Coffee

good man

I managed to go two weeks without coffee and it was hard, compared with meat (January) or alcohol (one random week, might do it seriously later). It was probably the first time I stopped a daily consumption started in my... early or mid twenties. The week was mostly fine, I drank juice, the coffee at work is bad anyway, but on the weekend when you lay down a real breakfast and there's a steaming coffeepot but it's not for you ! How do you replace the pleasure you want.

brother why you do this to yourself

I read it was technically the most consumed "drug" in the world, with 90%+ adults drinking it everyday in the US, and I got curious.

Curious about what it is we're all trying to stave off with it? That's too adventurous for me

But yes I also did this and literally the first day I was asking myself "why do I gave a headache and why is everything in life suddenly bad?" And then I realised and it didn't get any better for like a week

Ah, physiologically the worst of it was over in 36 hours and I didn't get a headache. I thought maybe my body would reactivate some natural process that caffeine takes over, but not really, it's like you're 5% asleep and can't knock it off. So I can report there is indeed a point to drinking coffee, thank you for attending my TED talk.

I went on a two-week coffee fast some years back. It was mostly fine, I think I had two very mild headaches early on and then no noticeable physical or even really psychological effects. Maybe felt a little more tired in the mornings? But I certainly didn't feel any better. So my conclusion was, why would I not drink coffee?

who doesnt like a nice coffee

I brew a pot every two days at least. and I'm talking a big pot. I can drink coffee at midnight no problem. I'm wired that way. I can report that after years of trying, almond milk does not go with it. I'm solidly a half and half guy now. I like to drink coffee out of a wine glass.

I’m making a shift to 1 reg coff and anything subsequent to be decaf. For the quitters, why not just switch to decaf (honest question)?

Ah, physiologically the worst of it was over in 36 hours and I didn't get a headache. I thought maybe my body would reactivate some natural process that caffeine takes over, but not really, it's like you're 5% asleep and can't knock it off. So I can report there is indeed a point to drinking coffee, thank you for attending my TED talk.

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it’s kind of hilarious and wonderful how non-addictive coffee is. we just drink it every day because it’s good. not sure it should even quality as a drug

Today I tipped $3 on my IOM, I think that is the right amount

i would go broke!

I was just in Mexico and I found myself only drinking like 1/2 cup per day (down from 2-3) because it was hot and I didn't have great coffee. Felt fine.

That said, I got mildly irate when the airport's only coffee option appeared to be a Starbucks, and on top of that the line was really long. Eventually I walked around and found a little bar that had an espresso machine and no line though.

it's gotten very difficult to buy just about the only coffee I like now (Boyd's Red Wagon blend) for some reason so now I have to have it shipped to me from the maker in big boxes, which led to me confronting the fact that I spend $40 a week on coffee (this is coffee at home, not coffee out) but given that that's for 3 people who drink multiple cups a morning I suppose that isn't that bad. I never buy coffee out anymore unless I'm at a restaurant.

not really coffe but Koffe Kup donuts were my love, then they went ou t of business. what kind of &*^%^%$ is that

Initial rating of IAM slightly lower than IOM

Taro latte anyone?

its what taro milk i dont think ive had taro milk or if thats a thing i like taro tho ive had taro bubble tea i think thats just got taro flavor in it, prob not as good as regular coffee but id try it maybe nice for a treat

I misheard "the ideal copy" as "the ideal coffee" on Wire's "Ambitious" which is answered in the song with phrases like "H2O." Not that Wire would've sold out, but that could've been the basis for an awesome coffee commercial in the '80s.

which terrible prepackaged coffee brand of the 80s would it be for, is the question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9avjD9ugXc

i want a stovetop percolator now :\

My parents had a glass percolator, and in addition to the problems mentioned in the video, they would sometimes start a pot and forget to watch it, so it perked for 5-10 or even more minutes after it was done.

Such 60s/70s nostalgia on the glass and steel stovetop percs, before my time but would like to try

I think my mom used her steel stovetop perc well into the 90s. My grandparents definitely did; they died knowing no other coffee prep.

it's after noon, time to switch from coffee to fake coffee.

i drank an afternoon coffee today, as a treat

fancy

thats right

There's unfinished coffee in the cafetiere in front of me, it's 8.30pm, do I microwave and consume n.b. am also on the beers

let's fuckin do this

also cooking orzo. champion of the fuckin world

coffee + beers is a low key speedball

Found a can of cafe du Monde in my cabinet, made some strong brew, that is some good sh1t

has some chicory or something, yeah?

I guess
The ground was pretty coarse so I put 1 1/3 servings in and yup dark af

I drank a coffee at 5pm and now it is 4am and I'm lying awake buzzing. I need to be up at 7. That is all.

My golden rule is as much coffee in the morning as I want, but the after-lunch espresso is always the last of the day

I do last sip has to be before 3pm and no more than 3 cups

Same here, except I'm back in London for a couple of weeks and hadn't had a coffee since May 1st as I refuse to buy anything from St@rbucks et al. I let my standards slip! Thus I got 2 hours sleep. A lesson learned the hard way.

I got an espresso machine for free after a couple of friends replaced theirs. It makes very good coffee but has two problems: 1. most of the water does not make it to the cup 2. the coffee is not piping hot. According to the couple, the water leaks through the ventilator and I would need to dismantle and clean all the tubes inside. I tried descaling, and I think the machine wants tabs, so I'll try tabs. If I run water before making the coffee, the temperature is fine. Since I'm likely to do more harm than good by opening it and since I had it for free, I could show it to a professional, but I also welcome free advice from a community for whom coffee is pretty important :)

Same rules as Zelda and Man Alive btw

my cutoff is 2pm and no more than 2 cups. Unless... I have coffee really late, like almost right before bed. Then, I can get away with it.

I have a second cup at 3. Sometimes makes me sleepy fsr

Coffee in the morning. Kinda fucks me up when I drink it in the afternoon.

A cup after dinner is nice, at a restaurant or Thanksgiving dinner

I'll also have a half-caff sometimes if I'm out and about

I slam an instant one before going out to party at 8pm