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what do you do first?

  • put coffee in cup, then add sugar and/or cream

    Votes: 13 46.4%

  • put cream and/or sugar in cup, then add coffee

    Votes: 6 21.4%

  • I don't use cream and sugar

    Votes: 9 32.1%
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44Thrilla

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Apparently I'm weird for doing this, so I wanted to see how weird I really am.
 
I don't drink coffee, but in the rare (once every year or so) it's coffee then cream.
 
Coffee first, then add milk/sugar.
 
44Thrilla said:
So far I'm the lone coffee weirdo.
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Well, I can see logic to adding the milk and sugar first. You can see more precisely how much you've added of each, if you go sugar first, milk second and coffee last.

Is that why you do it?
 
Minstrel said:
Well, I can see logic to adding the milk and sugar first. You can see more precisely how much you've added of each, if you go sugar first, milk second and coffee last.

Is that why you do it?
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Nah, I do it because once you add the coffee, you don't have to stir it. It mixes itself.
 
Minstrel said:
Well, I can see logic to adding the milk and sugar first. You can see more precisely how much you've added of each, if you go sugar first, milk second and coffee last.

Is that why you do it?
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If I drink good coffee, like Stumptown or something, I drink it black.
But, if I am at work or some other place where the coffee needs to be masked, I always put the cream and sugar in first and then the coffee. There are two main reasons. First: Your assumption is a good one. You know exactly how much cream and sugar are in the cup. Second: You don't have to mix anything. The act of pouring the coffee into the cup stirs all of the magical ingredients up. Your elixir of life is ready to drink the instant it is full. Seriously. It doesn't make sense to do it any other way.
 
handclap problematic said:
Second: You don't have to mix anything. The act of pouring the coffee into the cup stirs all of the magical ingredients up. Your elixir of life is ready to drink the instant it is full. Seriously. It doesn't make sense to do it any other way.
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My man! Repped.
 
The grounds taste a little bitter if you don't put sugar on them.

I drink my coffee black.
 
I've never had black coffee before, but I'm considering trying it for the first time. I feel like it'll taste terrible, though.
 
I work at Starbucks.

Most people do the coffee and then cream/sugar. A few do sugar/cream and then coffee.

I mix it up, honestly.
 
Chutney said:
I've never had black coffee before, but I'm considering trying it for the first time. I feel like it'll taste terrible, though.
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It takes awhile to get used to.
 
I drink my coffee black. If I'm feeling earthy, it's a Sulewesi; if I'm feeling like something frutier or spicier, it's Yergacheffe. However, I'm such a coffee geek, I actually roast my own beans.
 
It really depends. I use a french press at home and usually put a creamer mix into my mug while I am waiting for the coffee to finish brewing.

If the coffee is brewed already (i.e. at work), I add the cream and sugar later.
 
AgentDrazenPetrovic said:
It really depends. I use a french press at home and usually put a creamer mix into my mug while I am waiting for the coffee to finish brewing.

If the coffee is brewed already (i.e. at work), I add the cream and sugar later.
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French press is a great way to make coffee. It's second only to the vacuum pot.
 
maxiep said:
French press is a great way to make coffee. It's second only to the vacuum pot.
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Wow, never even knew about that. I just checked it out, looks cool. Is it really that better in taste or do people just get caught up in the novelty of it?
 
never really tried it myself, i thought it was good and it had some good reviews online. I'm a big fan of the Vietnamese style of coffee/espresso. use gravity/drip filtration..really good shit. There, the coffee drips into the waiting condensed milk. THAT is how you fucking drink coffee.
 
maxiep said:
I drink my coffee black. If I'm feeling earthy, it's a Sulewesi; if I'm feeling like something frutier or spicier, it's Yergacheffe. However, I'm such a coffee geek, I actually roast my own beans.
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Indeed. I used to put cream and sugar in my coffee, then it became a bother so I started drinking it black. It took a few cups to get over any bitterness in the taste. Now I can't imagine putting anything in it, because there's so many diverse flavors to the various blends and I can't imagine drowning that out.

For instant coffee, maybe :)

I grind my own beans and use bottled water. Drip coffee maker though.

Some days IV is the way to go. You know, when I have too much blood in my caffeine system.
 
I have never had coffee, I'm more a Mt. Dew drinker. Add a little ice, mix in a vivarin, maybe some AMP, pour in a little more sugar and I'm good to go!
 
Anima said:
I have never had coffee, I'm more a Mt. Dew drinker. Add a little ice, mix in a vivarin, maybe some AMP, pour in a little more sugar and I'm good to go!
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Wow, Mt. dew alone makes me jittery. The sugar intake with that drink is insane!
 
DaRizzle said:
Wow, never even knew about that. I just checked it out, looks cool. Is it really that better in taste or do people just get caught up in the novelty of it?
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It's a cleaner cup of coffee with less particulate getting into the final product. And because it spends only the required amount of time to saturate the grind (atmospheric pressure makes sure of that), you don't get any bitterness from overextraction. It's especially good for East African and Yemenese beans.

But, to answer your question, yes it really is that good. Science. You just can't beat it.

You can purchase a glass stovetop model or Bodum makes a halfway decent electric vacuum pot.
 
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I put a bunch of creamer in first, then fill it up with coffee, then stir, then enjoy.
 
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