Providing Coffee / Caffeine (1 Viewer)

[upduck]

My guests are asking for coffee/caffeine at the game.

I don't drink coffee so I have no idea how any of this works. Is it worth buying a coffee machine just for them?

Are there premade options to buy? What would you guys suggest?

 

[curlyhead44]

Once you get the coffee machine, all you’ll be missing is the old men

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

As a host I definitely offer and encourage caffeine, but I'm a fellow addict. Few cheap options:

-Buy a Keurig. They suck for the environment but they're horribly convenient, just fill it with water and pop in a little cup and it makes delicious coffee. Prefer you figure out a reusable option but if not, still good option.

-Cheaper to just get a percolator. Makes drip coffee, you buy coffee grounds (big thing of Folgers), put it in a filter, fill it with water and it makes a whole pot of coffee. This is probably the easiest option, it keeps it warm for you and you can make it ahead of time.
https://www.vevor.com/coffee-makers-c_13271/vevor-programmable-coffee-maker-12-cup-programmable-drip-coffee-maker-for-home-p_010969618424?adp=gmc&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=603672609&utm_campaign=RM-PLA-All高-US-Appliances-ROAS-20240126-ZQL&msclkid=705a0f37e4d61febf079664f18f5651a&utm_term=4586818926347317&utm_content=Appliances

https://www.target.com/p/mr-coffee-...7068&msclkid=95dbc2f541a013d03888ab8dbd8395a1

- Buy premade cold brew coffee by the jug. Lotta coffee drinkers will be annoyed by this but true addicts/degens will appreciate the ease of access caffeine.

If its an underground game or your players are snobs, go all out and get an espresso machine or a fancier one. You want your players happy, alert, and playing for as long as possible.

Any way, figure out a good way to deal with the cups. Styrofoam, reusable mugs that fit in your coffee holder, whatever. Buy your coffee option, then some basic creamer from the store and some sugar. Lol @curlyhead44 is right: all depends on your crowd. Some people strongly prefer the drip coffee from the pot while others just want K-cups for the Keurig. My advice would be just get a drip coffee thing and forget about it. If its just for poker games a Folgers can will last you quite a while.

 

[ThrowBack]

Anyone should be fine with a coffee pot, Folgers, and I buy a sweet cream so it’s like cream and sugar

 

[detroitdad]

My guests are asking for coffee/caffeine at the game.

I don't drink coffee so I have no idea how any of this works. Is it worth buying a coffee machine just for them?

Are there premade options to buy? What would you guys suggest?

Tell them to bring their own.

 

[Highli99]

I put celcius and soda in the fridge. Sometimes red bull. Coffee feels like a lot of work and might encourage OMC behaviour. If you're going to have cafeen I want you to twitch a little.

 

[ThrowBack]

I put celcius and soda in the fridge. Sometimes red bull. Coffee feels like a lot of work and might encourage OMC behaviour. If you're going to have cafeen I want you to twitch a little.

My bedtime is early, if I’m going to play we have sip caffeine!

 

[upduck]

Tell them to bring their own.

They always bring their own cup actually haha. But then when it's 2am they're out of options...

 

[detroitdad]

They always bring their own cup actually haha. But then when it's 2am they're out of options...

Carafe

 

[Machine]

-Buy a Keurig. They suck for the environment but they're horribly convenient, just fill it with water and pop in a little cup and it makes delicious coffee. Prefer you figure out a reusable option but if not, still good option.

This is the worst option, in my opinion. I'm a coffee snob.

I wouldn't buy a cup maker if I were you, but if you must, please get this:

https://www.nespresso.com/us/en/order/machines/vertuo/vertuo-pop-plus-liquoriceblack

Again, the cost is high for any pod/cup maker, and there are so many more benefits to a drip maker.

-Cheaper to just get a percolator. Makes drip coffee, you buy coffee grounds (big thing of Folgers), put it in a filter, fill it with water and it makes a whole pot of coffee. This is probably the easiest option, it keeps it warm for you and you can make it ahead of time.

There are few better aromas for coffee drinkers than a Drip maker. Its very simple, no fuss. Best option



The third option is to go off the deep end. There are so many paths, but perhaps the best value path (less expensive) would be:
Burr Grinder
Mocka Pot
French Press
Kettle
scale

Here is how to make a custom cappuccino

 

[Colquhoun]

What? No tea love?
My cabinet stocked with a tea that even makes coffee feel the jitters.

 

[Jers28]

I just have a fridge stocked with energy drinks. I’m not a coffee guy, either. I’ll drink Monsters all night long, though.

 

[caballo993]

Good ol drip coffee maker should meet anyones needs. One with a hot plate so the coffee stays warm.

Cold brew concentrate is a good option too for a summer/afternoon game. Just add water/milk and your good to go.

 

[caballo993]

-Cheaper to just get a percolator. Makes drip coffee, you buy coffee grounds (big thing of Folgers), put it in a filter, fill it with water and it makes a whole pot of coffee. This is probably the easiest option, it keeps it warm for you and you can make it ahead of time.
https://www.vevor.com/coffee-makers-c_13271/vevor-programmable-coffee-maker-12-cup-programmable-drip-coffee-maker-for-home-p_010969618424?adp=gmc&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=603672609&utm_campaign=RM-PLA-All高-US-Appliances-ROAS-20240126-ZQL&msclkid=705a0f37e4d61febf079664f18f5651a&utm_term=4586818926347317&utm_content=Appliances

Is there anything that Vevor doesn't make?

 

[Machine]

Is there anything that Vevor doesn't make?

I don't think so, they even make this:

 

[Sal Bandini]

Don't be cheap

 

[pltrgyst]

I wouldn't buy a cup maker if I were you, but if you must, please get this:
https://www.nespresso.com/us/en/order/machines/vertuo/vertuo-pop-plus-liquoriceblack

These Nespresso Vertuo machines make excellent coffee, everything from espresso to full cups of 7.7 oz. Much, much better than anything you can get from a K-cup, and better than standard Nespresso pods. The downside is that Vertuo pods run anywhere from a buck to $1.50 each, and that you have to stock Vertuo pods for the specific sized cups you want.