequacy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,403	It depends on the type/quality of coffee. Out of a decent espresso machine with a bean that makes plenty of crema I can go without milk or sugar but to be on the safe side I usually go with a half teaspoon of unrefined sugar (for a slight malt) and a whisper of milk (macchiato). I can fully understand why some people load all sorts of junk into their coffee provided they live in America. What passes for coffee in (most of) the USA is unspeakable. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-03-2005, 08:59 PM	#10
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	The only truly great and delicious coffee I've found here in Chicago is from a place called Intelligentsia. One of the owners is this fellow who used to work for Peet's in Washington, and he has the knack for roasting the beans just perfectly so. He said that Peet's tends to overroast their beans, explaining part of his reason for starting his own company. In fact, Intelligentsia's coffee is so fine that many top hotels and 4-5 star restaurants in the city are now serving it. It's so delicious and good and strong that I gladly forfeit the cream. But I sometimes add it (half n half) as an extra treat. But never, ever sugar. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

03-03-2005, 10:48 PM	#11
EasilyConfused Curiouser and curiouser Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 803	Where's the "I take my coffee with whole milk and brown sugar" option. Oh drat. Now I'm really craving a latte or cafe au lait. I have some coffee here at home but with a drip coffee maker and skim milk, that's not really going to cut it, is it? Peet's is the best coffee around these parts, probably . . . outside of some fancy restaurant stuff, or something. Mmm. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-03-2005, 11:27 PM	#12
Crunchy in milk delusions of adequacy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,403	Some of the best coffee I ever had was in Malaysia from street hawkers, Kopi-Peng, Malaysian iced coffee made with sweetened condensed milk is the best thing in the morning and goes down well with anything spicy unlike normal coffee which is like battery acid straight after a hot curry. And Kopi-O-Peng, Malaysian iced coffee without the milk, can't be beat on the hot nights. With my little saeco at the shop being repaired I'm reduced to plunger coffee and I am NOT a happy camper. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-04-2005, 04:38 AM	#14
Elton28 Αγαπώ την Κέρκυρα Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: YORKSHIRE AN' PROUD OF IT!! Posts: 649	I have two sugars in mine. But I use brown so it doesnt ruin the taste. Ah, but do you guys savour your coffee, taking time to drink it or rushing it? Coffee is made to savour man!! Do you guys have Caffe Nero in your respective countries? This place makes THE BEST latte's ever. Two nice, strong shots, with a beautiful, smooth frothy head. Also love Greek coffee: cafe ellinika!! Mmmmmm.....and a good iced coffee sat in Kapoudistrias in Corfu town, watching all the beaufitul Greek women I can drink coffee until it makes me dizzy.....oh right, thats why I feel like the way I do /falls off chair AF Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Μανολι Θα ημουν μαλλον στο ποδιλατο μου!!!

03-04-2005, 07:10 AM	#15
Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	Black, no sugar, and preferably Red Diamond, a local Birmingham brand. Just curious: Why do so many British television shows depict Brits drinking instant coffee? That stuff is foul and bitter, and if it was the only variety of coffee I had been exposed to, I'd never touch coffee again. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

03-04-2005, 07:44 AM	#16
Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	Anything harmful that you have to learn to enjoy most probably isn't worth the trouble. Like drinking coffee or smoking. (Sex doesn't count because it is beneficial, not harmful.) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

03-04-2005, 07:52 AM	#17
Crunchy in milk delusions of adequacy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,403	Responsible coffee drinking actually has many health benefits, much like responsible consumption of red wine (~2 glasses a day) can also be quite good for your health. Health wise, unless you participate in very athletic sex, the physical health aspects of intercourse are about the same as a good perv and/or masturbation which get the heart rate up and burns about the same amount of calories. Share Share this post on Twitter

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03-04-2005, 11:02 AM	#20
Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	To say it in the immortal words of Sting: "I don't drink coffee, I take tea my dear,..." - Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

03-04-2005, 09:30 AM	#19
gillyruless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,022	No sugar for me either. I actually want to taste coffee when I'm having a cup. This is also why I do not put dressing on my salad. I prefer tasting the vegetables. And Elton and Manhunsie, don't you go start a salad dressing thread. We have enough on-going food-related threads! I'm on diet trying to lose a few pounds so that I can fit into my new itsy-bitsy-tiny-polka-dot bikini bathing suit. And you guys are not helping! Share Share this post on Twitter