I enjoy room temperature coffee more than piping hot or iced.

Most people I know drink their coffee piping hot and act all disgusted at the idea of letting it cool down first. They would pour it away and brew a new one rather than drink the lukewarm stuff. And if you ask a barrista around these parts to not steam the milk but pour it into the coffee cold, you’re often met with indignant confusion as if you just offended their entire line of ancestors.

Is it really that weird to prefer room temperature coffee, or am I surrounded by coffee snobs?

SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE,

I agree with you 100%. My coffee has to sit for a bit before I can drink it. Sometimes I toss a few ice cubes in to cool it quicker. I drink my coffee black so it doesn’t have any milk or anything to cool it off.

FUBAR,

Drinking beverages at temperatures that are too hot may cause cancer www.iarc.who.int/wp-content/…/pr244_E.pdf

LaunchesKayaks,
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I prefer hot coffee, but I like instant coffee packets better than anything else. People judge tf out of me for it lol

ebits21,
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Yes, you are weird. Are you ok?

LoganNineFingers,

Same here. I also like my water this way too

Imajustlayhere,

I like any where from iced to drinkable hot. I prefer not to burn my mouth.

Kecessa,

Don’t care about temperature because when it’s cool enough to drink without worry I just chug it!

schmensch,

Idk about coffee as I don’t drink it, but if a drink is too hot or too cold the temperature tends to mask the flavor.

bennyp,
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I love that for you

Vandals_handle,
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I’m fine with coffee at most any temperature, if it is at the temperature I am expecting. But room temperature coffee when I am expecting hot is very off putting. Same with hot coffee when I am expecting cold.

rudyharrelson,
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Warm take: I like my coffee warm (not hot)

yemmly,

I’m just sick of people being intolerant of the preferences of others. If they can’t live and let live, then they can fuck off.

Noodle07,

Wow, you’re not very tolerant with the intolerants.

AngryCommieKender,

They accept you way more than they do me. I prefer my coffee to not be coffee. I’ll happily make a pot for the zombies, but I cannot stand the flavor. Literally just tell me how many grams go into the filter, and I will make you a lovely pot of coffee. Used to make it for Mom all the time, cause I was up before anyone else.

squiblet,
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Sometimes I like just drinking it without battling the temperature and taking tiny sips. Other times I like the piping hot temps (which it turns out might be bad for your throat). It depends on what I’m seeking at that time - decent amount of liquids, or hot beverage stimulation and warmth? Iced coffee is fairly popular too, I guess, just not room temp.

As far as people’s reactions, this is one of those things that people are very conformist about, like many food or drink topics. It’s odd how strongly people sometimes respond when confronted with a culinary practice outside of their cultural purview.

justlookingfordragon,
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t’s odd how strongly people sometimes respond when confronted with a culinary practice outside of their cultural purview.

Hear, hear. It’s almost funny just how much some people absolutely lose their shit when you, for example, prefer steaks well done over rare or medium.

QubaXR,
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Same here mate. Both coffee and tea. The coffee can be warm, the tea is best to me when at or below room temperature.

I drink both “straight” - no sweeteners, sugars, flavoring, milk or cream.

You do you and since it’s not hurting nobody, there is no reason for anyone to tell you otherwise.

Rescuer6394,

depends on the type of tea. if it’s Chinese with leafs and all, you cannot drink it cold / room temperature. it loses literally all the flavors.

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