Should you put milk in a cup after, or before the coffee?
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Should you put milk in a cup after, or before the coffee?
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To be truthful, I rarely put milk into coffee. I prefer it black, because in my opinion milk dulls the flavour of coffee. For that reason alone, I will sometimes use milk to “rescue” an otherwise mediocre cup. And then I put the milk in last.
It depends.
Instant coffee – coffee before milk or the grounds won’t dissolve properly.
Hot coffee – coffee before milk so it mixes properly.
Iced coffee – Milk before coffee so the ice doesn’t melt. You can stir in the coffee afterward.
Macchiato – Coffee before milk as the froth sits on top.
Piccolo latte – coffee before milk as it’s literally a mini latte.
First of all, I don’t ever put milk in my coffee.
But my wife and daughter both like milk with their coffee, so in their cases, I always put the milk in first so that when pouring the coffee, everything mixes well.
Unless you are making cappuccino or latte, in which case, the milk (and foam) go in last. But then again, the milk tends to have been warmed separately, and not mixed much if at all.
Milk is always added to the coffee in Italian coffee bars. Coffee is not added to the milk. It’s simply more efficient and quicker for the baristi.
For cappuccino – one shot of coffee is ‘pushed’ into the drinking cup via the coffee machine with a preset amount of coffee, the milk is heated by steam in a separate container, and then added to the coffee.
However, at home my coffee machine also does not have a setting for the amount of coffee. I have to do it backwards at home – a shot cup of coffee (a known amount) poured into steamed milk already in the drinking cup.
It’s simply more accurate and less wasteful to do it backwards at home, because of the limitation of my coffee machine.
For macchiato – both at bars and at home, steaming milk in the shot sized cup is impossible (too messy), so it must be heated separately and added to the coffee already ‘poured’ into the shot cup.
Last.
This cools the coffee, and allows you to add honey, sugar, or any sweetener before the milk, which dissolves said sugars more readily while the coffee is hotter.
It depends on the type of coffee you brewed. In drip usually most customers put milk in after its brewed.
I put my sugar in the cup, add the coffee and then the milk at last. I usually stir the coffee and sugar together before I add the milk. It probably tastes the same at the end.
I put it in after the coffee that way my sugar starts melting as soon as I put the coffee in and then the milk is added and kinda helps cook it off. I’m also always worried that I’ll spoil the milk if I do it the other way around.
Either way. No rules on this. I usually add a splash after the coffee is brewed to maintain the proper amount. Mostly, I drink coffee black. Do as you wish.
This seems like a simple question, but there are some subtlies. In theory the coffee is hot. The cream or milk you add is either room temperature or cold. This means adding the cream will cool the coffee. Some people preffer to have very sweet coffee and in theory addding the sugar before the cream means the beverage is hotter and will hold more sugar (dissolved) and will dissolve it faster. One would have to be adding copious amounts of sugar to really make a huge difference. As that isn’t my choice of preparation, I like to add my creamer first.
Never. LoL. I always take it plain black.
First or last it depends on what coffee drinks you’re making. For a simple milk coffee at home, it doesn’t matter, but for caffe latte or cappuccino, the milk comes last.
Other consideration is if you’re going to create layered drinks (with a clear cup for a nice presentation), (whole) milk is heavier than coffee, so it is easier if you put in the milk first, then the coffee.
Victor Allen’s
both. if I am out and there is free coffee, I put the cream and sugar in first. usually I don’t need a stirrer.
In the morning when I am not yet awake I use a Keurig and put the coffee in first
Maybe it depends on what sort of coffee you have. However I like most Brits drink instant at home and it really makes no difference. It could be argued that adding cold milk in first stops you scalding the coffee with the hot water.
I always put coffee first . Then milk . And finally a teaspoon of sugar.
Why you ask?
Because the coffee is the main drink. The milk is not. If you pour coffee first, you can gradually add milk to your own taste. It helps soften the taste and also cools it down. Adding the sugar gives it-, well… the sugary taste.
I hope this answers the question.
I put my cream in after my coffee is in the cup . Eister while adding the cream and it creates the beautiful creamy colour I want for my coffee
Dunkin’
One more coffee question that could be a joke. Having been in the business this question had never come up because when one is served coffee, the coffee come already in the cup, not an empty cup with which to add milk. So the answer would tend to be obvious. So, could there be an advantage to putting the milk in first. I would guess not, but if there was I am all ears/eyes.
I don’t use milk, but you should put it in last to get the correct amount (by color of the coffee) putting it in first you could get too much or too little.
Peet’s
If it is drip filter coffee, I don’t add milk. If the coffee is made by any other method, I add milk last.
Eight O’Clock
Yes, definitely, unless you prefer your coffee black. In that case, the answer is no.
When I drank white coffee, I poured the coffee first, and added the milk to the coffee. No idea if it makes a difference.I suspect in theory there could be a difference, but as coffee has a much more robust flavour than tea, I doubt the difference would be noticeable.
Of course if you steam the milk that does affect the flavour of the milk (I always hated it).
Entirely a matter of preference. But if you want it consistently the same strength then after is probably safer.
For me, I prefer to put the milk in last.
But, it doesn’t really matter which way I put it in, because I use a coffee machine, the coffee comes out as a liquid, so there is no risk of burning ground coffee.
Although, if you are using powdered milk, always put the milk in first, so the hot water/coffee can instantly heat up the powder and turn it into a liquid.
I prefer adding the milk later so I can judge the amount by the colour. At the coffee shop here they have a mechanical cow that squirts out measured shots of milk and they add the milk first.
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I put the milk or creamer or whatever I’m using in last. I don’t think it makes that much difference, though; I’ve just done it that way all my life. You pour as much coffee as you want, then add fixings. I wouldn’t know how much milk/creamer to use if I tried to pour it in first. [bemused smile]
I’ve heard (later on, as an adult) that it mixes better if you put the milk in first, but frankly that makes zero sense. Use a spoon, stir — there you go, the liquids are mixed, whichever order you poured them in.
After, so you can judge the colour of the result.
As for if it gives a different taste, it does not matter, and I defy anyone could tell the difference in a blind taste test. If you’re concerned with the nuances of etiquette, then someone might give you grief about what to do first.
If you are talking instant coffee me personally always put coffee then add the milk then the hot water . I found putting hot water over the coffee made it taste bitter .
It should be added after coffee has been added to the cup. In case you are using instant coffee powder then, use a little amount of hot water to dilute the coffee powder along with some sugar. Then add hot milk and consume.
After. This is how you make it, first, fill up your steaming cup with the amount of milk in whichever the size of beverage are you making and steam then make your espresso in the cup, as soon as the espresso is done and so the milk you’re steaming is done too. Depending on how hot you want it to be. Then pour the steamed milk to the espresso in the cup.
The convention is that you add the milk to the coffee. I don’t have any idea why or if there is a reason for it. I do remember way back to my college years, there was a diner where they added the milk to the cup and then the coffee, for to-go orders.
I am also a libertarian. What adults do in the privacy of their home is their business 🙂
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