Coffee

so this may be a dumb question but do you actually light some kind of flame under the bottom to use it?

A burner or I’ve seen some using like a Benson Burner setup or can of sterno.

KitchenAid makes an electric one.

It’s a little spirit burner, runs on meths/alcohol. Electric burners and all electric ones are available.

Bodum does an electric one I’ve had my eye on.

That looked like a lot of grounds for that much water. If the "6 cups" was the standard coffee carafe 6 cups and the scoops were standard scoops, that is four times what I use in my drip machine.

I love cold brew, but all my attempts to make it so far have sucked. It is burning a hole in my bank account. Any tips on how to succeed in DIYing it, please share!

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A friend who knows a lot more than I do pointed me to this recipe: https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/blog/cold-brewing-frequently-asked-questions

Works fine for me, though idk how picky I am

coffee

the good stuff

I wish I could drink coffee more than twice a day ... just perpetually rising ... the best part of the day always before me ...

"looking for an alternate way to brew your coffee in the morning or the afternoon or whatever?"

no

lol

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm far from mentally stable

u ever work with someone whos just always drinking coffee, at first you dont really notice but then one day youre like that guy just always has a coffee, wild stuff

I have been that guy

My momma bought me beans from Bump 'n' Grind in Silver Spring MD. Really good. She loves me, or at least she loves coffee and wants to share her addiction.

I had to give up coffee,other than the rare decaf cappuccino, had to accept it makes me hyper-anxious and annoys my bowels. I miss the buzz. I drink a decent amount of tea as befits someone from Britain,the decrease in caffeine per dose really makes a difference for me.

Still a very sad situation.

new espresso machine = i have been making a lot of espresso.

@lagoon norm macdonald would be proud of that post imo

https://i.imgur.com/ReGlHKd.jpg

I switched to a hand grinder while on vacation and first few batches the grind was too fine for the dripper I’m using and coffee tasted kind of flat and had some bitter notes. Today I got it to a coarser grind that is working for me.

We are treating ourselves to one of these Technivorm Mocca Masters. It's such a lovely-looking thing. Plus, you know, coffee.

^^I have been using one for years, I think it's really great

A friend of mine got me a bag of her favorite coffee. I really don't like it but it would be wasteful to throw. it away. Is there a cake recipe or something that will use a pound of coffee

maybe something like tiramisu ie soaking cake in coffee

but tiramisu is kind of a pain to make

Botched my first pourover today and had to toss it and make a new one, so that helped.

How about poundcake, but substitute coffee for the flour? Texture might be lacking but I bet it would be memorable.

plus, gluten free

This is the creative thinking I deserve.

My wife bought a giant bag of costco coffee out of panic in march and it is shitty as pour over / french press but is surprisingly good as cold brew

good call thanks

This thing looks soooo sick, but still not shelling out $150 for a kettle rn.

https://fellowproducts.com/collections/heat/products/staggekg?variant=18635551080563

it is pretty cute. i'd like an electric kettle but i can't have any more things sitting on my small counter space. my oxo kettle doesn't whistle anymore because it fell from a top shelf and the whistle broke :(

Fwiw just realized that bodum makes an almost as nice looking electric gooseneck kettle for $35. Maybe I’ll get that when I eventually replace my shitty one.

In fact even the Hario one is only $72. So fuck that.

We've been using a stainless steel french press for years, neither of us drink enough coffee at home to justify more than that. Beans are the organic fair trade from Aldi, which are a fabulous deal, though obviously not the best coffee I've ever had.

broke a french press today rip

*pours one out in rememberance*

farewell ;_;

rip big frenchman

i found a french press in a cupboard today!

life...finds a way

Our lime green Moccamaster is the business. The coffee is great, and it looks like we have a tiny old airport in our kitchen. We have it on a timer so the coffee is ready when we get up in the morning. Ok, that means husband has to prep the coffee the night before, but it's worth it.

Coffee makes me feel good :)

— Ryan Garcia (@KingRyanG) September 23, 2020

i'm holding my coffee mug right so the handle is kind of cradled in my hand between my thumb and index finger. feels kind of badass.

"right now" not "right", hold you mug however you please

People in my entourage have been hyping up the AeroPress for years so I finally decided to get one without trying it first (covid ftw) and… I kind of hate it. No crema whatsoever, a bland yield on par with filter coffee – the type of coffee I dislike the most – even when you're aiming for a concentrated espresso. I'm gonna stick to my Bialetti and the occasional Turkish coffee.

Aka

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vQaVIoEjOM

Aeropress is plunger coffee, full stop. i.e. not real coffee (CONTROVERSIAL STANCE)

AeroPress takes some dialing in. Give it a week? It can be frustratingly finicky, but I found it made better coffee when I used a good “recipe” from any of a number of websites

Cool, I'll be sure to experiment.