Bulletproof Coffee
When I first heard someone say "bulletproof coffee" it was like fingernails on a chalkboard or hearing that song you hate for the 2 millionth time which for me is Freebird. I liked the song the first hundred times but now cannot stand it.
For about a year I made fun of the stupid name "bulletproof" and read posts by people who hated it like me. Once in a while a positive note would slip past my negative-net and I would read about how much someone liked the effect.
Some consider me a coffee snob because I buy fresh roasted beans, have an expensive grinder and espresso machine, and know how to make cappuccinos, lattes and stuff. To me, that does not make you a snob, but I can understand the label. The idea of adulterating my fine coffee in this non-traditional "bulletproof" manner that would offend almost all Swiss, Italians and French seemed very wrong.
One day someone's link took me to the bulletproof site and I read some of the info there. It mostly seems OK but I question the price mark-ups on basic items. And, when investigating pieces of the info and talking with my coffee roaster friend I discovered things that were claimed about the coffee sold there that just did not make sense. So, that made me think maybe it was all a sales job to get you buying bulletproof store items.
I went back to Mark Sissons site and read his take on bulletproof coffee. I tried the egg thing and made the mistake of microwaving my cup of coffee once after adding the egg which sort of cooked it in my mug. That was gross so don't make that mistake! And, I tried it for a few days because my friends have chickens and organic eggs and the little extra buzz was nice. Surprisingly, I did not miss the frothed milk of my cappuccino like I expected, though my cat missed getting her spoonful. But, for some reason I kept thinking I should add nutmeg to my coffee because it reminded me of eggnog which is not surprising really.
Checked the bulletproof guys website and read his recipe again and again. I almost ordered the MCT oil but then remembered the misinformation there about the coffee beans they sell and decided to buy MCT oil at my local health food store. And, while there I bought some grass-fed, organic ghee which was nothing like the ghee I normally get at the Indian grocery store. The ghee made in India has a strong smell and flavor while the grass-fed organic kind had almost no smell and consequently a very mild flavor.
So, I made the bulletproof coffee using a triple espresso pull and one tablespoon each of ghee and MCT oil and swirled using a Aerolatte Milk Frother
And geez, this actually was pretty good!!
I like the more coffee flavor experience because my drink was not diluted with the frothed milk. And, my stomach actually felt better after drinking my coffee because the frothed milk about half the time seems to be almost like a laxative. And, there is a kind of buzz from the bulletproof coffee recipe of espresso/coffee, ghee, and MCT.. It is more pronounced the first few times but even after about a month of being about 90% bulletproof I still notice it.
So, what more can I say? If you resisted trying bulletproof because it seemed too cliched or mysterious or stupid, now you don't have those reasons if you read this far. The only reason now is you don't want to spend $7 for 7.5oz of organic grass-fed ghee, $16 on MCT Oil
or buy organic coffee. I can understand that because I didn't either. I spend more money on other things that turn out stupid and since I drink coffee everyday I finally convinced myself to try it. And, sourcing those items locally only ended up costing me $23 because I already had a frothing wand and already bought organic coffee beans. Or, if you believe the claims on the bulletproof site about upgraded this and that, you can order a kit there for lots more bucks and get everything that way and not have to make more decisions on what to buy and where.
And, that ghee and MCT oil are going to make months of bulletproof coffee at one cup per day. I will have to buy maybe four 7.5oz containers of ghee to each 32oz of MCT oil so the cost is really minimal.
There are other claimed benefits of drinking bulletproof coffee. For me, the most important items were taste and how I feel right after drinking it. Who knows about the increased metabolism and weight loss claims. That is hard to know. Mark Sisson is not convinced about MCT oil and sort of pooh pahs it but while I agree with Mark's stance probably 90% of the time, his tone is a bit off on this one - almost like since he did not discover it then it is not that great. I don't know. I could be reading something else into his writing on it, but that was my take.
What do you think? Have you tried bulletproof coffee? Is it just a stupid trend that will disappear or will Starbucks and Peets be selling it in a year?
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Some consider me a coffee snob because I buy fresh roasted beans, have an expensive grinder and espresso machine, and know how to make cappuccinos, lattes and stuff. To me, that does not make you a snob, but I can understand the label. The idea of adulterating my fine coffee in this non-traditional "bulletproof" manner that would offend almost all Swiss, Italians and French seemed very wrong.
One day someone's link took me to the bulletproof site and I read some of the info there. It mostly seems OK but I question the price mark-ups on basic items. And, when investigating pieces of the info and talking with my coffee roaster friend I discovered things that were claimed about the coffee sold there that just did not make sense. So, that made me think maybe it was all a sales job to get you buying bulletproof store items.
I went back to Mark Sissons site and read his take on bulletproof coffee. I tried the egg thing and made the mistake of microwaving my cup of coffee once after adding the egg which sort of cooked it in my mug. That was gross so don't make that mistake! And, I tried it for a few days because my friends have chickens and organic eggs and the little extra buzz was nice. Surprisingly, I did not miss the frothed milk of my cappuccino like I expected, though my cat missed getting her spoonful. But, for some reason I kept thinking I should add nutmeg to my coffee because it reminded me of eggnog which is not surprising really.
Checked the bulletproof guys website and read his recipe again and again. I almost ordered the MCT oil but then remembered the misinformation there about the coffee beans they sell and decided to buy MCT oil at my local health food store. And, while there I bought some grass-fed, organic ghee which was nothing like the ghee I normally get at the Indian grocery store. The ghee made in India has a strong smell and flavor while the grass-fed organic kind had almost no smell and consequently a very mild flavor.
So, I made the bulletproof coffee using a triple espresso pull and one tablespoon each of ghee and MCT oil and swirled using a Aerolatte Milk Frother
And geez, this actually was pretty good!!I like the more coffee flavor experience because my drink was not diluted with the frothed milk. And, my stomach actually felt better after drinking my coffee because the frothed milk about half the time seems to be almost like a laxative. And, there is a kind of buzz from the bulletproof coffee recipe of espresso/coffee, ghee, and MCT.. It is more pronounced the first few times but even after about a month of being about 90% bulletproof I still notice it.
So, what more can I say? If you resisted trying bulletproof because it seemed too cliched or mysterious or stupid, now you don't have those reasons if you read this far. The only reason now is you don't want to spend $7 for 7.5oz of organic grass-fed ghee, $16 on MCT Oil
or buy organic coffee. I can understand that because I didn't either. I spend more money on other things that turn out stupid and since I drink coffee everyday I finally convinced myself to try it. And, sourcing those items locally only ended up costing me $23 because I already had a frothing wand and already bought organic coffee beans. Or, if you believe the claims on the bulletproof site about upgraded this and that, you can order a kit there for lots more bucks and get everything that way and not have to make more decisions on what to buy and where. And, that ghee and MCT oil are going to make months of bulletproof coffee at one cup per day. I will have to buy maybe four 7.5oz containers of ghee to each 32oz of MCT oil so the cost is really minimal.
There are other claimed benefits of drinking bulletproof coffee. For me, the most important items were taste and how I feel right after drinking it. Who knows about the increased metabolism and weight loss claims. That is hard to know. Mark Sisson is not convinced about MCT oil and sort of pooh pahs it but while I agree with Mark's stance probably 90% of the time, his tone is a bit off on this one - almost like since he did not discover it then it is not that great. I don't know. I could be reading something else into his writing on it, but that was my take.
What do you think? Have you tried bulletproof coffee? Is it just a stupid trend that will disappear or will Starbucks and Peets be selling it in a year?
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