Breakfast Foods and Coffee Thread

[Q2UnME]

coffee .... the nectar of Gods .... the life giving morning liquid ....

Usually add half-n-half to my coffee with a bit of sugar.

If I'm in the mood (and not working) .... Bailey's Irish Cream ...

 

[cosmic mouse]

Do you prefer liquid creamer in your coffee versus powdered "creamer"?

Personally, I use Half-n-Half, but I'm sure there are other preferences amongst the Folk.

And I hope no one spills coffee in their lap in the course of their day!

I'm with you: half & half, or light cream for me unless I take it black, which I do randomly and occasionally. Coffee is one of my true loves in this life, so I'm with Janeway on that one!
If I had to choose (shudder) between liquid creamer and the powder, then liquid all the way... the powder is only good for lighting on fire in the college dorm rooms.

 

[Santaman]

I prefer milking a cow directly into my cup of coffee because I love grossing out Americans

Coffee.. milk.. and a frigging BIG BBQ..

 

[Stoo]

I had no idea that milk in coffee was so popular. Based on the locations of the people who gave that as an answer, I wonder if that is more common outside of North America?

Milk is standard here in the UK. That said, time spent in the US has given me a taste for vanilla creamer....

 

[UncleRogi]

Milk is standard here in the UK. That said, time spent in the US has given me a taste for vanilla creamer....

That can happen...we're (not) sorry...

 

[scotpens]

I take mine black. No milk, no cream, no sugar. No lattes, cappuccinos, frappuccinos, or any of that fancy shit. Just good strong coffee.

Funny, but I've been drinking coffee since I was 18 and in all those years, I've never had espresso. I must get around to trying it sometime.

 

[MacLeod]

What the heck is SEMI-skimmed? Didn't get it right the first time?

It's quite simple really

Whole Milk is ~3.5-4% fat
Semi-Skimmed Milk is ~2.5% fat
Skimmed Milk is ~0.1% fat

There us another type available which is ~1% fat.

Easy to tell apart in the supermarket as it's all colour coded Blue, Green, Red and Purple respectively. I guess it gets it's name from the fact that half the fat (cream)is skimmed from the top.

 

[scotpens]

In the U.S., milk that's 2% fat is called "reduced fat," 1% is called "lowfat," and zero (or near-zero) fat is called "nonfat."

I usually buy the 1% lowfat because nonfat milk tastes like chalky water.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

To me, any milk other than Whole tastes like chalky water.

I've never had espresso. I must get around to trying it sometime.

Just make sure you yell "CLEAR!!!" first...

 

[ThankQ]

Most often I take it black, but when I feel like smoothing over the edges, it's cream.

I usually buy the 1% lowfat because nonfat milk tastes like chalky water.

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[marillion]

I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to making my own, but I'm perfectly happy to drinking the coffee we make here in the office breakroom... At home I grind my own (burr grinder only, please) and use a French press... I take it black, with a bit of stevia... I used to LOVE splenda, but after reading a few things recently, I've given it up completely...

On the rare occasions I drink a froo-froo coffee, it's usually a peppermint mocha (non-fat)...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I seriously wonder why Starbucks even bothers to exist in Canada. Don't they realize Tim Hortons is better?

 

[cosmic mouse]

IAt home I grind my own (burr grinder only, please) and use a French press...

100% (well, all except for the grinder... I have a Krups that's been going rock solid for 11 years now)

 

[Balok's Decoy]

I drink coffee black, pour-over if I'm at home. If it's bitter, I just add a pinch of salt. Or I opt for cold brew, which generally has a nice, natural chocolaty flavor, and it's impossible for a chain like Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts to burn it (because they always seem to burn their normal percolated coffee).

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

SALT in coffee? Eeeewwwww....

 

[Kilana2]

I seriously wonder why Starbucks even bothers to exist in Canada. Don't they realize Tim Hortons is better?

I prefer Coffee Fellows. They offer Chai Tea Latte...... Nothing for people like Janeway or others who prefer their coffee black.

 

[Relayer1]

I prefer tea.

Is the correct answer.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Nothing for people like Janeway or others who prefer their coffee black.

I hear Chai is particularly popular on Bajor.

 

[Balok's Decoy]

SALT in coffee? Eeeewwwww....

It doesn't make it taste salty. Chemically it's better at reducing bitterness than sugar. Also I try not to consume added sugar in any form. The article I linked to describes the chemical reaction briefly: "The Na+ ion diminishes bitterness by interfering with the transduction mechanism of that taste."

Try it sometime! It's remarkably effective.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I drink coffee to wake up at 5 AM for work, I'll take the bitterness.