2018 Starbucks - Don't forget what they done
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I first tasted Starbucks coffee (it was their Sumatra variety, and it was bitter, tasted like they'd burned the beans in the roasting process. Never went back if their quality control is that piss-poor. So "boycotting" Starbucks is not applicable for me, I would never buy their overpriced, foul-tasting coffee ever again anyway.
Now if anyone here truly loves coffee the way I do, buy a cold brewer (they run about $20 to $25), grind the beans almost to espresso size, put it in the fridge overnight, and you'll have an almost acid-free coffee syrup that you WON'T want to drink straight. Pour about 1/2-inch in a cup, top off with water (you don't want to be able to see the bottom of the cup...if you can, it's too weak), microwave 2 min., and you've got the best coffee you will ever taste, made right in your own refrigerator.
Gotcha, I'm pretty serious about my coffee and love cold brew. Also never understood why people think they like burnt beans but whatever. I do love my Aeropress though! Gotta be the next best thing besides cold brew! Only $30 for espresso style press. I did find a fella that was a mega connoisseur talking about how the coffee trees are grown very unnaturally (of course) with pesticides and mildew...but also how like all food, the extra GOOD stuff dies within a week of being harvested no matter what space aged packaging it has. I'll have to look him up...Ted talk maybe?
they "love" it because it's basically a candy bar by the time they drink it.
if i can't drink it straight black im not touching it
^ they're the same people who wear masks for their "health"?
LOL. Truth. Used to manage a Starbucks 13 years ago. Always had the diversity hires and has become a cesspool more so since. Coffee is garbage and overpriced. Buy a $700 espresso machine and make your own.
I think you've hit the nail on the head here, I've been so confused about why people love Starbucks coffee (and also Tim Horton's coffee here in Canada) when they taste so disgusting. Probably because I only drink my coffee black, and they drink it with 3 creams and three sugars. Anything will taste better if you add enough stuff to it.
I'm a tea drinker & never liked or really drank coffee, except for one brand of beans made in Italy that actually wasn't half bad because it wasn't overtly bitter & had some floral notes...
But maybe I've just never had good coffee.
I can't tell if it's that or if it's because my tongue is overly sensitive to the bitter elements found in coffee beans. I'm apparently a super taster, which means I can taste bitterness that other people can't. So maybe that's why I am still not overly fond of even the "good" coffees. I can't even enjoy mocha or coffee flavored smoothies or ice creams. Even if it's just a tiny bit of coffee flavor, it ruins it all for me because the bitterness of coffee just overpowers every other flavor for whatever reason.
So I'd rather have a plain tea over even the sugariest coffee candy drink because the bitterness is a different kind/smoother & the other flavors are stronger & able to show through.
Aero Press here since 2010.....
Dang man!..yer an OG!!??
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Hey, another Aeropress enthusiast! Been using mine for 7-8 years and never went back to other brewing methods. I've made several people try it and they all agree it's the best coffee, but they always go back to using coffeemakers because "it's easier and it's less work", which is nonsense - Aeropress is actually quicker and easier to use IMO. For best results use a good conical burr grinder and set your kettle to 175 F.
I can also confirm that organic coffee is much better tasting AND better for you. A few years back I'd been feeling increasingly tired and sick after my cup of coffee, I switched to organic and now I can drink as much as I want without feeling ill. I get mine from a small local coffee roaster, but if there isn't one near you I'm sure you can find small organic roasters online too.
Agreed! It's ridiculously simple, and you SEE all the working parts (no nasty lines to clean) or low grade plastic to leach into the coffee. I do warn people on their first press, don't let anything surprise ya!..it's almost like real drugs!!? Had a few funny reactions...
Yep, I just don't understand how anyone can go back to any other brewing method after trying an Aeropress cup. The flavors are astonishing, lately I've been using locally-roasted organic beans and I swear, even black it tastes like a cup of liquid chocolate, it's insane! In a standard coffeemaker all the oils and flavors would be destroyed.
Naw, neither of those are a turn on...leggings attached to libs is unappealing...and FUCK McDonald's!??
I don't like to drink coffee, but I love the smell of coffee brewing. I've sometimes thought of getting a coffee maker and brewing some just for the scent.
To each his own. Now if I were a liberal, I would try to convert you to a coffee drinker, maybe even call you names if you don't comply. Hehehehe....
I'll try that
Your mileage may vary.... but by cold-brewing, you reduce the amount of acid released from the beans by about 70%. Cold-brewed coffee actually brings out the natural sweetness that is in coffee, but you never taste because hot brewing extracts more acids, covering up the sweetness. So, I like to set my coffee up in the mornings, about 9am. I grind beans (COSTCO, Trader Joe's, wherever they carry decent coffee at a good price AND have their own in-store grinder) to Espresso grind...I don't go all Turkish, it's a bit TOO much. So the cold-brewer has an infuser, a little mesh holder that keeps the grounds in but lets the coffee oils out, and I fill mine up to the level where the mesh stops. Insert the infuser into a full carafe of water (I use filtered to keep out the mineral taste, we have about 200 ppm here where I live and it gives water a taste that I don't like). I put the brewer in the fridge and let it go for at least 24 hours, shaking it a couple of times throughout the day. Next morning you'll have a thick coffee syrup, and no matter how much you like coffee, I wouldn't recommend drinking it straight. It's powerful enough to invade Poland at this stage.
Pour out about an inch in a cup and top it off with filtered water, just make sure you can't see the bottom of the cup. If you can, it's too weak.... you'll find your own ratio with trial and error. You could drink this cold if you like, but I like hot coffee. Heating it in a microwave will NOT cause acidity because all that is left in the grounds. The trick is, don't boil it.... just bring it to piping hot, about 2 minutes does it for me.
Oh, and if you like REALLY STRONG coffee, I've found that Bustelo Supreme in the black can.... it will give you a very robust coffee. Otherwise, I stick to decent coffee like Kirkland's Sumatra from COSTCO...most COSTCO's have bean grinders somewhere on the premises. So too does Trader Joe's, if you can stand the Karen-like atmosphere of mask-wearing Nazis.
Happy brewing!
I call it Charbucks I don’t care for it or their politics
Starbucks employees simply don't have the training
This is why McDonald's has $5000 auto machines. Many people say McD coffee is better than Starbucks...when it's the most sophisticated coffee machine around vs uninterested libtard poorly running an espresso press..of course McD will win
Also the mcd beans are actually truly organic and fair trade through multiple certificationa, whereas Starbucks ones are just labels they pay for.