Testing Viral TikTok Coffee Videos and Hacks

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Well... This was both chaotic and, I think, educational? There are so many coffee trends/videos on TikTok so if I missed one of your favorites, let me know in the comments!
Original videos:

Aaaaaaand here are some more links if you're interested:

[morgandrinkscoffee]

Real quick (because I can sense the questions): The double shot that I pulled for the chocolate bar hack thingie is a 50ish gram shot. That’s pretty large but it’s a great parameter for the particular coffee I’m using. Also, I stopped it a wee bit late just to fully melt the chocolate.

In case y’all were wondering why it didn’t look like a super tight and crema-heavy shot! You’ll just have to trust me that it tasted nice 😈

Okay okay now I’ll leave.

Bye!

[adrianameiling]

Here in Brazil avocado smoothies are very common, we just blend the avocado with milk, sugar and ice and it tastes amazing. Perhaps doing that before adding the coffee would help with both the taste and the texture.

[rachelmink]

The soap dispenser: they’re not wrong, but it’s just not right

[kidkyryte]

"Mom, can I get a milk frother?"
Mom, holding a soap dispenser: "We have a milk frother at home"

[weristlulu]

You have mastered the art of talking at the perfect speed...thanks for blessing my ears

[stringmonkey]

I like cinnamon in my coffee. My grandma always made café de olla - coffee brewed in a pan with piloncllo (Mexican brown sugar cone), or just brown sugar, a cinnamon stick or two, and half a bar of Mexican chocolate. Sometimes she put a couple cloves in hers also. You boil coffee, then let it steep around 5 or six minutes. You can strain it, but my grandma usually didn't. Then used a touch of milk or cream sometimes as well.

[LusterPandaKnight]

Your existential crisis at the milk foam hack was the funniest, least concerning spiral I’ve seen.

[thomasjenkins]

Ideas for each hack. (Just because coming up with them was fun)

1. Puree that avocado, and mix some honey in as you do. Add some hot fluid (milk or coffee) first and give it a stir. I'm imagining a process like turning a roux into a sauce. Consider mixing the entire thing first, then adding the ice. It won't give the gradient color effect, but it might make a smoother drink.
2. Maybe test a bunch of different foaming soap dispensers to see which ones foam the most. If that's still not enough, add a binding agent to the milk, like guar gum. Mix thoroughly before adding to dispenser.
3. If it needs milk, add milk. Treat this as the base of a mocha and add milk as usual.
4. That's fine. You can also add the cinnamon in solid stick form to your carafe if you're not getting enough cinnamon out of it. Tie a string to it so that it's easy to remove when you're done. You can also add this to an emersion brew, like a Clever or a French Press, just remove from the French Press before/if you press.
5. You might try to cold brew in milk. Remember that milk is more acidic than water, so that might effect the brew time. I'm actually really interested in what would happen if you cold-brewed in whipping cream... and then whipped it.

[XzBrr]

Not gonna lie, I've had Trade for over a year and I've had to contact their customer support a couple times because (not because of anything serious on their ) and they are some of the nicest people. I know I had moved temporarily because of college and accidently had my coffee shipped to the wrong address and they straight up replaced it for free.

[ShurilVolari]

This woman is so wholesome we must protect forever

[jimboshizz]

"Today is just putting milk into a lot of things that milk shouldn't go into"- Publicly lactose intolerant YouTuber MorganDrinksCoffee

[sophiaqueen]

My great grandmother made coffee with milk by warming the millk in a saucepan. She then filled a cheesecloth with coffee grounds and dipped them into the pot with warm milk. This made a very mild milky coffee that she served to her grandchildren.

[ASMRAncient]

For anyone who might try these, do not use soap dispensers for foaming milk! Not all plastic are food safe

Other than that, these look pretty fun

[Nekomata_Hybris]

No rules, no measurements, just vibes
Just honey

That’s me when I put honey in any of my drinks.
But then my family goes into the cupboard to find I used all the honey

[krys]

As someone who has the avocado-tastes-like-wet-grass gene, thank you for being brave enough to try that!

[elliea]

I just noticed that Morgan always has the cleanest hair haha

[doke]

I used to be addicted to coffee, having drank at least 5 cups a day. I quit for 3 years, dropping down to 1-2 a day, but then I was introduced to this amazing channel... and now I think I've drank and made more coffee than anyone in my country.

[DarkDreams]

Rule of thumb if you want cinnamon infused liquid, Always use the sticks. Ground cinnamon is used in baking like cookies and cakes for the flavor. You wont get the same taste and itll be very meh if you try to put ground cinnamon into liquid lol it doesnt mix very well

[momosolo]

Seeing the cinnamon coffee, I wonder if you've tried "Cafe de Olla" a very tradicional coffee here in Mexico. Very tasty, normally sweet, but also has a strong taste of the different spices it has.

[katherineb]

as someone who works in chocolate store/cafe i knew the chocolate espresso wouldnt work because 1) the bar you used has fat substitutes that affect the melting point of the chocolate (you may have a better chance with a bar that only has cocoa butter) and 2) you need the milk to emulsify everything otherwise the chocolate will not want to mix.