Coffee vs. Tea

**Captain Vegetable** · 01 Nov 2006, 08:52 AM

Here.

Best tea you can buy.

**Advocate** · 01 Nov 2006, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable

Here.

Best tea you can buy.

Damn too far for me. King of Prussia? Fuck man. Guess I'll get it delivered then.

Here

For coffee, you do not need sugar or milk. Its fine black, actually its the best black.

**station82o** · 01 Nov 2006, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by stormy

Starbucks is the worst stuff to drink if you don't like coffee to begin with. It's burnt and bitter as hell. Get some Dunkin Donuts coffee. Try the flavored ones. I like Hazelnut if the flavoring isn't too artificial. If you must try something at Starbucks get a frappachino, those are alright but overpriced (like everything there).

Another thing to try are instant cappuchino machines. They usually have them at 7/11 or gas station marts. They had one in my caffeteria at college. It's not really like real coffee, more like the flavor of coffee ice cream. I think they're really good. Lots of caffiene too.

yeha but everything you've suggested (well... barring the dunkin donuts coffee) is loaded with sugar, especially the 7-11 "capuccino" machine garbage. I mean seriously, why even drink coffee then? Just eat a cookie or something.

Nomi - get over your gag factor, woman up, and drink straight up black coffee.

**Fe 26** · 01 Nov 2006, 09:03 PM

you like sweet things?

**stormy** · 01 Nov 2006, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by station82o

yeha but everything you've suggested (well... barring the dunkin donuts coffee) is loaded with sugar, especially the 7-11 "capuccino" machine garbage. I mean seriously, why even drink coffee then? Just eat a cookie or something.

Nomi - get over your gag factor, woman up, and drink straight up black coffee.

I eat a lot of cookies too, but I like coffee, and that's how I like it. Nomi doesn't like coffee and wants a way to get used to it. The best way is to lighten and sweeten the hell out of it. It tastes so good!

**Fe 26** · 01 Nov 2006, 09:21 PM

I don't know why nomi wants to bother with coffie. Sweet tea is great, and you can buy it premade in all sorts of flavors.

yes, lol, premade tea, but come on, all she wants is to take care of her headaches, not become the skinny brother from Fraiser.

**station82o** · 01 Nov 2006, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by buttcheeks

but come on, all she wants is to take care of her headaches

Right, black coffee, hell just grab a cup and let it cool down - and then chug it down in a couple gulps - immediately chase with water or fruit juice to get rid of the taste. if she's trying to help the migraines - pure coffee prolly best way to go eh? i dunno

**Grave** · 02 Nov 2006, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by Nomi

Caffeine is apparently documented and acknowledged by the FDA as an OTC migraine combatant/avoidant. Caffeine could help prevent little migraine triggers or deter an impending attack, or simply keep me up all day. I've not done well with a few different drugs so what the hell, this can't hurt to try.

Why not just get caffeine pills, if you can't drink soda and don't like coffee? Might be less painful overall.

I've been trying to get educated about coffee so I can start enjoying decent stuff at home. If any of you are Good Eats fans, Alton Brown has done excellent shows on the basics of both coffee and tea, and if you're interested in seeing them, I happen to have both on hand.

Still, though, for convenience while out, I always go with Dunkin Donuts because anything that's not loaded with sugar from Starbucks is... well, pretty bad. But their dessert-ish drinks are awesome. After watching Zoolander one night, we decided to actually try orange mocha frappuccinos for shits and giggles, and yeah, it was a fucking awesome idea. They have maple-flavored frappuccinos now, and they're delicious.