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I see the value for American-style "espresso-flavored" drinks, or similar bottled/packaged products. But, yuck, who on earth wants to drink actual espresso at

I see the value for American-style "espresso-flavored" drinks, or similar bottled/packaged products. But, yuck, who on earth wants to drink actual espresso at room temperature?

ericol 3mo ago
In the style of Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue: "You got your cold brew, your Japanese iced coffee, your iced americano. Then there's your mazagran, that's coffee with lemon juice, real refreshing. Your espresso tonic. Your iced latte, iced cappuccino, iced macchiato. You got your iced mocha, your frappuccino, your Greek frappé. Vietnamese iced coffee with the condensed milk dripping down real slow. Affogato, that's espresso poured right over ice cream. That's... that's about it."
kruffalon 3mo ago
I do! I think almost everything tastes better at room-ish temperature. (Some things need to be colder or hotter to keep their texture, but I can't think of anything that _tastes_ better outside of the 16~25°C range)
- zaat 3mo ago
  Sparkling water (8-10C is the recommendation on the bottle in my hand). Bread (fresh from the oven, toast). Chicken Soup. And leaving aside examples, many things do taste better when they are hotter then 25, the heat helps more particles reach the olfactory receptors in your nose.
  - kruffalon 3mo ago
    I'm sure that is correct for many people, but as I said: to _me_ things taste better at around room temperature. Even though I don't doubt your claim that some particles travel easier at higher degrees I suspect the difference is too small to notice before the rise in temperature becomes distracting to _me_.
    - zaat 3mo ago
      Well, you know what's taste good and what's not - for you. You are the only judge for your own experience, and taste is an experience of the brain, not something out there. Nevertheless, most people do prefer hot meals, and there's scientifically explanation for that.
SoftTalker 3mo ago
Yeah not for me. I like my coffee hot. Scalding hot. McDonald's was great until they had that lawsuit.
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jayd16 3mo ago
Fine for iced drinks or Americanos. Even drinks with hot milk might be ok. I guess it's not so great at a neat shit of espresso.
- oasisaimlessly 3mo ago
  s/shit/shot/g
evandrofisico 3mo ago
The target of this process is not the residential use, but industry processing. Instead of heating water to extract coffee and then latter cooling it to freeze dry and make instant coffee you keep the whole process at low temperatures, saving lots of power.

I see the value for American-style "espresso-flavored" drinks, or similar bottled/packaged products. But, yuck, who on earth wants to drink actual espresso at room temperature?

ericol 3mo ago

In the style of Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue: "You got your cold brew, your Japanese iced coffee, your iced americano. Then there's your mazagran, that's coffee with lemon juice, real refreshing. Your espresso tonic. Your iced latte, iced cappuccino, iced macchiato. You got your iced mocha, your frappuccino, your Greek frappé. Vietnamese iced coffee with the condensed milk dripping down real slow. Affogato, that's espresso poured right over ice cream. That's... that's about it."

kruffalon 3mo ago

I do! I think almost everything tastes better at room-ish temperature. (Some things need to be colder or hotter to keep their texture, but I can't think of anything that _tastes_ better outside of the 16~25°C range)

zaat 3mo ago
Sparkling water (8-10C is the recommendation on the bottle in my hand). Bread (fresh from the oven, toast). Chicken Soup. And leaving aside examples, many things do taste better when they are hotter then 25, the heat helps more particles reach the olfactory receptors in your nose.
- kruffalon 3mo ago
  I'm sure that is correct for many people, but as I said: to _me_ things taste better at around room temperature. Even though I don't doubt your claim that some particles travel easier at higher degrees I suspect the difference is too small to notice before the rise in temperature becomes distracting to _me_.
  - zaat 3mo ago
    Well, you know what's taste good and what's not - for you. You are the only judge for your own experience, and taste is an experience of the brain, not something out there. Nevertheless, most people do prefer hot meals, and there's scientifically explanation for that.

SoftTalker 3mo ago

Yeah not for me. I like my coffee hot. Scalding hot. McDonald's was great until they had that lawsuit.

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jayd16 3mo ago

Fine for iced drinks or Americanos. Even drinks with hot milk might be ok. I guess it's not so great at a neat shit of espresso.

oasisaimlessly 3mo ago
s/shit/shot/g

evandrofisico 3mo ago

The target of this process is not the residential use, but industry processing. Instead of heating water to extract coffee and then latter cooling it to freeze dry and make instant coffee you keep the whole process at low temperatures, saving lots of power.