Teabags and instant coffee-convenience gone mad

lazygal · 14-05-2012 05:17PM #1

Why do people reject the proper way to make tea and coffee, namely, the use of proper tea leaves and freshly ground beans? No instant coffee tastes in any way like proper coffee and tea bag tea is muck.

Am I the only one who sticks rigidly to the making of proper tea and coffee?

Pushtrak · 14-05-2012 05:18PM

NotSolazygal?

Gummy Panda · 14-05-2012 05:18PM

You're not really lazy, are you?

Mickeroo · 14-05-2012 05:18PM

No problem with tea bags, probably because I'm so used to them, you're right about the coffee though. Percolate that sh1t!

IM0 · 14-05-2012 05:22PM

its tea not wine ffs

you drink it to stay/get warm not for the taste

phasers · 14-05-2012 05:23PM

Oh my God who the hell cares?

Born to Die · 14-05-2012 05:25PM

Some of us prefer instant satisfaction.

mackg · 14-05-2012 05:25PM

phasers wrote: »

Oh my God who the hell cares?

/thread

ejmaztec · 14-05-2012 05:26PM

Born to Die wrote: »

Some of us prefer instant satisfaction.

Premature percolation?

ScumLord · 14-05-2012 05:28PM

I don't see how having tea leaves in a bag is any different to having tea leaves lose.

Sea Filly · 14-05-2012 05:31PM

I think with coffee, it's kind of expensive to do the freshly ground thing, but I'm not sure of that, as I don't drink coffee.

As for tea, yeah, I'm lazy.

IM0 wrote: »

its tea not wine ffs

you drink it to stay/get warm not for the taste

No, tea tastes lovely!

phasers wrote: »

Oh my God who the hell cares?

Yes.

ScumLord wrote: »

I don't see how having tea leaves in a bag is any different to having tea leaves lose.

Well, apparently what ends up in teabags is the dregs, the stuff swept up off the floor, whatever passes the 5 second rules type thing.

IM0 · 14-05-2012 05:35PM

theres a bang of snotiness off this thread

IM0 · 14-05-2012 05:37PM

Sea Filly wrote: »

Well, apparently what ends up in teabags is the dregs, the stuff swept up off the floor, whatever passes the 5 second rules type thing.

you do realise that tea grows in a field....in dirt and mud...and is picked by PEASANTS... the horror!! :eek:

shanered · 14-05-2012 05:39PM

Tea is tea is tea.....
The proper coffee bean are a little different though ill give you that much, but all in all get over it!
The same could be said about instant anything, people use them because of conveinience....so there you go.

ejmaztec · 14-05-2012 05:41PM

IM0 wrote: »

you do realise that tea grows in a field....in dirt and mud...and is picked by PEASANTS... the horror!! :eek:

Don't forget the fly-sh1t, and all the other sh1t (mostly from the peasants).

phasers · 14-05-2012 05:41PM

Sea Filly wrote: »

Yes.

Um.. no?

Fart · 14-05-2012 05:42PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I don't see how having tea leaves in a bag is any different to having tea leaves lose.

Although you can get some nice brands, I think it's the glue that the bags apparently use to stick together that tea connoisseurs don't like.

I could be wrong though, as I'm just a fart.

twinQuins · 14-05-2012 05:42PM

IM0 wrote: »

its tea notwine ffs

you drink it to stay/get warm not for the taste

Then why not just heat up some water and drink that?

And sure, you don't drink Lyons/Barrys/whatever for the taste, just like you wouldn't go out and buy a €3 box of wine and say you drink it for the taste.

Shryke · 14-05-2012 05:42PM

I agree about the coffee but not tea bags, they're grand. I haven't heard about this dregs business before.

Mr. K · 14-05-2012 05:42PM

IM0 wrote: »

its tea not wine ffs

you drink it to stay/get warm not for the taste

Tea tastes great! And if taste wasn't a factor, why would people use sugar and milk to alter the flavour?!

phasers · 14-05-2012 05:43PM

twinQuins wrote: »

And sure, you don't drink Lyons/Barrys/whatever for the taste, just like you wouldn't go out and buy a €3 box of wine and say you drink it to get drunk, not for the taste.

All wine tastes the same to me

Sea Filly · 14-05-2012 05:43PM

IM0 wrote: »

you do realise that tea grows in a field....in dirt and mud...and is picked by PEASANTS... the horror!! :eek:

Yo, I'm not the one who started the thread, and I'm only giving the reason why some people don't like teabags, I'm not saying I'm like this myself!

Sea Filly · 14-05-2012 05:45PM

phasers wrote: »

Um.. no?

That was agreement. Deadpan agreement.

Shryke · 14-05-2012 05:46PM

phasers wrote: »

All wine tastes the same to me

There are only 2 types of wine. Terrible wine and wine that's kind of alright. People are ridiculous about the stuff. There are as bad as My Little Pony enthusiasts. :pac:

blue note · 14-05-2012 05:51PM

On the one hand I don't have any problem with people preferring instant coffee, wither for convenience or taste. On the other, I hate when someone offers me a coffee and gives me instant crap. I'll drink it politely and say thank you very much, but I'd actually rather not drink it. But you can't really ask someone about their coffee before answering whether you'd like a cup.

And I don't really drink tea, but the bags are fine, although when people use leaves it's nicer.

IM0 · 14-05-2012 05:52PM

twinQuins wrote: »

Then why not just heat up some water and drink that?

because I want a cup of tea

and you cant put sugar and milk in water :eek:

Shryke · 14-05-2012 05:54PM

IM0 wrote: »

because I want a cup of tea and you cant put sugar and milk in water :eek:

Think about how rotten that is the next time you see someone with a weak cup of tea heaping a gallon of milk into it. Disgusting bastards.

twinQuins · 14-05-2012 05:56PM

IM0 wrote: »

because I want a cup of tea

But if you're not drinking it for the flavour why are you drinking it?

and you cant put sugar and milk in water :eek:

Then heat up some milk and put sugar in it.

christmas2012 · 14-05-2012 05:57PM

convienience gone mad..i thought it was always gone mad,as most of the items in the tea coffee section in the supermarket are convienience,you see the beans and tea leaves only occupying half a shelf..I find the coffee beans superior to the instant alright,but its too expensive for me as im on a tight budget everytime i go to the supermarkets.They got some good coffee out there now,has anybody ever tried cafe azeria?(only 3 in dunnes)..or milicano,i find it very good,all you need is one (or one and a half) tea spoon for a good cup..

IM0 · 14-05-2012 05:58PM

twinQuins wrote: »

But if you're not drinking it for the flavour why are you drinking it?

Then heat up some milk and put sugar in it.

for the flavour. but not of the tea. black tea is yuck. I want a warm nice drink. add lots sugar and milk

done :cool:

FanadMan · 14-05-2012 06:01PM

Can't beat proper freshly ground coffee but when I don't have the time (the morning) I've found that milicano is as close to real coffee. Gonna have to try the new nescafe one sometime soon. But if I have the time it's the grinder all the way

Teabags and instant coffee-convenience gone mad

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