How do you like your coffee?

[trizrK]

Personally i like mine with lots of milk and a touch of sugar.

[handy]

I was surprised when I read that caffeine is actually the plants method of protecting itself from insects. It is actually a natural insecticide!

Fortunately it doesn't kill humans, though it does have some side effects that the effected would never wish for, as anyone who does a Scroogle search:

psychological diseases triggered by caffeine

One would at least hope that even those who are prone to the problems that caffeine can cause would need to be drinking plenty of it regularly before it triggered such effects.

[Phrea]

Black, no sugar.

[doas777]

Replicator. Coffee. cream, double strong, double sweet.

all hail Chief Miles O'Brien, the only guy who is nice in the normal and alternate universes.

[JDShu]

Milk and Chocolate/Caramel Syup with a touch of cinnamon.

It's manly.

[handy]

Milk and Chocolate/Caramel Syup with a touch of cinnamon.

It's manly.

:lolflag: You big girl!

[slooksterpsv]

Hazelnut or French Vanilla creamer preferred otherwise I take it how it is.

[KiwiNZ]

Long Black
plunger
Instant

[Copper Bezel]

Strong, freshly course-ground with a metal filter and topped with a spot of half and half and possibly a trickle of vanilla extract. For cold, three shots of cold press or, if necessary, chilled espresso, a touch of water and another spot of half and half. No sugar ever, which to me defeats the purpose.

And most of my favorite things were developed as natural insecticides. See nicotine. = )

[pjd99]

At work, we have a DeLonghi Primadonna (I think). Usually a double short on the strong or extra-strong setting, topped up with steamed milk - 1 sugar.
Input: Beans + water...
Output: Decent auto-machine coffee...

If i'm out and about a double-shot cappuccino usually does the trick.

[NightwishFan]

Ah reminds me of the good ol' days of the Coffee/Tea group.

I like mine french roast or similar dark; A bit more cream/milk than folks usually have; With only a bit of sugar.

[Zero2Nine]

black instant coffee :p

[chegarty]

I usually don't drink instant coffee. I like my coffee strong with a little cream. But really, as long as it's coffee, I'll probably drink it.

[Copper Bezel]

I like mine french roast or similar dark
Oh, right, forgot that bit. ++.

[MadPoet]

I love all sorts of coffee. Since I spend most of my coffee-drinking-time at work, the coffee I drink the most is instant, with just the slightest bits of milk and sugar. My absolute favourite, however, is mochaccino. :)

[Henry Flower]

Black, black like my soul.

[NovaAesa]

100% milk, no water. One teaspoon of raw sugar. One tablespoon of Turkish pulverized coffee, all heated in a sausepan.

[Perfect Storm]

Hot Black coffee, thanks.

There was a period where I drank cappuccino. When my work invested in a big coffee/tea/soup/chocolate-machine (billions of combinations :P ), but grew tired of it and went back to black coffee.

[s.fox]

I do not drink coffee, it gives me a headache. I drink tea by Mariage Frères (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariage_Fr%C3%A8res) instead. I have it black with no sugar :)

[Perfect Storm]

I do not drink coffee, it gives me a headache. I drink tea by Mariage Frères (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariage_Fr%C3%A8res) instead. I have it black with no sugar :)

Tea? Only when I get a cold :popcorn:

[Bachstelze]

I don't drink coffee because I hate the taste. If I need a boost, I have a Red Bull

[nothingspecial]

Arabica and robusta blend, dark roast, fresh ground...... if I can be bothered....

Usually I'll have black, instant.

[lucazade]

Espresso coffee or with ice shaker during summer time.

[slooksterpsv]

I'm going to kick the OPs butt. I just made me some coffee, mmm how I've missed it. Darn Anxiety keeps me from drinking it like I used to, but oh I love it sooooooooooooooooooooo much.

[trizrK]

Black, black like my soul.
Haha so dark
You're ice cold.

[John-B]

My favorite is called locally a minesweeper:
Black no sugar with a double shot of expresso

However if its hot out then just black iced ;)

[SoFl W]

Removed

[8_Bit]

I don't drink coffee. But on the very rare occasion that I'm offered a cup at a friend's, I usually add milk and lots and lots of sugar.

I've really never liked the taste of raw, unsweetened coffee. Tastes literally like dirt to me. :(

[matthewbpt]

Macciato: Strong shot of espresso with a touch of foamy milk. I make my coffee in a Bialleti Moka Express, best way to make a cup of coffee short of buying an expensive coffee machine.

[haqking]

Instant (kenco or nescafe only)....heaped spoon and a half, one sugar and a splash of milk (i want coffee not milk) so a dark chocolate brown color and at least 30 times a day ;-)

[lucazade]

Macciato: Strong shot of espresso with a touch of foamy milk. I make my coffee in a Bialleti Moka Express, best way to make a cup of coffee short of buying an expensive coffee machine.

Bialetti is A class coffee maker.
Thumbs up!

[reyfer]

I get roasted coffee beans and grind them myself, making my own blends, mixing Venezuelan, Colombian, Brazilian and Hawaiian beans, sometimes adding some clove to the mix....then brew it on a Bialetti and taste perfection

[ratcheer]

I usually like my coffee with hot half and half. Occasionally, with certain foods, I prefer it black. On even rarer occasions, I will add a teaspoon of sugar with the half and half.

By the way, half and half seems to me to have changed in a major way over the past 10 or 15 years. It is not nearly as good as it used to be, although it stays fresh longer.

Tim

[CraigPaleo]

I was surprised when I read that caffeine is actually the plants method of protecting itself from insects. It is actually a natural insecticide!

Fortunately it doesn't kill humans, though it does have some side effects that the effected would never wish for, as anyone who does a Scroogle search:

psychological diseases triggered by caffeine

One would at least hope that even those who are prone to the problems that caffeine can cause would need to be drinking plenty of it regularly before it triggered such effects.

I'm certainly glad caffeine has no such effects on me! Most plant alkaloids are meant to fend off herbivores including nicotine and many others that are used for drugs or medicine by humans.

I like my coffee with cream and no sugar. If I don't have cream, I put enough ice cubes in it to make it drinkable. I don't like burning my taste buds.

[Nyromith]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Caffeinated_spiderwebs.jpg
See what caffeine does to your brain? It's poison.

I am addicted to energy drinks but I hate this crap (started to drink like 7 years ago, so it's difficult to quit).
I like tea more than coffee, but if I do drink coffee, I like it black without sugar.

[ilovelinux33467]

black with no sugar.

[BrokenKingpin]

Black with one sugar, and no sugar if the coffee is of high quality.

[Dragonbite]

black, with enough sugar so if the caffeine doesn't wake me up, the sugar will ;)

Our "house" blend is really, a house blend. When we get flavored coffees and reach the end of the bag if there is anything left we put it into this can which usually starts with a base regular coffee. Over time the flavor changes and is unique, but tastes good.

[leg]

Black & instant.

[desktorp]

I let a half-pound sit in a jug for about 12 hours, then put the extract in the fridge. It looks scary but it's the foundation of the perfect iced coffee. (http://www.toddycafe.com/)

[danbuter]

I love coffee with a little cream and sugar. Can't drink it much anymore, since it makes my acid reflux go haywire.

Instead, I've been drinking green tea with orange.

[Dragonbite]

At my last job we had our own Coffee club which everybody paid into.

On a normal day, we would make 2-3 pots of coffee for everybody. On the first day after I was let go of, they realized that the pot they put on in the morning was the same pot at the end of the day!

Does this mean I drink too much?

[zer010]

I only really drink coffee during the cold months. I'll take it about any way it comes, but I prefer a little cream and a little sugar. To compensate for the cream and sugar, I use dark roasts and make it strong. Ever since my coffee maker went out, I've since switched to a camping percolator that I put on the stove. It works well and I can brew it as strong as I want.

[oldos2er]

Black as the devil, hot as hell.

[chili555]

As grandpa said to me about fifty years ago, "Billy! That cream and sugar..that thar is fer the wimmin-folks." I imagine he would be thrilled to pay $6 for a coffee at Starbucks, et al, and spilling on your necktie and leather seats of the car as you sip it while driving.

When the waitron at the local diner offers cream and sugar and I decline, I fondly remember grandpa and his admonition.

[Gremlinzzz]

Same as a red door paint it black:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCGAA6oih_c&feature=related

[trizrK]

Black as the devil, hot as hell.
The devil is red;)

[Zero2Nine]

I only really drink coffee during the cold months. I'll take it about any way it comes, but I prefer a little cream and a little sugar. To compensate for the cream and sugar, I use dark roasts and make it strong. Ever since my coffee maker went out, I've since switched to a camping percolator that I put on the stove. It works well and I can brew it as strong as I want.

I drink coffee 36[5/6] days a year, although I admit a warm cup of coffee is more welcome during the cold months.

[lulled]

Espresso. No milk. No sugar.

[Brian0312]

I like a Double Double from Timmies, because, you know, crack is expensive.

[sidzen]

Black
Strong
With a bite -- like a Seattle coffee

[Hur Dur]

A lot of milk, and 4-6 packets of sweetener. The "coffee" usually turns out white or a very light brown.

[uRock]

Strong, rich and creamy.

I have a slightly oversized coffee cup, so I use 2 spoons of creamer and 3 spoons of sugar.

[Frogs Hair]

I like Guatemala Antigua Gourmet Coffee , black and strong .

[lulled]

Ah, do you know why I'll have my coffee espresso, no sugar and no milk? Because I am TOUGH. Ugh!

[trizrK]

As much as i try to like black coffee, i just can't do it.:(

[oldos2er]

The devil is red;)

Talleyrand didn't think so.

[Khakilang]

Instant 3 in 1 coffee with extra milk in the morning and tea in the evening.

[uRock]

Ah, do you know why I'll have my coffee espresso, no sugar and no milk? Because I am TOUGH. Ugh!
I am tough, but I have taste buds. :P Have you ever found yourself chewing on fresh coffee beans for the flavor? I have. They = noms.

[yetiman64]

Instant coffee : strong, very white, very sweet (2.5 to 3 teaspoons sugar).

Plunger coffee is my favourite though (a good brand for me is Vittoria) : either black or white it doesn't matter and same as instant for strength and sugar.

One particular brand, I can't remember the name now, was purchased by another person for me because of the "pretty tin". Never make that mistake, it was what I imagine stagnant swamp water would taste like no matter how it was made :-&. Gave that one away as quick as possible :P.

[Timmer1240]

With Baileys

[sports fan Matt]

Been a long time, (been busy with work and other things). Tried it black but its hard to get used to, so now I use "Italian Sweet Creme".

[Graduate]

Depends on the coffee. Some are really good black. But a little cream and some truvia is enough also good.

~3 cups a day :)

[sports fan Matt]

I tend to also do two to three cups, depending on how late I stayed up the night before

[benc1213]

I like my coffee like I like my women. Hot and scalding.

[lucazade]

The secrect of a good coffee, beside a good coffee maker and the blend, is the wather used to make it.
Especially the concentration of calcium and magnesium is important..
in fact best wather for coffee here is in Naples because of the volcano Vesuvio. :)

[d3v1150m471c]

In my ubuntu mug, duh! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23357030@N04/5150485899/) :)

[frankbooth]

espresso

[Dragonbite]

I am tough, but I have taste buds. :P Have you ever found yourself chewing on fresh coffee beans for the flavor? I have. They = noms.

I was munching on some chocolate covered coffee beans a co-worker had and after a handful (or two ;) ), all that caffeine hit at once! WHOA! What a rush!

[Zero2Nine]

This thread is evil. Every time I see it popping up in the cafe (café and coffee also appear to be quite related) it entices me to have another coffee.

[Dragonbite]

This thread is evil. Every time I see it popping up in the cafe (café and coffee also appear to be quite related) it entices me to have another coffee.

Have one, on me!

[NightwishFan]

I only have black tea in the house. So I suppose I will make that. It will be nice after my long bike ride back.

[Dry Lips]

I quit drinking coffee about 8,5 yrs ago, even though I was a great coffee
lover. Today if the urge for something black in my cup gets too strong, I drink
Barleycup (coffee substitute).
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Barleycup

[trizrK]

I quit drinking coffee about 8,5 yrs ago, even though I was a great coffee
lover. Today if the urge for something black in my cup gets too strong, I drink
Barleycup (coffee substitute).
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Barleycup
Why is it that you stopped drinking coffee?

[Dry Lips]

Why is it that you stop drinking coffee?
Coffee contains a psychoactive substance called caffeine, which chemically
is closely related to amphetamine. At one point in my life I found out that I
wanted to abstain from all intoxicants, so giving up coffee seemed like a
natural thing to do...

[wolfen69]

Coffee is evil.

[Gremlinzzz]

Coffee is evil.

Maybe not:)
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/23/fighting-cancer-with-coffee
Fighting cancer with coffee

[mamamia88]

straight black. started drinking it that way when i was cutting calories and it stuck.

[cgroza]

Absent.

[compmodder26]

Black, black, black. Oh yeah, did I mention black?

[Dragonbite]

Black, black, black. Oh yeah, did I mention black?

Maybe once, or twice ;)

[standingwave]

Sumatra Mandheling, Medium Roast (more caffeine than dark roast)

Conical Burr Mill Grinder (French Presses require a consistent grind)

French Press (lets you control all aspects of the brewing process)

No sugar, no milk

[Dobbie03]

Black, like my metal. :)

[NightwishFan]

Black, like my metal. :)

\m/

[lisati]

I prefer filter over plunger, and usually make do with instant coffee, one teaspoon sugar, and without milk. On the rare occasions I have tea, I can't stand it without milk......


The devil is red;)
I heard that was a result of a silly outfit some folks made him wear a few centuries back to make him look ridiculous..... [citation needed]

I like my coffee like I like my women. Hot and scalding.
I didn't know you'd met Mrs Lisati? Oh wait..... she's strong hot black brown and sweet, and can hold her own with a tongue lashing if she thinks it's called for.

[life in color]

I'll take it literally basically any way but I tend to like either just black or just with a lot of cream.

[as2000]

Milk with sugar substitute. Sometimes with Hazelnut creamer.

[aykoola]

Black with just a bit of sugar and milk.

I've been trying to find some top-notch coffee in Slovenia for a while now, still empty-handed. Unlike for tea, we don't have specialized stores for coffee.

edit: did anyone try Taylors coffee? What's it like?

[Off Topic]

Black, bitter and ground up in my freezer.

Same way I like my women.

[Dragonbite]

I like mine flowing over my tongue and down my throat. And seeing I don't have anything in my cup right now I'm a-gonna go get some!

:)

[trizrK]

I like mine flowing over my tongue and down my throat. And seeing I don't have anything in my cup right now I'm a-gonna go get some!

:)
I'm abusing it's caffeine goodness as we speak!:P

[Astarroth]

Strong and black! Nothing else in it.

[Linuxratty]

chocolate,coffee and soy milk.

[Legendary_Bibo]

5 drops coffee, 5 oz sugar, 3 oz milk so I scream at the day as it goes by.

[juancarlospaco]

Scripted (http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/)

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

Black with a large helping of guarana root.

:lolflag:

[OldBoy44]

Black with a large helping of guarana root.

:lolflag:

http://eatmoreherbs.com/herbjpgs/B336guarana.html

Should not be taken if suffering from constipation or high blood pressure - :)

[Lkm]

I don't like coffee, but Ubuntu is starting to sound more and more like a tasty hot drink.

[trizrK]

Scripted (http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/)
Wow, that looks like a nifty language. I think I'll try it out. Thanks for showing me LOL. :)

[juancarlospaco]

Wow, that looks like a nifty language. I think I'll try it out. Thanks for showing me LOL. :)

The Python-ified version of JavaScriptz...

[papibe]

Brew's methods in order of enjoyment:

Espresso machine.
Italian stovetop: Brikka
French press.
Italian stovetop: Mokka.

All black, no sugar.

Regards.

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

http://eatmoreherbs.com/herbjpgs/B336guarana.html

Should not be taken if suffering from constipation or high blood pressure - :)

Haha. I never read about the constipation problem. I do know that a tea made from guarana beans can have three times as much caffeine as coffee. That can't be good for high blood pressure. Anyway, I was joking. I haven't used coffee or guarana in the past 40 years.

[Rasa1111]

Make it kinda strong,
then add "lots" (3-5 tablespoons apprx.) of "half&half" (half milk-half cream)
and lots of natural, unbleached sugar crystals, (Probably 4-5 teaspoons).

Gotta make it stronger when I have migraines.
Helps a bit.

[prodigy_]

I can drink any coffee even if it's cold and without sugar. As long as there's milk in it. ;)

[CraigPaleo]

Right about now, I'm preferring velvet hammers!

Vodka
Crème de cacao
Coffee
Ice cream
Crushed ice
Put in blender and blend.
Drink

[trizrK]

Ever tried coffee and Kahlua? Mmm

[ninjaaron]

I've been putting ice cream in my coffee a lot lately.

[oldos2er]

I've been putting ice cream in my coffee a lot lately.

Chocolate is also good in coffee.

[haqking]

I like my coffe like my Linux....comes in lots of flavours and they all keep you awake at night ;-)

[johnnybgoode83]

Black no sugar. I can't stand all those poofy variations like cappucino or mocha etc.

[Zerocool Djx]

If anyone can explain why coffee puts me to sleep I'd like to know that.. lol

[haqking]

If anyone can explain why coffee puts me to sleep I'd like to know that.. lol

Becoming subdued or relaxed from a stimulant is a sign of ADHD......;-)

[aykoola]

just bought and tried Jacobs for the first time. Quite nice. Can't wait for my imported coffee to arrive from England.

[Zerocool Djx]

Becoming subdued or relaxed from a stimulant is a sign of ADHD......;-)

Really? That would explain some things then, LOL...

[Grenage]

If I have to drink instant, it's 2 spoons of sugar to 2 spoons of 'coffee'. Otherwise I grind the beans, throw them in a french press and leave it that, very strong with no sugar.

Tea is where it's really at; I find it odd that in England, the largest tea consumer in the west, almost everyone settles for commercial tea bags. There's barely any comparison between those and loose tea; they're bloody awful.

No milk in any of the above.

[beetleman64]

I hate coffee.

However, I like my tea with a little milk and no sugar.

[kostageas]

I never drink regular coffee.

My favourite coffee drink is an iced caramel machiato from Starbucks :)

[p54c]

Depends of my day and stomach acidity; a few drops of milk calm the baby alien that push to get out of my stomach :P

http://www.squawkfox.com/2011/06/16/frappuccino-recipe/ :D