Do you prefer tea or coffee?

[Takumi Fujiwara]

I recently got a Nespresso machine and it's freaking amazing. I had a similarly priced normal home espresso machine and it couldn't even heat enough water to do a whole double shot without having to stop and let it heat up again halfway through, and the coffee that came out tasted like dirt. The Nespresso, on the other hand, heats up in 30 seconds, has almost zero maintenance, makes espresso extremely quickly, and what comes out rivals commercial cafe espresso. The only downside is the capsules and having to order them unless you live close to one of the rare Nespresso boutiques or cafes, but it's totally worth it.

 

[Wiegert]

I can't believe I forgot to mention this; caffeine, as far as I can tell, has literally zero effect on me. I don't know why, but I can chug coffee or energy drinks before I go to bed, and I fall asleep just as easily as if I hadn't. Thus, when I drink tea or coffee, I do it for taste, and to me, tea wins out by being slightly easier to make, and the fact that I love Earl Grey for some reason.

It's good if you want to have coffee or energy drinks before you sleep. Although I've only done that a couple of times as I dislike most energy drinks and rarely choose coffee over tea.

I think coffee and tea are both equally easy to make, so I'm not exactly sure how one can be harder than the other when the methods are virtually identical (without machines, mind). One thing I've been meaning to try again is Earl Grey. Tried it once a few years ago, but it wasn't something I'd admit to liking that much if I recall. I didn't find it disgusting though, but it did have a rather interesting flavour.

 

[parksideu14]

Tea is better for me; I just can't stand the taste of coffee.

 

[Watchman]

 

 

[Rykon Zero]

I think coffee and tea are both equally easy to make, so I'm not exactly sure how one can be harder than the other when the methods are virtually identical (without machines, mind). One thing I've been meaning to try again is Earl Grey. Tried it once a few years ago, but it wasn't something I'd admit to liking that much if I recall. I didn't find it disgusting though, but it did have a rather interesting flavour.

Earl Grey is probably the first tea I drank, so that means something.

And I'm not sure what the options for you in the UK are, but I personally must grind up coffee beans, then stick them in a filter, shove those in a coffee machine, add some water, let that percolate for a few minutes, and I'm left with mediocre to good coffee. I can also use my uncle's espresso machine, which is an even more in depth procedure involving heavy use of finely ground coffee in cartridges and ear protection.

Tea, on the other hand, requires me to grab the box of loose-leaf, shove some of that in this little mesh ball thing, then pour a touch of cream and sugar in a mug along with the ball, where I then simply add hot water.

 

[Wiegert]

I see. I have fine blend coffee that I would just add to the cup along with sugar. After adding water, I end up with somewhat decent coffee. Tea is pretty much the same process, except I just use bags rather than loose-leaf and then add milk.

Brands aren't really a factor I take into account when it comes to these drinks either.

 

[optiongamers]

I drink tea and sometimes coffee.

 

[Wenders]

I recently got a Nespresso machine and it's freaking amazing. I had a similarly priced normal home espresso machine and it couldn't even heat enough water to do a whole double shot without having to stop and let it heat up again halfway through, and the coffee that came out tasted like dirt. The Nespresso, on the other hand, heats up in 30 seconds, has almost zero maintenance, makes espresso extremely quickly, and what comes out rivals commercial cafe espresso. The only downside is the capsules and having to order them unless you live close to one of the rare Nespresso boutiques or cafes, but it's totally worth it.

I got a Nespresso machine for Christmas. I love it. My darling son Jack has always only been a tea drinker. He has now been converted.