PSA: Coffee

taso42

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark, acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee)

Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many diseases in the baby. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk)

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.
Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet. It and the other sugars are present in natural and refined forms in many foods, and the refined forms are also added to many food preparations. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar)

If you are having problems with your consumption of milk and sugar, please do not blame it on coffee. kthxbai

Jovialation

YEA, WHAT DID COFFEE EVER DO TO YOU GUYS EXCEPT BE COMPLETELY AWESOME??

toots99

kthxbai

:laugh: :laugh:

ChitownFoodie

YES!! I coffee.....BLACK!

heartshines

I love coffee....black. super hot.
I drink it all day. I will always drink. Nothing will ever deter me from my greatest addiction!

Jovialation

crap, now I want all the coffee

erickirb

You know what they say "once you go black you never go back" I think that quote was originally meant for coffee. Just make sure you are getting a good quality coffee, as low quality coffee tastes gross and needs something added to it to make it palatable, in my opinion.

macpatti

Just made myself a cup. I would never blame weight gain on coffee!

IronmanPanda

I like my coffee like I like my women... creamy smooth and spicy! :laugh:

Wut!?

yummy♥

*swoon*
gets me every time.

CaWaterBug8

I like my coffee like I like my . . .um nevermind. But I LOVE it BLACK!!! :drinker:

k2quiere

Thankfully I never ruin my sugar with either milk or coffee...I refuse to drink either.

MissO﹠A

I'd put my mouth right under that...


if it weren't for the burns I'd suffer. I need a cuppa.

TayJoMama

+Waving hand in shame*

Well, I'm one that likes a little coffee with my sugar. Three teaspoons and one of cream. But I don't blame the coffee. I blame my grandmother because that's how she liked hers and it looked so good. And when she did't finish it all, I would sneak and drink the rest.

Funny thing- We were told as little kids that drinking coffee would make us hard-headed. So we weren't allowed to drink any, LMAO!!:laugh:

lizziebeth1028

Hanging my head in shame - I love coffee with my cream and sugar :drinker:

PlanetVelma

crap, now I want all the coffee

Me too! I think I'll be making a stop @ Starbucks on my way home. Mmmm...coffee!

Krizzle4Rizzle

Coffee cleans me out..which makes me weigh less! I you Coffee!

ATT949

Long time coffee drinker here. I've also been roasting my own coffee for a few years.

Here's a link to a page that shows what coffee looks like as it roasts:

http://www.cbeinfo.net/miscellaneous/coffee.htm

I haven't updated that page (or the site, for that matter) in many years. The link in the text about the Zach and Danny's roaster is broken which is good because the Z&D roaster lasted a few years and then died. I bought another one and that lasted less than two years! I'm using an iRoast2 now, if anyone wants to buy a good roaster for home.

The iRoast2 is much faster than the Z&D - I just did a batch of coffee (150 grams) and this batch took about 8 mins of roasting and 4 mins of cooling. Roast time varies with the outdoor temp (I keep it on my porch) and the type of bean. You can grind coffee when it's just out of the roaster but experts recommend that you let it "off gas" (give off C02) for 24 hours first.

taso42

I have an iRoast2 also. I can't wait for it to break so I can justify getting a Behmor

UponThisRock

SiltyPigeon

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ILUVSCOFFEE.

gwensmamma06

What the heck?! That picture looks like chocolate not coffee, how do I get coffee like that?!

MaynardLD50

I just recently started drinking my coffee black and it's amazing. If I really want to enjoy it? Totally going to get flamed for this, Grande Skinny Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks extra hot = 130 calories = sweet sweet heaven in my mouth ( I know it's not really coffee, but's ITS SO F'ING GOOD)

supershiny

COFFAYYYYY

(this message brought to you by a *real seattleite* ;D)

supershiny

What the heck?! That picture looks like chocolate not coffee, how do I get coffee like that?!

It's espresso MMMM tastes like chocolate.

gwensmamma06

Okay yum! I feel like I am missing out just drinkin plain ol Foldgers now lol

ChellieIrish

I my Nespresso machine :drinker: I just add a dash of skimmed milk and good to go :bigsmile: 3 mugs of it per day, never miss a mug :laugh:

ATT949

I have an iRoast2 also. I can't wait for it to break so I can justify getting a Behmor

Agreed — those are very nice roasters!

gatedialer

My doctor once suggested that I take coffee out of my diet, I told her it would mean a death sentence to my co-workers and my family. lol Not gonna happen! I drink my coffee with french vanilla creamer.

Jovialation

making coffee for my double espresso vodka. i win