Coffee

[cjsmith]

I don't drink coffee, but I bet some of my friends do. What are all the ways coffee (made in one of those basic office machines) can be bad?

I have so far: it's too weak, it's too strong, it got cold, it's gritty.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks! Does making coffee with old grounds just make it weak, or can you tell some other way, too (like reusing a tea bag makes the second cup more bitter)?

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's just a lot weaker. The real flavor vanishes, and it has an old taste to it.

[hermit-crab.livejournal.com]

Yes, if the grounds are old and have been exposed to air, it's just weak. It was funny, because a guy at work brought in some pure Kona coffee once, and we were oohing and ahhing about how good it was, not knowing any better. Then, many months later, I had FRESH Kona, and realized that the stuff he had brought was absolutely horrible, because it was so old.