/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.6314443]

How do you take you coffee or tea?
Strong/weak? Preferred brewing method?
Sugar? Milk?

[Anonymous No.6314447]

>>6314443
Strong tea, iced with lemon. Hold the sugar faggot.

[Anonymous No.6314448]

Black and weak, or as strong as possible with tons of cream and sugar.
Feel this way for both drinks.
For coffee, weak/black gets a pourover while homebrew Starbucks is best from a French press.

[Anonymous No.6314452]

Depends on what kind of coffee or tea.

[Anonymous No.6314457]

>>6314443
I drink coffee black, and I drink tea by itself. If I go to a coffee place, I get 3 shots of espresso or an Americano, usually with an extra shot. Sometimes I make a drink with Abuelita instant hot chocolate, milk, and espresso. It's so damn good. Once in a blue moon, I get a Vietnamese iced coffee.
I'd love to try Turkish coffee. It doesn't sound very good, but it would be an interesting experience whether I enjoyed it or not.

[Anonymous No.6314459]

>>6314457
Also, I like my coffee/tea strong

[Anonymous No.6314463]

Coffee strong with milk. Tea plain as fuck, except that chai stuff. I put milk in that.

[Anonymous No.6314470]

Coffee, black and strong. Strong by the standards of coffee I've experienced at least.

I'm not really a tea drinker.

[Anonymous No.6314474]

Just brewef in a regular drip pot. Strong, lots ofcream, barely any sugar.

[Anonymous No.6314476]

>>6314443
I take my coffee as I take my women, black and bitter!

[Anonymous No.6314478]

I drink a lot of english breakfast tea. One scoop of sugar, with a shot of half and half. That with two homemade biscotti is what I normally have for breakfast.

[Anonymous No.6314479]

I drink coffee black, strong if possible, although I've started drinking long espresso instead of short and it's pretty good. If I'm getting it iced though, I take it with a bit of milk.

Same with black tea, as strong as possible and nothing added. Except when it's iced. Strong with lemon, no sugar.

[Anonymous No.6314498]

>>6314476
I like my women like I like my coffee: in a plastic cup.

[Anonymous No.6314500]

I like cold brewed coffee at room temperature and black.
Hot coffee is best with just a little bit of cream and nothing else I think.
And quality espresso should be black.

[my personal opinion No.6314502]

>Godtier
Ice + milk + espresso.
I like it when the espresso sits in the top.
>Demi-God tier
Same without milk.

Tea, it depends. Green tea is fine as is, but drinking and smelling plain black tea gives me a headache so I cut it out with milk.

[Anonymous No.6314508]

i just dump my arabica or robusta into an espresso maker and if i'm not lazy capuccinate some milk or something

oh and i use a blade grinder :^)

[Anonymous No.6314620]

>>6314443
Just this shit, brew for five minutes then add a dash of milk.

Bong tea best tea

[Anonymous No.6314647]

>>6314508
>not using free-range, cage free coffee beans

[Anonymous No.6314648]

>>6314620
this. I will sometimes add a bit of sugar but generally not

[Anonymous No.6314714]

>>6314443


Coffee strong enough to jump out of the pot and into the cup, drag itself over to me, smack me in the face and call me a bitch, pinch my nose till I open my mouth and force it's way down.

[Anonymous No.6314798]

I like my coffee weak and white - like my men.

[Anonymous No.6314831]

I stopped drinking tea with milk or sugar.
I started drinking green tea or other herbal teas.

Honestly feel a lot better for myself since.

>Peppermint Tea

[Anonymous No.6314834]

coffee strong as balls with a modest amount of cream and sugar, tea black only please and absolutely no britbong crap

[Anonymous No.6315838]

Coffee strong and black
Black tea very strong
Light teas/green tea I'll stir in a small amount of honey sometimes

[Anonymous No.6315952]

Instant coffee with milk and 2 sugars every morning at home.

Latte with 1 sugar if i'm not poor or meeting someone at a cafe.

Tea with no sugar and a drop of milk.
>had an english gf for 8 months
>never drank so much tea in my life

[Anonymous No.6315961]

>>6315952

Also,

>stayed at her parents for a few days
>they all made tea and coffee in fucking huge mugs
>They 'ad a giggle because I wanted a normal sized mug
>"hoh anon can't handle a big drink"
>Their drinks were always weak and had to be microwaved because the coffee:hotwater:milk ratios didn't work in the massive mugs
>fuckin bongs

[Anonymous No.6315964]

coffee, black and strong, or 1 cream, 1 sugar, strong

or

espresso, milk, strong, ice, 2 shots cane syrup

tea, green or black tea, earl grey prefered, no cream or sugar, strong but not overly

[Anonymous No.6315963]

i enjoy my coffee black and kinda average strength, i use 15 grams of water for every 1 gram of coffee. my favorite way to brew is in a v60 and then chemex is probably second.

[Anonymous No.6315974]

What kind of tea do you guys drink? I have those basic Lipton black tea packets daily and sometimes misc herbal teas from this company called celestial, any tea recommendations?

Also I drink my coffe mild and black

[Anonymous No.6315975]

>>6315961
everyone gives me shit for being satisfied with a 5 oz cup of coffee. giant mugs and gluttonous people are annoying to me.

[Anonymous No.6316300]

strong with a little sugar, always milk in tea (if its not full fat) but indifferent if its coffee

[Anonymous No.6316929]

Coffee - black always, rarely drink coffee anyways, no sugar

Tea - either a very small amount of milk or a tiny drop of honey, no sugar

[Anonymous No.6316949]

>Americans can't handle their coffee without making it sickeningly sweet with sugar and milk
It's like a whole nation of 14 year olds, just stick to energy drinks guys, let the big boys have their real coffee.

[Anonymous No.6316961]

>2016
>drinking coffee with lots of milk and sugar
>drinking a cake

[Anonymous No.6316976]

>>6314443
with bagaço or whisky

[Anonymous No.6316984]

coffee, black, medium, like Maxwell house, Folgers, or Lousiness, though some dislike it. chicoryTea unsweet, if could, if hot, a little milk and sugar. one thing i hate about "sweet iced tea" is the assumption everyone likes it..Wrong. I'd rather water. gun powder twinnings, stash, Lipton or tea in the "fridge, I don't like sweet sfuff, usually.My fave is 101 dalmations, the book, not the movie. though ok. Just not a fan of "sweet stuff" except emotional.

[Anonymous No.6317001]

Cold brewers, what do you think about constant or regular agitation? How about adding other things for flavor during the brewing, like with turkish coffee?

[Anonymous No.6317012]

I like pic related. My go to tea for day or night. I hate caffeine, it makes me feel like shit, so I stick with caffeine-free teas.

I use filtered water, boiled (or microwaved if I'm in a hurry), half a teaspoon of pure honey (my dad farms bees) and let the teabag soak for about 5-7 minutes. Remove bag and enjoy.

I'm curious, I'm not a tea nut or anything, but if someone knows of any similar type teas to pic related, please let me know. I'm always looking to try new things.

[Anonymous No.6317053]

>>6314443
I just like my stuff hot

[Anonymous No.6317061]

>>6317053
Is that green stuff matcha?

[Anonymous No.6317066]

>>6317061
green stuff

[Anonymous No.6317074]

I like black coffee but caffeine gets me really jittery

[Anonymous No.6317082]

>>6317074
Use half decaf until you can take a cup

[Anonymous No.6317092]

>>6317066
That's definitely turquoise.

[Anonymous No.6317095]

>>6317092
is it really o_0

[kekkles No.6317197]

>>6316976
Irish detected!

[kekkles No.6317211]

Coffee - Somewhat strong and black. With some milk and sugar if I need it to be more "filling"
Tea - Strong, always unless I'm having bubble tea. I don't really drink iced tea nor coffee.

[Anonymous No.6317221]

>>6317074
same but i get really sick if it gets too bad.
I like black tea with a tiny bit of milk and honey.
Chai, blueberry and vanilla, ect.

[Anonymous No.6317229]

I like my coffee black and kind of weak, it upsets my stomach if too strong it seems.

I grew up in Ireland, on a farm, so I mostly drink super strong black tea with milk. Just a drop of milk, really, enough to notice it and no more.

I'm pretty into chamomile these days, though. Kind of making an effort to curb the strong black tea 10 times a day habit, maybe keeping whiter teeth for a few more years in the process.

I was raised to believe that putting sugar in any hot beverage was disgusting

[Anonymous No.6317233]

I really want to post in this thread, as I have been a coffee professional working in the industry for a number of years now, but there are too many trolls on /ck/ to make it worth my time.

[Anonymous No.6317265]

>>6317095
and that's blue. You're taunting me aren't you?

[Anonymous No.6317415]

>>6317265
>that's blue
It may very well be.

[Anonymous No.6317420]

>>6317233
I was a barista for like 5 years when I dropped out of my highly selective east coast liberal arts undergraduate institution in the 90s. Get some distance and you can have fun with it.

I once had someone (probably an australian) tell me that aeropress was "essentially the same as espresso" or some shit. This new generation of wannabes with their special made up words like "pourover" are ridiculous and can be a source of great fun if you aren't too emotionally invested.

[Anonymous No.6317428]

>>6314459
If you like it strong, Turkish coffee is likely for you.

Shit had me losing my mind the first night I tried it.

[Anonymous No.6317484]

>>6317420
>(probably an australian)
What makes you say that? Australia has one of the most advanced coffee cultures in the world. It's why the McCafé was invented here adopted world-wide. Admittedly McCafé is shit-tier but that shows how developed Australia's coffee culture is. McDonald's is global but they didn't do anything about their coffee untill the Australian market demanded it.

You're a drongo.

[Anonymous No.6317493]

>>6317420
>I was a barista at StarBucks when I dropped out of my highly selective east coast liberal arts undergraduate institution

[Anonymous No.6317550]

>Black tea
>Strong as can be
>No pussy sugar or milk for me

[Anonymous No.6317749]

Green tea + honey + ginger/ blueberries

[Anonymous No.6317765]

>>6314443
>How do you take you coffee or tea?
Depends who's asking. If I'm a guest in someone's home for the first time I usually request a 'white with one' because it's a safe bet.
Elsewhere I'll have an espresso because that way I get to judge the craftmanship of the brewer/barista.
>Strong/weak?
You can't really make an espresso strong or weak. The flavour comes from the bean/roast, and I prefer a milder roast.
>Preferred brewing method?
Espresso, followed by moka pot. Then instant above all else.
>Sugar? Milk?
Preferably not. But if the barista is subpar and their coffee is bitter then I'll add as much sugar as I think it needs, making sure that the barista sees this. It's an effective way of telling a barista that his coffee is shit. The more sugar you add the greater the insult. I die a little inside every time I see someone add sugar to an espresso that I've brewed.

>tea
I've never liked it. My Nan was passionate about her tea and I'm confident that I've had quality stuff made by her but I've just never hooked onto it like I have with coffee.

This kinda sounded like a blog post in the end. Sorry.
I'm not sorry.

[Anonymous No.6318012]

>>6317493
No, also stop trying to be snobby about your food service job. People like you don't get tips.

[Anonymous No.6318024]

>>6314443
>Coffee
Double shot flat white.
Or a macchiato if I'm in the mood.

>Tea
English breakfast, white, 1/2 to 3/4 tsp sugar

[Anonymous No.6318046]

Tea: Nothing
Good coffee: Nothing
Bad Coffee: Cream and sugar

[Anonymous No.6318063]

I put freshly ground cardamom into my coffee for the first time just now. I felt like a fucking hipster messing with my simple plain coffee, but I love cardamom. It tasted pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6318087]

Tea pleb here, I find that if I don't add at least a little sugar or honey in my tea, then it mostly just tastes like hot water with a slight hint of tea.
I mostly make English breakfast and some fruit flavored black teas.
Don't you find your sugar free teas tasteless?

[Anonymous No.6318090]

>>6317765
>You can't really make an espresso strong or weak.
oh my fucking god
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ristretto

[Anonymous No.6318093]

>>6318087
Get yourself some loose leaf

[Anonymous No.6318933]

black earl grey, mostly because I'm usually too tired to bother putting in sugar when I need tea. When I do it's brown sugar though, try it.

[Anonymous No.6319228]

>>6317765
If only we could figure out the compression algorithm you used to fit so much stupid, misplaced snobbery and pretentiousness into a few sentences, we could put the entirety of the world's information into the digital equivalent of a grain of sand.

[Tall Poppy No.6319677]

>>6318090
You try to sound smart but you really sound dumb and your condescending tone is unjustified.
Take a moment to think about what you just did.

>>6319228
So many words with nothing to say. This is your reply.

[Anonymous No.6319734]

Like my coffee black, sweet and a little wild.

[Anonymous No.6319744]

Unless it's espresso or a Turkish preparation, I always drink my coffee black. Because I actually like coffee, and I don't treat it as just a chaperone for sugar and dairy like most people do.

As for tea, I always take it plain, except when I go to a certain Indian restaurant. I don't know what kind of tea they use but it's strong enough that it still shines through when they add milk and spices. I wish I knew their secret.

[Anonymous No.6319752]

>>6314457
Turkish coffee is one of the most sublime sensory experiences on earth. Please do try it some time.

[Anonymous No.6319758]

>Black Tea, English/Irish breakfast
>Strong as shit
>1 teaspoon of raw sugar
>Small splash of milk in the evening, none in the morning

[Anonymous No.6319780]

>>6314443
>How do you take you coffee or tea?
Coffee. French roast gets a reasonable balance of flavors. Best blend is mix of mocha, mysore and colombian in 1:1:2 ratio. Made with filter. Consumed black, untainted with anything else.

If treating myself, add a nice cookie or piece of expensive chocolate on the side.

[Anonymous No.6320271]

Affogato served by hot cross bunnies

[Anonymous No.6320345]

>>6314443
Strong teas with milk, strong coffee with a cream and a sugar, weaker or fruity teas get honey, iced tea gets nothing, iced coffee topped with whipped cream.

[Anonymous No.6320448]

I like this

[Anonymous No.6320507]

>>6314620
muh bonga

so many tea brands out there are little better than warm milk, Yorkshire and Twinings have some actual flavour to them.

I once had a cup of tea at mcdonalds and I swear it was hot water with artificial brown in it, weakest tea I ever sipped.

[Anonymous No.6320650]

>>6314620
The only correct answer here.

[Anonymous No.6320690]

>>6314443
Both strong, a good slug of 1% fat milk, no sugar.

[Anonymous No.6320696]

>Brewing your coffee weak
>Implying there's more than one proper strength for each individual tea
>Ever putting anything besides a small amount of raw sugar in a hot beverage

What the fuck is wrong with you people? Don't you actually like to taste more than one note of your drinks?

[Anonymous No.6320737]

>>6314443
Black as pitch, or with a little cream and sugar, depending on my mood. It's gotta be brewed strong as fuck though.

[Anonymous No.6320875]

>>6319780
No offense but you sound like you don't know what you're doing despite trying very hard to give the opposite impression

[Anonymous No.6320884]

>>6320696
>wanting to taste anything other than B

[Anonymous No.6320929]

>>6319780
It's impressive you managed to sound both pretentious and stupid.

[Anonymous No.6320972]

>>6316949
Italians pull that shit as well, shocked me so much when I saw how much brown sugar they add to coffee.

[Anonymous No.6320985]

>>6320972
You know literally everyone who buys into the "black coffee makes me a real connoisseur" bullshit is a passportless suburban teen from flyover country

[Anonymous No.6321244]

>>6314443
Strong, black, milk if it's too hot to drink at the time or I made it too bitter.

French press most of the time because I'm too poor to afford expensive brewing methods.

[Anonymous No.6321854]

I always drink black frisian, with lots of cream and a piece of brown sugar

[Anonymous No.6321866]

Always strong, always black, no sugar or cream.

[Anonymous No.6322471]

Hong Kong style where the evaporated milk overwhelms the coffee taste.

[Anonymous No.6322513]

anyone else tried some of pic related?
i have to order it online, but its totally worth it.
im a pleb so i just throw 2 bags of this into a mug of water and microwave it, then add just a little honey

[Anonymous No.6322550]

if you want something kind of like a latte at home, take a mason jar, pour some milk in it, shake it for a while, microwave it for a bit and pour it over your coffee, try it before you tell me i'm an idiot.

[Anonymous No.6322582]

>>6314443
Good tea : milk two sugars
Bad tea: same
Good coffee: same
Bad coffee: same

Fuck the police, I can drink it without but I prefer it with.