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Tuesday Morning coffee talk...ugh so hot
  • Thefinder
    Posts: 1,633Member
    Okay I thought I would start one today, it is hot here and I was up early.

    Topic of the day: COFFEE!!

    It is 25th anniversary of Starbucks in Canada so all tall coffees are 25 cents.  So I went and got some obviously.  So my question is with all us coffee drinkers.....What kind of coffee do you drink?  Decaf or caf?  A certain brand or what ever strikes your fancy?  Flavors?  No flavors??

    Go!


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  • OnmylastnerveOnmylastnerve
    Posts: 1,648Member
    I drink the reindeer blend from caribou coffee or the cheap "master chef" it's usually feast or famine so when I can afford it I like the good stuff. ~O)
    not my chair, not my problem
  • fatchickonabikefatchickonabike
    Posts: 5,495Member

    Guess I'm swinging by Starbucks on my lunch hour. My main complaint is that their coffee is overpriced, can't complain about that if it costs a quarter!


    I have a Keurig. Caffeinated all the way, otherwise I just drink water or tea. My favourite is Gloria Jean's Cappucino flavour, which unfortunately has been discontinued. Got another two and half boxes left and after that, it's arrivederci Gloria.

    ~O) =(( :((
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  • chaosmomchaosmom
    Posts: 3,846Member
    I drink Maxwell House Master Blend or the Wake Up Roast. A little bit of sugar & cream along with a spoonful of Hills Bros Mocha Cappuccino mix. Gives it an extra little boost of coffee along with making it delicious. It's my cheap version of a Cafe' Mocha.
  • chaosmomchaosmom
    Posts: 3,846Member
    What's the point of decaf coffee????
  • AnonUser25
    Posts: 547Guest
    I'm not a big coffee drinker, I don't even own a coffee pot... But I do love Wawa coffee. They've got a great toffee and french vanilla. And most recently they got a frozen chocolate caramel one mmmm :)
  • Thefinder
    Posts: 1,633Member
    It's only till 11 @fatchickonabike, so maybe coffee break?
  • DemandaDemanda
    Posts: 4,470Member
    I hate coffee!   :-&  Yeah, yeah, I know...

    I drink hot chocolate like some people drink coffee.  Starbucks is Venti no-whip, extra-hot.  I don't drink that Tim Hortons shit.  At home I use either Bellagio or Camino.  In the hot weather it's a Venti Green Tea Lemonade.  I wish our Starbucks would come out with those behemoth sizes...for now I have to settle for Venti.

    Or I have tea - my favourite is chocolate chai - it's only Presidents Choice brand but it's really good.  No caffeine so if I need that jolt I'll use regular chai.
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  • fatchickonabikefatchickonabike
    Posts: 5,495Member
    @Thefinder, if I can swing it. Thanks!
    "The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof bullshit detector.” - Ernest Hemingway
  • MarySunshineMarySunshine
    Posts: 5,448Member
    My idea of coffee would be the Venti Mocha coconut frappacino I got the other day...cold and mostly sweet. LOL

    My caffeine fix comes from soda...I know far worse for me than coffee. But by the time I get done adding the flavored creamer to my coffee it's almost as bad.

    I enjoy tea during the winter and when I'm sick. I love green tea with honey and lemon.
    I'm as sexy as a burp mid-kiss. Watch out!

  • iamslowlygoingcrazy
    Posts: 145Member
    mmmmmmm coffee ~O) My fav in my Keurig is the Van Houtte french roast, yummy! I like my coffee with kick to it, no weak stuff here :)
  • PurpleFlowersPurpleFlowers
    Posts: 5,629Member
    I usually buy Folgers breakfast blend, but lately its whatever is cheap. I only drink it with International Delight Southern butter pecan creamer. I also love Tim Hortons iced capps ~O)
    Stay away from my chocolate and nobody gets hurt!

    I think I like who I am becoming...
  • Twins911Twins911
    Posts: 212Member
    Starbuck is the best… too far for me right now. I settle for the Folgers, classic roast! Extra coffemate creamer!. My DH always jokes that I like a little coffee with my CREAMER… yea that the way I like it!. 

    Hate the flavor of hazelnut or vanilla in my coffee… don't you dare mess with my coffee because I will cut you! That's how serious I am about my coffee. ;)
     
  • LesboMomLesboMom
    Posts: 2,842Confessional Manager
    @demanda No coffee for me, either - BLECH! I drink tea, also. But decaffeinated. I don't do caffeine hardly EVER! 

    confessional-manager

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  • Thefinder
    Posts: 1,633Member
    @PurpleFlowers  =P~ Tim's Ice Capp mmmm
  • OpheliaOphelia
    Posts: 3,322Member
    I drink caf. Lately it's been folgers columbian blend or green mountain fair trade select columbian blend for the keurig. Depends which is cheaper. I love caribou morning blend though. It's just never on sale.
    Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile.. -Grateful Dead<3
  • deviltwinsmommadeviltwinsmomma
    Posts: 2,298Member
    Die hard maxwell house fan french roast
    No sugar just half & half
    The more caffeine the better
    my mother used to sing me a song. It went like this: "Life is short, life is shit, and soon it will be over.
  • BirdieBirdie
    Posts: 1,751Member
    Community cafe special. Lots of cream and 2 sugars. Going for my 3rd cup.

    (p.s. Starbucks isn't the only one with an anniversary today! It's my 1st wedding anniversary!)

    SMSM_s_5

  • BeerWenchBeerWench
    Posts: 2,820Member
    chaosmom said:

    What's the point of decaf coffee????



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  • MarySunshineMarySunshine
    Posts: 5,448Member
    ( @birdie happy anniversary! :-) )
    I'm as sexy as a burp mid-kiss. Watch out!

  • MistressHeidiMistressHeidi
    Posts: 973Member
    Caffeine all the way. I drink MJB coffee. My mom drinks it, so it's the type of coffee I grew up on when I started drinking coffee as a young mother. So now it's the only coffee that really tastes all that good to me.

    I love going to Starbucks and other coffee houses, I just can't afford the coffee. If I could afford it I would drink there all the time!!!
  • kmetz44kmetz44
    Posts: 2,506Member
    Foldgers... whatever type they have at Sam's Club with carmel macciato creamer
    Im pretty extraordinary in an ordinary way
  • deviltwinsmommadeviltwinsmomma
    Posts: 2,298Member
    Happy anniversary!!!!! @birdie
    my mother used to sing me a song. It went like this: "Life is short, life is shit, and soon it will be over.
  • canadamom
    Posts: 867Member
    I am using Tassimo Breakfact blend discs.  Makes a 14 ounce coffee, which I have with either International Delight French vanilla or Butter Pecan.  One of these a day is my limit as my IBS doesn't like more than that amount of caffeine.

    Rest of the day is water or tea - Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime, Decaf Earl Grey, or Chocolate Chai tea.
  • LifeofchaosLifeofchaos
    Posts: 984Member
    Oh caffeine.... The only reason i exist. Right now in my Keurig Im drinking Coconut Mocha but my favorite is Wolfgang Pucks Jamaica Me Crazy :)
  • momnipotentmomnipotent
    Posts: 498Member
    the closest thing I drink to coffee is iced capps from tim hortons. I looove starbucks but we dont have it in my town :(
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  • CrashCrash
    Posts: 8,185Member
    The cheapest coffee out there, then I add a piece of cinnamon stick and a drop of vanilla extract to the grounds to make it super tasty.

    Although @Demanda has made me think I need to dig out my recipes and brew up a batch of chai! Nothing beats home made chai tea.
    See ya in another life, sister!
  • jezebeldelilahjezebeldelilah
    Posts: 337Member
    I love my coffee like I love my men strong . full of energy,tall dark and just sweet enough to not be bitter.
    I cannot drink it anymore due to belly troubles and I miss it so much. I have a keurig that's collecting dust. My fav was green mountain fair trade and
  • sunnymommasunnymomma
    Posts: 2,243Member
    I drink the store brand stuff at home, caffeine is a must, regular flavor. I am in love with the almond joy creamer!! Not a starbucks fan, and there isnt one around me. I have dunkin donuts. I usually get vanilla or toasted almond. Its funny that this is the topic for the day, i got up made coffee, while it was brewing i opened windows and shades let the sun in. Let the cat out and coffee was brewed YAY! Grab my cup, put sugar in, coffee in, go to the fridge for cream and grab the gallon jug of ice tea, take the cap off and start to pour it in my coffee!!!!! ohhhhhhh noooooooooooo my head screams at me you almost ruined a whole cup of coffee. I get the creamer, coffee is safe and i think wow I wonder what the coffee talk subject is on SM this morning........sigh today I needed coffee to be able to make coffee. 
    “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
    ― John Lennon
  • BellaBefanaBellaBefana
    Posts: 8,177Member
    @Curious:  I put cinnamon in my grounds too, when I can't find plain cinnamon.  But I like Kona...pure, Kona. and when I can afford it I mail order it from Hawaii.

    Summertime, I'll do an espresso grind (tossed the cheapo espresso machine) very strong on my drip and make a nice, sweet iced coffee w/ milk...in the biggest glass I can find...
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  • sunnymommasunnymomma
    Posts: 2,243Member
    southern butter pecan creamer???? I must try this!!!! off to google to see if its around me! 
    “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
    ― John Lennon
  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,277Administrator, Moderator
    Curious said:

    The cheapest coffee out there, then I add a piece of cinnamon stick and a drop of vanilla extract to the grounds to make it super tasty.



    @curious, I am so inspired!! Going to try this later today!! 

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  • CanadianMamaCanadianMama
    Posts: 9,605Administrator, Moderator
    Tim Hortons: French Vanilla Capaccino
    Starbucks; grande skinny white chocolate mocha, no whip
    At home; sweetener and cold stone creamery creamer, we grind fresh from beans (usually Sumatra I think)
    We also have a Kuerig and a Tassimo, we take our coffee seriously :D

    community-manager


  • jezebeldelilahjezebeldelilah
    Posts: 337Member
    I'm also inspired with the cinnamon idea. I may take some zantac, rolaids and maalox just to try this.
  • MarySunshineMarySunshine
    Posts: 5,448Member
    I had to explain to DH about Tim Horton's. There's one on the base he works at and he had no idea that Tim Horton's is like the Dunkin Donuts/Starbucks of Canada.
    I'm as sexy as a burp mid-kiss. Watch out!

  • Thefinder
    Posts: 1,633Member
    Tim Hortons is crack.....between the coffee, food and doughnuts it is addictive.
    8-}
  • missmama5missmama5
    Posts: 3,623Member
    I have to be the ONLY Canadian I know who doesn't like Tims. I will avoid it at any cost, it's fucking nasty. Always tastes burnt and their cream is so heavy. Yuck. I'm also a soy drinker so any cream is heavy. But, I digress. I love me a good cup of Starbucks so I may have to swing by today, thanks for the info @Thefinder !!!! At home I drink perk coffee, Maxwell House Original Roast. It's OK, nothing special, but I need that damn caffiene! I am completely pea green with envy at all you Keurig/Tassimo owners. I want one but DH says not until our coffeemaker now kicks the bucket, the penny-pinching bastard. I may have to sabotage it soon :-w
  • French_momFrench_mom
    Posts: 1,540Member
    TIMMIES !!!!  French vanilla cap.. iced or hot.  Addictive

    If not  at home the one who as the cheapest.. the amount i drink... yeah i would be broke if i bought the good stuff.
    It is for me to know and you to dot dot dot.
  • sunnymommasunnymomma
    Posts: 2,243Member
    @chlomom they make low acid coffee. Have you tried it?
    “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
    ― John Lennon
  • ButterflyButterfly
    Posts: 80Member

    Mmmmmm...Coffee.... When I lived in Japan, we could get iced coffee in every restaurant, and in cans in vending machines all over the place.  I just recently came across an AMAZING Iced Coffee Recipe by Ree Drummond:

    http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/perfect-iced-coffee/

    It's cold-brewed, like iced tea, and because of it, it's super-smooth.  I use Espresso-ground coffee, then add whole milk and a spash of Torani's Hazelnut Syrup.

    I also make my own simple syrup (1c.sugar dissolved in 1c. hot water), and keep it in the fridge for sweetening.  Don't have to worry about sugar granules not dissolving.  Pure Heaven!

  • irishlassirishlass
    Posts: 6,726Member
    Happy anniversary @birdie!

    And coffee? Eugh! Lol I can't even drink tea anymore! I don't like caffiene!
    "Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter." - Dr. Seuss
  • BellaBefanaBellaBefana
    Posts: 8,177Member
    I'll flash chill my iced coffee:  melt the sugar in the hot coffee, then pour it into my gravy strainer measuring cup, throw in some ice then pour it into the glass of fresh ice, the measuring cup straining out the "used" ice.  That way it doesn't water down my coffee...it's the only way I drink it Italian style:  strong and sweet.
    Bite me, cupcake!
  • sidsmommy3sidsmommy3
    Posts: 2,201Member
    Coffee...fully loaded.

    I grind my own beans for every pot. I own a coffee pot, percolator and a french press.  I HAVE A PROBLEM. 
    ;;)

    I like Starbucks, eight o'clock, dunkin donuts or caribou.....sale or coupons, but it has to be whole bean.

    And, I am a creamer whore.  I love flavored creamer...way too much.
    Mary :-)

    Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
  • jessika1005
    Posts: 30Member
    In my keurig is my eko brew filter and the filter packs that they have now. The breakfast blend is amazing.  But of the premade k-cups I use the Van Houtte and one called Jet Fuel.  hubs loves the Revv coffee.  I'm with a sugar and creamer, but it's gotta be the "itialian sweet cream" creamer.  Everything else tastes too heavy. 

    hhmmmm I think it's finally time for that coffee I've been putting off.

  • sidsmommy3sidsmommy3
    Posts: 2,201Member
    BellaBefana said:

     But I like Kona...pure, Kona. and when I can afford it I mail order it from Hawaii.




    Ah...Kona.  My parents brought it back from Hawaii for me and YUUUMMM.  Sometimes hard to find in prepackaged beans here though.
    Mary :-)

    Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
  • NorthernMommyNorthernMommy
    Posts: 347Member

    No coffee for this momma - but I am addicted (litterally) to Timmy's Steeped Tea.  XL (the new XL) with 2 milk, 1 sweetner.  Every morning!  It's the closest thing I can get to King Cole two-cup teabags from the East Coast.  And, the horrible fact is that DS2, who doesn't talk, knows that we go to 'TEE' in the morning, he's gets a plain timbit every day :)

    DH is a coffee drinker, was a Tim's guy, then went of to McDonalds when they had their big coffee push on.  However, he's getting a brand new Keurig for Fathers Day/his birthday from DS and I and I'm trying to figure out what coffee to buy him!

    Any suggestions?

  • GingersnapGingersnap
    Posts: 7,293Member
    Decaf coffee. Doctor's orders. I like the taste of coffee, but I can't have the full caffeine in regular coffee. If you're only drinking coffee for the caffeine, it comes in tablet form, just FYI. 

    Carrabassett Coffee Company, Hazelnut Decaf with some kind of unsweetened cream or creamer.

    My favorite tea is Green Rooibos from Davidson's Tea. (Though, to be fair, it's not really "tea".) @irishlass It's decaf. 
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  • BellaBefanaBellaBefana
    Posts: 8,177Member
    @Sidsmommy3:  mail order it...www.sirwilfreds.com.  They'll ship free if you buy I think 10 pounds at a time...they also have a Maui blend that's really good.
    Bite me, cupcake!
  • [Deleted User]
    Posts: 371
    Im not a coffee drinker.  I can't stand the taste!!!  I buy DH folgers.  Sometimes with A LOT of the flavored creamers I can choke down a cup. 
  • BellaBefanaBellaBefana
    Posts: 8,177Member
    @NorthernMommy:  don't they have sampler packages for Keurig's?
    Bite me, cupcake!
  • jezebeldelilahjezebeldelilah
    Posts: 337Member
    @sunnymomma NO!! I'm getting on the Google immediately!! Omg and I thought I knew coffee. This website has saved me in so many ways.
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