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trichobezoar · 02-26-2020, 08:43 PM

It seems the expresso-flavored coffee I was drinking stained my favorite cup. If it's doing that to the cup, what is it doing to me?

wodin · 02-26-2020, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by trichobezoar

It seems the expresso-flavored coffee I was drinking stained my favorite cup. If it's doing that to the cup, what is it doing to me?

It's not stain, it's seasoning.

trichobezoar · 02-26-2020, 10:18 PM

Not in your favorite, Thomas Kinkade cup.

cromag · 02-26-2020, 11:13 PM

Tea stains my stoneware mug, too. Hand washing doesn't get rid of it, but the dishwasher does. Most dishwasher detergents have bleach -- I suspect that's what's doing it.

Uncle Robin · 02-27-2020, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by trichobezoar

It seems the expresso-flavored coffee

What is "espresso-flavoured" coffee? Espresso is a style of making coffee, not a flavour.

BetterRed · 02-27-2020, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

What is "espresso-flavoured" coffee? Espresso is a style of making coffee, not a flavour.

Pretty sure Expresso is a brand of the capsule thingamabobs, I've see them in shops here - for some reason I'm thinking Switzerland/Russia. I mainly drink flat whites from local roast and grind coffee shops. IMO most US coffee is… <censored>.

BR

Hitch · 02-27-2020, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

What is "espresso-flavoured" coffee? Espresso is a style of making coffee, not a flavour.

That was my question. Hunh?

Hitch

trichobezoar · 02-27-2020, 10:33 AM

I was buying ground, organic Espresso at a local market, brewing it in my coffee maker and hoping I was drinking the real thing. After a few weeks of this I realized that was not the case. I was drinking a beverage with a lot of caffeine, but it was not Espresso because I was not using an Espresso maker. So I called it Espresso-flavored coffee.

It tasted good and it did the trick--gave me the caffeine I needed, so I drank it for a few months. It stained my favorite cup so badly it took every ounce of strength to get it clean--as stain-free as possible.

4691mls · 02-27-2020, 10:39 AM

What color are your teeth?

trichobezoar · 02-27-2020, 10:44 AM

Lol The same. I have beautiful teeth.

Rumpelteazer · 02-27-2020, 12:40 PM

You could try denture cleaning tablets. I use those when tea has stained a cup and even the dishwasher can't get it off. Just put hot water in the mug, drop in a tablet and let it sit for a while. After that the tea stain comes right off.

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Deskisamess · 02-27-2020, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

You could try denture cleaning tablets. I use those when tea has stained a cup and even the dishwasher can't get it off. Just put hot water in the mug, drop in a tablet and let it sit for a while. After that the tea stain comes right off.

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We use them for cleaning my husband's thermos, and back in the day, for cleaning a bong.

issybird · 02-27-2020, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by trichobezoar

I was buying ground, organic Espresso at a local market, brewing it in my coffee maker and hoping I was drinking the real thing. After a few weeks of this I realized that was not the case. I was drinking a beverage with a lot of caffeine, but it was not Espresso because I was not using an Espresso maker. So I called it Espresso-flavored coffee.

it’s counter-intuitive, but in fact light roast coffee has more caffeine by volume than dark roast. So if you measure your coffee with a scoop, say, you’d get more caffeine from a lighter roast.

wodin · 02-27-2020, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cromag

Tea stains my stoneware mug, too. Hand washing doesn't get rid of it, but the dishwasher does. Most dishwasher detergents have bleach -- I suspect that's what's doing it.

I learned a trick (hack) back in my former life in the Navy as a mess cook. Make a paste out of old fashioned scouring powder and water, and just rub a little of it in the cup with your fingers. It gets coffee/tea stained cup squeaky white.

CRussel · 02-27-2020, 03:25 PM

There's an easy way to remove that stain -- good old fashioned household (chlorine) bleach (javex). Something on the order 1-2% (5-10 ml in a typical 16 oz mug) in the mug along with a drop or two of dishwashing liquid, and let stand for a half hour or so.

(It's actually a good idea to keep a container of 10% bleach in the kitchen anyway, as a disinfectant. (For example, when working with raw meat (especially poultry!), one should always bleach the cutting board or counter surface that the meat has been in contact with.) Much easier on the downstream environment than other, more expensive, disinfectants. )

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02-26-2020, 08:43 PM	#33406
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	It seems the expresso-flavored coffee I was drinking stained my favorite cup. If it's doing that to the cup, what is it doing to me?

02-26-2020, 10:18 PM	#33408
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	Not in your favorite, Thomas Kinkade cup.

02-26-2020, 11:13 PM	#33409
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 20,607 Karma: 455559955 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Tea stains my stoneware mug, too. Hand washing doesn't get rid of it, but the dishwasher does. Most dishwasher detergents have bleach -- I suspect that's what's doing it.

02-27-2020, 10:33 AM	#33413
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	I was buying ground, organic Espresso at a local market, brewing it in my coffee maker and hoping I was drinking the real thing. After a few weeks of this I realized that was not the case. I was drinking a beverage with a lot of caffeine, but it was not Espresso because I was not using an Espresso maker. So I called it Espresso-flavored coffee. It tasted good and it did the trick--gave me the caffeine I needed, so I drank it for a few months. It stained my favorite cup so badly it took every ounce of strength to get it clean--as stain-free as possible.

02-27-2020, 10:39 AM	#33414
4691mls Wizard Posts: 2,530 Karma: 27513868 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Device: ALL DEVICES ARE STOCK: Kobo Clara, Tolino Shine 2, Sony PRS-T3, T1	What color are your teeth?

02-27-2020, 10:44 AM	#33415
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	Lol The same. I have beautiful teeth.

02-27-2020, 12:40 PM	#33416
Rumpelteazer Wizard Posts: 4,186 Karma: 22718366 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 4	You could try denture cleaning tablets. I use those when tea has stained a cup and even the dishwasher can't get it off. Just put hot water in the mug, drop in a tablet and let it sit for a while. After that the tea stain comes right off. Sent from my Lenovo TB-X704F using Tapatalk

02-27-2020, 03:25 PM	#33420
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 11,461 Karma: 71808768 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	There's an easy way to remove that stain -- good old fashioned household (chlorine) bleach (javex). Something on the order 1-2% (5-10 ml in a typical 16 oz mug) in the mug along with a drop or two of dishwashing liquid, and let stand for a half hour or so. (It's actually a good idea to keep a container of 10% bleach in the kitchen anyway, as a disinfectant. (For example, when working with raw meat (especially poultry!), one should always bleach the cutting board or counter surface that the meat has been in contact with.) Much easier on the downstream environment than other, more expensive, disinfectants. )