A white coffee please.

PolarityMan

The name thing can fuck right off.

chillidoggy

Sporky said:

chillidoggy said:

Look, it's no different than a ressie having a kid's menu. They're just being poncy, stuck-up, pretentious wankers.

Lots of the coffee chains do a babycino if you want. That's their kids' menu. You're just being a grumpy curmudgeon!

WTF is a 'babycino'? More useless Italian coffee gobbledygook.

Sporky

I think babycino is Australian, actually. If only there was some way of looking this sort of thing up, instead of wallowing in ignorance. >:D<

WezV

Not gone as far as force feeding my cats coffee beans,but in the past I have been known to roast my own beans

I have never had a proper roaster so always do seat of the pants roasting style, but its still the best coffee ever even if the results can be a bit inconsistent.  The big problem is they need to be done 24 hours in advance... tastes crap if you try and drink it before that

Moss

chillidoggy said:

Sporky said:

chillidoggy said:

Look, it's no different than a ressie having a kid's menu. They're just being poncy, stuck-up, pretentious wankers.

Lots of the coffee chains do a babycino if you want. That's their kids' menu. You're just being a grumpy curmudgeon!

WTF is a 'babycino'? More useless Italian coffee gobbledygook.

Just the foam and cocoa from a cappuccino - intended for kids, hence Sporky's comment

Sporky

I believe it sometimes includes a shot of decaff, but I don't think that's usually the case in the UK.

duotone

Milan 2017 Starbucks plans to open its first store in Italy. I can't belive its taken this long.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/29/taking-the-plunger-starbucks-to-open-first-store-in-italy

chillidoggy

At least the coffee menu won't be unintelligible to them.

Nitefly

I can't think many Italians would recognise anything they got in Starbucks as "coffee".

Sporky

I think they do something called an espresso which approximates an actual espresso. Other than that you're probably right.

Moss

Sporky said:

I think they do something called an espresso which approximates an actual espresso. Other than that you're probably right.

True story: someone actually offered me caramel syrup in an espresso I ordered in Starbucks

I soon understood why...

scrumhalf

Moss said:

Sporky said:

I think they do something called an espresso which approximates an actual espresso. Other than that you're probably right.

True story: someone actually offered me caramel syrup in an espresso I ordered in Starbucks

I soon understood why...

The cheapest ingredient in a cup of Starbucks coffee is the coffee. Almost all of their customers shovel so much crap into it the actual taste of the coffee is secondary.

Sporky

I did say "approximates". It is hot and brown after all.

sev112

Ok so all the coffee snobs don't like Costbucks and nextpresso But what is the actual physical reason ? Is it the equipment (which appears to be high quality on all counts and does the high pressure through beans process) or the basic coffee bean ? There ain't much you can down wrong with it, it would seem?

PC_Dave

I like my women how I like my coffee.... In a plastic cup...

WezV

They start with burnt beans. Coffee doesn't have to be roasted to death, but it does make them consistent.

It then needs more crap adding to make it palatable.

I prefer a strong brew of a gentler roast

sev112

WezV said:

They start with burnt beans. Coffee doesn't have to be roasted to death, but it does make them consistent.

It then needs more crap adding to make it palatable.

I prefer a strong brew of a gentler roast

What is a "burnt bean" when it is at home ?

Nitefly

sev112 said:

Ok so all the coffee snobs don't like Costbucks and nextpresso But what is the actual physical reason ? Is it the equipment (which appears to be high quality on all counts and does the high pressure through beans process) or the basic coffee bean ? There ain't much you can down wrong with it, it would seem?

LOL @sev112 - I'm no "coffee snob", I usually drink instant!  I just object to the ridiculous prices they all charge.

chillidoggy

Sporky said:

I think they do something called an espresso which approximates an actual espresso. Other than that you're probably right.

So what language is all that shite above the counter in, then? Probably cobbled together by one of the Remain scriptwriters.

sev112

Nitefly said:

sev112 said:

Ok so all the coffee snobs don't like Costbucks and nextpresso But what is the actual physical reason ? Is it the equipment (which appears to be high quality on all counts and does the high pressure through beans process) or the basic coffee bean ? There ain't much you can down wrong with it, it would seem?

LOL @sev112 - I'm no "coffee snob", I usually drink instant!  I just object to the ridiculous prices they all charge.

Aha, cost - now that is a valid reason I don't drink Americano any more. I just get the 99p Filter Coffee which is never nuclear temperature , seems to have some taste and is a reasonable charge for sitting in an armchair for half an hour, using the toilet and smiling at the pretty women