I've been thinking of 'solving' the creamer issue for myself lately and then I saw Hoffman's video. What do you swear by?
Almond milk or nonfat powdered milk. I'm a monster.
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Just to clarify would it taste better or worse with regular powdered milk? I'm considering to try it out
Oh, it's better with the powdered milk. Plus if you fill your mug too high with coffee the milk takes up almost no space. The only downside is that if you don't stir well the powdered milk can clump into these cheese-textured lumps.
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Regular 18% milk fat cream
I like Silk's soy creamer. Original flavor is preferable, but vanilla is still better than anything else. Starbucks' soy (they only have vanilla), Coffee mate, international delight, etc are all too sweet for me (even, maybe especially the sugar-free varieties). Oat milk is too high in sugar content, almond creamer doesn't have the right texture. Half and half or milk are okay, though I feel like it masks or neutralizes the nuttiness of my favorite roast.
I try new stuff when I can, and usually switch to something pumpkin spice flavored in the fall, but I always settle back on Silk soy creamer. 🤷♀️
Same for me. Of the plant based creamers I've tried it is the only one that has a nice creamy quality without any coconut milk in it. I can't stand coconut milk in things that aren't supposed to taste like coconut. Plus soy milk is one of the more sustainable and nutritious plant milks.
I like my espresso straight up, but I enjoy my aeropress with a pinch of sugar and milk.
My secret for creamer is a 2 oz Nalgene bottle that I fill with milk and put in my lunchbox.
Natures Bliss Sweet Cream Vanilla-- nondairy.
I really enjoy a splash of honey with some barista blend oat milk. I’ve found the barista blend to make a more enjoyable mouth feel.
Condensed milk (or black)
And if you like condensed milk but it is too sweet for your taste, I've found evaporated milk to be an excellent choice.
I'm an iced breve latte man. Espresso + half & half instead of milk.
Omg I worked at a cafe/bakery/restaurant and made a breve latte on a whim. I'd never even heard of it before, it was just like "Hmmm I like whole better than 2%, I wonder what half and half would be like." Blew my fucking mind dude. Made one for a friend with like a teaspoon of sugar and she didn't believe me when I told her I didn't use creamer lmao. Breve ALL DAY.
Yes, I have two a day most days. It's a problem. It adds up, even making them at home. But when you first discover it, it's like discovering what coffee was always supposed to be.
I just use the milk frother that came with my Nespresso. Super convenient because it heats it up too.
I know they're all just flavoured olive oil, but damn do I love the Oreo flavoured one...
Now days they're almost all flavored coconut oil.
Which, as someone who is rather allergic to coconut, is annoying, because I have to assume I'll have an issue with any not-actually-milk coffee cream product.
Land O Lakes Mini Moos are shelf-stable actual milk products and I keep some in my desk. Essentially all the rest of the shelf stable products, liquid or powder, have converted to coconut based. I don't know if the economics have changed, or if it's because they don't have to say "Hydrogenated" if its hydrogenated right from the plant.
The white chocolate mocha is my Crack
Chobani sweet cream creamer straight from the bottle. No coffee required
Everything I've tried tastes absolutely awful, straight cream works fine for me.
For non-espresso, half & half. For espresso-based drinks, Califia Farms Barista Blend oat milk.
Edit: Added "based drinks" to avoid any confusion
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whole milk if I use any at all.
Whole milk works great, and makes my cereal more filling too. If I buy a creamer, I tend to get one made of oat milk because it tends to last a bit longer in the fridge than real milk once opened. Califia has a fairly fun cinnamon one.
Is this an ad for Coffee Mate? Why did they put 14 varieties of it in this picture?
Seems lazy at best, and coffee is healthier and better without this stuff anyway.
I assumed coffeemate just had a huge product line but now that you mention it, he's almost certainly a shill for big cream.
I usually drink my coffee with nothing in it, unless its cheap/bad (IE: Keurig). For that, I usually use a little bit of Chobani Vanilla Creamer. I find that this Chobani one tastes the best compared to any other Vanilla creamer I can get at my stores.