Coffee

[AM9]

Woah. Woah. WOAH!

There is a world of difference between Yorkshire Tea and PG Pi$$/Tetley.

That is so true. But I find that 'local' tea brands are sometimes a tuned to characteristics of the water supply, e.g. last year on holiday I St Ives, I found 'Cornish' tea much better there than when using the few bags that we brought home.
In my teens I did a Saturday job in a local J Lyons teashop, eventually rising to the status of operating the tea counter. Now that tea was really good and it wasn't available to buy and take home. Joe Lyons was universally known as the place to get a reliably good cuppa.

 

[THC]

I'm a member of a coffee club and have two bags of beans delivered each month (I get to choose which beans I receive). I grind the beans and use a filter machine. I've cut back recently and so don't drink coffee every morning, opting for sencha or oolong tea on those days when the coffee remains in the cupboard.

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[birchesgreen]

Woah. Woah. WOAH!

There is a world of difference between Yorkshire Tea and PG Pi$$/Tetley.

Never understood the hype about Yorkshire tea to be honest, but then again my family roots are from the other side of the Pennines.

I only drink Assam these days anyway, usually Waitrose or Coop own brand. Twinings is better but cost twice as much.

 

[DarloRich]

Never understood the hype about Yorkshire tea to be honest,

it makes a good strong cup of tea that can dye your skin orange.

I only drink Assam these days anyway, usually Waitrose or Coop own brand. Twinings is better but cost twice as much.

I cant be doing with loose tea. Such a fart on. I do drink an Earl Gray with lemon from time to time.

 

[birchesgreen]

I cant be doing with loose tea. Such a fart on. I do drink an Earl Gray with lemon from time to time.

Assam comes in bags as well, i am too lazy for loose tea.

 

[DarloRich]

Assam comes in bags as well, i am too lazy for loose tea

Fair enough - I always see Assam as a "fancy" tea

Anyway, I can get a bin bag of Yorkshire tea for a good price

 

[Cross City]

Woah. Woah. WOAH!

There is a world of difference between Yorkshire Tea and PG Pi$$/Tetley.

There really, really isn't.

 

[FrodshamJnct]

There really, really isn't.

Have to agree with this, I've never undetstood the big deal with Yorkshire Extra strong PG pyramids for me - a much richer flavour than Yorkshire.

 

[DarloRich]

There really, really isn't.

but there is - PG and Tetley make a really thin and insipid brew.

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strong PG pyramids for me - a much richer flavour than Yorkshire.

All personal taste but I find PG tips thin and insipid as I said above. No idea why anyone would buy or drink them. The colour is not the same either. PR or tetley is almost gray

 

[gg1]

Never understood the hype about Yorkshire tea to be honest, but then again my family roots are from the other side of the Pennines.

I think it's okay, better than the likes of PG Tips or Typhoo but pales in comparison to Twinings Strong English breakfast.

As for the initial subject of the thread, I despise both the taste and the smell of coffee. People often complain about the smell of fast food on public transport but for me the stench of coffee is far far worse.

 

[Cross City]

Have to agree with this, I've never undetstood the big deal with Yorkshire Extra strong PG pyramids for me - a much richer flavour than Yorkshire.

but there is - PG and Tetley make a really thin and insipid brew.

All mass produced tea bags are pretty equally poor. Twinings included.

Treat yourself to some nice stuff, the perceive gap between PG and Yorkshire will seem inconsequential when compared to the chasm between those and the good stuff.

 

[DarloRich]

All mass produced tea bags are pretty equally poor.

Some are poorer than others. I cant be fussed with loose leaf or some fancy dan stuff I have to go out of my way to acquire and pay over the odds for. I drink so much tea that price is important!

 

[Matey]

Coffee seemed to be a choice between Nescafé and Maxwell House

My father was an analytical food chemist employed by the Nestlé Company for many years and was involved in the development of Nescafé before WW2. At that time the UK competition was between them and Maxwell House. During the war Camp Coffee was about the only thing available to the general public, but it was a poor substitute for real coffee. Strangely enough, I read somewhere that Camp Coffee is considered as the best thing to use for coffee flavouring in baking.

 

[prod_pep]

I think PG Tips is far superior to rancid Yorkshire as well, but unlike others would never claim that is anything other than a subjective view. I'm not a fan of coffee but would choose a latte over tea at my local park's café, where they openly advertise selling Yorkshire Tea as if it were some sort of selling point.

 

[Magdalia]

During the war Camp Coffee was about the only thing available to the general public, but it was a poor substitute for real coffee.

I wondered if anyone would mention Camp Coffee. When I was growing up, my sister used to do shopping for an old gent who lived nearby, and he was still drinking Camp Coffee more than 20 years after the end of the war. I got the impression that it was no better than Baldrick's.

I drink lots of tea, and a big mug of tea is within reach as I type. I'm quite fussy about tea. At home I use supermarket own label blend, but the tea is always made in a pot, drawn for 3-4 minutes and served milk first.

All of the main brand teas are inferior to all of the own label teas that I've tried.

I do run into difficulty when out on the train, where the best I can get is a bag dangled in a disposable cup, and PG Tips seems to be nearly everywhere. I agree that tea made with it is dishwater. Before it went into administration I used to quite like the tea from AMT Coffee, but the few AMT Coffees that have reopened have switched to PG Tips. The one oasis of decent tea still standing on railway stations is Puccinos.

 

[FrodshamJnct]

I wondered if anyone would mention Camp Coffee. When I was growing up, my sister used to do shopping for an old gent who lived nearby, and he was still drinking Camp Coffee more than 20 years after the end of the war. I got the impression that it was no better than Baldrick's.

It makes for a great coffee cake! A recipe passed down by my wife's great aunt.

 

[JohnMcL7]

I've tried coffee and tea from time to time over the years but never liked either although there aren't hot drinks I'm keen on.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Regarding Camp coffee, more recently (late 90s) one of the manufacturers offered liquid instant, which was basically super strong espresso you diluted with boiling water to make an Americano. It was pretty good, but died out as people have moved to proper coffee and microgrind instants. The concept still seems to exist but fairly niche.

 

[wilbers]

That reminds me of this tea-ranking video I saw last year

 

[david1212]

..... During the war Camp Coffee was about the only thing available to the general public, but it was a poor substitute for real coffee. Strangely enough, I read somewhere that Camp Coffee is considered as the best thing to use for coffee flavouring in baking.

I can not recall exactly what age but most likely 10 - early teens I tried normal coffee as in instant Nescafé, Maxwell House or whatever was in the house because on offer but didn't like it. Somewhere I tried Camp and did plus also recall something similar flavour but powered or granular. After a while I moved on to instant Nescafé, Maxwell House etc.
I have always had a teaspoon of sugar with a teaspoon of coffee. At home now I have the own brand versions, any of Aldi, ASDA, Tesco, Sainsburys and while all slightly different I don't have a preference nor consider Nescafé better. At work we have Nescafé but long life semi-skimmed UHT milk and I prefer coffee at home with full cream milk. I do not have sugar in tea and do not like it with the UHT milk.

... There is a world of difference between Yorkshire Tea and PG Pi$$/Tetley.

I think it's okay, better than the likes of PG Tips or Typhoo but ...

do not think anything special. In the morning when not fully awake Aldi Gold Label suffices.

I also have Aldi Assam tea bags.

.... When I was a kid growing up in the 80/90s Coffee seemed to be a choice between Nescafé and Maxwell House and if you wanted one when out and about a greasy spoon cafe would knock you one up in a polystyrene cup and charge about 20p for it. I certainly don’t remember Starbucks/Costa etc being a thing. Nowadays people seem obsessed by Coffee and it seems some can’t function without a Coffee or can’t be seen in public without a Coffee cup welded to their hand. Personally I wouldn’t even know what to order if I went into a branch of Starbucks as just asking for some Nescafé Gold Blend would probably have me laughed out of there.

I'm in the same club. I've never been in any of the ' Costalottabucks ' chains. In Beefeater etc. I go with an Americano.

 

[ChrisC]

I think some of the worst coffee is that in the small sachets that you find in hotel rooms. Even when it’s a well known brand such as Nescafé or Kenco it seems to be more bitter and has an even worse taste than their standard instant coffee. I generally don’t like standard instant coffee such as Nescafe or supermarket own label but for convenience I quite like some of the more expensive instant coffees like the Colombian or Alta Rico blends. Even better, again for convenience, the Taylor’s of Harrogate coffee bags aren’t bad.

I’m quite a big tea drinker and quite often the tea bags in hotel rooms are of a fairly good standard such as Twinings. Sometimes I find that there is also a good selection of different teas including English Breakfast and Earl Grey available at breakfast and so I take a few up to my room from there. At home I mainly drink Assam or English Breakfast and I find the Co op tea bags quite good.

 

[Cross City]

I'm in the same club. I've never been in any of the ' Costalottabucks ' chains. In Beefeater etc. I go with an Americano.

Beefeater and all the other Whitbread chain restaurants use Costa coffee beans and they're almost always dearer than actual Costa branches.

 

[AlterEgo]

I hate coffee. But my Dr told me to cut down on sugar so I started drinking espresso instead. It's a good pick-me-up and the taste is over fast!

Have it with a chaser of cold water!

 

[david1212]

To add to my post above somewhere I occasionally visit for work has Kenco and I don't like it. I have a small jar with whichever supermarket brand I have open at home.

Back in time at other free or paid for machines if not to be with food I would have hot clocolate rather than coffee or tea.

I think some of the worst coffee is that in the small sachets that you find in hotel rooms. Even when it’s a well known brand such as Nescafé or Kenco it seems to be more bitter and has an even worse taste than their standard instant coffee .....

Do you have your coffee black or with whatever milk / whitener is provided? If the latter for me anything other than proper fresh milk even at a push fully skimmed spoils the coffee however good.

Beefeater and all the other Whitbread chain restaurants use Costa coffee beans and they're almost always dearer than actual Costa branches.

This would be after a meal there.
I would never go into a Beefeater, Harvester etc. just for a coffee unless an arranged meeting place.

 

[Broucek]

Have it with a chaser of cold water!

Thanks - will try that!

 

[ChrisC]

Do you have your coffee black or with whatever milk / whitener is provided? If the latter for me anything other than proper fresh milk even at a push fully skimmed spoils the coffee however good.

I prefer fresh milk, although preferably semi skimmed. I can just about tolerate long life milk in coffee but hate it in tea. I don‘t like any of the powdered coffee whiteners.

 

[birchesgreen]

I have coffee whitener and milk in my coffee.

 

[nlogax]

I have coffee whitener and milk in my coffee.

Hard core!

It's either semi-skimmed milk or full-fat Coffeemate here. Anything else is a waste of time.

 

[GusB]

I can't function until I've had a couple of mugs of coffee in the morning. I've got a small one-cup filter machine but I can't be bothered filtering footering about (thank you, autocorrect) at that time of day so I use instant. I used to drink Kenco but it's getting to be horrendously expensive these days; I find that the small jars of Columbian and Costa Rican coffee from Aldi to be quite good.

I inherited a coffee grinder, so when I do fancy a filter coffee at home it's nice to have it freshly ground.

 

[THC]

I inherited a coffee grinder, so when I do fancy a filter coffee at home it's nice to have it freshly ground.

Agreed. All these comments about coffee and everyone is referring to instant. I don't mind a cup occasionally but it's a totally different beast to actual coffee.

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