What coffee to drink for a tea drinker

Nikumba · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:11

I have recently been thinking about starting to drink coffee, I enjoy a latte and I normally drink tea.

So what coffee is best to go for in terms of starting off?

Kimbie

I get around · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:41

Depends how you drink your tea? I drink my tea black with no sugar, I started off with your average black filter coffee and espressos.

antijoke · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:56

I drink Nescafe Gold.

Gilly · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:57

Are you drinking instant, or something worth drinking?

paradigm · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:59

Gilly said:
Are you drinking instant, or something worth drinking?

I would assume he is talking proper coffee, as instant is instant, regardless of brand, surely you don't ever need advice on what instant coffee to buy.

Instant =

Biohazard · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:59

I keep nabbing some quite nice stuff from a woman at work, i'll need to look for the name tomorrow.

If you are struggling to drink it, stick fair bit of sugar in... or leave it all together

Biohazard · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:59

Gilly said:
Are you drinking instant, or something worth drinking?

HarryPainful · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:01

Gilly said:
Are you drinking instant, or something worth drinking?

Typical OCuK snobby response!! :rolleyes:

Nescafe do some ok latte/cappuccino instants that are not too bad.

I drink the latte ones at at work, they used to do a caramel latte one that was fantastic but I cannot seem to find it anymore.

matt_fsr · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:01

Something Columbian, or South American, cafetierre filtered - strength 4 or 5. Thick black, like treacle, 2 spoonfulls of Demarera sugar - and you're sorted.

I normally drink tea

Gilly · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:04

Biohazard said:

HarryPainful said:
Typical OCuK snobby response!!

Snobby?

No. True

HamZilla · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:05

I brought back a can of Tim Horton's from Canada.

Gilly · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:07

Buy a cafetiere for next to nothing, buy a cup from anywhere you choose, go to a supermarket and buy a bag of mild coffee grounds. If you like it, keep with it or try similar, if you want stronger go stronger.

They're labelled 1-5 in terms of strength. 1 being weak.

Don't buy instant.

godinman · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:07

Just don't drink the 'standard' Nescafe as that is dire. I prefer the Kenco blue to most others...

Cosimo · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:10

The only decent instant coffee is Nescafe Alta Rica.

Jock Dodds · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:11

I'm using a jar of Nescafe Cap Columbie right now, very nice with Coffee Mate.

Touchstone · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:11

omg no instant!
never ever instant its horrible stuff but then that means buying lots of equipment so i understamnd why people do.
personally (and yes i am abit of a coffee geek) i prefer to roast my own beans and i always have several on the go at once, i love the difference in taste you can get between beans

Biohazard · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:13

Gilly said:

You can get some nice instants, not saying its the greatest but you can drink them and enjoy it.

Making proper stuff isn't always feasable

Touchstone · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:13

Gilly said:
Buy a cafetiere for next to nothing, buy a cup from anywhere you choose, go to a supermarket and buy a bag of mild coffee grounds. If you like it, keep with it or try similar, if you want stronger go stronger.

They're labelled 1-5 in terms of strength. 1 being weak.

Don't buy instant.

yay!
then when youve discovered that cafetiere is pretty nice get yourself a stove top esspresso maker!

lookitsjonno · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:14

Douwe Egberts Instant Smooth, the best instant coffee imo

Bennie-Mac · 18 Feb 2010 at 16:15

Try the individual filters from the likes of Douwe Egberts and Rombouts No mess, no fuss and have varying strengths. Filter just sits on top of the cup, fill with water, water filters through the coffee, bin the filter when done. Much better than instant imo

Look like this from all major supermarkets: