Here are some of the most common mistakes people make. Don't feel bad if you make one or two (or more!) of these; after all, they're mistakes that a lot of people make so you're in good company!
Try It First
People take their coffee from the counter, bring it over to the straw-sugar-milk table, and dump in 3 cows’ worth of milk. This makes me want to murder. Maybe it’s okay if you’re at a chain like Starbucks and know exactly how it will taste, but if you’re at a new place, stop. Check yourself.
Try the coffee. I promise it won’t hurt you. See if it needs sugar, milk, or both before you douse it and ruin the hard-earned flavors the coffee shop probably prides itself on.
Coffee tastes different everywhere, give every cup a sip. You might realize how good black coffee tastes, and save yourself from gulping down way too much sugar, sweetener, and milk every day.
Check the Clock
New studies show that we’ve basically been doing coffee all wrong. Most of us drink it from 8-9 am, which is actually the worst possible time – it doesn’t do diddly-squat.
Our bodies run on a Circadian clock, and because of that, we’re actually pretty awake between 8 and 9, even if your last night’s crusty eyes seem to feel (and look) otherwise. At that time, our body’s cortisol is at its peak and we’re naturally caffeinated.
Our cortisol – or, a stress-related hormone – is low from 9:30-11:30 am, and 1:30-5:30 pm, which means that’s prime coffee time. The caffeine will actually perk you up, so time to shift your coffee run.
Here are a few more coffee tips you might not know. For starters, don't throw out the leftover coffee in the coffee pot. Instead, pour it into ice trays, and then use these coffee ice cubes when you make iced coffee, instead of using plain cubes that can water down your coffee. Also, avoid those single serve K-cups, which are bad for the environment because of the individual packaging, as well as potentially bad for your health because mold can lurk in the water tank. Finally, while a frappuccino might taste good, it's not the same as coffee, and it contains as much sugar as a liter of cola. Yuck!
As you can see, coffee is a little more complicated than it might first appear. However, it's also easy to fix the coffee mistakes you've been making so that you get more out of each cup. We've already implemented these changes, and we can promise you it's well worth the effort!
Article Source: Spoon University
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