Is coffee black the same as scotch neat? Good coffee needs no additions?

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I add a little sugar and 3 creams to my coffee

I used to do that too, then I became straight.

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You...you prayed away the GAY???

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Lol!! Very good I'm working on a science fiction novel your basic joke comes up. An old farmer has a 19 year old he takes under his wing and is slowly convincing the kid he doesn't need sugar in his coffee by the end of the book the kid only drinks black coffee. The farmer ask the kid how many cubes of sugar he wants kid says 5... farmer throws him half a broken one and says that will do

Just small side aspect of the book but you mocking me made me think of it...

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Don't forget to mention me on your book acknowledgments section when it becomes best seller.

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Lol! I honestly will add it.. why not there's a rag tag pack of hog hunting dogs in the book many friends and enemy's have been named in that pack of dogs.. fat Jake is one dog's name.

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If you cut down a hundred trees, you are not a lumberjack. But if you suck one dick, you are gay forever. - some joke on the internet

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Run cycles of half white vinegar and half water. You can use the same water. Keep doing that until all the calcium and other shit is out of your coffee maker. Then run a few cycles of water and refill with fresh water each time. Then brew a coffee and see if you like it black.

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Best way to clean maker for taste. Nice post.

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If you can find citric acid crystals and make about a 10% solution using that, I've noticed that it does a better job of removing scale from my espresso maker, and needs fewer rinses before things taste right.

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Citric acid is amazing for use in the dishwasher. It removes the white haze from hard water. When I had a dishwasher, I ran citric acid in the main detergent spot, and detergent in the precycle cup. Also run a cup or so to begin with and run a few cycles before doing all this and it will get it clean as new.

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I run RO water or distilled in my coffeemaker. It makes a huge difference in the taste.

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I heard drinking distilled water steals micro nutrients and minerals from your body. Could be hogwash.

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its junk science.

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The RO system I have has a mineral add in after it cleans the water.

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Proper fresh coffee is naturally sweet. Most of what we get in the states is stale on arrival.

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If you buy coffee already ground it is very likely stale when you get it. Buying whole beans helps prevent that. Also, buying from a small coffee maker instead of a national chain helps you get better quality beans.

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Being American I had no idea the coffee I've been buying was stale. Though I don't think I'd like it if it was naturally sweet. I enjoy the robust slightly bitter taste of black-as-midnight coffee.

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Most Americans "enjoy" stale, burned coffee. Starbucks has some of the worst coffee but it has become the hallmark on which Americans judge coffee quality. Starbucks have themselves stated they burn their coffee so as to ensure customers get a consistently burned flavor at every location. Stating consistency of experience is more important than quality. They also use this to push their flavorings, which most people use to hide the burned flavor; probably without realizing.

Anyone telling you Starbucks sells quality coffee is an idiot or a liar.

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Stale and burned are the only flavors that can come through on top of a beverage that has as much fat and sugar as 2 cups of ice-cream.

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No one says that who isn't working for PR at Starbucks.

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That's a stale taste. Been to South America and it's so much better. I can't even drink it in the states unless I go to this special shop that rapidly imports fresh beans. It's not overpoweringly sweet at all, it's subtle.

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I find eating bacon or sausage and chasing it with a well brewed black coffee for breakfast is an extremely delicious way to start the day. The black coffee flavor is enhanced by the bacon and just tastes so good!

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Bacon eggs coffee... truly a great start to the day. I just add honey and cream to the coffee is all

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For me black coffee is just a means to ingest caffeine with zero calories

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Get caffeine-pilled... like... literally. They're a game-changer.

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I mix my coffee with ginger ale and take my scotch with non-dairy creamer.

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Try coffee and chicory, black. Community Coffee makes a delicious coffee and chicory blend. Best damm cup of coffee I've ever had, every time.

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I usually drink coffee black. As I commented to , you should try to source better whole-bean coffee if you can. Right now I'm on my second mug of coffee. I also buy from .