I am just trying to process that people are heating up coffee in the microwave 😳
I don’t! I drink it cold like a real woman!
Jokes aside, the thought of reheated coffee makes my skin crawl for some reason lol
You are unironically correct. Cold (black) coffee is still great and reheated coffee tastes horrible.
Hey, it’s you again.
I have no opinion on coffee temperature - I’ve never had a sample that I enjoyed, hot, cold or reheated - but my wife has the same problem depicted in the original post. I got her some rechargeable heated mugs and now her drinks stay warm for a lot longer.
I don’t know whether this is considered preferable to microwaving, but it does seem more convenient.
It is generally considered better.
The issue is a microwave cooks the coffee.
Adding heat in general is considered bad in the coffee world, like reheating any other food, really, but adding heat to maintain temperature is actually fine.
The issue coffee people take with hotplates and the like is that it doesn’t heat evenly, it cooks the bottom layer. Something that adds heat evenly and gently is fine.
Although I just pour my fresh coffee into a thermos, because a good thermos will keep it at least warm all day.
My solution: have a single cup that you have to find and clean before you can have a fresh cup of coffee.
Also: don’t be hard on yourself because of these things. It’s how your brain works, it makes it you.
I do this for every kind of beverage, have a favorite exclusive of each of these:
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beer glass
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water bottle
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coffee mug
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whiskey glass
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wine glass
It’s nice just using and cleaning one for each of these instead of having glasses clutter the sink from every time I get thirsty and need a drink.
Your microwave is a time machine. Only explanation
How are you getting through the day without coffee? That’s crazy.
Great, two coffees for me to drink! I am such a nice person, I made my future self a present.
