Comments on: Tim Horton’s in China (Timmie’s secret revealed)

By: JNS007

JNS007 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:58:57 +0000

I found a BUNN coffee maker and I make it at home… I bought the Timmy’s coffee at first but at $16.00 per tin… NOT. So we switched… noticed a change right away. I actually got a packet of coffee from a timmy’s. It measured out to 2/3 of a cup.

18% table cream… and 2tsp of sugar… = a large dd.

By: K. g

K. g — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:46:36 +0000

THE HOME PACK IS ONLY 2 OZ OF COFFEE; IN STORE COFFEE USES 2.5 OZ OF COFFEE – TRY A BUNN COFFEE MAKER WITH 2.5 OZ IT’S AS CLOSE AS YOU GET

MIGHT BE A 5 MIN STEEP INSTEAD OF USUSAL 4 MIN – THATS THE TIME THE WATER WILL SIT IN THE FILTER WITH THE COFFEE

WATER MUST BE BOILING OR AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE
WATER MUST ME FILTERED IF POSSIBLE
URN AND BAASKET MUST BE FREE OF RESIDUE AS THIS WILL
MAKE THE COFFEE BITTER.

COFFEE MUST BE AS FRESH AS POSSBILE- DON’T OPEN CAN OR PACKETS UNTIL YOUR READY TO MAKE COFFEE
ID USING HOME PACKETS ADD ROUGHLY 2 HEAPING TEASPOONS FROM A CAN TO EQUAL THE IN STORE COFFEE STRENGHT OR 25% MORE COFFEE BY WEIGHT

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:28:19 +0000

For a stronger brew you can use 5 tbsp of coffee to one generous tsp of the black mustard seeds!!! Hope that helps! Too much mustard seed = VERY upset stomache!!!

By: Myron

Myron — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:52:47 +0000

“Amanda put 1/4 tsp of roasted black mustard seeds mixed in with two heaping tbsp of coffee for a 12-cup coffeemaker”

- is the above portions correct? Most coffee makers require a tbsp for 2 cups. Two tbsps for 12 cups would make a very very weak coffee.

Anyone try this and come up with the optimum brew?

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By: ChinaMatt

ChinaMatt — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:03:14 +0000

I’m still waiting for Dunkin Donuts to open in Shenzhen. Or maybe I should take more cheap flights to Malaysia…that cheap coffee (1/2lb. for 12 yuan) I bought in Malacca is really good.

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:42:04 +0000

Ok where did he buy the mustard seeds? And how many cups of coffee did she make with the proportions that she used, sounds like you are on to something! (Or Amanda is!)

By: JohnG

JohnG — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:05:20 +0000

Ryan, that is probably doable as there is enough foreigners in SIP who’d probably go for Tim’s over Starbucks any day.

One challenge though with it’s Chinese marketing strategy. We have to shake off the idea that Tim’s is only for the elderly. When my girlfriend visited Tim Horton’s for the first time in June, her reaction was “why do only old people go here?” How do we make it young and hip? or How do we get lao taitais to start drinking coffee?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:27:53 +0000

I’m a bit in the Starbucks-ruined-Timmies camp by forcing the chain to compete and add a bunch of esspresamoccappuchinos to their menu – but I have to admit, the English Toffee Cappuccino is a guilty pleasure.

And there we go John – our mission, should we choose to accept it is to get Tim Horton’s to open in China! Can I get one in the Suzhou SIP… the consulate in Shanghai, while closer, is still a bit far for a cup of coffee.

By: JohnG

JohnG — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:25 +0000

Ah I miss that and Tim’s English Toffee Cappuccino. I usually have my parents ship cans of it at Christmas, but you’re right it’s not the same. My girlfriend did get addicted to their hot chocolate though so there is hope for a franchise in China yet.

Maybe we can convince the Shanghai Consulate to open one in their waiting room? We can use promoting Canadian culture as an excuse — oh wait the conservatives just tried to cut that program.