For All The Coffee Drinkers
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I roast my own coffee. I brew it in a superautomatic espresso machine. I'll give it up when I'm DEAD. :laugh:
OK where do you get the green beans, how do you roast them and what's the flavor like? I need to know these things. I must know these things. Tell me damnit!!!!!!!!
You can get the green coffee beans on Ebay, among other sources. I use a machine called a FreshRoast SR500 to roast mine but if you find a popcorn popper where the heated air comes in vents at the side (near the bottom) you can use that for roasting for very little cash outlay. Use a soup can with the bottom cut out stuck into the round area in the popper as a chimney. Roast outside, because coffee beans have a papery skin that will fly off as it is roasted. Listen for "first crack" which sounds like popcorn popping. After a bit more time listen for "second crack" which sounds like Rice Krispies when you pour milk on them. After the beans have passed second crack and are dark enough for your taste, cool them off in front of a fan in a wire colander or by pouring them from bowl to bowl in front of a fan. Let them rest for a few hours at least to "off gas" (carbon dioxide). Then grind and brew.
The taste depends on the variety of bean and degree of roast but in pretty much every way it will likely be superior to what you buy already roasted.
If you want to know more send me a message and I'll help you get started. :drinker:0 -
I love coffee. I don't drink it every day just because if it's hot/warm outside I usually want something cold to drink. As for your article, it doesn't make me want to wean off coffee at all. I use one serving of creamer. I bellieve 35 calories for an absolute heavenly treat is not a bad deal. I don't add sugar to my coffee or tea (down right sin here the south to not add sugar) I don't want decaf....I like strong coffee. & yes it does make me go to the bathroom.0
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1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still? As stated before, I'll keep drinking it and gloat when they say it's good for me again.
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients? Black; if I want flavor, I buy flavored coffee
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant? never been pregnant, so nope
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep? I like it strong enough to slap me awake; anything else is weak sauce
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom? yep
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated? YES; MUST HAVE CAFFEINE - my wife bought a sign and hung it next to the coffee maker: "Just give me the coffee and nobody gets hurt."0 -
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Today I was reading up on coffee because I absolutely am in-love head over heels with it. I wanted to know what is bad about coffee. Now we all know almost everything has ups & downs & though I didn't like the downs to it, I do not plan on giving it up. But I did want to inform you coffee drinkers what is being said about it.
- "drinking coffee may interfere with your body's ability to keep homocysteine and cholesterol levels in check, most likely by inhibiting the action of the vitamins folate, B12 or B6"
- "increased risk of stroke and rheumatoid arthritis"
- "caffeine in coffee can raise blood pressure and levels of stress hormones, and if consumed in large quantities it can lead to heart palpitations, jitters and nervousness."
Now... This is where it gets interesting.
"coffee is clearly not the healthiest liquid to drink--the best choice is pure water--but coffee and caffeine are far less dangerous than fruit juice or soda. "
I just personally didn't think coffee would be better for you than fruit juice.
In the article they do mention pregnant women should never drink coffee. I still used to drink coffee when i was pregnant but I did drink caffeine free. They also inform you about coffee and pesticides. Also to avoid coffee if you have High Blood Pressure, Insomnia or Anxiety.
& They do not mention this but yellow teeth. That's my scare, lol.
My questions to you guys:
1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
-I have never cared whether my coffee was caffeinated or decaffeinated because I fall asleep every time.
-It does make me use the restroom every single time I drink even a half of a cup.
-I always drink coffee with added ingredients. All I ever use is creamer. International Delight is my favorite.
Speaking of coffee, my coffees done
Going to go make me a cup now!
This is the link to the article by the way : http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/12/10/coffee-part-two.aspx
This post makes me want to run to Starbucks for a LATTE!!!! :drinker:0 -
1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
It does not make me want to quit my coffee.
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
I add extra stuff - creamer and splenda at home, cream (half & half, whatever) and sugar when I'm out.
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
Yes. Caffeinated every morning, decaf sometimes in the afternoon but only if someone was around to give me the side-eye.
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
Neither. It turns me into a civil human being.
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
I guess. But doesn't everything?
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
Decaf sometimes has a weird flavor, so I definitely prefer regular. But I'm not about to get Red Ross about decaf, you know?0 -
1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
Given that is was from mercola, I think that it is fairly safe to ignore it.
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
Black
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
I'm male.
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
Neither really.
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
Not anymore so than water. The diuretic properties of caffeine have been exaggerated.
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
Yes. I don't touch decaf coffee. What's the point?0 -
funny and true story:
I had never had a cup of coffee when I was in my thirties. Then I read that diet book "eat right for your type" and and was totally brainwashed by it for about a week. I started to drink coffee because the book recommended it for my blood type. I've been drinking lots of coffee daily ever since. When people ask me if I worry about my health I tell them that I have to drink lots now to make up for not drinking any throughout fifteen years of my grown up life!!! sheesh!0 -
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I roast my own coffee. I brew it in a superautomatic espresso machine. I'll give it up when I'm DEAD. :laugh:
OK where do you get the green beans, how do you roast them and what's the flavor like? I need to know these things. I must know these things. Tell me damnit!!!!!!!!
You can get the green coffee beans on Ebay, among other sources. I use a machine called a FreshRoast SR500 to roast mine but if you find a popcorn popper where the heated air comes in vents at the side (near the bottom) you can use that for roasting for very little cash outlay. Use a soup can with the bottom cut out stuck into the round area in the popper as a chimney. Roast outside, because coffee beans have a papery skin that will fly off as it is roasted. Listen for "first crack" which sounds like popcorn popping. After a bit more time listen for "second crack" which sounds like Rice Krispies when you pour milk on them. After the beans have passed second crack and are dark enough for your taste, cool them off in front of a fan in a wire colander or by pouring them from bowl to bowl in front of a fan. Let them rest for a few hours at least to "off gas" (carbon dioxide). Then grind and brew.
The taste depends on the variety of bean and degree of roast but in pretty much every way it will likely be superior to what you buy already roasted.
If you want to know more send me a message and I'll help you get started. :drinker:
I am so going to try this. THanks.0 -
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Coffee f'ing RULES!
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coffee is health food. It is an antioxidant and also lowers a womans risk of breast cancer
Coffee is definitely a health food. My husband wouldn't be alive today if I didn't drink it!0 -
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If it was possible to look into the future and see how I'm going to die, and if I did this and saw that coffee was going to end up killing me - I'd still drink coffee.
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1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
-Well, it's from Mercola so I feel as though I can disregard it. http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/mercola.html
- I will continue to drink it - coffee reduces your risk of cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol significantly, and I reeeallly like my alcohol. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16772246
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
- I add milk and sugar. I miss my Splenda :-(
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
- I drank both while pregnant. (But I also *gasp* drank alcohol - so I think focusing on the coffee consumption is useless. ha!)
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
- Neither, really. I just enjoy it.
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
- Yes.
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
- I prefer caffeinated, but it doesn't matter. There is caffeine in decaffeinated coffee.0 -
A Mercola article? That would be why it's not at all true. Well, that and it's over a decade old...
Coffee actually REDUCES your risk of stroke, diabetes, heart attack, hypertension, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
Mercola is a known quack who constantly feeds false information as a scare mongering tactic. I'd stay away from that site.
Coffee is actually really healthy, amazing stuff.0 -
excuse me, it's time for another cup.0 -
Doesn't matter to me if they say it isn't good for you. Everything in moderation. I'm down to one or two cups. Yeah, not good for my blood pressure, but I'm not giving up everything I enjoy. I put Truvia in it now instead of the creamers. It's all good, the darker the better though0
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Today I was reading up on coffee because I absolutely am in-love head over heels with it. I wanted to know what is bad about coffee. Now we all know almost everything has ups & downs & though I didn't like the downs to it, I do not plan on giving it up. But I did want to inform you coffee drinkers what is being said about it.
- "drinking coffee may interfere with your body's ability to keep homocysteine and cholesterol levels in check, most likely by inhibiting the action of the vitamins folate, B12 or B6"
- "increased risk of stroke and rheumatoid arthritis"
- "caffeine in coffee can raise blood pressure and levels of stress hormones, and if consumed in large quantities it can lead to heart palpitations, jitters and nervousness."
Now... This is where it gets interesting.
"coffee is clearly not the healthiest liquid to drink--the best choice is pure water--but coffee and caffeine are far less dangerous than fruit juice or soda. "
I just personally didn't think coffee would be better for you than fruit juice.
In the article they do mention pregnant women should never drink coffee. I still used to drink coffee when i was pregnant but I did drink caffeine free. They also inform you about coffee and pesticides. Also to avoid coffee if you have High Blood Pressure, Insomnia or Anxiety.
& They do not mention this but yellow teeth. That's my scare, lol.
My questions to you guys:
1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
-I have never cared whether my coffee was caffeinated or decaffeinated because I fall asleep every time.
-It does make me use the restroom every single time I drink even a half of a cup.
-I always drink coffee with added ingredients. All I ever use is creamer. International Delight is my favorite.
Speaking of coffee, my coffees done Going to go make me a cup now!
This is the link to the article by the way : http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/12/10/coffee-part-two.aspx
thats a bunch of crap. Coffee has been PROVEN to be a cancer fighter and antioxident.0 -
A Mercola article? That would be why it's not at all true. Well, that and it's over a decade old...
Coffee actually REDUCES your risk of stroke, diabetes, heart attack, hypertension, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
Mercola is a known quack who constantly feeds false information as a scare mongering tactic. I'd stay away from that site.
Coffee is actually really healthy, amazing stuff.
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I look forward to my coffee in the morning. I am probably the only person, who is a decaf drinker, at least on this post. I had open heart surgery in Jan 2012, so I stay away from caffeine; the palpitations are not enjoyable.
I like skim milk, splenda and cinnamon in my decaf.0 -
1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
I'll keep drinking, I never have more than 3 mugs a day anyway now.
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
Black and unsweetened.
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
I drank caffeinated when pregnant 25 years ago, and a lot more than I do now.
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
It wakes me up, it can keep me awake at nights so I rarely have any after about 2pm.
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
Every morning!
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
I prefer caffeinated, I can get a pretty nasty headache if I go more than a day without my coffee. I don't drink any other drinks that contain caffeine.0 -
I will never give up my Kicking Horse Kick *kitten* coffee. Freshly ground beans popped into the percolator...all is well with the world.0
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1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
Touch my coffee and you will come back with a few less fingers....
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
Cream or milk and sugar
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
I stopped drinking coffee when I was pregnant except for a shot of cuban coffee every day
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
The smell helps me wake up in the morning. But cafe con leche is for after dinner and family gatherings ..We often refer to it as dessert coffee
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
Urinate ? No , Defecate occasionally
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
Coffee must be caffeinated it not its just brown water0 -
1) How do you feel after hearing this information? Does it make you want to wean on coffee or drink away still?
-- Will never give up my 60 oz every morning unless you shoot me in the head with a BB gun.
2) Random: Do you drink your coffee black or add extra ingredients?
-- Black with Splenda.
3) Did you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee while pregnant?
-- Not applicable because I got fixed to not get pregnant.
4) Does coffee wake you up or put you to sleep?
-- Wakes me up. And how.
5) Does coffee make you use the restroom?
-- Yes, as does 128 oz of water by lunchtime.
6) Does it matter to you if you drink caffeinated or decaffeinated?
-- Whoever created decaf needs to be shot in the head with a BB gun.0 -
Whatever, I'm still drinking it.0
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I think fruit juice can be worse than coffee because of the sugar content. A lot of fruit juices have added sugar. I believe, though I could be wrong, that even 100% fruit juice will be handled like table sugar in the body because it doesn't have the protection of fiber like in its original form. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I love coffee. It actually doesn't give me too much extra energy, though I notice if I drink a ton I can sometimes wake up with racing thoughts. That's generally only if I drink it at night, which I rarely do.
I drink it with artificial sweetner (sweet n low) usually, and SF french vanilla creamer. (I recognize artificial sweeteners aren't the best for you, but I haven't gotten to the point where I won't use them yet.)0 -
1. do not believe everything you read on the internet.
2. remember, claims may SEEM serious, but contextually, they're not. for example, the whole coffee and anxiety/insomnia/jitters thing. well DUH SHERLOCK. what this claim is REALLY saying is don't be a dumbass and drink too much or have it too close to bedtime.
3. do you like it? do you feel fine? do you experience any unpleasant or unwanted side effects? if not, then carry on.
there are actually a lot of scientific studies that show a cup a day is beneficial to your health. oh, and you CAN have it when you are pregnant. just don't over do it. but its all just a personal preference thing.0 -
coffee is health food. It is an antioxidant and also lowers a womans risk of breast cancer
Coffee is definitely a health food. My husband wouldn't be alive today if I didn't drink it!
Nice one! :laugh:0 -
i drink 10 cups a day for a long time now and still sleep like a baby with out the side affects
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