Which one is more to your liking?
Pot boiled? ( I do not call it a cowboy method as it was used centuries before the short cowboy era)
Pot boiled? ( I do not call it a cowboy method as it was used centuries before the short cowboy era)
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For taste it would definitely be the pot boiled method, it was much easier than I realised and didn't get the expected coffee grounds with each mouthful!
I think I am now a convert!
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Pot boil is kinda sorta how a coffee press works? I just can't do it if I'm in a hurry
and want a very good hot drink. I've learned long ago that I don't need to lick the cup,
the last dregs and grounds can stay there.
I was gifted a personal-size Lagostina coffee press. Satisfies my impatience.
The local village roaster turns out a couple of varieties that brew up very well.
I inherited a barely used coffee bean hand-grinder. I can grind enough before the kettle boils.
The ritual aspect of it is somehow appealing.
and want a very good hot drink. I've learned long ago that I don't need to lick the cup,
the last dregs and grounds can stay there.
I was gifted a personal-size Lagostina coffee press. Satisfies my impatience.
The local village roaster turns out a couple of varieties that brew up very well.
I inherited a barely used coffee bean hand-grinder. I can grind enough before the kettle boils.
The ritual aspect of it is somehow appealing.
Recently roasted, ground a moment ago, coffee tastes heavenly.
I store my (shop bought, ready gound) coffee in the fridge.
I store my (shop bought, ready gound) coffee in the fridge.
How long do you boil it for? as Mors says and the barista people, you get the bitter oils if you boil it for to long.
I've never mixed coffee and water and boiled it. Waste of heat energy.
I boil the water. Off the heat. Into the press. Throw in the coffee, bit of a stir.
Use the 7x50 Pentax binocs to look at the fresh snow.
Have a scratch. Press the coffee. Drink it all black.
Now you may speak.
I boil the water. Off the heat. Into the press. Throw in the coffee, bit of a stir.
Use the 7x50 Pentax binocs to look at the fresh snow.
Have a scratch. Press the coffee. Drink it all black.
Now you may speak.
Nah. Boil water, take off boil.
Put in coffee. Back on the heat so it starts boiling, taje off again.
Three boils.
Let settle, pour and enjoy. Black, as our souls.
Put in coffee. Back on the heat so it starts boiling, taje off again.
Three boils.
Let settle, pour and enjoy. Black, as our souls.
Son numero Uno texted me a picture of him having a mug of ‘Hipster Coffee’
I asked if it was Organic Fairtrade Mocha Toffee Caramel Skinny Latte with Soymilk.
I asked if it was Organic Fairtrade Mocha Toffee Caramel Skinny Latte with Soymilk.
The most high-tech i get in the outdoors coffee wise is the individual foil wrapped coffee bags that Sainsburys sell, taste nice steeped in hot water for a good few minutes.
Normally its either Nescafe instant with a squeeze of condensed milk or the 3 in 1 sachets if i don't want to talk the milk.
Tonyuk
Normally its either Nescafe instant with a squeeze of condensed milk or the 3 in 1 sachets if i don't want to talk the milk.
Tonyuk
Starbuck's sell boxes of little foil tubes of coffee, a mix of some instant and some espresso.
Add to boiled water and stir. Don't lick the bottom of the cup unless you like the sludge.
For travel, they have to be one of life's better conveniences but borderline obscene expensive.
Add to boiled water and stir. Don't lick the bottom of the cup unless you like the sludge.
For travel, they have to be one of life's better conveniences but borderline obscene expensive.
Instant coffee. Brrrrrrrr..........
Maybe as a last resort, if I can not find herbs or pine shoots to boil.
Maybe as a last resort, if I can not find herbs or pine shoots to boil.
Starbucks VIA's are good.
From what I've read it's not the time involved, but rather the temperature itself that brings out the tanins (those bitter oils) Water boils at 212f and the perfect cup is supposedly brewed closer to 200f. RV's method below would allow the boiling water to cool ever so slightly before adding the coffee.
Originally coffee was boiled. Arabs, Turks still do it that way.
Strong, bitter and sweet.
Modern young people are not used to strong flavours.
Anybody tried cold brew?
Total boiling time for Swedish style coffee is together maybe 4 to 6 seconds.
Strong, bitter and sweet.
Modern young people are not used to strong flavours.
Anybody tried cold brew?
Total boiling time for Swedish style coffee is together maybe 4 to 6 seconds.
The finer ground - the shorter exposure for water.
I wonder how many % of the posters here are coffee drinkers, being British?
I wonder how many % of the posters here are coffee drinkers, being British?
I expect that numbers going up rapidly if the success of companies like Starbucks is anything to go by (not that Starbucks' coffee is all that great)
True, true.
I preferred Café Nero myself. Loved the cakes in there.
They all do a good cup. Not fantastic good, just good. Like Makkedonaldino and Pizzaexpress.
Even, predictable quality.
I preferred Café Nero myself. Loved the cakes in there.
They all do a good cup. Not fantastic good, just good. Like Makkedonaldino and Pizzaexpress.
Even, predictable quality.
The Mors/pot method I tried, which was also the nicest by far, was coffee added to cold water, brought to a boil and taken off the heat straight away.
This was mostly due to me using a gas stove and, possibly having it too high, not wanting it to boil over.
Added a dash of cold water to settle the grounds which I suspect may have also stopped or slowed the brewing process.
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This was mostly due to me using a gas stove and, possibly having it too high, not wanting it to boil over.
Added a dash of cold water to settle the grounds which I suspect may have also stopped or slowed the brewing process.
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I would agree that strong flavours are not a very modern thing, too much processed and sweetened stuff out there.
Im not one for very strong coffee myself but game, cheese etc... is another story.
I suspect most here would agree that the for the majority of the younger generation if it doesnt come pre-packaged or is in vogue (mocha-frappe-lattes) they arent interested.
You should have seen the look of horror when I suggested to my colleagues they try my homemade rabbit stew! 😱 you would have thought I was offering them baby casserole.
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