Espresso is always better. If you just wanted a cup of coffee all you need to do is add water to it and make it an Americano. You have so many more options of beverages when going with espresso!
@yakkoTDI Either you’ve discovered a new way of making drip coffee, or you don’t know how to make a good Americano… I’m thinking the latter is more probable
@matthewwhitt2@yakkoTDI Yeah, I don’t see the point in making coffee stronger than I want it only so I can then water it down to make it palatable. I mean, unless I want to impress a bunch of coffee snobs, which I decidedly don’t.
@stolicat and even with tuna/fish there’s the question of preparation. A nice seared tuna steak > a lot of other grilled ocean fish, but both are >> boiled tuna from a can.
So with tuna on both ends of the spectrum, does that make it a tuna-fish sandwich?
So far at least, the votes favor coffee, but the espresso lovers are more interested in letting us know about their preference.
I’ve invested as much as I need to in perfecting my pourover process. My pourover coffee tastes good and espresso has always been too strong–obviously from my perspective. If I’m eating a super rich dessert, I can handle and indeed prefer a couple of notches stronger, maybe, in rare cases, to the level of espresso.
My wife leans to espresso. I certainly don’t judge her (other than playfully; and usually that starts from her) and I don’t begrudge others wanting their coffee (what I consider) excessively strong, just like it’s okay with me if people want to indulge in mouth-searing hot sauces.
What I hate is the way some people turn it into a competition and the too-earnest arrogance one encounters from some of the connoisseurs.
I appreciate when someone is knowledgeable and is genuinely interested in enlightening others. Or, on the other hand, I respect when folks are passionate about things that actually matter.
Jesus, I just missed the IRK. Let that be a lesson to me.
I homeroast, but am not snobby about it…I’ll drink about anything but Charbux.
Drip coffee - weekdays
Espresso on the weekends - 4 shots straight up for me.
Pour a small bit of coffee just after the coffee starts. It is strong and is a faux espresso. I prefer a good Colombian coffee if done correct.
/giphy faux espresso
I’m gonna guess for many of us our choice of coffee vs. espresso is a situational thing. M-F morning it is always plain morning coffee. However, if I’m stopping by a coffee place in the afternoon, I am far more likely to get a latte, or other espresso drink.
Espresso is always better. If you just wanted a cup of coffee all you need to do is add water to it and make it an Americano. You have so many more options of beverages when going with espresso!
@matthewwhitt2 Watered down espresso is not as good as drip coffee even if made with the same coffee beans.
@yakkoTDI Either you’ve discovered a new way of making drip coffee, or you don’t know how to make a good Americano… I’m thinking the latter is more probable
@matthewwhitt2 @yakkoTDI Yeah, I don’t see the point in making coffee stronger than I want it only so I can then water it down to make it palatable. I mean, unless I want to impress a bunch of coffee snobs, which I decidedly don’t.
@matthewwhitt2 @yakkoTDI Drip coffee is not as good as a good french press or aeropress.
@alacercogitatus @matthewwhitt2 @yakkoTDI +1 for the Aeropress, but I won’t turn down a decent cup of drip, either. (Or espresso, for that matter.)
both.
I don’t like either. I can’t stand the taste or smell of anything coffee related.
@kittykat9180
Since they are both coffee and I like good tasting coffee I have to say yes as long as it is good.
You might as well ask if I prefer Café con leche, caffè latte or café au lait.
I like both. Espresso is quick and easy to drink. Coffee is more of a comfort drink you sip and enjoy while you ponder your life choices.
That’s why I drink coffee in the morning and espresso in the afternoon!
Espresso is coffee, not all coffee is espresso.
Like asking if you prefer fish or tuna
@stolicat You don’t have to get all “ackchyually,” they pretty clearly meant “drip”.
@sleuth just my morning grump as I drank my “coffee”
@stolicat For the record, I prefer fish to tuna.
@stolicat and even with tuna/fish there’s the question of preparation. A nice seared tuna steak > a lot of other grilled ocean fish, but both are >> boiled tuna from a can.
So with tuna on both ends of the spectrum, does that make it a tuna-fish sandwich?
Yes.
Coffee mostly because espresso generally turns me into the human equivalent of a hummingbird…there shall be no sitting still for me
@aburdick99 espresso has a low caffeine content.
@bayportbob I know but for some weird reason it sets me off badly more so than my regular coffee
@aburdick99 same. I get more jittery with espresso than coffee.
Some of us don’t drink either. . . just sayin’
@mlbrink That’s OK - I’m sure you have many other redeeming qualities.
@mlbrink, yup. Why do we have to pick one of them? I pick neither.
I’m an AeroPress coffee guy when I drink coffee. But most days I have a gourd filled with the finest Yerba Mate.
/giphy This
D) None of the above.
I’m too broke for a real espresso machine, so I’ll pretend I like drip coffee better
@sleuth Nespresso are affordable. I use it daily, and costs about the same as Starbucks was annually for us.
@sleuth Well what do you know. And compatible with Nespresso Originals
/image Trader Joe’s Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches
I can easily find or make coffee anywhere, not so with espresso.
Neither for me. Coffee gives me the jitters for some reason and espresso is only worse. Lol. I will take my caffeine in tea or soda form.
Concur wholeheartedly with previous post-YES. Coffee/Espresso is to me what beer is to Homer Simpson.
“Expresso” as I’ve heard it called. Midwest reporting in. Is pretentious.
Actually Caffè Americano
So far at least, the votes favor coffee, but the espresso lovers are more interested in letting us know about their preference.
I’ve invested as much as I need to in perfecting my pourover process. My pourover coffee tastes good and espresso has always been too strong–obviously from my perspective. If I’m eating a super rich dessert, I can handle and indeed prefer a couple of notches stronger, maybe, in rare cases, to the level of espresso.
My wife leans to espresso. I certainly don’t judge her (other than playfully; and usually that starts from her) and I don’t begrudge others wanting their coffee (what I consider) excessively strong, just like it’s okay with me if people want to indulge in mouth-searing hot sauces.
What I hate is the way some people turn it into a competition and the too-earnest arrogance one encounters from some of the connoisseurs.
I appreciate when someone is knowledgeable and is genuinely interested in enlightening others. Or, on the other hand, I respect when folks are passionate about things that actually matter.
Jesus, I just missed the IRK. Let that be a lesson to me.
I support my preference for coffee.
chocolate covered espresso beans.
I homeroast, but am not snobby about it…I’ll drink about anything but Charbux.
Drip coffee - weekdays
Espresso on the weekends - 4 shots straight up for me.
Tea!
YERBA MATE!!!
Pour a small bit of coffee just after the coffee starts. It is strong and is a faux espresso. I prefer a good Colombian coffee if done correct.
/giphy faux espresso
I’m gonna guess for many of us our choice of coffee vs. espresso is a situational thing. M-F morning it is always plain morning coffee. However, if I’m stopping by a coffee place in the afternoon, I am far more likely to get a latte, or other espresso drink.