Today - Coffee Good

[muscmp]

just wait, next week it will be bad for you.

play music!

[quiltingshirley]

It does take a real skill to hold that coffee cup and play the guitar — it’s worth working at. It sometimes messes with my tempo, not that important.

[Guitars+gems]

I bought an Aeropress based on people mentioning it favorably here, and I do love it a lot. Now my son has sent us a Bean Envy cold-brew pot. This thing has a central basket where you put the coffee; it's long and narrow, reaches the bottom of the 32 oz pot.

You just pour the water through the basket and there's a silicone seal lid to close it up. The coffee brews for 6 to 24 hours at room temp, in a dark area of the counter or in the fridge. Then you just pull out the basket and toss the grounds away. It makes for a delicious iced coffee, not at all bitter or acidic in flavor, nice pick-me-up in the afternoon. Sure, I can drink hot coffee on hot days, but iced coffee is nice too. I love it with lemon and Truvia. My husband likes it with coffee creamer.

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Chicago Sandy

Dirty little secret: "dark roast" beans are actually weaker than medium! The longer the roast, the more the beans' proteins and essential oils are replaced by carbon. (No coincidence that some people claimed Starbucks' coffees--all dark roast--used to taste like "sucking on the end of a burnt match"). So even though dark roast may taste stronger, bean for bean, it actually has less caffeine! In order to get the same amount of caffeine in a cup of dark roast, you need a higher ratio of coffee grounds to water.

Exactly, that's why people can get through lots of those thimble-sized cups of espresso in a day without getting totally wired.

[Chicago Sandy]

Try that iced coffee shaken with a little unsweetened cocoa powder and almond milk. Yum!

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Coffee is actually toxic - that why you get that "hit" which is your body resisting the toxicity.

I don’t care. Hit me again

[rokdog49]

Originally Posted by Blueser100

Yes I read that study too. Now I can ignore the cancer warning they were going to put up everywhere hear in CA.

I have figured out that if you live in California, everything causes cancer.
The solution is, don't live in California.

[guitar george]

My doc said if you don't drink coffee you would likely live to age 90. If you drink 5 cups of coffee per day you could only expect to live for 4 score years and 10.

[Chicago Sandy]

I saw my primary care doc today for pre-op clearance for next week's wrist & arm surgery. Been having a rough go of it, what with allergies & asthma, and everything that used to do the trick seems to be doing squat. After tweaking my meds routine, he said "don't forget to have some good strong coffee, too." I remember that when a surprise asthma attack while on vacation sent me to the ER near Lake Geneva, WI 33 yrs. ago, the 911 operator told Bob he could drive me to the hospital in Elkhorn faster than the EMS could reach our resort--and that I should drink black coffee all the while I was in the car. And when my son used to get asthma attacks in grade school, the nurse used to brew him some very strong tea to drink after using his inhaler.

Caffeine: it isn't just for buzzing any more.

[Dru Edwards]

I read that too. I think you still need to look out for too much caffeine. I had some instant this morning and read a book on the back deck. Hopefully instant coffee counts too.

[Mary]

Originally Posted by Chicago Sandy

....And when my son used to get asthma attacks in grade school, the nurse used to brew him some very strong tea to drink after using his inhaler.

Caffeine: it isn't just for buzzing any more.

I had the same here in Ohio for my kids, too.

While dating, Tim called on me to go out on coffee dates often. It is my choice of drink anytime since Jr. high school days. On our wedding day as we were signing papers with the pastor, Tim said, "You know why I married you?" I had a smile and fluttered my eyelashes.

He said, "Now that we are married I never have to drink coffee again."

Awe ... true love.

[tippy5]

Like to grind my own beans, simple #4 brown paper over mug, medium roast. Organic cream. I do 2 mugs approx. 3-4 cups every morning. I have a 22oz glass I sometime fill with ice and that is refreshing.

Today- Coffee Good

[cotten]

Originally Posted by Mary

...Tim said, "You know why I married you?" I had a smile and fluttered my eyelashes.

He said, "Now that we are married I never have to drink coffee again."

Awe ... true love.

You owe me a mouthful of coffee!

[Chicago Sandy]

Just bought a tchotchke called a "CoffeeBoy." It's a stainless-steel travel mug with a mesh filter chamber...and a battery-operated grinder! So the only extras I'd need to pack are a mini-kettle and whole coffee beans. (Those hand-crank manual grinders are slooooow, and blade grinders weigh too much, require an outlet, and take up too much room).

[Johnny K]

All 4 of my grandparents lived well into their 90's so inspite of the fact that I drink a 1/2 pot of Sumatra a day, I'll probably still have a good 40 years left.