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Transitioning to Black Coffee
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:26 pm
I have consumed my coffee with tons of cream (half & half) and loads of sugar. I have been trying to cut out my sugar intake, and tried a cup of Joe last night with a french vanilla creamer with no sugar.
It was certainly drinkable, but not enjoyable. I had a cup today with just straight half & half, but ended up caving and added 1.5 tablespoons of sugar to drink it.
I know black coffee is when you can tell the flavor variances in coffee quality, but I've tried black coffee with the following:
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Community Coffee Breakfast Blend
Starbuck's Dark Roast
DazBog Medium Roast
Is this just something you need to do enough to start enjoying it, or do you never truly "enjoy" the coffee? How long should I expect before I start preferring black to sweetened beverages?
It was certainly drinkable, but not enjoyable. I had a cup today with just straight half & half, but ended up caving and added 1.5 tablespoons of sugar to drink it.
I know black coffee is when you can tell the flavor variances in coffee quality, but I've tried black coffee with the following:
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Community Coffee Breakfast Blend
Starbuck's Dark Roast
DazBog Medium Roast
Is this just something you need to do enough to start enjoying it, or do you never truly "enjoy" the coffee? How long should I expect before I start preferring black to sweetened beverages?
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Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:29 pm to 1MileTiger
Switched in 2004 - "Cold Turkey". The nuances of different Coffees are more noticeable. Don't miss the Sweetener/Dairy.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:31 pm to 1MileTiger
Start with a drop (and i mean a small drop) of half and half and like half a pack of sweet and low.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:33 pm to 1MileTiger
Once you go black...
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:33 pm to 1MileTiger
I drink too much coffee.
Just started doing french press in the mornings and I only drink it black(using Allegro brand medium roast from Whole Foods) .
With a drip, I usually add a splash of 1/2 n 1/2.
If you're making coffee at home, look into french press. Fresh grinds in a french press is a completely different coffee experience.
Just started doing french press in the mornings and I only drink it black(using Allegro brand medium roast from Whole Foods) .
With a drip, I usually add a splash of 1/2 n 1/2.
If you're making coffee at home, look into french press. Fresh grinds in a french press is a completely different coffee experience.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:42 pm to 1MileTiger
How many cups do you drink a day? If you can get yourself down to one in the morning, it shouldn't be that big of a deal. I'm like you in that regard. I don't like the taste of straight black coffee.
If you drink coffee later in the day as a pick me up, try ice water and apples instead. They'll wake you up more than coffee will at that time of day.
If you drink coffee later in the day as a pick me up, try ice water and apples instead. They'll wake you up more than coffee will at that time of day.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:48 pm to 1MileTiger
i used to be one cream and one sugar
i stopped using the cream, and didnt really feel like i noticed a big difference
i still use the sugar, but getting rid of the creamer was relatively easy
i want to go black too, just haven't done it yet
i stopped using the cream, and didnt really feel like i noticed a big difference
i still use the sugar, but getting rid of the creamer was relatively easy
i want to go black too, just haven't done it yet
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:50 pm to 1MileTiger
I've been trying to do this for a year now, and I still haven't got there yet
I'm down to half a TS of sugar and just a dash of cream, but I still can't to straight black, at least not for the Community coffee we have at work.
I want to get a Chemex for home, and when I do, I'll start experimenting with better coffee
I'm down to half a TS of sugar and just a dash of cream, but I still can't to straight black, at least not for the Community coffee we have at work.
I want to get a Chemex for home, and when I do, I'll start experimenting with better coffee
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:53 pm to 1MileTiger
coffee from a french press & well made: black - this is how I drink it at work in the mornings and afternoons
coffee from a standard drip machine and/or other mediocre beans/brewing methods: splash h&f, 1 spoon sugar - I do this with coffee I make at home from my Cusinart and when I get drip coffee to go @ CC's, Mojo, Royal Blend, etc.
coffee from a standard drip machine and/or other mediocre beans/brewing methods: splash h&f, 1 spoon sugar - I do this with coffee I make at home from my Cusinart and when I get drip coffee to go @ CC's, Mojo, Royal Blend, etc.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:54 pm to 1MileTiger
I've always preferred black coffee ever since I started drinking coffee 
This post was edited on 12/5/13 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:56 pm to 1MileTiger
Once you get used to drinking black coffee, especially good coffee, you'll feel like adding cream and sugar is like adding Coke to a nice single barrel whiskey. I use cream and sugar if my only coffee option in something like Folgers.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 1:05 pm to 1MileTiger
quote:
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Community Coffee Breakfast Blend
Starbuck's Dark Roast
DazBog Medium Roast
Try Dunkin' Donuts coffee. It has a different flavor from the ones you have there.
I'm not a DD fan myself, but many people are.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 1:12 pm to 1MileTiger
I just happened to find a coffee that I really enjoyed and had run out of creamer and decided it was good enough that I could probably drink it black. Add in that to going on a diet where I can drink as much black coffee as I want and it was a pretty easy conversion. I can even drink our shite coffee at work without any additives.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 1:20 pm to 1MileTiger
Seriously?...not trying to be an arse, but suck it up and drink it. It isn't urine.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 2:01 pm to 1MileTiger
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Is this just something you need to do enough to start enjoying it, or do you never truly "enjoy" the coffee? How long should I expect before I start preferring black to sweetened beverages?
as others have recommended, give the french press or pour over (like a chemex) a try with freshly roasted and freshly ground beans. that is where you will notice a difference. a fancy machine with crappy, stale, grocery store beans = crappy coffee.
you could also use a cold-brew coffee maker (like a toddy coffee maker) that does fantastic iced or hot coffee. try a moka pot (they're like 25 bucks and will last forever) for something more robust - bordering on espresso. and then give straight espresso a try. i think the subtleties come out on a short espresso more than any other coffee beverage.
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