Coffee or Tea?

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I hate tea with sugar in it, milk is fine but I generally just drink tea straight.

Coffee on the other hand, I love to have soy milk and perhaps a small amount of chocolate mixed in.

So tasty.

[dsheinem]

wait wait wait, you guys DRINK coffee? I just chew on beans picked fresh from the plant until itthey get ground up enough to work as a "chaw" for a few hours

[Stark]

wait wait wait, you guys DRINK coffee? I just chew on beans picked fresh from the plant until itthey get ground up enough to work as a "chaw" for a few hours

[wip3outguy7]

Coffee. Black. No sugar, no cream. French press preferred.

Quality coffee beans that have been roasted within about 3 to 5 days before brewing usually produce a naturally sweet cup of coffee. The bitter taste comes from coffee beans or grounds that have been sitting around too long.

I have tried the tea thing a few times, but I just can't stick with it. I need the sledge hammer kick that only a strong, black cup of coffee can provide.

[Hobie-wan]

wait wait wait, you guys DRINK coffee? I just chew on beans picked fresh from the plant until itthey get ground up enough to work as a "chaw" for a few hours

Man, that guy using suppositories is going to be embarrassed when he learns of all these other methods for a fix.

[valgalder]

fomally drank boatloads of coffee (black) but over the past year have gave it up almost entirely when I discovered REAL Tea.. good quality loose leaf stuff.

Got one of these from Teavana:



and currently enjoy my favorite tea, Silver Needle White:

http://www.teavana.com/the-teas/white-t ... -white-tea

my primary go to tea, but also love various Japanese Green's and Taiwanese Oolong teas.

No sugar needed.

Never have a taste for coffee anymore, and is MUCH healthier. The only problem is most of these teas are much lower in caffeine.

[Hazerd]

Chai Tea!!!

[ZenErik]

fomally drank boatloads of coffee (black) but over the past year have gave it up almost entirely when I discovered REAL Tea.. good quality loose leaf stuff.

Got one of these from Teavana:



and currently enjoy my favorite tea, Silver Needle White:

http://www.teavana.com/the-teas/white-t ... -white-tea

my primary go to tea, but also love various Japanese Green's and Taiwanese Oolong teas.

No sugar needed.

Never have a taste for coffee anymore, and is MUCH healthier. The only problem is most of these teas are much lower in caffeine.

I have the same thing to brew tea and silver needle is also my favorite. It's got a natural slightly sweet taste. I love it.

I use an electric kettle set to 175 degrees. Electric kettles are so convenient.

[valgalder]

nice.. I would like to get one of those. I have a pretty good system of getting the temp right without one, but different teas require different temps and the greens seem to be the most delicate, which is why I don't bother with them at work much.

Also I found the local supermarket (Wegmans) has loose leaf tea very close to the quality of Teavana for MUCH less money per ounce/pound. Teavana does have good quality, but is definitely overpriced.

[ZenErik]

Teavana silver needle is nice, but most of their loose tea is actually pretty low grade for the price they charge. Still better than tea bags, but their prices are a bit high for what you get. But what do you expect from a retail chain for tea? There aren't many others that I know of in the US. I don't know of any others close to me.

At the same time, you can order online, but you never know what you're going to get if you are trying a new website. And most will only give a good discount if you're purchasing a high enough quantity.