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nessyfencer
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by RussellIan:
“Coffee to me is Nescafe! Nescafe! The better way to start your day! Isn't it time that you woke up to a richer, smoother tasting cup!...

...not idi-bots paying shy of £5 for a cup of mass-produced tar mainly consisting of sugar and fat, in a place that couldn't be any more self-referentially mocking of them with a name such as 'Costa'.”

Nescafe is truly awful. Also, never seen coffee for anything like £5. I was £2.15 for a large Costa coffee with an extra shot of espresso just last week, so please don't make up facts just to drive your opinion through.

OP, there's no point in forcing yourself to like coffee, but these days in the UK we are luckily enough to be swamped with overly-pretentious, "trendy" places which actually serve decent coffee. I'm not a fan of the crap that comes with Starbucks, but it was great to see decent coffee coming to the UK. If you are going to get into coffee, do it with something decent. Ignore anything instant and ideally you want bean to cup. If it must be instant, then go for a decent one like Carte Noir.

On the high street, Starbucks and Costa are probably the most popular, but by no means the best. Try a few and see what you like.

To answer your main question though, you will quickly get used to the bitter flavour and come to enjoy it. Kinda like your first taste of 90% cocoa solids dark chocolate. If you just want the caffeine the Pro Plus is your friend.
elise28
16-03-2011
I love plain, robust black coffee with nothing added to tamper with the taste. I used to drink tons of it in university to get me through all nighters.
These days I only have it once in a while as I'm cutting back on caffeine. I drink mostly decaf green tea and herbal teas.
nessyfencer
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by elise28:
“I love plain, robust black coffee with nothing added to tamper with the taste.”

Me too
brillopad
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by nessyfencer:
“ Also, never seen coffee for anything like £5..”

Try a railway station.
Marcus Bradshaw
16-03-2011
Instant coffee is muck, it's just caffeinated Bisto.

Espresso or nothing for me, although too many make you feel awful when the buzz wears off.

Probably the best legal stimulant though, a quick shot is great for kick starting the day.
nessyfencer
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by brillopad:
“Try a railway station.”

You miss the point. The user I quoted is making out that the standard price is just below £5. Even though you can find somewhere where this is true, the fact that I would need to go in search of it proves that it is nothing like the normal.
LeatherTrumpet
16-03-2011
It is one of the best things for exercise too.
_Ash_
16-03-2011
Yep, love a nice hot cup of Joe
RussellIan
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by nessyfencer:
“You miss the point. The user I quoted is making out that the standard price is just below £5. Even though you can find somewhere where this is true, the fact that I would need to go in search of it proves that it is nothing like the normal.”

As is plain to see, I did no such thing as to suggest that as a 'standard' price. It was just to illustrate how absurd prices for certain 'exotic' varieties and variations etc can get...

Originally Posted by nessyfencer:
“...so please don't make up facts just to drive your opinion through...”

...and similarly, plainly did no such thing as this!! Isn't that a contradiction in terms anyway

To paraphrase, please don't deliberately misinterpret what was obvious exaggeration in the first place, 'just to drive your opinion through'
nessyfencer
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by RussellIan:
“As is plain to see, I did no such thing as to suggest that as a 'standard' price. It was just to illustrate how absurd prices for certain 'exotic' varieties and variations etc can get...”

Of course you did. Read your own post again if you need to.

Quote:
“...and similarly, plainly did no such thing as this!! Isn't that a contradiction in terms anyway ”

It is, yes. If it's made up then it's not a fact, so please don't do this.
RAINBOWGIRL22
16-03-2011
Well I'm 30 and I still can't stand the stuff.

Had a few Mocha's and even an Espresso when in Rome recently but I still don't like coffee..
earthling13
16-03-2011
Wrong thread.
gmphmac
16-03-2011
I absolutely adore coffee. It has to be ristretto or espresso for me. The stronger the better.
RussellIan
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by nessyfencer:
“Of course you did. Read your own post again if you need to.”

I don't need to because I'm fully aware of a) what's in it and b) that you were just putting your own interpretive spin on it... to lead you to your own opinion. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course, opinions are what the forum is about after all.

Originally Posted by nessyfencer:
“It is, yes. If it's made up then it's not a fact, so please don't do this.”

That's exactly what I was asking you, how I could supposedly make up a fact... seems we both agree that was not a logical proposition then
nessyfencer
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by RussellIan:
“That's exactly what I was asking you, how I could supposedly make up a fact... seems we both agree that was not a logical proposition then ”

Yeah, we do... it was deliberate. Apologies, I should have put "fact" instead of fact.
Porcupine
16-03-2011
I use Kenco at work and at home. I really enjoy it.

I also have a 'proper coffee' in the morning using a cafetiere (sp). Thats a nice shot in the arm first thing in the morning.
indianwells
16-03-2011
A couple of spoonfuls of Alta Rica and the same of Coffeemate hits the spot for me.
Lass_In_Oz
16-03-2011
I love a coffee first thing in the morning but I feel sick if I have any more than 1 cup or drink more throughout the day.

I have a coffee everytime I go out for breakfast, but suprisingly the best and most consistent coffee, is the flat whites from McCafe. It's never bitter, always creamy and a nice temperature. Who 'da thunk?
deano0501
16-03-2011
Ahh well... Australia (particularly Melbourne) does a mean coffee. And the place where my coffee obsession evolved.

I cannot drink instant now, it just tastes like dirty dishwater. It's horrid.
It has to be properly ground roasted. On my return from Australia, I purposely bought a Gaggia machine because I knew I could never go back to instant after flat whites.

Incidentally, you should try a place called Muffin Break. They're an Australian company that have started franchising throughout the UK. Fortunately one opened near me a few weeks back. Their flat whites are AMAZING! Much better than Costa et al.
Nickelback
16-03-2011
The Only Coffee I Like Is Whittard's Chocolate Truffle Flavour Instant it's Pretty Yummy...
thefoxmistress
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by mrkite77:
“I suppose you could train yourself to like it.. you can do that with pretty much anything.

I've always liked the taste of coffee. I don't drink much of it though, I try to limit my caffeine intake to very little. Coffee doesn't wake you up and give you energy.. it just removes the caffeine withdrawal symptoms you were experiencing...”



Have just set my coffee machine up for an afternoon 'fix' and all I've got in is decaff Am having an internal fight with myself as to whether I ride a caffeine-less storm or just get off my arse and get some caffeinenated beans in.

Have got instant in (Nescafe is usually so meh, but I almost like the stuff made from green beans) but nothing ever comes close to proper coffee. It is most definitely my drug of choice

Recently I've taken to grinding my own beans, and I just *know* it's the beginnings of a slippery slope into thousands of £££-worth of bean-to-cup machinage

Totally don't get the putting of milk in coffee though. WTCF?
nessyfencer
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by thefoxmistress:
“Totally don't get the putting of milk in coffee though. WTCF? ”

*shrugs*

Strange strokes for strange folks.
mrkite77
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by thefoxmistress:
“Recently I've taken to grinding my own beans, and I just *know* it's the beginnings of a slippery slope into thousands of £££-worth of bean-to-cup machinage ”

It's not too bad. The machine I mentioned earlier is bean-to-cup... and it was $150 or so.

The bad part comes in when you realize you can roast your own beans.. that's when you start buying countertop roasting ovens, etc.

http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php
thefoxmistress
16-03-2011
Originally Posted by mrkite77:
“It's not too bad. The machine I mentioned earlier is bean-to-cup... and it was $150 or so.

The bad part comes in when you realize you can roast your own beans.. that's when you start buying countertop roasting ovens, etc.

http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php”

That's the thing though - I'm terrified that I'm going to want to go straight to that part I love coffee, but I have to restrict it as otherwise I just get off my face
Tech Lover
17-03-2011
I started with Spanish Coffee. It was given to me as a special treat, three or four times a year when I was a child. Later on, I also got coffee candies. When I come out to work, I started drinking a cup of coffee every morning. Sometimes, a second cup in the afternoon.

If you want to fall in love with coffee, maybe you can try a cup with latte art like this one.
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