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Tepid beverages! ☕️🫖🧋

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RosiesMaw Fri 10-May-24 18:06:33

I am so tired of making myself a mug of tea, or of coffee, putting it down and forgetting about it - until it is tepid and undrinkable.
I do it in the morning -TIB -lovely! But not an hour later when it’s no longer hot.
Back from shopping, well earned cuppa - so why is it beside the kettle in the kitchen?
Worst of all is finding a cold cup of coffee in the Nespresso machine - and in all these cases you CANT reheat them in the microwave.
Should I get an insulated mug? Or set an alarm?

Callistemon21 Fri 10-May-24 18:10:19

Set the timer to remind you 🙂
Then, when it goes off, look in the oven, thinking you must have put something in there to bake but find nothing. 🤔

I thought it was going to be about tepid cups of coffee in cafés!

Samsnan Fri 10-May-24 18:47:16

Why can’t you reheat in microwave?

crazyH Fri 10-May-24 18:49:38

Yes, why can’t you reheat in a microwave ? I do it all the time .

Georgesgran Fri 10-May-24 18:52:11

It’s so annoying, isn’t it? I drink my tea at a set temperature - any hotter and I leave it for a while, then when I try it again, it’s just that bit too cool.

I think drinks re-heated in a microwave taste peculiar Samsnan. It’s the same with hot drinks in flasks - just a different edge to them.

Shelflife Fri 10-May-24 18:56:07

A family member bought me a mug warmer , Iove it ! Make my drink, pop it on , brilliant! It allows me to answer the phone, empty the washer etc. I come back and my tea / coffee is piping hot! Look in Amazon or Google mug warmer. It's the best gift ever !!😊

Grandmabatty Fri 10-May-24 18:57:20

If you reheat tea in the microwave, it'll heat up the milk too. 🤢. Makes it taste wrong!

NotSpaghetti Fri 10-May-24 18:59:06

I warm my mug with boiling water whilst the tea brews. 5 mins (on a timer) grin

Then let it go cold anyway...

keepcalmandcavachon Fri 10-May-24 21:52:25

I drink so much tea that my kettle never seems to get tepidshock

Mel1967 Fri 10-May-24 22:05:07

Just drink it whilst it’s hot, what’s the problem 🤷‍♀️

RosiesMaw Fri 10-May-24 22:14:31

If I remembered to drink it there wouldn’t BE a problem. That was my point {{sigh}}

creativeness Fri 10-May-24 22:25:16

I’m sometimes do this too!!

grannyactivist Fri 10-May-24 22:26:31

Ah - it’s not just me then. 😜
A friend who knows me well bought me a mug with a lid for my birthday a couple of years ago (also has a strainer for my green tea). It really does keep my tea hot enough that when I finally get around to drinking it it’s still warm. (Mine’s like this, but a pretty shade of blue.)

Casdon Fri 10-May-24 22:37:05

I’m always leaving mine too, but I drink black coffee, and I reheat it in the microwave if it goes tepid, as long as you do it for only about 20 seconds and don’t let it boil it’s fine, it doesn’t affect the taste.

BigBertha1 Fri 10-May-24 22:45:50

DH is always leaving his then drinks it cold. Disgusting.

NotAGran55 Fri 10-May-24 22:55:51

I only drink coffee, I hate tea, and like it at any temperature, from boiling hot to ice cream.
I’m OK with a drink lasting for hours until it is stone cold.

Fidelity2 Fri 10-May-24 22:59:46

I reheat mine in the microwave. tea and coffee taste just fine !

NanaTuesday Fri 10-May-24 23:04:36

Callistemon21

Set the timer to remind you 🙂
Then, when it goes off, look in the oven, thinking you must have put something in there to bake but find nothing. 🤔

I thought it was going to be about tepid cups of coffee in cafés!

I also had that thought as Coffee Shop / Cafe Coffee is invariably tepid , my DD always asks for extra hot 🥵

NanaTuesday Fri 10-May-24 23:06:43

Shelflife

A family member bought me a mug warmer , Iove it ! Make my drink, pop it on , brilliant! It allows me to answer the phone, empty the washer etc. I come back and my tea / coffee is piping hot! Look in Amazon or Google mug warmer. It's the best gift ever !!😊

But you can still drink coffee, tea / gin while on the phone
Loading the dishwasher etc 🤣

Callistemon21 Fri 10-May-24 23:06:51

Coffee's ok, tea not so good.

RosiesMaw, make a drink, then sit down with Wordle, Connections, a crossword, newspaper, (even Gransnet!) Drink beverages while they are hot.
Then resume normal duties.

Repeat as and when desired.

NanaTuesday Fri 10-May-24 23:13:06

NotAGran55

I only drink coffee, I hate tea, and like it at any temperature, from boiling hot to ice cream.
I’m OK with a drink lasting for hours until it is stone cold.

NotAGran55

Totally agree 👌
I’m also a non tea drinker & can also take my Coffee any which way , it can of been sitting for an hour & I will still drink it . Iced coffee is a thing in but house but I would never order when our as they just “ slosh” coffee onto ice cubes !
Coffee in cafes needs to be hot though & if making from a machine ie barista style or Nespresso / caffetiere the art is to warm the jug/ mug/ cup with water from a boiled kettle .

NotAGran55 Fri 10-May-24 23:28:26

I think you must be me NanaTuesday as I agree with everything you said.
Cheers! ☕️ ☕️

DanniRae Sat 11-May-24 07:05:39

I always make my early morning tea ... best cup of tea of the day!.. sit down, get up to date on gransnet and drink it. Perfect smile

Greyduster Sat 11-May-24 07:40:05

I don’t mind tepid coffee and as I drink tea without milk, I am happy to drink it warm or cold (I often have a jug of iced tea in the fridge). GrannyActivist when I looked at that mug I remembered some we once bought from a Chinese emporium that had lids on. They did keep the drink hot. Can’t seem to find them now.

Gummie Sat 11-May-24 08:00:52

Just drink it up hot or cold.

Or when you make it don't potter about and abandon it, take it with you then sit down and drink it.