Could Coffee be the best Beverage EVER!?!? (Page 2)

This will result in the re-revocation of your man card if it had been reinstated OR will keep you from getting it back for a while longer.

I have one cup a day on the way to work.   Peets.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.   I start thinking about it earlier and earlierthe previous evening.  My wife thinks it sad that I announce how excited I am that I am going to have a cup of coffee the next day :^

Which is why when my office got an espresso machine I refuse to learn how to use it, lest I attach an IV straight into my office from the kitchen

my fave is a grande skim caramel machiato from Starbucks.  so good... but I limit my Starbucks coffee intake to once a month.  I had one this morning so that's it for April. We have a Starbucks right across the street from my office.. very tempting.

For the rest of the month, I drink the coffee the make most mornings in the office with two sugars and skim milk.  Just one cup for me in the AM.  If I'm dragging, I'll have another in the afternoon.

I like my coffee like I like my ex-GF's

cold and bitter.

I won't order any of the __achino's or frappe__'s, but I can make a mean iced coffee

4 espresso cups full of good espresso
ice
skim milk 1/2 cup
sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
combine all in a cocktail shaker
shake
Strain onto rocks
spoon out the foam (the milk will foam in the shaker)
This also works well if there is any coffee left over in the pot from the morning and I need an afternoon fix, especially in the summer.

Thanks Pitt!  I'm a DIY'er for anything once....Does it require I dedicated popper or can you still use it for popcorn (no java flavored corn, please!)  I figure you could do it outside and keep the kitchen clean, huh?

Wow. I'm glad I took another look at this thread. You've just opened a whole new world to me!

Have you tried any of the Central/South American varieties? Comments?

Blech.  I prefer tea.  But I understand the subtleties of coffee and all it variations.  I just don't like them.

But I've been known to order a Venti Mocha with one shot and extra chocolate, with whipped cream.  A nice "dessert" drink.

And, no, it's not made with Quik.  At least not at the places I frequent.  They use actual chocolate syrup.  

You guys keep going to Starbucks.  My stock is nearly back up to the level I bought it at!   

The day does not start for me until the coffee is in me.  There are health BENEFITS to coffee - not sure about the vanilla venti mochachino crap but regular coffee is loaded with antioxidants, protective against stomach and liver cancers - in moderation.

Caffeine that naturally occurs (ie in coffee and tea) does NOT raise blood pressure (long term right after you drink it yeah). Caffeine added to things does (gels, pop....)

I have quit coffee at various points in my life - felt like dirt - certainly never felt better so my coffee addiction continues.

I like a *real* cappaccino. Something you can't get at Starbucks. Just espresso and a few dollops of foam, no steamed milk. Almost every coffee shop has no clue how to make one, so I generally don't bother. But I can tell when I order a cappaccino and the person asks me what size. Then I just say, "uh, never mind. Black coffee please." Cappaccino is ONE size.

(Clearly this is an issue close to my heart.)

(Dammit, Aikidoman, your creepy little dog keeps staring at me while I type this.)