BBC News Magazine: Coffee addiction: Do people consume too much caffeine? - Page 4

McBeck · 05-26-13, 07:13 AM

COFFEE!!

soopaman2 · 05-26-13, 02:38 PM

I can drink coffee and be awake for my 50 mile commute work in the night hours, or I could drink beer.

I bet money I drive better under one substance than the other.

Paid for by :The citizens for a more awake America.

(And Folgers, Maxwell House, Chock full O nutz, and Juan Valdez)

nikimcbee · 05-27-13, 09:25 AM

Seattle drinks so much coffee, that they pick it up in the Pudget Sound. It's not filtered out of the water by the waterm treatment plants.

nikimcbee · 05-27-13, 09:30 AM

Here's my secret coffee mix. 50% Irish cream 50% hazelnut, add hazelnut creamer.

Gerald · 05-27-13, 09:35 AM

^Sounds good,

McBeck · 05-27-13, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Here's my secret coffee mix. 50% Irish cream 50% hazelnut, add hazelnut creamer.

Mmmmmm....hazelnut

Betonov · 05-27-13, 10:14 AM

There's a trucker coffee recipee here.

You make Turkish coffee, but instead of boiling the water you boil red bull

Gerald · 05-27-13, 10:21 AM

Ouch!

Jimbuna · 05-28-13, 09:17 AM

Most expensive coffee in the world comes from a cat:

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/04/most...orld-comes-cat

STEED · 05-28-13, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Most expensive coffee in the world comes from a cat:

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/04/most...orld-comes-cat

You can't beat coffee beans in dung!

http://www.odditycentral.com/foods/w...hant-dung.html

Black Ivory coffee $50 per cup.

Skybird · 05-28-13, 09:30 AM

My café. Juice of life.

30% Indian Monsooned Malabar, 20% Brazilian Santos, 10% Ethopian Sidamo, 40% Indian Monsooned Robusta

Herr-Berbunch · 05-28-13, 09:37 AM

Whilst on a certain unit in the RAF I used to have a lot of 'hanging around' time in the crewroom, which was filled with pool, crappy daytime TV and coffee. Lots of coffee.

I used to not get to sleep until 2 - 3 am, and often wondered why, then I realised the dozen or so large cups of coffee I was having at work every day, topped up with a couple or three in the mess, wasn't helping. Vodka Redbulls in the evenings probably didn't help either.

I went out and bought decaf and now it's pretty much all I'll drink coffee-wise. Occasionally I'll have a full-fat coffee, but I'll know about it straight away.

I buy a good quality decaf, tastes much better than most of the coffees on the supermarket shelves, including brand leaders. I don't usually tell my guests it's decaf and I've never had a complaint - I think most people either have the idea that it tastes crap in their head, or they've only ever tasted the cheap, crap stuff.

Skybird · 05-28-13, 09:44 AM

I have stopped buying supermarket coffee second-last winter when I tried coffee from a private roaster here in my hometown, who already had won gold and silver medals for some of their melanges. I grind the beans fresh. Once you have tasted such coffee, you never want to go back to supermarket coffee, already grinded, again. The big industrial roasters roast too hot and too fast. That ruins it.

This way I spend twice as much on coffee. But the taste is the difference between night and day. To me, coffee is a luxury item. I save money in other areas. For example by not having a car.

I drink a pot of normal coffee in the morning, only rarely a second over the day. But over the day and in the evening I may have 1-3 Espressi. Different mixtures for both, of course. Espresso, correctly done, is stronger ion taste, but lighter in caffeine. That'S why one can drink it even in the evening. It's an imposter: it just pretends to be a tough brew (by taste), but it isn't: it's a lightweight, compared to normal coffee.

And espresso in German cafeterias and cafés costs 2,50 to 3,50 Euros. Hilarious, absolutely hilarious for that pathetic 25 ml of dark liquid.

STEED · 05-28-13, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I buy a good quality decaf, tastes much better than most of the coffees on the supermarket shelves, including brand leaders. I don't usually tell my guests it's decaf and I've never had a complaint - I think most people either have the idea that it tastes crap in their head, or they've only ever tasted the cheap, crap stuff.

I have laugh as I recall some time ago a women asked for triple decaf coffee!

I too agree people can not tell if they are drinking caffeine or not, as for flavor well you can no question as cheap coffee has a twang about it.

Skybird · 05-28-13, 09:54 AM

Thing to know: coffee is the most valuable and most-traded trading good worldwide - even before oil, jewelry, gold.

05-26-13, 07:13 AM	#46
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	COFFEE!! __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

05-26-13, 02:38 PM	#47
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I can drink coffee and be awake for my 50 mile commute work in the night hours, or I could drink beer. I bet money I drive better under one substance than the other. Paid for by :The citizens for a more awake America. (And Folgers, Maxwell House, Chock full O nutz, and Juan Valdez) __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

05-27-13, 09:25 AM	#48
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Seattle drinks so much coffee, that they pick it up in the Pudget Sound. It's not filtered out of the water by the waterm treatment plants. __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Here's my secret coffee mix. 50% Irish cream 50% hazelnut, add hazelnut creamer. __________________

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	^Sounds good, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	There's a trucker coffee recipee here. You make Turkish coffee, but instead of boiling the water you boil red bull

05-27-13, 10:21 AM	#53
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Ouch! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Most expensive coffee in the world comes from a cat: http://hamptonroads.com/2013/04/most...orld-comes-cat __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,674 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	My café. Juice of life. 30% Indian Monsooned Malabar, 20% Brazilian Santos, 10% Ethopian Sidamo, 40% Indian Monsooned Robusta __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-28-13, 09:37 AM	#57
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Whilst on a certain unit in the RAF I used to have a lot of 'hanging around' time in the crewroom, which was filled with pool, crappy daytime TV and coffee. Lots of coffee. I used to not get to sleep until 2 - 3 am, and often wondered why, then I realised the dozen or so large cups of coffee I was having at work every day, topped up with a couple or three in the mess, wasn't helping. Vodka Redbulls in the evenings probably didn't help either. I went out and bought decaf and now it's pretty much all I'll drink coffee-wise. Occasionally I'll have a full-fat coffee, but I'll know about it straight away. I buy a good quality decaf, tastes much better than most of the coffees on the supermarket shelves, including brand leaders. I don't usually tell my guests it's decaf and I've never had a complaint - I think most people either have the idea that it tastes crap in their head, or they've only ever tasted the cheap, crap stuff. __________________

05-28-13, 09:44 AM	#58
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,674 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I have stopped buying supermarket coffee second-last winter when I tried coffee from a private roaster here in my hometown, who already had won gold and silver medals for some of their melanges. I grind the beans fresh. Once you have tasted such coffee, you never want to go back to supermarket coffee, already grinded, again. The big industrial roasters roast too hot and too fast. That ruins it. This way I spend twice as much on coffee. But the taste is the difference between night and day. To me, coffee is a luxury item. I save money in other areas. For example by not having a car. I drink a pot of normal coffee in the morning, only rarely a second over the day. But over the day and in the evening I may have 1-3 Espressi. Different mixtures for both, of course. Espresso, correctly done, is stronger ion taste, but lighter in caffeine. That'S why one can drink it even in the evening. It's an imposter: it just pretends to be a tough brew (by taste), but it isn't: it's a lightweight, compared to normal coffee. And espresso in German cafeterias and cafés costs 2,50 to 3,50 Euros. Hilarious, absolutely hilarious for that pathetic 25 ml of dark liquid. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-28-13, 09:54 AM	#60
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,674 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thing to know: coffee is the most valuable and most-traded trading good worldwide - even before oil, jewelry, gold. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.