Is Black Coffee An Acquired Taste?

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  • cathooo
    cathooo Posts: 19 Member
    Coffee depends so much on the brewing method! Most work machines are awful. Preground packages of coffee, not the right amount of coffee for the machine, water that doesn't get hot enough (or gets too hot!), uncleaned carafes and thermos, people making coffee on top of YESTERDAY'S coffee (I saw that happen! GROSS) No wonder people put in cream and sugar!

    I love my Aeropress! I get more satisfaction out of a 8oz cup from that than a 20oz gigantic cup of coffee. I couldn't stand the coffee my folks made while I was living with them, until they got a new drip machine (and kept it clean :smile: )
  • chinatbag
    chinatbag Posts: 249 Member
    I have a better idea. DON'T DRINK COFFEE. It tastes like absolute *kitten*, dehydrates you, stains your teeth, and gives you horrible breath.There is no nutritional value in it, nothing the body needs, the acids in it will shred your stomach lining and promote heartburn, and the caffeine is addictive and unhealthy for your heart. Plus cutting it out of your diet will save you hundreds of dollars in the long run.

    Not completely right, also not completely wrong.

    Coffee has pretty good amounts of potassium in it. It's pretty important to muscular function.
  • cbevan1229
    cbevan1229 Posts: 326 Member
    I can drink black coffee, and I like it ok, but I prefer it with some half and half, or whole milk. I used to use sweetener, but started leaving it out a couple of months ago in an effort to reduce my chemical consumption, and I don't miss it at all.
  • willing2try
    willing2try Posts: 23 Member
    I would say "yes". Someone told me in my college days that if I got used to it that way, I would always drink it black. I was 22 then. I'm 65 now. A couple advantages: you really taste the flavor in flavored coffees like hazel nut, pumpkin etc. when you drink them black. And you are the FASTEST in the coffee lines at work, parties, or social events. :wink:
  • RubySinclair
    RubySinclair Posts: 90 Member
    The way I learned to like it black was I got a batch of rotten creamers in college and took a HUGE swig of the coffee I made with them :sick:

    Another thing you might try is a flavored coffee black.... caramel cream or something "sweet" like that (hazelnut and vanilla ones make me gag!)

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