Most people I know drink their coffee piping hot and act all disgusted at the idea of letting it cool down first. They would pour it away and brew a new one rather than drink the lukewarm stuff. And if you ask a barrista around these parts to not steam the milk but pour it into the coffee cold, you’re often met with indignant confusion as if you just offended their entire line of ancestors.
Is it really that weird to prefer room temperature coffee, or am I surrounded by coffee snobs?
Temperature greatly affects the taste of the coffee. Optimal temperature (if you’re actually into the taste of coffee, which some people just aren’t and that’s fine) is around body temp. The hotter the coffee though, the less your body can process the actual flavors. It’ll lose a lot of the nutty, earthy flavors and you’re just left with the milk and sugar.
Yup, can’t pick up anything when your tongue is burning
Oh no.
Oh, no no no.
This won’t do at all.
More seriously, you enjoy it the way you want. Haters can fuck right off.
Warm take: I like my coffee warm (not hot)
Temp preferences aside if they’re steaming milk, they’re making a latte or a cap or whatever. And the steaming is less about heating up the milk and more about changing texture. So the “velvety-ness” of a good latte is basically cause you infused air into the milk.
Yes this! If I microwave my milk to heat it up or if I use a steam wand, it ends up very different.
I’m just sick of people being intolerant of the preferences of others. If they can’t live and let live, then they can fuck off.
Wow, you’re not very tolerant with the intolerants.
I enjoy coffee at all temperatures. Piping hot, room temperature, and iced; they all have a place in my heart.
Yes, you are weird. Are you ok?
No, you’ve just optimized drinking coffee 😙👌
Same here. For me the whole point of milk/creamer is for it to cool the coffee down now rather than having to wait.
I also prefer my wine cold. And will drop an ice cube in it to chill it off if it’s not. So I might be a heathen.
I enjoy every drinking liquid with an ice cube in it. Every one except water. I like water room temp.
I’m no wine drinker myself, but I’ve heard that you can use frozen grapes instead of actual ice cubes so the melting water won’t dillute the wine. Have you ever tried that, and if yes, did it actually work as intended? (just curious)
No, I haven’t. But I will now. A handful of frozen grapes in wine sounds like an excellent summer snack.
I’m fine with coffee at most any temperature, if it is at the temperature I am expecting. But room temperature coffee when I am expecting hot is very off putting. Same with hot coffee when I am expecting cold.
I love that for you
They accept you way more than they do me. I prefer my coffee to not be coffee. I’ll happily make a pot for the zombies, but I cannot stand the flavor. Literally just tell me how many grams go into the filter, and I will make you a lovely pot of coffee. Used to make it for Mom all the time, cause I was up before anyone else.
Same here mate. Both coffee and tea. The coffee can be warm, the tea is best to me when at or below room temperature.
I drink both “straight” - no sweeteners, sugars, flavoring, milk or cream.
You do you and since it’s not hurting nobody, there is no reason for anyone to tell you otherwise.
depends on the type of tea. if it’s Chinese with leafs and all, you cannot drink it cold / room temperature. it loses literally all the flavors.
Maybe unpopular, but not all that wild. Coffee at room temperature tastes different. I can see what would be preferable about it, even though it’s not my chosen way of consumption.
I’m not down with room temperature, but I’m also amazed at how hot some people like their coffee. If I get coffee out, sometimes it’s like trying to drink magma. By the time it cools down enough, I’m over the thought of having coffee. I always ask the barista to throw a couple ice cubes in the cup first.
