Is coffee-shop coffee too expensive?

[LordShiva]

It's a flammable, colorless, slightly toxic chemical compound with a distinctive perfume-like odor, and is also called ethalol.

[Cort Haus]

:hol:

[LordShiva]

We need:
-hol
smiley.

[Colon™]

Cort Haus' visit to Counterglow clearly hasn't been doing any good.

[Cort Haus]

Blame Asher. :shrug:

[snoopy369]

Kuci: Don't worry, the good news is that there are plenty of us that don't ever drink alcohol, for a variety of reasons.

The bad news is it means you're like me in a way

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Blame Asher. :shrug:

It's like the new Blame Canada

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Besides, no one is advocating you go out and get sh*tfaced all the time. Just a couple of pints is quite nice

Especially the US microbrews. Some great stuff there .

[snoopy369]

Keep Krill out of the thread then, he'd probably advocate daily sh*tfacing

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
And of course, your defense didn't work out that well, either. My point was not that you have a lot of money, but you spend it on fairly frivolous (IMO) things.

Ah, you mean I should be spending it on important things, like bathrooms.

Ya see, everyone buys things they don't need to survive. We do it to enjoy life.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by snoopy369


No, Coffee is not supposed to be bitter. Bitter coffee is either over-roasted or overbrewed (the water sat in the grinds too long, either in a french press type setup or if you have too much grinds in the coffee filter in a drip setup). Coffee beans have a lot of different oils and such in them, and the longer you brew the coffee, you get different oils and chemicals from the beans.

The 'bitter' flavor comes from acids that come out relatively late in the brewing process, unless the beans are roasted too long (breaking down some of the other oils).

That said, coffee is generally at least a little bitter no matter how it's brewed; but like I said, have a cup of french press and a cup of Melitta and you'll taste a huge difference.

Some very good points. I'd add something I just learned recently: don't make coffee with boiling water. That will release the acids. The ideal temperature is apparently 95 degrees celsius.

As for filter versus French press, it is a matter of taste. I enjoy both.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Elok
Are they slapping on a much higher price tag than required by operating costs, calling it "choice blend," and laughing at you behind your back? I have similar suspicions about premium gasoline. I don't drive, but I'd want damned good performance for that price no matter how much money I had.

Premium gas is a completely different issue from premium coffee.

The reason is premium gas has a higher octane level. That affects the timing and power of the explosion in a cylinder.

Buy the gas your car is designed to use.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Tingkai
Ah, you mean I should be spending it on important things, like bathrooms.

Ya see, everyone buys things they don't need to survive. We do it to enjoy life.

You miss again. Really, your aim is terrible, Tingkai, I'd give up if I were you. And your logic is faulty - I'm not saying luxuries aren't worth it, I'm saying some luxuries are overpriced and I suspect a lot of people buy them for social delusions rather than actual positive utility. (e.g. bottled water - the people who buy that because it's "better" are just silly, and same for premium gasoline, mentioned earlier IIRC.)

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Tingkai
Premium gas is a completely different issue from premium.

The reason is because premium gas has a higher octane level. That affects the timing and power of the explosion in a cylinder.

Buy the gas your car is designed to use.

Duh. The point is that people buy it because it's labelled as premium, and are happy to delude themselves into thinking their money is well-spent.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


You miss again. Really, your aim is terrible, Tingkai, I'd give up if I were you. And your logic is faulty - I'm not saying luxuries aren't worth it, I'm saying some luxuries are overpriced and I suspect a lot of people buy them for social delusions rather than actual positive utility. (e.g. bottled water - the people who buy that because it's "better" are just silly, and same for premium gasoline, mentioned earlier IIRC.)

Actually, you missed the point.

What one person calls frivolous, another calls important.

What one person calls overpriced, another calls a bargain.

You think lots of bathrooms are a necessity, others do not.

I think my $900 watch was a great bargain (got it for half retail price), you would probably say it is overpriced.

The value of something is always determined by an individual.

As for positive utility, again it is subjective. If someone drinking bottle water feels better, even though the water is tap water, there is still a positive utility for that person.