▲ 1139 ▼ Don't give me a reason to go to Starbucks, damn it! (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 years ago (2 children) Starbucks burns the shit out of their beans for consistency ... it's all consistently burnt with no unique flavor permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zurohki@aussie.zone 9 points 3 years ago It's designed to be the base of a drink that's 30% sugar. The bitterness helps offset the sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CoffeeGrounds@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago It's also done to increase the shelf life of the beans. So if you get Starbucks coffee, there's a good chance you're drinking coffee from beans roasted years ago. As someone who exclusively drinks specially coffee, the thought of drinking coffee from beans that were roasted even 3 months ago grosses me out permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 9 points 3 years ago It's designed to be the base of a drink that's 30% sugar. The bitterness helps offset the sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CoffeeGrounds@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago It's also done to increase the shelf life of the beans. So if you get Starbucks coffee, there's a good chance you're drinking coffee from beans roasted years ago. As someone who exclusively drinks specially coffee, the thought of drinking coffee from beans that were roasted even 3 months ago grosses me out permalink fedilink source parent
