What do you like in your coffee, besides coffee--for some of you wisecrackers. Me-I don't drink coffee.

[debm55]

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[Deuxcents]

1. I don't drink coffee, either. My mom drank it morning to night

And she would scoop a spoon of vanilla ice cream in hers..this was in the ‘60’s, way before the designer coffees

[debm55]

4. That's interesting. I can't even stand the smell of coffee. Adding ice cream sould soften the taste TY

[Dulcinea]

64. Not a coffee drinker either.

I start my day with iced tea made from tea bags. Straight & strong. When I visited England, I liked the tea!

But I buy flavored creamer for my coffee-drinking husband.

[Ocelot II]

2. Water. It's way too crunchy without it.

[debm55]

5. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, I knew it.

[stopdiggin]

29. I think you win this round!

Although - I have in the past crunched up a roasted bean or two ... I'd have to describe it as a little intense, and not exactly the most soothing ... Quelle surprise!

[debm55]

58. 😮

[P.C.L.D.]

55. Best response ever

[debm55]

59. 😐

[NotASurfer]

63. Try chocolate covered coffee beans

The crunch becomes a feature, and way more kick than your basic peanut M&M

[Ocelot II]

65. I have; they're tasty. A friend ate a whole package in one sitting,

and he got as wired as a four-year-old who just ate all his Halloween candy. Lots of sugar and all the caffeine.

[nocoincidences]

81. I love chocolate covered beans.

But you can't eat more than 3 or 4 without seriously regretting it!

[MOMFUDSKI]

83. I ate a load of chocolate covered coffee

beans and was wired for hour. I thought they a confection of some sort and not real beans. 🫘 Boy, was I wrong. Love them.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Chocolate, cream, and ice. I've never drunk hot coffee and really can't stand the smell.

I was introduced to iced coffee by Pakistani students who informed me that much of the world prefers their tea hot and their coffee cold. (fact check?)

I grew up in the South drinking iced tea all the time and when I moved to Northern states was told that no one drinks iced tea there. Not really true, but 'tea' does usually mean fresh, hot tea.

[debm55]

6. Iced and hot tea are the ones I like. I am up north.Ty

[yellowdogintexas]

80. the only true sweetened coffee I like is Vietnamese coffee. It is very rich

made with condensed milk, and iced.

When I lived in Boston I could get iced tea between Memorial Day and Labor Day. It was always unsweetened.
I grew up on sweet tea and made it for us. We had friends who had never liked iced tea until they had mine.

Now I drink my iced tea straight, but use good teabags and I cold brew it.

[eppur_se_muova]

85. I love Thai iced coffe and tea. Coconut is the magic ingredient there as well.

I assume similar versions are made throughout SE Asia.

[debm55]

90. I never had that but it sounds so good. TY

[MiHale]

7. Black...once in a great while...

I’ll put in a cinnamon stick.

[debm55]

9. Thank you MiHale.

[Botany]

8. Real whole cream, along with a newspaper, fruit, and a bagel or a croissant 🥐

N/t

Btw good corned beef hash and a western omelette is nice too.

[debm55]

11. Thank you Botany.Sounds great.

[MOMFUDSKI]

86. Botany- you sound

HANGRY!!!

[True Dough]

109. Doesn't the newspaper get soggy in a cup of coffee?

[debm55]

113. I don't drink coffee, Sorry

[True Dough]

114. I thought my reply was to Botany

but always good to hear from you debm! And you shouldn't be sorry about not drinking coffee! Why would you want to harm this???





Full disclosure: I don't drink the stuff either. Never have!

[Beatlelvr]

10. Over the holidays

I got hooked on peppermint mocha. I bought several bags of it, and I only put stevia in it. Yum!

[debm55]

13. I did that with Christmas tea, I bought, We get it by the box, TY

[dchill]

12. Non dairy creamer and Sweet n' Low...

...turns out my body has limits. Never decaf, though. Misses the point and tastes like crap.

[debm55]

14. My husband was told to drink decaf. He tried it for a couple of days, then when back to caf,

[dchill]

15. The caffeine is the point. I believe it's also part...

...of the flavor profile. They use chemicals to remove the caffeine. The caffeine is gone, but the chemicals are now in the flavor profile. Yuck.

[debm55]

18. He went to the ER last month and they told him it was from drinking too much coffee, He had a rapid heart beat

[dchill]

43. An unfortunate side effect. 🧐

[debm55]

44. The rapid heart beat scared us.

[yellowdogintexas]

142. Swiss Water processed decaf is not chemically processed

It's the only decaf I will use at home.

[dchill]

144. I'd never heard of it. I'll check it out. Thanks!

[yellowdogintexas]

146. It will be on the label of the package, or on the dispenser bin

if you are using the bulk whole bean coffee.

[patphil]

16. First, I grind my own beans; much better taste. Once brewed, I add 1/2 N 1/2 and a little sugar in the raw.

[debm55]

19. Thank you patphil

[Elessar Zappa]

17. Some heavy cream and just enough sugar to cut the bitterness, maybe one teaspoon.

[debm55]

20. Elessar, if it' bitter, why drink it. Not trying to be snarky, but that is why I don't drink it

[Elessar Zappa]

24. I need a bit of sugar because of the bitterness but I do enjoy the overall taste of coffee.

[debm55]

45. Thank you.

[yellowdogintexas]

82. I have found that mild roast is far less bitter; also the bean variety can make a difference too.

You can go to a store which has the grinder in the coffee dept, and get some small amounts of beans in different varieties. Then you can test the bitterness factor. Sprouts has a very nice Kona blend that is very smooth.

[debm55]

94. Thank you for that information. yellowdogintexas. It is very helpful.

[Freddie]

30. Same here

Half and half (probably too much) and just a little sugar to cut the bitterness. As a teen (MANY years ago) I worked at a Dunkin and we were told to put a lot of cream in it if the customer wanted cream, and I got to like it that way. Still like Dunkin coffee. No fancy coffee drinks, just regular coffee. My son and DIL like flavored coffee (vanilla, hazelnut) which is gross IMO.
I used to use a Keurig (I know, environment) and recently got an Instant Pot brand coffeemaker. Similar but the coffee is better and hotter.

[debm55]

46. Thank you for your post Freddie.

[ificandream]

21. I can't drink coffee for medical reasons. I thought I'd miss it a lot, but I don't. I just drink herbal tea.

[debm55]

27. My husband had a rapid heart beat, He would be a bear without his coffee

[ificandream]

41. In my case it's stomach issues. But I've grown to love herbal teas. And they don't have caffeine. :)

[debm55]

47. I am glad you were able to adapt to it.TY

[Paladin]

22. Small amount of cream, no sugar. (nt)

[debm55]

48. Thank you Paladin.

[claudette]

23. I love

the taste of butter in my coffee. (no sugar and a little cream or milk). I butter my toast and then stir the knife in my coffee!! Yummy. Once I worked with a woman who actually added a teaspoon of butter to her cup of coffee. I never tried that!!😊

[debm55]

49. Butter in coffee, I haven;t heard of before.

[DUar17]

89. Butter in coffee is something.

Bulletproof coffee sells it, also sells Ghee butter, really smooth.

When i first tried butter in my coffee I thought it was wrong, but more I looked into it I discovered that it is healthy.

[debm55]

91. Thank you DUar17

[claudette]

98. The first

time I stirred my coffee with a buttery butter knife I was hooked!! That’s how I got started 😊👍

[debm55]

103. Thank you claudette.

[claudette]

117. yw

[stopdiggin]

25. it goes down pretty well in any form

but the ways to make a little special 'treat' are also almost legion.
Cinnamon, nutmeg, chocolate, vanilla, (or a peppermint candy makes an interesting little fillip as well)

And then, how could we forget the tried and true (and so very obvious) - Bourbon, scotch, vodka, schnapps - and just about every other variety of 'spirit' known to man. People have been adding a little extra dash of 'restorative' to their cup - since the cup was introduced. And allowed many a grandmother the pretense that it wasn't really 'drinking'.

[debm55]

50. Thank you stopdiggin. It sounds tasty.

[Emile]

26. Donut 🍩

[debm55]

51. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA So you dunk you donut.

[3Hotdogs]

28. Cinnamon and whipped cream.

[debm55]

52. Sounds good. Even if I don't drink coffee. Yummy and Ty.

[AllaN01Bear]

31. i drink tea. im add adhd. old hyper active . one day the drs said " coffee will calm him down" .wrongh. was literaly

bouncing off the walls that whole day. ( imitates old style pinball machine sounds ) all i can stand is the smell. thats it. mmmmm

[debm55]

53. I did use to drink black coffee when I had a migraine. It worked.

[happybird]

32. Lots of sugar, whole milk

Half and half will do, but prefer whole milk. The coffee has to be dark/strong to stand up to my additions, lol.

I like the International Delight Sweet Cream creamer. When getting a coffee out at a convenience store I make like a mad scientist with flavored creamers and other goodies. Royal Farms has a nice complimentary selections of flavored creamers and milks to try. Those sugar dispensing machines at Sheetz are the pits, though. Gimme packets!

[debm55]

40. Thank you happybird. My husband loves the coffee bar at Sheetz.

[pandr32]

33. I like my coffee fresh ground and French roast.

I never add any cream or sugar because I drink it black. I also have an espresso machine and enjoy lattes and cappuccinos at home when I'm reading and I often play barista to family and friends.
I do enjoy tea as well, but tea starts at dinner which is usually around 5PM--British grandparents had an enormous influence.

[debm55]

38. That sounds wonderful. Thank you pandr32.

[Shermann]

34. I went black long, long ago

I used to dolly up the cheap instant coffee with cream and sugar to get it down. Then I started working as a dishwasher at a restaurant, and there was always a pot of fresh coffee made. It turns out it was a really good brand (Paul Delima). The balancing act of cream and sugar is inconvenient when working, so I just started drinking it black. It took a week or two to adjust, but I really enjoyed the Paul Delima even more that way and that's been my preference ever since. That said, I don't mind a latte with some raw sugar on occasion (technically that is espresso).

[debm55]

37. Thank you Shermann.

[Alpeduez21]

35. I usually drink my moka pot coffee black

Around Christmas I put eggnog in it. If regular drip, a little cream and sugar. When they’re around I like those after dinner mints that melt in the mouth. I put a couple of those in a cup and add a little peppermint sweetness.

[debm55]

36. That sounds good.

[zeusdogmom]

39. Rich, dark french press

1st cup of the morning - straight - hot and fresh. 2nd cup of the morning still black but with a scoop of collagen (keeps my joints happy). The after lunch cup with my knitting and a bit of TV or Apple TV gets a glug glug of heavy cream.

Love my coffee 💕

[debm55]

74. Thank you, zeusdogmom

[CTyankee]

128. My favorite every morning, 2 cups, with a little skim milk...

[debm55]

130. Thank you CTyankee.😀

[rsdsharp]

42. Just black. Usually just one cup in the morning.

Back in the late 70s when I was doing morning radio, I’d go through a pot of coffee before anybody else even got to the station, then move on to Coke by about 9 AM.

So I’ve cut back!

[debm55]

75. Thank you rsdsharp. That was a lot of caffeine wasn;t it?

[rsdsharp]

78. You get up at 4 AM every day you NEED a lot of caffeine.

[debm55]

92. Agree, TY

[Wicked Blue]

54. Me neither

Red Rose tea with 1% Lactaid milk.

[debm55]

57. Agree

[Different Drummer]

56. Totally black for me.

I don't mind the bitterness in the slightest.

[debm55]

93. Thank you, Different Drummer.

[Polly Hennessey]

60. I love coffee. I have it with cream or without.

Love the smell, the taste, and how it looks in my cup first thing in the morning. ☕️☕️☕️

[debm55]

95. Thank you Polly. I drink it black when I have migraines. I think it;s the smell that turns me off.

[Warren_Pointe]

61. Milk when I'm skint, 1/2 & 1/2 when flush

[debm55]

96. Thank you Warren_Pointe

[Niagara]

62. I like my coffee black. No cream. No sugar.

[debm55]

97. Thank you Niagara.

[Niagara]

100. My pleasure, Debbie!

There's approximately 18 calories in an entire 12 cup carafe of coffee.


It's generally what I consume (besides water) during intermittent fasting as those 18 calories won't break my fast.

[Mr.Bill]

67. Ten ounces of Peet's coffee

and two ounces of Fairlife chocolate milk.

[debm55]

99. Mr. Bill , that sounds interesting.

[Mr.Bill]

106. It's basically a mocha that coffee joints charge five bucks for,

but it's a fraction of the price. I know coffee afficianados will tell me it can't be as good as a real mocha, but it's good enough for me.

[debm55]

108. I was giung ti post that in my reply to you--it sounds like a mocha. But then I thought I was wrong, because I never had

a mocha,

[OldBaldy1701E]

68. I always enjoy the hell out of your questions, deb.

So, I am a 'blasphemer'... I like both sweetener and creamer in my coffee. As well as flavoring if I can find one that I like. As to the age old question of 'if stranded on an island with only one of the two items, which would you prefer to have with the crate of coffee that you also saved: sugar or creamer?' I say 'creamer'.

So, a quick story. I once walked into a Radio Shack and ended up helping half the customers there find things. (Mainly because I always loved the store for decades and went there all the time. Since they were all set up the same, well...) The manager was so impressed she offered me a job on the spot. We met a few days later to finalize the offer and so on, and while we were talking she mentioned that they were 'big coffee drinkers around here'. She even mentioned that it may be time for 'number two'. I replied that I also was a big coffee person as well. I also mentioned that I may want another one. (At the time, it was the real thing. Since then I have learned that a manic depressive/anxiety sufferer really should not be drinking caffeine at all, much less in the amounts I used to imbibe.) After we finished the chat, she looked at her mug and the following took place:

HER: Looks like I need that second cup now!
ME: Oh... a second 'cup'...
HER: Yeah... umm, what did you mean?
ME: Pot.
HER: 'POT'?? You normally have two 'pots' of coffee in the morning.
ME: Well, it is summer. During the winter, I can drink it all day long if I have nothing else to do.
HER: *shakes head and picks up jaw from floor*

[debm55]

101. Thank you OldBaldy1701E That post is great. Did you still get the job???? I always enjoy reading your posts.

[OldBaldy1701E]

147. That is another story.

I did. And, we had a decent enough group working there. The issue was the corporate mentality that was taking over the business. They wanted the bell curve to always go up. In that field, such a wish was just that... a wish. But, in the corporate world, that does not matter... especially when the one store which has the best location and therefore the best return rate does manage to implement the desired directives. I can tell you that, about six months after I started there, the manager, the assistant manager, and three 'associates' all quit on the same day and at the same time. We literally locked up the store around two p.m. and left it. That was my experience working for the company that I had frequented since I was 11 years old.

I guess the old saying about never meeting your heroes is true in most respects, eh?

[doc03]

69. A little milk or cream. I can't drink flavored coffee or with any sugar. nt

[debm55]

102. Thank you doc03

[Freddie]

133. When my son was still living at home

He would make himself a hazelnut coffee in the Keurig before leaving for work. The smell was awful. He and his wife still drink the flavored stuff. When DH and I go to visit them we bring normal pods.

[debm55]

138. I have never had hazelnut coffee and we do use a Keurig. There is something about the smell of any coffee that makes me

feel sick.Even the regular has a very strong overpowering smell to me. I don't know why? TY for your post. PS does your son know you do that? hahahahaha

[Chainfire]

70. I am a two cup a day guy, taken with a little non-dairy creamer. ('cause I can't stand the taste of coffee) ;)

[debm55]

105. Wait, why do you drink it then? Make the switch to tea.

[Wolf Frankula]

71. two teaspoons of sugar

Nothing else.

Wolf

[debm55]

107. Thanks Wolf

[sarge43]

72. Black, two to three cups a day.

I maintain that if anyone wants to bring down the US Armed Forces, just cut off the coffee supply. It'll collapse in a week.

[debm55]

110. Thank you , sarge43. Thank you for your service.

[sarge43]

115. You're welcome, debm55 n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

73. Nothing

When I first started drinking coffee, I was 16 & waiting on tables, starting at 6am on weekends.
I used a little half & half.
Then, I used less, then less, then less, until it made more sense to go full black coffee, rather than bother.
Been drinking it with no additives since I was 18.
BTW: I've seen guys picking coffee in Colombia. They can have that job. Ir's a rough, tedious job.

[debm55]

111. Thank you Professor. So you weaned yourself off to black coffee.Interesting. TY

[ProfessorGAC]

119. Yeah!

By the time I went to just black coffee, I was putting so little in there, the next step was to just wave the bottle of creamer over the cup!

[riversedge]

76. dark brown sugar

[debm55]

112. No that is interesting, in fact it sounds good. Thank you for the suggestion.

[RainCaster]

77. Just the caffeine

Many cups a day.

[debm55]

120. Thank you RainCaster

[yellowdogintexas]

79. My preference is cream only, and I like it light. On occasion I will take it black but not often

usually when there is no real cream or milk available. I don't care for sugar unless it is a mocha.

[debm55]

121. Thank you yellowdogintexas. Cream sounds very good in coffee.

[yellowdogintexas]

140. it is divine! I actually use half and half. I hate non dairy creamer

I always feel like I am drinking a cup of chemicals. When I started Weight Watchers all those years ago, the first think I looked up was half and half. It was 1 point for 2 tbsp and I decided I could make it work, as long as I could have good cream for my coffee.

If I run out of half and half, I get out my little battery powered milk frother and foam up some milk. I love that thing; it foams hot chocolate quite nicely

[debm55]

148. Thank you yellowdogintexas, i like hot chocolate and the frother sounds great, TY

[yellowdogintexas]

141. it is divine! I actually use half and half. I hate non dairy creamer

I always feel like I am drinking a cup of chemicals. When I started Weight Watchers all those years ago, the first think I looked up was half and half. It was 1 point for 2 tbsp and I decided I could make it work, as long as I could have good cream for my coffee.

If I run out of half and half, I get out my little battery powered milk frother and foam up some milk. I love that thing; it foams hot chocolate quite nicely

[thatcrowwoman]

84. A shot or two of Bailey's Irish Cream, and hold the coffee, please.

Love the smell of coffee, but never developed a taste for it. Bitter aftertaste lingers long in my mouth.
Mama loved her coffee hot and black, husband likes his fresh ground medium roast with cream and sugar.

I’m a tea drinker, like my father before me. Constant Comment tea and/or Darjeeling most days.

This evening, I’m craving an Irish Cream Milkshake and drinking Waterloo Black Cherry fizzy water.
🕊thatcrowwoman

[debm55]

122. Thank you thatcrowwoman. I am a tea drinker too, I even hate the smell of coffee. The Irish Cream Milkshake sounds

great. I do drink fizzy waters but just during the summers.

[Squeaky41]

87. Kickstart Java

Double espresso with Death Wish beans.

Sometimes Morning Thunder tea.

[debm55]

125. Thank you Squeaky41.. I enjoy Morning Thunder tea also.

[MOMFUDSKI]

88. Half and Half only. On occasion I will put

a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa. Some years back Folgers offered a chocolate coffee. I liked it.

[TexasBushwhacker]

104. A slosh of heavy cream and a squirt of liquid saccharine

[debm55]

126. Thank you TexasBushwhacker. It sounds good.

[LoisB]

116. Hot with whole milk

[debm55]

124. Thank you LoisB

[Prairie_Seagull]

118. All day long, every day.

Whole bean or out of the can, although mostly whole bean recently. Started when I was real young. My grandmother used to give me 'milky coffee' in a saucer to cool. Now I am a java junkie. Thanks a lot granny. We spend significantly on on this vice.

Generally take it with whole milk or Vanilla Ice cream as a treat.

[debm55]

123. OMG a JAVA JUNKIE!! Your idea of coffee with vanilla ice cream sounds great.

[LoisB]

129. I'm with you Prairie_Seagull, I am an all-day, everyday coffee drinker too.

[debm55]

131. Does it make you nervous? Thank you LoisB

[Prairie_Seagull]

134. For me very, very rarely.

I have learned the correct pacing. Furthermore when I was a pre-teen I had a male cousin that was considered at the time as hyper-active and they gave him some form of speed to slow him down. I know this sounds counter intuitive but I kind of wonder if this is a thing with folks like us who can drink java all day long and avoid the jitters and drink a cup and go directly to sleep. Just maybe we have a little ADHD.

[debm55]

136. That is interesting. when I was teaching the boys that were "hard to condtrol " were given Ritalin to slow them down.

It was speed. TY

[LoisB]

139. I think you are right about the ADHD.

[LoisB]

135. No and it doesn't prevent me from sleeping either. I have a cup before going to sleep.

I actually like coffee except iced and sweet (can't stand sugar). I think I'm addicted. LOL I probably have more coffee in my veins than blood.

[debm55]

137. Wow, I heard people say not to drink after 6 PM as you will not be able to sleep. Thank you , LoisB.

[brewens]

127. I'm a regular coffee guy but sometimes make coffee based hot chocolate. Whole milk, cocoa, sugar and a dash

of vanilla.

[debm55]

132. I drink hot chocolate. I like your recipe. Thank you brewens.

[sakabatou]

143. For regular coffee, cream and sugar

Sometimes I'll add cocoa powder for a "dirty mocha".

[debm55]

149. sakabatou, I like the idea of dirty mocha, TY

[MistakenLamb]

145. Creamer and Splenda

And some flavoring when I go to Dunkin Donuts