@Bix
I haven't tried it at home except with my old Keurig. I love cold brews, but am trying to devise a low cal, low sugar one for at home. We shall see. 😉
@CinnamonGirlE
I should buy some bags for making it, or maybe, I could just put my French coffee pot in the refrigerator.
@Bix
So basically a French press?
@Bix
Thanks Bix. I will throw that into the running. My last French press broke and I haven't replaced it yet. Maybe today.
@Bix
The price is right.
@CinnamonGirlE
I have a French press at home, I am going to try it.
My daughter freezes coffee into ice cubes, and uses them to make iced coffee in the morning. It is her lazy hack.
@Bix
I have seen the ice cube hack. Like most things, it takes a little preparation and time to pull this all together. I will report back when i get it done at some point. You too.
@CinnamonGirlE @InUnfunky @LnzyHou
I have never made cold brew coffee, so I need to know the coffee to water ratio, & how long do leave the brew steeping.
Tip: Lidl has the best chai tea bags.
@Bix @InUnfunky @LnzyHou
I have several recipes saved on Pinterest, but I am not sure. It might vary according to how you make it, like it, the kinds of beans, etc. Once I get a recipe down, I will share it.
"Lazy hack"? It's smart as hell and also cuts down on wasted black water you people drink.
Does no one remember the class action suit? The suit got tossed but IMHO Starbucks is still cheating you. And when will we stop seeing idiots chiding people over the "coffee too hot" shit? People got 3rd degree burns, hardee har har.
Anyhoo --
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/half-full-woman-sues-starbucks-over-too-much-ice-n565586
@InUnfunky @Bix
Do you not do coffee Trey?
Bixie, you got this one for dear Cinni? 😆 ❤️
@InUnfunky @CinnamonGirlE @Bix
A man walked into a Starbucks and asked for two black coffees...
The woman behind the counter asked if he'd like cream and suger in those...
That's the toot.
Okay, time's up for Bixie -- he has been called away in service to our country. 👍 👍
Cinni -- it makes me jittery AS HELL and I need no help getting my blood pressure up. I DO love the taste -- always have since the days of raiding dear ol' mom's "International Coffee" when she was at work. Black, with cream, sweet, all iterations. 😆
So, maybe once a month I'll have a very (soy) milky iced coffee or so...whereas up until a year or so ago I'd have a half cup a day.
Trey, let us have a cuppa.
The Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt1nlqJP2Ls
Beat ya to it, Bixie!
Had been working on this on since yesterday! 😏 Cheated and added almond milk/agave this morn, heh.
@InUnfunky @CinnamonGirlE
It is tea, just add hot water. Make your own T, you lazy sod.
Mmmmm MMMMM, Joe's and that trendy new Gold Peak, Bixie! So good! Plus, I can't make my own iced tea if I'm at work trying to avoid heatstroke while deciphering which burger gets sourdough but no onion, which burrito is dairy-free, and why someone wants us to chop their salad for them...😮
@InUnfunky @Bix
People are so picky 😉
This almost sounds like an invite to "Trey's Tickets Of TERROR -- A Running Photographic Collection Of Fear And Loathing...And Mockery!" 😉
(Some places in W MA have a "no substitutions/alterations" on menu cuz it can get BAD.)
Any picky and persnickety ticket gets a photo taken and filed away on my iPhone. The next good one that comes up I'll tag ya; I know you can't wait. 😆
Tickets with the meat alllergy we don't bag on tho. Those ticks are no joke...
@InUnfunky @Bix
Allergies are one thing. But the pickiness of people would send me though the roof. Good luck with that. Share the next fun demands.
Every second counts and the cumulative effect is that the entire line bogs down trying to sub this, alter that, split here, not there, extra plate, gluten-free...and this is before allergy requests. Fun! 🤷♂️
@InUnfunky @Bix
Fun? Okay. If you say so. My mom always said if you are hungry you will eat it. And that's how it worked. lol.
@InUnfunky @Bix
It has never bothered me with caffeine unless I am doing a lot of espresso shots. But recent years has seen me become much more sensitive to caffeine. The worst offender for me? Sweet tea. Love it, can't do it. Unless I just don't want to sleep again.
Let's all join together and hold hands and pray I never ever have to give up coffee. Sorry Trey 🥲
No no no, you do you (as the cool kids say), Cinni! But really? Sweetened tea (boy out of FL, can't take FL out the boy...we don't say "sweet tea" as to us it's just "tea" which is INCORRECT, imagine that lol) has that effect on you, huh? Like that one night (EST) you were up WAY past your (perceived) bedtime? 🤔 🤓 😀
@InUnfunky @Bix
Yes, exactly like that one time. Pretty sure I either had a late lunch with tea or maybe too much espresso. Total caffeine addict, but my body is denying it. 😂
Not sure why I say sweet tea, as that is about all I have ever drank. I have had unsweetened. It's okay. I want the real deal.
I must try this. ☕️🧊
@CinnamonGirlE I use a Mellita coffee cone for cold brew. The grounds go in the water the night before and get kept in the fridge, then the contents get poured into this thing the next day.
Melitta 64007 1 Cup Black Pour-Over Coffee Brew Cone https://a.co/d/01k3uqZ8
@kel @CinnamonGirlE Do you need to stir the grounds at all during the brewing? What kind of grind and roast do you like?
@lenaoflune Stir once to make sure the grounds are saturated. Works with a standard grind and whatever coffee you like. I'm usually using a dark roast. @CinnamonGirlE
@kel @CinnamonGirlE Awesome, thanks! That sounds like just the level of easy I can commit to :)
@kel
This looks like just what I might need. Thanks Kel!
@CinnamonGirlE I think Ninja or Nespresso may?
@Razdawg22
I have a friend with the Nespresso. They like it a lot. 👍
@CinnamonGirlE Too lazy, I just use K cups.
@piquant00
I did before as well. I replaced my Keurig with a machine I thought would do it. Maybe it's me; just not as good as a cup out somewhere. I will keep experimenting.
@CinnamonGirlE Let us know your findings, I'm always interested to know others' coffee solutions. ☕
@piquant00
I will. I will absolutely share if I can get it right.
@CinnamonGirlE I have a coffee machine that does no brew. It's only here for when guests are here. 🙂
@poemblaze
No cold brew for you?
@CinnamonGirlE No brew at all. Blyech.
@CinnamonGirlE
I do it "on the cheap" 😆
Put coffee grounds in my french press before I go to bed, regular temp water, and let it steep all night.
Press the grounds in the morning and Ouila! Cold brew coffee.
🤷🏼♀️
I’ve done that too. Been wondering why a special formula Is needed.
@Maude
Getting a new French press today. 👍
@CinnamonGirlE we do, but it's not a machine. it's an apparatus, gravity driven and takes about 6-8 hours.
@CinnamonGirlE
Cold brew coffee is the best, but I am too lazy to make it.