Here we are day 2 of the awesome week of hate.
So today is about…
STARBUCKS
Starbucks. now this one is a tricky one cause i don’t want to step on some peoples toes but. STARBUCKS HAS HORRIBLE COFFEE. well i think i just stepped on something. oops. well i hate starbucks for multiple reasons once again its mostly the people that drew me to hate it so. I am not saying i never give the place my business cause i do from time to time when its the closest thing near me when i want some coffee. But there are people i know that just like it and thats ok. its the following that really make me annoyed.
So first off the Coffee the issue at hand. I don’t think they have good coffee they seem to think that the stronger they make it the more people will love it. now i have had expresso multiple times i know the difference between a good bold & robust coffee when i taste it. Between the other which is strong & bitter the main problem is most people think they are the same sometimes. they don’t have a good foundation upon to base a good opinion on. also i am talking about black coffee not cream sugar and creating some kinda drink that is sweet and only similarity to coffee is its in a coffee cup. the biggest problem is people don’t fully understand what happens when you use the drip brewing method.
let me explain:
First off certain amount of coffee only contains so much of the wonderful oils that give it the taste and smell we love. After all of the oils are extracted, the only things you’re getting from the grounds are bitter tasting elements from the beans. This is called over-extraction. One of the most misunderstood facts about coffee is that bitterness is caused by using more coffee when in fact, the opposite is true. Bitterness is a result from over-extraction. which means if we want weak or not as strong coffee just brew it normally at full strength and add hot water to the brew then drink it. adding water doesn’t change the taste in any way it just makes it less strong. the same goes the other way as well if your drip brew goes to fast you can under-extract your brew making it weak and little aroma to it. so its finding that wonderful middle ground. my personal opinion is that starbucks always over-extracts there brews which makes that ever so popular bitter strong coffee everyone thinks is soo good.
Now The second reason i hate Starbucks
There is an old saying if you keep getting told something is good/bad you will eventually think its good/bad. They really made this saying to describe starbucks i have known alot of people to drink starbucks and only starbucks cause its so good and expensive and its high class coffee. these are what i call Tools. I hate the kinds of people that just go to or use only this one thing cause what it is. its like they can’t form a solid opinion of there own. why? I knew someone that would only go there cause it was what it was Starbucks. I find this true with almost all the people that go there religiously. there are a few people i work with that only go there i really never see them with out there starbucks drink but some of them just really like there ice tea or there special ice coffee or something but that cool. i just don’t understand why some people are so stuck on this place and will not give any other place a slight chance. So for all you people that only drink starbucks i challenge you to try some different types of coffee you could go wild and try coffee made from a french press which if you haven’t you haven’t had a good cup of coffee. Now that i am done with my rant i have one thing to say starbucks coffee is not bad BUT only if you make it your self and brew it right it can be very good but i could brew you a great cup of Bold Foldgers and a good cup of starbucks and there wouldn’t be a diffence in taste. So stop judgeing books by there covers.
P.S. side note Starbucks is still not the leader in selling coffee to america. Who is? Dunkin’ Doughnuts you know why? cause they brew there coffee right and its delicious.
-MeaD.
