How bad are the famous UK. brands like nescafe and maxwell house
I know they don't tate as good as the expensive stuff but most work places
that provide free tea and coffee for staff use one of these brands
Something I never considered before its the toxicity of my coffee and the amount of mold etc
I have good Italian coffee at home but at work we all drink the garbage they provide for free lol
I like German and Belgian Hi quality beers too but if I'm out with friends and all we have is a cheap
mass produced beer I'll drink it but the difference in taste and hangover is night and day to a good German wheat beer
although the cheap stuff will get you. Just as hammered it doesn't taste delicious and the chemicals make you feel like shit
the next day or two after a serious binje on the cheap stuff
With quality important beers like leffe, erdinger or hoegaarten I don't really get hangovers like the cheap nasty stuff
Maxwell is absolutely awful, like Folgers. They use bad beans, seem to roast to a char, and don't seal them properly. I mean, if you're just going to dump a bunch of sugary creamer in the cup, who cares? -But if you want to enjoy the taste of the coffee and/or not die of obesity, no good. Idunno about Nescafe. Really ought to grind your own beans. Vacuum-packed grounds can be alright -- better than canned coffee, anyway, but without the price usually associated with whole beans, especially for those of us unfortunate enough to not live near large roasting operations. Ultimately, even using whole beans, coffee is usually significantly less expensive than soda. Water quality matters, too, of course. Hard water can balance and eliminate the issues with coffee's acidity as it relates to your teeth and gut, but I'd argue the tradeoff is in the coffee's taste -- that said, I use hard water on pre-ground coffee out of laziness - and it really depends on how the water tastes outside of how hard it is, too.
To prevent mold, clean your coffee-maker every now and then (fill it with vinegar, run it, then rinse & wipe... make sure it completely dries before running again)... like a refrigerator, toilet, ice-maker, or pretty much anything else with extended exposure to moisture.
Don't leave used filters in drip coffee-makers. Frequent use will reduce the likelihood of mold buildup. It's been shown some single-cup machines do have mold issues and are difficult to clean, however (ironic considering how relatively expensive they are).
