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Half Caff = A Lot Less Acidic

April 15th, 2009 · Comments Off · Non-Dairy Creamer, Tricks of the Trade

I made a stop over at the parent’s house recently and realized once again that my mom is a genius (you see where I get it). She mixes regular coffee with half caff to decrease the acidity of her morning joe. It might seem obvious, but this is truly a great idea. The half-caff had [...]

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Caffeination Via Instant Coffee Lip Pouch — Legend or Myth?

January 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Tricks of the Trade

According to a source of mine who is currently in the Army reserves, Army guys will put a “dip” or a “pouch” of instant coffee under their lip and leave it there to slowly dissolve. This is supposed to inject caffeine into the blood stream directly. I tried this once, but it was too gross [...]

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