The coffee Lovers thread

[KLS52]

I’m looking at some other brands. Seems like a lot of them add stuff, natural flavors. Some reviewers contacted the companies for clarification. One adds something called Quillaia.

“Quillaia is used for the common cold, cough, bronchitis, high cholesterol, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. Using quillaia can also be unsafe when ingested in large amounts.
In foods, quillaia is used in frozen dairy desserts, candy, baked goods, gelatins, and puddings. It is also used in beverages and cocktails and as a foaming agent in root beer. In manufacturing, quillaia extracts are used in skin creams. Quillaia is also used as a foaming agent in fire extinguishers.
In South America, quillaia bark is used to wash clothes.”

 

[KLS52]

I like to look for alcohol free but they all seem to have other additives. I might just go for the alcohol then lol. I’d rather have alcohol than other ingredients that are iffy.

 

[KLS52]

This annoys me too. I mean I get trade secrets and all but I prefer full disclosure lol.

“We are using natural flavors that are green plant extracts. These extracts help to increase the sense of sweetness and rounds out the flavor of our NuStevia products. From endless consumer feedback, we know that people regard our NuStevia products as the best tasting and sweetest products on the market.
The natural flavors are natural plant extracts. These natural flavors do not contain any MSG (monosodium glutamate) or any other "natural flavors" that are known to cause allergic reactions in the body. We do scrutinize the ingredients that we use very carefully and would not use an ingredient known to cause reactions.
We do not wish to disclose the source of the natural flavor because it is a trade secret. We have spent a lot of time researching and developing the best tasting Stevia products on the market and do not wish to share this information with other companies selling Stevia.
Jacob Sablosky
NuNaturals, Inc.”

 

[Chryssie]

I have been using stevia for years and never had a problem with the taste. I do not use it in baking though because then it is different that "real" sugar. I pretty much just buy what is on sale!

 

[shyvas]

I bought one called Modern Nature Liquid Stevia. I didn't notice it was vanilla flavour, derr.

I tried the NuNaturals one. OMG, I just checked my past Amazon orders and I bought that back in 2014! Doesn't seem like it was that long ago. Time flies when you get to my age!

I used to buy that brand of stevia but nowadays and due to high demand all supermarkets have cheaper brands. None of them have any after taste and I always use a blend of sweeteners for baking and making desserts.

 

[silva]

I brushed my teeth and waited 30 minutes today before my coffee.

I ordered some Stevia. I have tried it before in tea and didn't like the taste but I will see if I can taste it in coffee.

You don't need to wait if you brush before coffee, only after!
I wanted to like stevia but I guess it's like the cilantro gene. Cilantro tastes like soap, and stevia tastes like artificial sweetener to me, even the fresh leaves, even a very tiny bit

I saw an ad for Dunkin Christmas blend saying it has notes of molasses and dried fruit. It sounds really unappealing, but I kinda want to try it!

 

[KLS52]

Good analogy about stevia and cilantro. For me it’s not so much an aftertaste as it is the bitterness. It must be a thing because the info I’m finding on it does mention a bitter taste. I’d still rather use stevia than the other artificial sweeteners. I really prefer the taste of nutrasweet but I don’t like using it.
I’m sticking with real sugar/maple syrup/date paste for now, just trying to cut back considerably and hopefully retrain my taste buds to not crave sugar so much. I’m pleased with my progress so far although it’s not so much my taste buds that are changing as it is me just having willpower to cut back.

 

[Raven]

You don't need to wait if you brush before coffee, only after!
I wanted to like stevia but I guess it's like the cilantro gene. Cilantro tastes like soap, and stevia tastes like artificial sweetener to me, even the fresh leaves, even a very tiny bit

Oh right! I was being extra cautious. Lol.

I was going to say about coriander (cilantro) I didn't used to get the soap taste with coriander but it did taste weird the last time I had it.

It made me wonder if I've had Covid as it is meant to make you taste food differently.

 

[silva]

Oh right! I was being extra cautious. Lol.

I was going to say about coriander (cilantro) I didn't used to get the soap taste with coriander but it did taste weird the last time I had it.

It made me wonder if I've had Covid as it is meant to make you taste food differently.

I like coriander! I get a light lemony, 'bright' taste from it, and I do use it with other spices. I have the seeds I grind
It's only when it grows into the leafy herb that disguises itself as parsley that its taste morphs into soap.
Cilantro, or coriander leaves, has ruined so many vegan meals I had looked forward to having. I have been more limited at vegan restaurants because of cilantro and avocado (allergic) than most omni restaurants.

 

[Raven]

I don't like the stevia, again! I'm glad I didn't buy one of the more expensive brands.

 

[PTree15]

You don't need to wait if you brush before coffee, only after!
I wanted to like stevia but I guess it's like the cilantro gene. Cilantro tastes like soap, and stevia tastes like artificial sweetener to me, even the fresh leaves, even a very tiny bit

I saw an ad for Dunkin Christmas blend saying it has notes of molasses and dried fruit. It sounds really unappealing, but I kinda want to try it!

I don't have the cilantro issue, but I do have one with stevia. Agree that it tastes totally chemical-like to me.

 

[Lou]

How to Cut Coffee's Bitterness Without Using Sweetener

Freedom from sugar in your coffee is yours for the taking.

lifehacker.com

Bottom line: use creamer.

 

[Lou]

Ha! That's one study I won't be volunteering for.

"some volunteers agreed to have a pressure-sensing probe inserted into their colon to measure intestinal muscle contractions before and after drinking a cup of Joe."

Why Does Coffee Make Me Poop? (Published 2021)

It’s not clear why coffee can stimulate a bowel movement, but the speed of this effect suggests it’s mediated by the brain.

www.nytimes.com

I'm pretty regular and most of the time I poop first thing in the morning. But when I don't, breakfast and a cup of coffee usually makes me go.

 

[PTree15]

I bought some reasonably priced medium-roast coffee from Home Goods. It's called Reggie's Roast and it's pretty good.

 

[Lou]

Sometimes I get the supermarket brand of Vanilla flavored soy milk. Safeway's Organics. Sometimes I get Silk's vanilla. The Safeway brand has more added sugar but less calories. I can't figure out why. The silk tastes better and is much better in coffee.
After a week of using the Safeway brand in my coffee I was thinking my coffee was too bitter. but I ran out of Safeway today and opened up a redi-pac of Silk. Much better.

 

[Lou]

So I heard the tail end of a Michael Pollan interview in NPR. He was talking about caffeine and brought up a study on caffeinated bees. I just got home and looked it up

Kind of cute

You may need a cup of coffee to kick start the day but it seems honeybees also get their buzz from drinking flower nectar containing caffeine. Publishing in Science, researchers have shown that caffeine improves a honeybee's memory and could help the plant recruit more bees to spread its pollen.​

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In tests honeybees feeding on a sugar solution containing caffeine, which occurs naturally in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers, were three times more likely to remember a flower's scent than those feeding on just sugar.​

Bees get a buzz from flower nectar containing caffeine

You may need a cup of coffee to kick start the day but it seems honeybees also get their buzz from drinking flower nectar containing caffeine.

www.sciencedaily.com

If Seinfeld ever makes a sequel to Bees, I am looking forward to the bees going out for coffee.

 

[silva]

My favorite coffee is Aldi Honduras whole bean, followed by ground Guatamalan, and the German blends-all are fair trade, and organic
I tried the fair trade ground medium coffee--that's all it says, they have a med and dark roast- and it's not very good

 

[KLS52]

I personally love chocolate flavored Alta Mogiana, that's my favorite coffee of all time. I tried many other coffees as well. But this is something that attracted me with it's taste & retained me with it's quality . It's naturally processed & Medium Roast coffee flavored with orange dark chocolate, i just love it! yum! i think everybody should try it once. I purchased it online from Bean Burds you can have it from there or any nearby coffee shop. But try it once guys you will not forget the taste ever.

Just Brew it with espresso or Steamed milk whatever you have, fill your mug up to the brim & enjoy your day.

Don't forget to thanks me later

Cheers Coffee Lovers!
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Sounds yummy but sadly it does not come in decaf.

 

[Lou]

I have a single cup pour over coffee maker. Made by OXO. it's great but its very slow. I usually start the process and go do something else in the meantime. And then sometimes I forget about it So my coffee is cold. its so slow that even if I don't forget I have to warm up the milk before I put it in or it it is too cool.

So I got the bright idea of letting it drip into a my double walled insulated travel mug. and then I took it a step further and made 12 oz of coffee instead of just 8. I can have 6 oz right away and then the last 6 later on in the morning.

I'm still working on the adding milk part. Do I need to warm the milk before I add it to the mug? or can I just add it to the coffee cup later?

Today I forgot to get it out of the mug but it was still hot so I just added the milk to the coffee cup. I will probably heat up the milk for the second cup.

 

[KLS52]

Interesting. My eight ounces of water yields 6 ounces of coffee pretty quickly…within a minute. I wonder if that’s why I have to use so much coffee. I definitely heat my creamer up but it’s mainly because I like a good amount.

I have a Bodum from Amazon only I broke he carafe so I use a tall plastic container to catch the coffee. I also use a paper filter. I probably don’t use the correct size coffee grounds but I’ve perfected my coffee at this point and I’m not willing to mess with a good thing.

Wow looks like the price went up. But it’s been a couple of years. I know I did not pay $30.

Bodum Pour Over Coffee Maker with Permanent Filter, 1 Liter, 34 Ounce, Black Band https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOCYKIQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_0STHAWQEZ939KKZ2TPYX