tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post3278941207324803132..comments2024-03-28T19:35:24.365-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Coffee guide for the coffee ignorantPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-80862243042903319372021-07-24T21:26:11.019-07:002021-07-24T21:26:11.019-07:00Ditto. But I'd kill for danish and pastries.Ditto. But I'd kill for danish and pastries.S.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-74819700753377290042021-07-24T17:14:40.656-07:002021-07-24T17:14:40.656-07:00Try a win-win situation then: get a hybrid water b...Try a win-win situation then: get a hybrid water boiling pot that works with a vacuum to reduce electric use.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.zojirushi.com/app/product/cvdcc" rel="nofollow">Zojirushi makes a great series of these pots with microprocessor water heating control.</a><br /><br />Not cheap, but again not cheaply done.<br /><br />I have one of the older series without the vacuum feature, but I've considered buying one of the newer ones because the reduced electric use would probably pay for it over two to three years.<br /><br />Try a Korean or Japanese grocery store with a kitchen section if you want to see them up close for comparison.<br /><br />The win-win then: you can have hot water for tea on tap all the time, plus any coffee drinkers can use an Aeropress or a French press to make their coffee with water that's already pre-boiled.<br /><br />If you use it with filtered water, there's very little need to descale it except after a few years.<br /><br />Since both coffee and tea people have to wait for their preferred brews, that perceived problem also gets solved. :-)Post Alley Crackpotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-17394992069121574292021-07-24T16:58:18.286-07:002021-07-24T16:58:18.286-07:00You can often remove the smell of coffee from a pl...You can often remove the smell of coffee from a plastic container with Dettol, a British household disinfectant.<br /><br />Dilute a small amount to a lightly milky colour and leave it sit for at least two days in the side section of the sink.<br /><br />This works great on the plastic snap-seal containers we picked up a while back at a Korean grocery, especially when we give them a final wash with the dish washer.<br /><br />It also does a great job of controlling the presence of mould in the laundry, which can be a problem in Florida.<br /><br />Just keep the Dettol away from cats.Post Alley Crackpotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-82994472846021764362021-07-24T16:52:20.714-07:002021-07-24T16:52:20.714-07:00About rhubarb, you're not missing much, and he...About rhubarb, you're not missing much, and here's a fun fact: rhubarb increases production of oxalate kidney stones in people who are susceptible to growing kidney stones.<br /><br />As for Earl Grey, there's an Earl Grey blend from the East India Company that's blended with neroli for a very deep flavour without the potential bitterness of bergamot.<br /><br />Not cheap, but also not cheaply done.<br /><br />It doesn't help that most Earl Grey tea blends (especially Twinings, but also many American blends) use cheap bergamot oil that is full of bitter impurities.<br /><br />Fortnum and Mason appears to be easier to find in the US now for whatever reason, so perhaps give that a try for what Earl Grey is supposed to taste like.<br /><br />Steven Smith Teas of Oregon is perhaps the only American Earl Grey I'd want to drink, but his company remains one of the few quality craft tea blenders in the US.<br /><br />Should you discover you really, really don't like Earl Grey no matter how well it's done, it's easy to give away Fortnum and Mason or Steven Smith teas.<br /><br />One last bit then: people who should avoid rhubarb should also avoid tea from Darjeeling because of the elevated oxalates problem.Post Alley Crackpotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-12201753547290039752021-07-22T15:44:36.605-07:002021-07-22T15:44:36.605-07:00My mother used to tease me that I'd acquire a ...My mother used to tease me that I'd acquire a taste for coffee once I was older since she only began to like it when she was in college. I thought the stuff was vile, and college didn't change that for me. I did start drinking tea in college, which wasn't a regular thing, but an alternative to the coffee I couldn't stand. Over the years, there have been only two things that have coffee in them that have coffee in them - vanilla frappucinos and when the coffee is used to enhance the taste of chocolate. Not coffee-flavored chocolate, which is vile, but the small amount used to accentuate the chocolate flavor. Go figure<br /><br />Katja Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-63298358677338980122021-07-22T15:00:30.780-07:002021-07-22T15:00:30.780-07:00When I was a preschooler, my mother caught me eati...When I was a preschooler, my mother caught me eating her dark baking chocolate. She was flabbergasted that I liked it since I wouldn't eat chocolate pudding, which was "milk chocolate", chocolate ice cream, Hershey bars, etc. I would eat hot devils food cake but not German chocolate or plain chocolate cake. I liked only dark chocolate from very early in my life. I loved waking up to the smell of coffee and bacon, but when we traveled and my parents poured coffee out of their metal thermos, the smell made me quite nauseous. The dog and I rode with our noses stuck to the station wagon's rear window that my father would roll down about 3".<br />We weren't allowed to drink coffee, it was adults only (due to budget constraints) so I never took it up until I was almost 37 years old. I like a good French roast or Columbian but have a brand of Brazilian that I like, which is a medium roast. I drink it with cream or half and half.<br />The first sip of the first cup is almost magical and the first cup I like to consume before anyone breaks the spell, lol. I like a second cup but after that, it doesn't taste as good as the pot freshly brewed tasted. I cannot stomach convenience store, truck stop or diner coffee or any that is in one of those large metal pots such as at church. I can taste the metal.<br />My husband can drink it all day long and will even microwave a cup that has gone cold, which I don't understand.<br />Tea has a different bitter taste to me, it's as though someone brewed some grass. I do like some fruity herbal teas and love cilantro.<br />sidetracksusie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-12382396673980302352021-07-20T18:06:00.678-07:002021-07-20T18:06:00.678-07:00Love coffee, chai tea, and like chocolate, but tru...Love coffee, chai tea, and like chocolate, but truly abhor cilantro. This topic is fascinating! So many differences! Thanks Patrice!wyominghearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866831359786301254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-36187434761164287812021-07-20T12:55:28.084-07:002021-07-20T12:55:28.084-07:00I am just like you on the subject of coffee. I lov...I am just like you on the subject of coffee. I love the smell, but hate the taste. No amount of sugar, milk, or anything else can cover the awful taste so that I can tolerate it. I also hate tea. When I tell people this, they don’t understand, and I have been called “unamerican.” Whatever. I no longer find it necessary to try to make myself like anything containing coffee or tea. Give me a glass of water and I’m fine. Prepared Grammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-52801117856097445112021-07-20T05:18:14.349-07:002021-07-20T05:18:14.349-07:00I drink plain black coffee every morning, have sin...I drink plain black coffee every morning, have since childhood. Regular black tea bothers my stomach, I get that took a multi vitamin on an empty stomach feeling. Herbal tea I love though.<br />Chocolate I’m very ehh about. I’ll eat it but it’s not what I would usually reach for at a store.<br />And thank you to the person who connected cilantro to stink bug smell! That’s exactly it. I knew it didn’t taste like soap (as it does to my father) but I couldn’t come up with what it does taste like.Mrs Harmeyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-34749810242969778492021-07-19T07:55:55.786-07:002021-07-19T07:55:55.786-07:00I don't hate coffee but I hate beer that way i...I don't hate coffee but I hate beer that way it taste like molded bread and alkaselser<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-60501696581416167142021-07-18T18:50:17.827-07:002021-07-18T18:50:17.827-07:00Love the smell of coffee, can't stand the tast...Love the smell of coffee, can't stand the taste. I would have add too much sugar and cream it wouldn't be worth drinking. But do like tauramasu and chocolate, go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-66712707943862614082021-07-18T18:42:53.427-07:002021-07-18T18:42:53.427-07:00Our daughter once commented that cilantro tastes l...Our daughter once commented that cilantro tastes like stink bugs smell. Ever since I can't eat cilantro without tasting stink bug, lol!Mary Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-30727404070801158972021-07-18T16:44:39.613-07:002021-07-18T16:44:39.613-07:00I see others mentioned the cilantro gene. That stu...I see others mentioned the cilantro gene. That stuff is vile. <br /><br />Coffee was an acquired taste for me. It's a favorite now. I've always loved chocolate, especially dark chocolate.<br /><br />Tea of all kinds makes me stomach turn. I've tried so many different kinds. Revolting. Salliehttps://sallieborrink.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-3079158583355556052021-07-18T10:35:15.507-07:002021-07-18T10:35:15.507-07:00Arbys is one of 2 fav fast food stops. No not gour...Arbys is one of 2 fav fast food stops. No not gourmet, but I love it. One day, I got a french dip, and somebody had heated the ah ju in a coffee pot. Ewwww <br /><br />So it's not just tea potsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-35567703862483108972021-07-18T09:00:49.832-07:002021-07-18T09:00:49.832-07:00I love the bitter taste of coffee, that withering ...I love the bitter taste of coffee, that withering on the tongue. I drink it black and prefer dark roasts. I also drink tea black except the occasional brew cries out for milk. I also love dark chocolate for the same bitter flavor. My DH can't even stand the smell of coffee, an acquired aversion from working in a Dutch Kettle, so I drink tea at home and coffee at work. He also does not care for chocolate. 16 years married so far!Kigwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711904840405732904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-47074140575160167102021-07-18T08:56:13.960-07:002021-07-18T08:56:13.960-07:00I have found the same thing. I have travel mugs th...I have found the same thing. I have travel mugs that are for tea only and ones that are for coffee only. As much as I love coffee, I cannot stand it when people attempt to make tea in a coffee urn. Never the twain shall meet!Kigwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711904840405732904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-13929829096731899432021-07-18T02:15:06.449-07:002021-07-18T02:15:06.449-07:00I feel the same way about contaminated vessels. I...I feel the same way about contaminated vessels. It is a very common (or even universal) problem in hotels. When they put out big urns for coffee and tea, there's always one of hot water... after a couple of bad experiences I learned to put a small amount of water in the cup first and sniff.<br /><br />I'm in the like the smell, hate the taste camp, too. But tea is fine.North GA Home and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028496923110998780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-47145916402295114372021-07-17T16:36:37.492-07:002021-07-17T16:36:37.492-07:00Part of my childhood I grew up in Mexico. There t...Part of my childhood I grew up in Mexico. There they add a little coffee to a child's glass of milk for flavoring like chocolate. That was when I began to drink coffee and I love it, however the acid in coffee will mess with you if you end up on a GERD diet. I am not supposed to drink it but in 2 years I have only been able to reduce my 2 cups in the morning to 1 and 3/4 cups. Also love chocolate but also on the no no list in that same diet. Basically if you enjoy it and it tastes good you can't have it. I also love cilantro but most of it is in Mexican food with hot sauce, another no no.<br /><br />I once read that if you have an aversion to a food it is your body protecting you from an allergen of some sort. Must be true I have a serious aversion to onions, they make we want to puke. That is one food on that diet that I can certainly agree with.<br /><br />Tea I can tolerate with a load of honey.Rita Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523580385383891233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-48316407751624122162021-07-17T14:50:40.164-07:002021-07-17T14:50:40.164-07:00Vile Weed Or Essential Ingredient?
https://cen.acs...Vile Weed Or Essential Ingredient?<br />https://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i6/Vile-Weed-Essential-Ingredient.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-80561878308379056702021-07-17T14:26:08.430-07:002021-07-17T14:26:08.430-07:00I was raised in a coffee drinking household. Love...I was raised in a coffee drinking household. Love the aroma. One semester in college I had late first classes and that semester I had coffee and toast for breakfast. Not since. I worked in an office that told me I should drink coffee since I was 21 after all. <br /><br />I married a coffee drinker. Made it for years. Love the aroma, hate the taste. <br /><br />As for chocolate, I love it but it tastes better with nuts. So much so that I have some form of chocolate/nuts given to me every time I get a gift from the immediate family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-37394560263815539862021-07-17T13:09:14.129-07:002021-07-17T13:09:14.129-07:00You absolutely hate coffee? Yes, there’s a genetic...You absolutely hate coffee? Yes, there’s a genetic reason for that. It’s a gene that you need to get from both your parents, so only about one-fourth of the population share that gene. I don’t even like the smell of it, so I found the old coffee factory under the Bay Bridge in San Francisco a place to avoid. I also don’t care for chocolate, much to the mystification of chocoholic family members. There are several other foods that share that bitter taste, thanks to that gene. But coffee holds a special place of revulsion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-71881500133679609212021-07-17T12:35:51.715-07:002021-07-17T12:35:51.715-07:00I drink coffee everyday, usually Death Wish coffee...I drink coffee everyday, usually Death Wish coffee, the stronger the better for me, and even that's not always strong enough, so I chase it with a spoonful of Kratom and I'm off to work in the morning, ready to go. But I never buy Starbucks, too expensive and they're not so great. I prefer my coffee with sugar and honey.Jeff from Mississippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195095046880556679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-10171774414032294092021-07-17T12:03:16.899-07:002021-07-17T12:03:16.899-07:00Years ago I used to smoke a pipe. I loved the way...Years ago I used to smoke a pipe. I loved the way cherry blend smelled but in the pipe it never tasted the same. One guy at work brought in a cigarette rolling machine and I, on a lark, made a cigarette from Cherry blend pipe tobacco. It tasted just like it smelled!sjfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529005584879037582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-45841365490773938262021-07-17T12:02:04.296-07:002021-07-17T12:02:04.296-07:00I also hate coffee. Love the smell, though. But I ...I also hate coffee. Love the smell, though. But I like cilantro and chocolate. But rosemary tastes like bad medicine to me.- Miss GeorgiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85475343381176076172021-07-17T10:38:35.585-07:002021-07-17T10:38:35.585-07:00You mean it's not just just me???? I hate the ...You mean it's not just just me???? I hate the taste of that nasty stuff. Smells sooooo good, but tastes like it was brewed using (used) toilet water, stirred using the shovel from the barn stall, and served in in a chamber pot. YuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com