Morning Coffee May Protect the Heart

...the dose makes the poison...
Plus, like with beer, is there quite a difference between European and US coffee...
I mean I get why the US caff is thin like tea, cause they drink them like water, 20 cups a day and such...
Attempting such with the EC spec brew will lead to serious palpitations by mid morning... ;)

My morning Nespresso has quite a kick, wouldn't attempt to sip more then 3 mugs a day...
That instant Nescafe 3in1 again can be rated as "chocolate milk", lots of sugar and calories, not packing any punch beside this...
 
ST1100Y said:
...the dose makes the poison...
Plus, like with beer, is there quite a difference between European and US coffee...
I mean I get why the US caff is thin like tea, cause they drink them like water, 20 cups a day and such...
Attempting such with the EC spec brew will lead to serious palpitations by mid morning... ;)

My morning Nespresso has quite a kick, wouldn't attempt to sip more then 3 mugs a day...
That instant Nescafe 3in1 again can be rated as "chocolate milk", lots of sugar and calories, not packing any punch beside this...
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Ah yeah, nah. Maybe the commercial crap. I make mine "cowboy" style, or like the Turks do, boiled and settled, strong enough to remove paint. Has the consistency and color of used diesel motor oil....
 
Whisker Bill said:
I’m with you!
I like my coffee reasonably strong, we had one guy on our crew who brewed ridiculously strong! I don’t like it weak either!
Yes, Keith, it will keep me wide awake for hours as well.
WB
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I like it strong. I don't like watery coffee...what they call "Breakfast Blend" is sad tea to me. I also don't like the reduced tar that remains after a pot has sat on the burner for hours. I make it, then turn off the burner. Whatever's left I can reheat just fine without destroying the taste or my stomach lining.

As far as caffeine goes, I've thankfully never had a problem sleeping no matter when last I've drank it. That's my brain energy saying ENOUGH! *power off* ZZONK. I wake up the next day and the mental chaos within my cranium begins again like Groundhog Day. Pray for my synapses....
 
Several decades ago, I started seeing my primary care doctor as he was starting his practice. The patient questionnaire asked how much coffee do you drink a day. I put down "1".

When he got to that question with me he looked at my answer and with a very bright and happy look on his face, he said, "One cup a day?" I said, "No. One pot a day."

Chris
 
Daboo said:
Several decades ago, I started seeing my primary care doctor as he was starting his practice. The patient questionnaire asked how much coffee do you drink a day. I put down "1".

When he got to that question with me he looked at my answer and with a very bright and happy look on his face, he said, "One cup a day?" I said, "No. One pot a day."

Chris
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canada_67 said:
....and similar taste? :coffee-2x:
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Actually boiling the coffee isn't my idea. Theres a guy on the internet, Ken Rollins who does the cowboy thing, I just followed his recipe.

-Figure out how much water you need, and get the appropriate amount of coffee for your taste
-Boil the water, when there is a rolling boil, dump the coffee in. Set timer for 4minutes. Be warned, it will try to "boil over" at this point, so reduce the heat but maintain a good boil, stir and wait for it to settle down.
-After 4min, turn the heat off and let it sit for 5min.
-If you have done this in an old fashioned coffee pot, you can serve it. If not decant into an appropriate vessel. I decant as I can get 98% out without the grounds and now drink whatever is there without the grounds being an issue.

Why do this? Yeah, its a bit of trouble but to me the results are worth it. I dunno why but it produces a very smooth brew with no bitterness. I find it superior to any drip method. Note, I also purchase coffee from a local roaster and grind it before use. I have no idea what Folgers, etc. taste like done this way....
 
rwthomas1 said:
Ah yeah, nah. Maybe the commercial crap. I make mine "cowboy" style, or like the Turks do, boiled and settled, strong enough to remove paint. Has the consistency and color of used diesel motor oil....
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Dunno, even the canned ground beans had an obscure content; not the fine, very dark brown coffee powder we've over here, more beige and grey particles, like ground tree bark... :unsure:
And that you hardly find just plain coffee was also weird, but loads with almonds, walnut, hazelnut, strawberry, cherry, plums, apple, etc, etc... aroma added... :cry:
I want coffee, not a potpourri...
Worst where fast-food joints though... those cans must sit on that heating plate for ages... burned like the sludge they serve on airliners...
Boiled, Turkish style coffee is also a tad harsh, especially if the person preparing it doesn't have a clue... (only once in my I got a good tasting one over here...)
And I completely got off drippers decades ago anyway... too much acid, heartburn, etc... and the time it took every morning...
Nespresso capsules are great, no issues, can even drink that in the late afternoon/evening without any regrets... quick, always the same quality & taste...
 
ST1100Y said:
Dunno, even the canned ground beans had an obscure content; not the fine, very dark brown coffee powder we've over here, more beige and grey particles, like ground tree bark... :unsure:
And that you hardly find just plain coffee was also weird, but loads with almonds, walnut, hazelnut, strawberry, cherry, plums, apple, etc, etc... aroma added... :cry:
I want coffee, not a potpourri...
Worst where fast-food joints though... those cans must sit on that heating plate for ages... burned like the sludge they serve on airliners...
Boiled, Turkish style coffee is also a tad harsh, especially if the person preparing it doesn't have a clue... (only once in my I got a good tasting one over here...)
And I completely got off drippers decades ago anyway... too much acid, heartburn, etc... and the time it took every morning...
Nespresso capsules are great, no issues, can even drink that in the late afternoon/evening without any regrets... quick, always the same quality & taste...
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I think the harshness of the "boil method" is from over-cooking it. Dump coffee in, set timer to 4minutes, after that immediately remove from the heat and let it settle. Always smooth.

Maybe I'm lucky. There is a local roaster that I found when he first started roasting 20+yrs ago, in a shipping container by the side of the road. He travels down to Central/South America to buy beans, when I purchase I know what I'm getting. The man knows his trade.
 
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