What about all the fluoride it provides? :greenface

Green tea is to coffee as salsa is to ketchup.

Koffy GOOOOD!!!:coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :shocking:

Pure ambrosia in a cup. I like african coffees the best personally, but a friend of mine recently suggested switching to an asian coffee during the winter. They're richer and have a deeper flavor, but a little overwhelming if you prefer lighter and more complex flavors.

I enjoy coffee.

That's not the question, you middle-of-the-road pansy. Things have to be GOOD or EVIL!

I have to say evil, purely from the caffeine content.
My GP suggested I cut out all caffeine to help me sleep, so I switched to de-caff tea (no taste difference) and I can't get excited about instant de-caff coffee so I've just given it up totally.

I don't really enjoy caffeine buzz anyway - it feels like my head is big and echo-y and I twitch like a bastard.

I drink coffee on ice all day long. Probably too much...

I'm immune to caffeine. I drink diet coke and coffee all day long. I do have occasional problems sleeping but it seems unrelated to caffeine consumption; drinking more or less in a given day does not coincide with sleeplessness, though my stress of that day will.

I mean, we gotta give up cigarettes, and drinks, and pot, and sex, and preservatives ;) and processed flour products, and any food that tastes good. Caffeine will be my last bastion of viceness!

What?!? What the hell Shawnee? I thought we were friends?!? What talk is this- as soon as I saw it- I knew this thread was no good....but now this?


The question is not whether coffee is good or evil....The question is: is asking that question born of pure evil? To cast doubt where none is deserved like that? This is irresponsible slander! Why is this thread so long? What is to discuss here?
Is Shawnee good or evil?
See how that works?!?
:D
I'm going to go see who started this nonsense! Not only is this slanderous- but since it has been posted for the whole world to see on the internet- it is libel!
You can take my life and my liberty but I will be damned to the rankest and darkest level of hell before you get my java.

Beats the massive heart attack I could have suffered by now.

~snip~Coffee is Good For Most People – Reduces Risk For Heart Disease Parkinsons And Diabetes – Antioxidants Can Reduce Inflammation



A new study suggests that coffee can reduce the risk of inflammation and cardiovascular disease. This is more good news for coffee drinkers. Researchers have known that both coffee and tea are high in antioxidants which help remove unstable molecules in your body called free radicals.

Free radicals contribute to the oxidative process and over time can cause inflammation and other unhealthy changes in your cells. This study involved 27,000 postmenopausal women and concluded that by inhibiting inflammation, the drink will also inhibit cardiovascular disease.


The February issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource examines many beneficial aspects of coffee. Besides lowering the risk of heart disease, coffee, especially decaffeinated coffee, can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.



Coffee will also provide “brain protection”. Researchers assessed 890 older women and found that coffee can help cognitive skills including thinking, memory and comprehension. This could be because of the long-term caffeine exposure.

Coffee can also reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Moderate to high level consumption of coffee decreased the risk of Parkinson’s in women. But this was not the case for all women. For example, the Nurses’ Health Study also showed that high levels of caffeine -- six or more cups a day -- increased the risk of Parkinson’s in women who used hormone therapy.

There are some negative consequences to coffee consumption. Too much caffeine can cause restlessness, anxiety, irritability, tremors, sleeplessness, headaches, gastrointestinal symptoms and abnormal heart rhythms. Caffeine can also raise blood pressure.

The researchers say that for most people, “it appears that a moderate daily intake of coffee (two to four cups) doesn’t seem to hurt and may even help.



By Jeffrey Workman
Best Syndication Health Writer~ snip~

Don't believe the lies sheeple! :)

:corn: Still waiting for it to cause Anorexia.

And on that note, I think I'll go grab another cup!

Caffeine is how coffee berries resist insect pests: they eat of them and a dose of caffeine blows out their little nervous systems.

If we were the size of ants it'd do the same to ours.

so that's what happened to "Them."

I second that. Coffee is the ambrosia of the gods.

It's especially good with a dash of spiced chai, or if it's black creme brulee with a squirt of apple syrup (it may sound icky, but it actually tastes like a caramel apple...don't get me wrong, though...I love coffee-flavored coffee just as much. With lots of sugar and powdered cow).

We've moved to Florida (it sucks...one big ant hill/high school USA). I work as a barista now, so I've gotten to try coffees from all over the world. I have to say, though, Jamaican Blue Mountain, which is $40/lb, didn't impress me. Haitian Bleu is excellent, though. I can even drink it black, which I normally can't do. It's very smooth. Cool Cafe Blues and Creme Brulee are nice and caramel-y.

Of course, I'll settle for Folger's Instant if necessary.

Maxwell House is crap, though. I'd rather drink tea than drink Maxwell House. Nasty, nasty, p-tooey! Bleech!

they have baristas at starbucks you know....


hows troubleshooter? buried in the backyard yet?

Coffee got my homework done tonight, instead of me passing out from exhaustion due to planning a first birthday party.

If coffee make you drinkers so energetic, why the hell can't you clean up after yourselves?
Always drips on the floor leading away from the pot. Sugar, creamer and dirty spoons all over. Brown rings and empty, or worse, almost empty, cups where they shouldn't be. Half full cups on tables, shelves, the copy machine, computer terminals or in wastebaskets, lurking like land mines.

OMG without a doubt coffee is evil - on the weekends if I sleep in and my husband has a cup or two, he's giving me the stink eye until I have my tea and get my ass moving

I cannot even begin to conceive how "coffee" and "evil" got stuck together in the same goddamn phrase.

Coffee...good.

Coffee is neither good nor evil. coffee has been my drink of choice for 30 years, why the flavor and the slight lift I get from the caffeine. I have never had a decaf that was any good. Once you figure out how to brew your coffee with out it becoming bitter you can truly enjoy the complexity, and flavor of the brew. Once I got away from home and learned how to make coffee with out scorching it I was able to research and come up with new brewing and serving methods for the wicked brew.
Oh BTW my favorite coffees come from South East Asia.

Lady Sidhe! How've y'been? Long time no see!

Philistine.

Keep your eyes shut, and you won't have to see the stink eye. :p

From here:

But remember, by the tenets of homeopathy, the less fluoride there is in the water, the more powerful it is!

Hey, the active principle in a homeopathic remedy is faith.

I am a coffee snob. I prefer good coffee. Not the burnt bean of a $4 Starbucks or similar brand either, but I will drink it on occassion. I want good 100% bean coffee. African coffee is good, so is some of the Indonesian beans. 100% Columbian is a must. Melita is our brand of choice for daily drinking. Illy is very good, from Italy, but to strong for a lot of people, I buy it mail order by the case. I drink 3 to 6 cups a day.

Yabbut, the Bucks burns it better than many of the other big chains.

I think Seattles Best is better, but I still drink Starbucks when we go to Barnes and Noble.

Seattle's Best is owned by Starbucks.

After 20 years, I have it worked out. Regular whole bean deliveries of Peet's; they roast the beans the day before they ship. I like the fruity notes in their New Guinea variety. I use an expensive burr grinder, and grind just before preparation. Grinding just before brewing is 99% of the quality battle, right there.

I didn't know that. Their coffees sure taste different.

I think that is the point.

Merc, we laid hold of some Tanzanian Peaberry at the Trader Joe's. I was very impressed. It's layered, complex. Medium-darkish roast.

Oh, that sounds good.

The Tanzanian Peaberry is sometimes offered at the Starbucks. I haven't tried all 'bucks coffees but that there is the best I've ever had out of them.

This morning I am enjoying a delightful Sumatra bean purchased in bulk at Costco last night. Very smooth and wonderfully aromatic. Just a splash of cream, thank you.

Dammit I'm in a world of coffee snobs!

I drink Folgers, the kind in that new stay-fresh plastic container. That's pretty fancy* fer these parts.

(*it's fancy, but it's not fancy schmantzy)

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Hey! You edited me! Bad theotherguy, BAD!

Now, go rub your nose in it (Folgers, that is)

:D

Bad girl.

I see what you did there.

Can I offer you a cuppa Folgers? It's mountain grown!

What? Who? Me? I done nuttin'.

I think Juan Valdez just ran aground and is leaking oil...