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Ask HN: What's your relationship with coffee?

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Re: Ask HN: What's your relationship with coffee?

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Post by shostack »

I wasn't a coffee drinker until the past couple of years when I discovered that there's a world beyond starbucks over-roasted sugary crap and awful-tasting pods.

Now, I'm extremely addicted to a perfect vanilla cappuccino as long as it isn't made with nasty sugar-filled syrup.

It has gotten to the point where french press doesn't do it for me at home, so I'm going to invest in an espresso machine and grinder and learn how to make it by hand. I'm also a huge fan of the vanilla powder they use at Better Buzz in San Diego. That stuff is worlds better than the syrup.

While the caffeine helps after lunch, I find the ritual of having a smooth creamy warm drink in the afternoon is incredibly relaxing, and is a good excuse to be "still" and organize my thoughts for the rest of the day.

Re: Ask HN: What's your relationship with coffee?

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Post by twobyfour »

I've cut it out of my life, with some reluctance. I never loved drip coffee much, though it's not bad with milk. But I'm hypersensitive to caffeine and simultaneously hate being caffeine-dependent.

What was really tough to cut out was espresso. Nothing in the world like an iced latte. Decaf after cutting out caffeine. But I developed a mild lactose intolerance, and none of the milk substitutes give nearly the same experience.

Oh well.

Re: Ask HN: What's your relationship with coffee?

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Post by anotherevan »

I usually have one to two cups a day, sometimes three. The latest I usually have a coffee is around four in the afternoon unless I’m drinking socially.

I’ll also drink tea a few times a week.

Never drink instant. I grind my beans on demand and usually brew with an aeropress if I’m making one, or the appropriate sized moka pot for making several. (I also have a couple of coffee syphons, which are fun to watch, but too fiddly and too much cleanup for everyday use.)

I had a gastric bypass 1.5 years ago[1], which has made my ‘stomach’ a little more delicate. Some days everything is fine, other days it’ll sit a bit heavy or sour in the tummy. I’m also definitely sensitive to dairy now, and find lactose free milk more tolerable. Have switched from a cappuccino to a long black with just a squirt of cold milk when buying at the shop.

I want to try Death Wish Coffee[2] sometime just for a lark, but the cost of shipping to the Antipodes is ridiculous.

I’m also a big fan of Mr Black[3].

[1] https://www.michevan.id.au/content/adventures-in-bariatric-s...

[2] https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/

[3] http://mrblack.co/ and https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_778190/mr-black-col...

Re: Ask HN: What's your relationship with coffee?

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Post by purvis »

PascLeRasc wrote: post #38
purvis wrote: post #29

I drink about 12oz of black combined with L-theanine every morning. Caffeine alone tends to induce anxiety.

I've recently started adding L-theanine to my morning coffee every day, but I feel like I don't feel the effects after a few days, so I go a day without and then it feels normal again the next day. Have you ever had this?

It still does a pretty good job at preventing jitters. However, now that you say it, I think the first few times it had more pronounced effects. I'll have to try resetting my tolerance!
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