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Journal tomhudson's Journal: Poll - how long do you let coffee sit in the pot? 28

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My usual brand of coffee not only raised their price by a couple of dollars, but also shrunk the size of the container, from 1kg to 920 grams. So I moved up to a better brand, even though it was about 50% more, "just 'cuz!"

My coffee maker shuts off after about an hour. And since it IS better coffee, I ended up drinking less, not more. End result - the next morning, the pot still has a cup and a half of cold coffee in it ... "How bad can it be?"

So I decided to do the unthinkable. I poured it into a clean mug and nuked it. Pretty gross, right?

But sometimes experiments give surprising results. It actually tastes better. Apparently sitting overnight took that slight edge off the dark roast.

Not that I'm going to make a habit of drinking coffee that's been sitting overnight, but I *was* surprised by the end result, since it was definitely counter-intuitive. Sort of like the first person to eat a lobster, or a snail.

And that provides the inspiration for this weekend's poll.

POLL: , what's the oldest cup of coffee you ever drank?

[_] If it isn't fresh-picked, fresh-roasted, fresh-ground before my eyes it's not fit for my palate, you Philistine!
[_] I always make sure that I get it from a fresh batch, even if I have to be the one to make it.
[_] I always make sure that I get it from a fresh batch, AND I make sure I'm the one who made it, because I've tasted my co-workers coffee.
[_] If the pot's still warm, I'm good.
[_] Our coffee-maker has a coating of what looks like road tar. After years of exposure, I can drink anything.
[_] Depends on how desperate I am.
[_] It's irrelevant. I can't tell the difference until I've had my morning cup of coffee.
[_] I drink tea, you insensitive b*tch!
[_] CowboyNeal keeps stealing my coffee, which is why today I ordered this Exlax-flavoured "Mochachino"

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Poll - how long do you let coffee sit in the pot? More

Poll - how long do you let coffee sit in the pot?

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  • I'll put extra in a pint glass in the fridge and microwave it the next day, or days later.

    • Your sig:

      We are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do. I dismiss your god as you dismiss the others.

      Kind of hard to argue with the fairness of that one :-)

      • Re: (Score:2)

        by gmhowell ( 26755 )

        But what if one is a member of a polytheistic religion?

        • But what if one is a member of a polytheistic religion?

          Then you quietly start a rumour that in reality, they have only one god, but it suffers from schizophrenia :-)

          • Re: (Score:2)

            by gmhowell ( 26755 )

            But what if one is a member of a polytheistic religion?

            Then you quietly start a rumour that in reality, they have only one god, but it suffers from schizophrenia :-)

            Careful... You may be dangerously close to revealing the Truth.

  • ...old, hot and bitter.

    [X] It's irrelevant. I can't tell the difference until I've had my morning cup of coffee.

    I'll drink it even though it is clearly half slime mold sometimes. Caffeine is caffeine.

    I tend to prefer it from the pot though, instead of finishing half-finished cups from the night before. That keeps me from drinking anything *too* ridiculous.

    I draw the line at my cup being filled with termites though, that was pretty revolting.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by gmhowell ( 26755 )

      And the corollary to this: I smoke so everything I eat or drink tastes like the bottom of an ashtray anyway.

      • Any idea if i start smoking if baking soda and peroxide will taste any less revolting [slashdot.org]?

        Not that smoking is really good for my teeth, or budget, mind you...

        I wonder if weed could do the same thing hmmm

        • Well, if you're looking for something that will clean your teeth, kill off bacteria and "jungle mouth" scum, strengthen the gums and not wear the enamel, dip a moistened toothbrush into some salt poured into the palm of your hand.

          Unlike toothpaste, it doesn't increase the risk of stomach cancer if you swallow it.

        • Re: (Score:2)

          by gmhowell ( 26755 )

          Bummer. I used baking soda and then baking soda toothpaste for about two years pre-smoking, and never had any trouble with it.

        • Quickie question ... why would you want to start smoking?

          Here's what I've seen as the path of the average smoker:
          "Because I want to..." (justification)
          ... then a few years later ..
          "I can quit any time I want to." (denial)
          ... then ...
          I know I have to quit. I'm just not ready yet." (negotiation)
          ... and still later ...
          "I'm trying to quit." (frustration)
          ... fast forward ...
          "I can't quit! You don't understand how hard it is!" anger
          ... and then ...
          "Why should I quit? It's the only pleasu

  • [_] If it isn't fresh-picked, fresh-roasted, fresh-ground before my eyes it's not fit for my palate, you Philistine!
    [_] I always make sure that I get it from a fresh batch, even if I have to be the one to make it.
    [XXXXXXXXXXX] I always make sure that I get it from a fresh batch, AND I make sure I'm the one who made it, _because_I've_tasted_my_co-workers_coffee.
    [_] If the pot's still warm, I'm good.
    [_] Our coffee-maker has a coating of what looks like road tar. After years of exposure, I can drink anything.
    [

    • [XXXXXXXXXXX] I always make sure that I get it from a fresh batch, AND I make sure I'm the one who made it, _because_I've_tasted_my_co-workers_coffee.

      I included that option because of too many "unfortunate incidents". Many Russians don't know how to make coffee ... apparently coffee grounds at the bottom of your cup are "okay". After one night too many with stomach cramps, I bought my own coffee-maker (and I kept my own stash of coffee as well), and I'd make the rounds first thing in the morning with a f

      • well that just sounds like an asshole thing to do, on both sides... don't jack with a person's coffee cup :p

        • It's his fault that we ended up with one of the more stupid projects ... doomed from the start ... so it was a bit of fun to compensate for all the trouble.

          Also, he *had* accused me of changing his wallpaper for something totally disgusting while he was on vacation, and I had never touched his computer.

          (... I did, however, supply the picture. One morning I got annoyed with all the background noise from the guys bragging on who could find the most disgusting picture on the net while I was trying to wri

  • I start telling people to go screw themselves.

    Loudly.

    In a very angry tone.

  • At home it's a Senseo that delivers per cup/mug, and consumed as such. No coldness in play (I used to, when I had a driptype machine, nuke the pot of yesterday as a starter, and would continue with fresh, making halfpots only a few times a day, emptying within an hour). At work it's a machine that uses powdered coffee, so delivered per mug, and consumed within half an hour, I estimate 400 ml. , stronger than average.
  • Closest option was...
    [x] I drink tea, you insensitive b*tch!
    I usually drink a cup of Nesquik and make a pot of mate cocido [wikipedia.org] to drink throughout the day.

    I stopped drinking coffee around december, before the end of term. I woke up at 5:30 AM, so the first half of my mathematical analysis classes I was so tired I wanted to die. Now I drink it ocasionally, for example if I want to dip a croissant in it (mate or nesquik don't cut it).

  • [x/2] Our coffee-maker has a coating of what looks like road tar. After years of exposure, I can drink anything.
    [x/2] Depends on how desperate I am.
  • Age doesn't matter - only temperature, as in steamy hot.

  • [X] Our coffee-maker has a coating of what looks like road tar. After years of exposure, I can drink anything.

    At home I use a plunger, and a big cup (actually I have 3 I rotate between). Start out hot and drink until it is cold. The middle bit is best.

    At work - 2 large cappuccinos (no lid) a day, one before work, one 10.30ish - from the best coffee shop in town. The actually use the better coffee beans - the company roasts and grinds their own and sells it wholesale as well.

    • That's a *lot* of caffeine.

      • Re: (Score:1)

        by tqft ( 619476 )

        I don't make coffee at home during the week - only at weekends.

        BTW as you Canadians have been seen so nice as to send us all sorts pictures of lovely pictures of people in snow and we have sent people to report it - you can keep them to use as you see fit. We have a surplus of ex-sports stars and talking heads, so use them to pay down the cost of your winter games any way you want. From the amount of bs they spout I suggest use as fertilizer.

        • BTW as you Canadians have been seen so nice as to send us all sorts pictures of lovely pictures of people in snow and we have sent people to report it - you can keep them to use as you see fit. We have a surplus of ex-sports stars and talking heads, so use them to pay down the cost of your winter games any way you want. From the amount of bs they spout I suggest use as fertilizer.

          Getting back at us for sending you Celine Dion, eh?

          I've been boycotting the Olympics (and sports on TV in general) forever ..

  • Absoluetly true about the "more expensive" coffee. When I went from bogue mass-market to locally roasted 'gourmet' beans, my at-home coffee costs were cut in half. Also, I learned that there's a wide range of quality among the local roasters, and I fluked out and found an average one on my first try.

    [X] If it isn't fresh-picked, fresh-roasted, fresh-ground before my eyes it's not fit for my palate, you Philistine!
    [_] I always make sure that I get it from a fresh batch, even if I have to be the one to

  • I drink a cup and a half a day. So every other day I make 3 cups. Sometimes there will be an intervening day inbetween, and I'll nuke 3 day old coffee. I realize its appalling to most, but it works for me.
  • There's no "3-4 minutes before I press and pour" option! ;-)

    I was drinking tea during the week (because that's easier to make at work, and the communal auto-drip maker is at another data center, anyway) until I got screwed over on my schedule, so I've been home in the morning as of late. I've been making coffee for myself lately, but I'm thinking of switching back to tea, for a while, until I can greatly reduce my large stock of it.

  • If it isn't fresh-picked from the turd of a civet cat, fresh-roasted, fresh-ground before my eyes it's not fit for my palate, you Philistine!

    and

    [X] It matters not. I don't drink coffee. But it doesn't matter how stale the tobacco is.

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