How do you like your COFFEE? not your men...your coffee ;)

[+ azdr0710]

Now, there is a Starbucks on University AV and it's always full.

 

god damn gentiles have been ruining Utah ever since that railroad came thru in 1869

[whipped guy]

I rarely drink coffee. When I do it's a cappuccino. Here it the USA cappuccino is often an after dinner treat. However, in Italy it is taken mainly at breakfast.

 

In any event, this thread reminded me of the following:

 

Italians drink espresso in a variety of ways that are much stronger than what the typical American considers to be the norm. When Americans visit Italy they are advised to order a caffè americano whereby hot water is added to espresso to water it down and approximate the strength of typical American coffee. This differs from a caffè lungo which is espresso that is brewed with extra water and gives a more bitter taste.

 

In any event, years ago I was at a restaurant in Italy and some Americans ordered coffee. The waiter began pouring hot water into their cups and they kept signaling him to keep adding more and more water. Perplexed by the amount of water the waiter finally exclaimed, "Questo è pazzia! Vuoi fare un bagno!?" "This is crazy. Do you want to take a bath?!"

[instudiocity]

god damn gentiles have been ruining Utah ever since that railroad came thru in 1869

'69 was a great year! The three gay bars I've been to weren't very good.

 

The one escort I picked up? I played hell trying to get him outta that Morman underwear. But where there's a boner, there's a way! And underneath that underwear was one hot dude!

[sincitymix]

with enough chocolate to make the coffee taste a hint

[Rudynate]

Stong and black. Favorite beans are caffe Verona from Starbucks.

[samandtham]

Café noir, s'il vous plait.

[TruHart1]

My dad gave me my first taste of coffee from his cup when I was about 12 or 13 and I have drunk it exactly as he did for years --- creamer with a little coffee for flavor! Actually about 1/3 cup creamer and 2/3 cup coffee. No sugar! In the last year or so I discovered CoffeeMate "Hazelnut to Go" (I'm quite certain it's bad for me!) -of which I love a couple of big squirts in addition the other creamer!

 

TruHart1

[mike carey]

For me at home I have instant, filtered or plunger coffee with milk and no sugar. When I buy a cup of coffee it's always a flat white. Coffees made with milk (flat white, cappuccino, latte) are any time of day coffees in Australia. In my lifetime the standard cup of coffee that you might buy at a petrol station has gone from cheap and nasty instant though filtered to now be espresso almost everywhere. The only coffee you can get at McDonalds is now espresso.

[craigville beach]

I gave up half n half in my coffee in January 2015 and I've lost 35 pounds.

 

Good for you. But what else did you do? You may have not given up anything else in your diet, but did you cut your portions, did you move and get going more?

[+ Truereview]

Sounds like the majority of posters appreciate the classic taste. As I've mentioned in another thread, I'm a cafe con leche type. Sipping on one as we speak. I get mine at the corner bodega in NYC every morning, but today I had to walk to a Cuban place on Lincoln rd. For those interested in further details:

 

Café con leche (Spanish: "coffee with milk") is a Spanish white coffeebeverage. It is somewhat more similar to the Italian caffelatte (or the Anglo version, latte) than to the French café au lait. A latte, however, is made with espresso. Café con leche is a coffee beverage consisting of strong or bold coffee (usually espresso) mixed with scalded milk in approximately a 1:1 ratio. Sugar or sweetener is added according to taste. Source: Wikipedia

[AdamSmith]

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[+ poolboy48220]

Apart from when I first started in college and added sugar for a few months, I drink my coffee black. Nothing too special, Eight O'Clock Colombian, but I'll occasionally buy a small bag of something better. I've got the Cuisinart coffeemaker with a thermal carafe, timer, and built-in burr grinder, so I can add beans & water at night & set it up so it brews just as I get up.

 

There's a flavored coffee with a bit of orange peel in it - it actually doesn't affect the flavor that much, but the aroma is wonderful. Apart from that, I usually don't go for flavored coffees. I was looking for that coffee in a shop and the guy helping me there said (a bit disdainfully) "If I want orange flavor in my coffee I just add some Grand Marnier". I replied "They really frown on me doing that at work", and he shut up.

 

When I make dinner for my father, he'll offer coffee with dessert, that's been sitting in the pot since at least that morning, sometimes several days. I decline, and he comments "You're not much of a coffee drinker". Nothing could be further from the truth, but I don't have the heart to tell him I can't drink his coffee.

[AdamSmith]

When I make dinner for my father, he'll offer coffee with dessert, that's been sitting in the pot since at least that morning, sometimes several days. I decline, and he comments "You're not much of a coffee drinker". Nothing could be further from the truth, but I don't have the heart to tell him I can't drink his coffee.

This bio of Flannery O'Connor describes how, once her lupus set in and she moved back home with her mother in Milledgeville, GA, one bit of their daily routine was the mother would make their morning coffee the night before, and store it in a thermos bottle. Which apparently suited them both. Ugh. http://www.amazon.com/Flannery-A-Life-OConnor/dp/0316018996

[+ ArVaGuy]

I rarely drink coffee. When I do it's a cappuccino. Here it the USA cappuccino is often an after dinner treat. However, in Italy it is taken mainly at breakfast.

 

In any event, this thread reminded me of the following:

 

Italians drink espresso in a variety of ways that are much stronger than what the typical American considers to be the norm. When Americans visit Italy they are advised to order a caffè americano whereby hot water is added to espresso to water it down and approximate the strength of typical American coffee. This differs from a caffè lungo which is espresso that is brewed with extra water and gives a more bitter taste.

 

In any event, years ago I was at a restaurant in Italy and some Americans ordered coffee. The waiter began pouring hot water into their cups and they kept signaling him to keep adding more and more water. Perplexed by the amount of water the waiter finally exclaimed, "Questo è pazzia! Vuoi fare un bagno!?" "This is crazy. Do you want to take a bath?!"

 

Same for me, I rarely drink coffee stateside. When I do it's an espresso (make it a double please) at the end of a fine meal.

[+ azdr0710]

certainly addicted here, since, when I go camping, I worry where I'll get my fix of caffeine in the mornings.....I have a good ol' Stanley thermos which I always preheat with hot water in the convenience store before filling with coffee.....that way, it's always hot and ready to go hours later on those frosty mornings in camp

 

 

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[mike carey]

[C]ertainly addicted here, since, when I go camping, I worry where I'll get my fix of caffeine in the mornings.

There are Italian stove-top coffee makers that produce espresso quality coffee that can be used on camping trips. Far better than relying on a thermos.

[whipped guy]

There are Italian stove-top coffee makers that produce espresso quality coffee that can be used on camping trips. Far better than relying on a thermos.

 

Yes! The good old standby found in every Italian household years ago! The ever present and beloved macchinetta!

 

Like most this one has been through the mill and possibly has been fired up at a campground or two!

 

[bostonman]

There's a flavored coffee with a bit of orange peel in it - it actually doesn't affect the flavor that much, but the aroma is wonderful. Apart from that, I usually don't go for flavored coffees. I was looking for that coffee in a shop and the guy helping me there said (a bit disdainfully) "If I want orange flavor in my coffee I just add some Grand Marnier". I replied "They really frown on me doing that at work", and he shut up.

 

I like experimenting with flavors, but I generally find that most prepackaged flavored coffees just don't work well. But some of the flavored syrups can be very good (I have a bunch of Torani and Monin syrups, among others - you'll often find these in coffee shops as well). And yes, sometimes a bit of liqueur hits the spot. Grand Marnier (or Curacao)...or creme de cacao...or a little Bailey's...

 

Bailey's also has a line of (non-alcoholic) flavored coffee creams, some of which are very good. Though I'm generally disappointed in a lot of the other readily-available flavored creams - like the prepackaged flavored coffees, these flavors don't always deliver what they promise.

 

My standard at-work cup of coffee is a dark-roast from Starbucks, with cream, sweetener, and a little nutmeg on top. (I don't love everything Starbucks does, but in general I like their coffees better than Dunkin Donuts, which is usually the alternative.)

[mike carey]

Exactly the type I was talking about!

[AdamSmith]

Ah, Dunkin Donuts coffee! Shall we have a yuck-fest to see who can best describe it? "The Drano of coffee-shop coffees?" (May the makers of Drano not sue me for defamation! )

 

OTOH, among grab n go places, McDonald's regular (non-fancy-drink) coffee to me is surprisingly not bad. Krispy Kreme even better.

[whipped guy]

Exactly the type I was talking about!

Also I forgot to mention that always next to the little machine or macchinetta was bottle of some type of Liquor.

 

That way you can make a caffé corretto which is espresso “corrected” with a shot of alcohol. A bit of cognac, Sambuca, or Grappa are the most common additions. I had an uncle who was not to drink per doctor's orders. When my aunt was not looking he would really "correct" his coffee. So much so that it was Sambuca "corrected" with a dash of espresso!

 

The tame choice is a caffè macchiato which means a stained coffee where a bit of milk milk etc. is added.

 

Incidentally, even though I rarely drink coffee I would never think of putting any sugar in it.

[bostonman]

Ah, Dunkin Donuts coffee! Shall we have a yuck-fest to see who can best describe it? "The Drano of coffee-shop coffees?" (May the makers of Drano not sue me for defamation! )

 

OTOH, among grab n go places, McDonald's regular (non-fancy-drink) coffee to me is surprisingly not bad. Krispy Kreme even better.

 

Ah, but many people do love Dunkins. (Of course, a lot of people also hate Starbucks lol - tastes in coffee can be a very personal thing it seems.) I find the dark roast drinkable, but if I have to get the standard roast, I have to mask the taste with added flavorings.

 

Krispy Kreme had a short stint in the Boston area a little more than a decade ago (but somehow it just didn't work out here) - I did like the donuts, but found the coffee just ok. I don't generally go out of my way to get McDonalds coffee, but in the few times it's been the only choice, I do have to say it was better than I expected it to be.

[+ Funguy]

As a treat, I like a Cubano - a bit of milk in the bottom of the cup, 4 shots of espresso brewed with brown sugar. Otherwise, black as night, no sugar, no milk.