Poll: Regarding coffee...

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

Far away from me. Give me a good cup of tea any day.

 

[Je Suis Ubermonkey]

I don't usually drink coffee, but when I do, I shovel the granules into my mouth with a spoon.

Why yes, yes I am mad. So good of you to notice.

 

[guitarsniper]

My folks gave me a really nice thermally insulated French Press when I left to go to university, so i tend to use that.

 

[lacktheknack]

What the hell is shortening?

It's the vegetable oil equivalent of lard. It's used in every not-low-fat baking recipe ever.

Being a competent baker myself and having a mother who bakes religiously, I've never heard of shortening either. Here in the UK, we have Trex or Flora.

Are you just completely unaware of cultural differences?

Trex and Flora are just branded shortening. "Cultural Ignorance" would be me expecting everyone to know what Crisco and Parkay are (which are also branded shortening).

No they're not.

They're the same thing as shortening but it's not known as shortening in the UK. It's actually just known as a dairy-free butter alternative.

Just like we call

Spoiler: this

Jelly and not Jello.

Like I said, cultural differences.

And there is really no need to be so indignant about it.

I work at a grocery store, and we sell two separate brands of "Jelly" - one by Jell-O, the other by Compliments. We call it Jell-O, yes, because that's the dominant brand, but if you called it jelly, no one would do a double take.

And I'm not trying to be indignant.

 

[kickyourass]

I prefer hot chocolate myself.
I'm not sure why but I have never, EVER had a cup of coffee that didn't taste burnt, or wasn't 8 million degrees too hot.

 

[dagens24]

French Press bitches. Dexter styles.

 

[I-Protest-I]

Philistines a true gentleman drinks tea but a true Englishman drinks PG Tips.

 

[Ickorus]

Just instant coffee personally, no need for anything special when you have this stuff [http://percol.co.uk/products/instant/espresso_100g_jar.html].

Best coffee I have ever tasted.

Do you keep all the spoons?

OT: not a big coffee drinker... but when i do drink it i have my coffee instant with about 7-8 spoons of sugar, i can't stand the taste...

To my great disappointment there aren't any participating stores nearby.

 

[loc978]

What the hell is shortening?

It's the vegetable oil equivalent of lard. It's used in every not-low-fat baking recipe ever.

Being a competent baker myself and having a mother who bakes religiously, I've never heard of shortening either. Here in the UK, we have Trex or Flora.

Are you just completely unaware of cultural differences?

Trex and Flora are just branded shortening. "Cultural Ignorance" would be me expecting everyone to know what Crisco and Parkay are (which are also branded shortening).

No they're not.

They're the same thing as shortening but it's not known as shortening in the UK. It's actually just known as a dairy-free butter alternative.

Just like we call

Spoiler: this

Jelly and not Jello.

Like I said, cultural differences.

And there is really no need to be so indignant about it.

I work at a grocery store, and we sell two separate brands of "Jelly" - one by Jell-O, the other by Compliments. We call it Jell-O, yes, because that's the dominant brand, but if you called it jelly, no one would do a double take.

And I'm not trying to be indignant.

Depending where you live it's completely different.

As far as I'm aware Jelly to Americans is Jam to us.

it's a bit more complex than that. We have jam as well, otherwise known as fruit preserves. Jelly here is fruit preserves with added pectin to make the consistency closer to that of gelatin... which is what the Jell-O brand association (and by extension, what you refer to as jelly) refers to. Flavored gelatin.
Thing is... jelly, brand names and such are all localized slang. Gelatin, fruit preserves, and yes, shortening [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortening] (which is a term that is older than the USA and started off as a technical definition for the function of lard in baking), are not slang.

Oh wait, this thread is about coffee...

 

[Convoy]

Your avatar made me wipe my screen. xD
You got me very good. Hat off to you sir.

 

[Loki_Blackaria]

http://www.donpedrocoffee.com/ - This stuff.
Low acid, mild, and quite inexpensive.
I've gotten to where I won't drink any other kind.
(I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to whore my favorite brand)