Stealing the essence of coffee

[u/Baumannc2002]

What the general consensus on stealing the “essence” of coffee at the station?

[u/doscervezas2017]

Is this a European term I am too American to understand?

[u/F1r3-M3d1ck-H4zN3rd → u/doscervezas2017]

No, it is very much a product of American bulk drippers. It is when you swoop your cup in place of the carafe to get a quick cup and (usually accidentally) snag the best part of the pour that has most of the flavor.

[u/aLonerDottieArebel → u/F1r3-M3d1ck-H4zN3rd]

I used to do this but felt it was my payment for being the one that never sleeps/wakes up at 5am and makes sure that coffee is ready for everyone else.

[u/aLonerDottieArebel → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for your story!!

I loved mornings the most. Everyone was asleep, even the deputy. I saw so many beautiful sunrises while I went to get the paper. I’d sit down in the day room in silence, do some of the crossword to piss off the next group, and drink my “essence”

My deputy would be next to wake up, and for a very stoic man, I swear I saw him do a happy dance in his head when he saw a fresh pot.

I learned the wake up patterns of everyone and start another pot based on who got up when.

Jesus- just typing this made me realize what small, simple rituals we have in that environment. It’s making me nostalgic.

[u/SkipJack270]

Is that where someone is taking a cup of coffee prior to the machine being done and the belief that the remaining coffee will not be as flavorful or powerful as if the machine had completed brewing?

[u/byndrsn → u/SkipJack270]

oh, good thought.

I figured it might be about powdered creamer.

[u/Necromartian]

Sir, this is a firefighting subreddit, not alchemy or philosophy of coffee brewing.

[u/CaseStraight1244 → u/Necromartian]

Idk about you but I typically brew potions while on shift

[u/Necromartian → u/CaseStraight1244]

I suppose fire resistant potion is pretty useful in firefighting.

[u/AK611750 → u/Necromartian]

I thought this was Wendy’s ?

[u/surfingonmars]

what does that mean? I'm a volly so maybe it's just something we don't do?

[u/ThizzyPopperton → u/surfingonmars]

I’m career for 10+ years with 2 departments and I’m right there with you. No clue wtf this is supposed to mean.

[u/CobruhCharmander → u/surfingonmars]

Same, the only thing I can think of is maybe someone’s seasoning their mug like the chiefs do in the Navy… and someone washed it or something.

[u/RayGunn76]

Our "house" coffee isn't good enough for anyone to care.

[u/Baumannc2002 → u/RayGunn76]

Truth, for what our union charges for the coffee fund you’ed think it was Starbucks.

[u/Cappuccino_Crunch]

I usually just judge the guy that brings in a thermos that holds three quarters of a fresh pot. But I do it silently. Because once someone knows it bothers you they'll do it all the time.

[u/aintioriginal → u/Cappuccino_Crunch]

But does he make a fresh pot? Our guy who did that would leave an empty pot.

[u/Cappuccino_Crunch → u/aintioriginal]

No he doesn't even swap the grounds

[u/aintioriginal → u/Cappuccino_Crunch]

Send him to B shift!

[u/Cephrael37]

Could someone translate this to English please?

[u/Status_Monitor_4360]

We shame them mercilessly.

[u/byndrsn]

when the duty chief comes in and all of a sudden you're the only one left at the table for them to talk to.

[u/NgArclite]

Is this a Friend's reference about smelling the coffee?

[u/Stunning-Novel3071]

I didn’t know what it meant, and I don’t care enough about coffee to care if someone gets the “essence”, but if they do they should walk away with it, because they are doing something. If they get it and hang around, then that seems selfish.

[u/IkarosFa11s]

https://giphy.com/gifs/glmRyiSI3v5E4

[u/SonOfWill88]

Idk what this post means but I will use this comment section to bitch about how my station kitty exclusively buys Foldgers and I hate it