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Tea and Coffee.... (2 Viewers)
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ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
I got my regular order of coffee beans from Hawaii. In fact I am enjoying a nice cup now. Cheers
Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
I just found a great tasting tea online from Amazon. It really tastes good.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
I'll stick to my cuppa tea or two thanks. I'm 0ld hat! 
Elvis
1st Sergeant
I grind my own coffee, but I prefer the darker roasts. I keep the ground beans in a large plastic coffee container. Works very well and the coffee never goes stale.
Green Tea, if I have my preference is Hoji-Cha.
Black Tea always taken with creame or milk and sugar.
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MiTasol
Captain
Au naturale. Pollution free. Fresh ground beans and water. No contamination.
I love coffee but it does bad things to my bladder so I need to drink it half strength or I am limited to one cup a day.
In Melbourne and Brisbane I have gone to the same coffee shop every day for a month and asked the same staff for half strength and then almost without fail I have to take it back to the counter and tell them pour half down the drain and top it with hot water.
When I went back to PNG in 2000 after a few years away I went into the restaurant at the hotel I was booked at and asked for half strength coffee and the waitress gave me a weird look and said she would get it. I thought this will be a disaster as a common problem a few years earlier was you would order a #2 main course and #5 desert and get the opposite. You quickly learned to order one dish at a time. If four people at the table you all ordered separately with a couple of minutes between your orders or they would get fouled up.
The waitress waddled back with a carafe of coffee and one of water and asked me to mix my own. I did so and thought that was better than Melbourne or Brisbane.
When I ordered a refill it came premixed and perfect and I thought why can these people get it right first time and Aus staff cannot.
Next morning I ordered half strength coffee at breakfast and the totally different waitress immediately asked are you Mr X. I said yes and she went and bought back a perfect cup of coffee. That is real service by staff who care about giving the customer what they actually want.
I have had mainly shit service in Aus, good in Asia, Britian, Canada, Mexico, NZ, Peru, Switzerland and the US but the best service by far came from the country with the lowest standard of living and lowest standard of education.
Even better PNG grown and roasted coffee is as good as any you can get anywhere else in the world and a lot better than in many other places. It is not semi cremated like Italian, French, etc and leaves a very pleasant aftertaste as well.
I love coffee but it does bad things to my bladder so I need to drink it half strength or I am limited to one cup a day.
In Melbourne and Brisbane I have gone to the same coffee shop every day for a month and asked the same staff for half strength and then almost without fail I have to take it back to the counter and tell them pour half down the drain and top it with hot water.
When I went back to PNG in 2000 after a few years away I went into the restaurant at the hotel I was booked at and asked for half strength coffee and the waitress gave me a weird look and said she would get it. I thought this will be a disaster as a common problem a few years earlier was you would order a #2 main course and #5 desert and get the opposite. You quickly learned to order one dish at a time. If four people at the table you all ordered separately with a couple of minutes between your orders or they would get fouled up.
The waitress waddled back with a carafe of coffee and one of water and asked me to mix my own. I did so and thought that was better than Melbourne or Brisbane.
When I ordered a refill it came premixed and perfect and I thought why can these people get it right first time and Aus staff cannot.
Next morning I ordered half strength coffee at breakfast and the totally different waitress immediately asked are you Mr X. I said yes and she went and bought back a perfect cup of coffee. That is real service by staff who care about giving the customer what they actually want.
I have had mainly shit service in Aus, good in Asia, Britian, Canada, Mexico, NZ, Peru, Switzerland and the US but the best service by far came from the country with the lowest standard of living and lowest standard of education.
Even better PNG grown and roasted coffee is as good as any you can get anywhere else in the world and a lot better than in many other places. It is not semi cremated like Italian, French, etc and leaves a very pleasant aftertaste as well.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
How about a Luwak coffee from Indonesia. supposed to be sh*t hot.
MiTasol
Captain
I loved the Indon food in Jayapura but I never had their coffee. They had a local tea that smelt and tasted great so I drank that.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
This is a special and very expensive coffee as the bean has passed through the body of the Luwak a possum like animal, that passage is supposed to enhance the coffee flavour but I've never been gamer enough to give it a try. 
BarnOwlLover
Staff Sergeant
I'm trying out three coffee creamers right now. International Delight berries and cream, Coffee Mate blueberry muffin and Great Value blueberry cobbler.
MiTasol
Captain
Hawaii is good but PNGs Paradise coffee made in Lae was even better. Unfortunately no longer available but most of the PNG coffee is good or very good.
Never tried it unfortunately
spanishbuddha
Airman
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- Oct 26, 2021
It sounds like you've got a great routine and a fun sense of humor about coffee strength! For brewing, if you're looking to step up from K-cups, you might try a French press or a pour-over. Both give you more control over strength and flavor, especially with dark roasts like your Aldi Midnight Blend. For tea, steeping loose-leaf black teas in a small infuser or teapot can bring out deeper flavors compared to tea K-cups. Sampling different methods with your favorite blends might make your daily cup even better while keeping the strong, bold taste you love.
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Elvis
1st Sergeant
aaahhhhhhh...nuthin' like that first cup off a fresh hot pot of coffee. 
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Back in the 80's I managed a gas station by day and drove a Tow Truck by night (highway patrol on call from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and I used to eat instant coffee from the jar with a spoon to keep going at night.
Elvis
1st Sergeant
That's hard core!
I remember mixing a spoonful of Taster's Choice into my mac and cheese, just to see how it was.
I must've liked it because I did it more than once!
