Drinking Hot Tea vs. Hot Coffee

One of the things I've noticed about myself lately is that I drink way too much coffee. It's not really a bad thing, in my opinion, because what I consider too much isn't what others might consider too much. I don't like cold coffee (iced coffee or anything like that) because then I drink more [...] Read more »

Hot Coffee in a Can?

I recently received an e-mail message from a visitor concerning "ready-to-drink" coffee and tea. I didn't know he was talking about self-heating cans. I thought he was talking about iced coffee, or cold coffee in a can. I plead ignorance – innovations like hot coffee in a can wouldn't appear as quickly in my neck [...] Read more »

Keeping Hot Coffee Hot with a Thermos Bottle

When you hit the middle age years, like I have, you start to take things for granted. One of those things happens to be hot coffee. I like my coffee hot, even though I've consumed iced coffee on occasion. In Japan, iced coffee is way more popular than it is in the US, or just [...] Read more »

How I Plan to Save Money by Buying a Coffee Maker

I'm preparing to buy a new coffee maker in order to save money on my electric bill. That may sound a bit strange from a person who's been drinking instant coffee for more than three years already. How could I possibly save money by buying a coffee maker that requires electricity in order to operate? [...] Read more »

Iced Tea — When It's Too Hot to Drink Coffee

It's summertime in the Philippines and it's just too hot to drink coffee (hot coffee) except for when it's before 9 am. Only someone more insane than I would any drink any kind of coffee other than iced coffee after that hour of the day. I switched from hot coffee to iced tea and plain [...] Read more »