Espresso Defcaf?
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Hi All, The new coffee machines at work are odd. Bean to cup! you get the usual buzz word coffees and the Decaf versions including Espresso decaf :confused:, why, I always thought Espresso was a quick short I need to be awake NOW, this second. A decaf version I think would concentrated coffee taste and thats it. I suppose it's offered as it used as base for the other drinks...but why? :| :java:
AFAIK, espresso shots have less caffeine than a regular drip coffee cup ... that being said, A lot of people like the smell (mostly) and taste of coffee but do not want to have the caffeine that comes with it. Personally, I couldn't care less if people like of not decaf coffee.
I'd rather be phishing!
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AFAIK, espresso shots have less caffeine than a regular drip coffee cup ... that being said, A lot of people like the smell (mostly) and taste of coffee but do not want to have the caffeine that comes with it. Personally, I couldn't care less if people like of not decaf coffee.
I'd rather be phishing!
Well I just found it odd knowing the reputation it had to have a version without it's main feature... ;)
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Oh. So we could serve him a tea made from my worn socks and it would work as long as he believes that this is coffee? Great. I think I will not wash socks anymore. Instead I'm going to shredder them and fill them into capsules, which I sell just under the current gold price.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Hi All, The new coffee machines at work are odd. Bean to cup! you get the usual buzz word coffees and the Decaf versions including Espresso decaf :confused:, why, I always thought Espresso was a quick short I need to be awake NOW, this second. A decaf version I think would concentrated coffee taste and thats it. I suppose it's offered as it used as base for the other drinks...but why? :| :java:
I absolutely love my coffee (as any good programmer should). But when I had heart problems and diagnosed with 2 separate types of palpitations, large doses of caffeine are a no go anymore. Decaf has been a blessing as I can continue to enjoy a cup of coffee with colleagues but not affect my condition.
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Hi All, The new coffee machines at work are odd. Bean to cup! you get the usual buzz word coffees and the Decaf versions including Espresso decaf :confused:, why, I always thought Espresso was a quick short I need to be awake NOW, this second. A decaf version I think would concentrated coffee taste and thats it. I suppose it's offered as it used as base for the other drinks...but why? :| :java:
I dare to say decaf coffee, any sort of it, is just as "good" as alcohol-free beer. A buddy of mine says it's like licking one's sister. Doesn't taste differently, but feels so incredibly wrong.
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Have one of those machines in the apartment building I live. About a year ago I started to drink espresso slowly with a cube of raw sugar on the side for afterwards while taking a break during the day. Picked it up from my little brother and sister-in-law. According to them that is the proper Italian way to drink it. While I still roll my eyes when I think about it, they do spend a few weeks there near Bologna every couple of years. Her family has been doing it for a few decades now. That said, I'd never trust espresso out of a super fancy Keurig to actually be any good.
Please, tell your brother and sister-in-law that that is not the "proper italian way" to drink your espresso; it's just a habit of that family. Drink it the way you like and enjoy it. I'm italian, trust me :)
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AFAIK, espresso shots have less caffeine than a regular drip coffee cup ... that being said, A lot of people like the smell (mostly) and taste of coffee but do not want to have the caffeine that comes with it. Personally, I couldn't care less if people like of not decaf coffee.
I'd rather be phishing!
Espresso has less caffeine than other versions of coffee: * Caffeine is not easily water soluble, so brewing methods with shorter brewing cycles extract less caffeine. A good espresso machine has a brewing cycle of ~30 seconds vs. 3-5 minutes for a drip machine. * Dark roasts typically have less caffeine than lighter roasts. * The serving size for espresso is typically smaller than other brewing methods, so if all other things were equal, there's less caffeine. To make things more confusing, different varieties of coffee bean naturally have different amounts of caffeine.
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Please, tell your brother and sister-in-law that that is not the "proper italian way" to drink your espresso; it's just a habit of that family. Drink it the way you like and enjoy it. I'm italian, trust me :)
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Drink it the way you like and enjoy it.
What if the way someone likes and enjoys it is blended with ice, milk, sugar, and chocolate? ;P Seriously though, my coffee habits over the years have changed from "Don't like the flavor" to "A little sugar is all I need". I'm still not above having a coffee dessert drink now and again though.
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Tolerance to caffeine can build up. I have friends who can drink coffee and go to sleep after it. I'd be awake, staring at the ceiling.
I am one of those that started drinking Coffee at age 8 about 62 years ago. I can have a cup before bed and fall asleep with no trouble. I attribute this more to a clear conscience and a pure heart than to tolerance to caffeine... ;P
Only the good die young -- Billy Joel. What happened to me?
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Hi All, The new coffee machines at work are odd. Bean to cup! you get the usual buzz word coffees and the Decaf versions including Espresso decaf :confused:, why, I always thought Espresso was a quick short I need to be awake NOW, this second. A decaf version I think would concentrated coffee taste and thats it. I suppose it's offered as it used as base for the other drinks...but why? :| :java:
Coffee has 95 mg/8 oz of caffeine. Espresso has 64 mg/1 oz. So in principle you get more caffeine from regular coffee than espresso. But your real question is why decaf. Some people like the taste of coffee but not the side effects from the caffeine. Some people have regular coffee in the morning and decaf in the afternoon. Some people add cream and/or sugar so even a cu of decaf is still a sweet creamy treat. Then there was my Dad who when asked, "Regular of decaf?" He would respond, "Either."
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I absolutely love my coffee (as any good programmer should). But when I had heart problems and diagnosed with 2 separate types of palpitations, large doses of caffeine are a no go anymore. Decaf has been a blessing as I can continue to enjoy a cup of coffee with colleagues but not affect my condition.
Me too. I was already drinking decaf (caffeine starting to give me headaches) but when the heart problems showed up there was a distinct correlation to caffeine. I can still tolerate a couple of non-decafs a day (so long as I keep taking the tablets!). But alcohol.... never a heavy drinker, even half a glass of lowish-alcohol wine not only gives me a migraine but causes severe heart flutter etc. So teetotal now :((
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Hi All, The new coffee machines at work are odd. Bean to cup! you get the usual buzz word coffees and the Decaf versions including Espresso decaf :confused:, why, I always thought Espresso was a quick short I need to be awake NOW, this second. A decaf version I think would concentrated coffee taste and thats it. I suppose it's offered as it used as base for the other drinks...but why? :| :java:
The question about "why decaf?" comes up all the time at my work. The answer is simple: we like drinking coffee and it has health benefits (only without milk or sugar according to the science--see nutritionfacts.org). You can get the same amount of caffeine with a pill that costs a penny, so why drink espresso at all if not for the pleasure and health benefits? Decaf makes as much sense as regular, seems to me.