How do you brew your coffee ?

[Paloma]

For years, I used a Melitta cone with the Melitta filter and poured very hot water over the coffee grounds and let it drip into a carafe that kept the coffee very hot. Then quite a number of years ago, I was at a friend's house. When she started serving coffee, she used a Keurig. I was immediately converted. Went home and ordered a Keurig (this was long before you could buy them in stores). I have been an avid user of Keurig ever since then.

 

[Smiling Jane]

We do a Chemex-style manual drip, using Chemex filters. The cone is a Chemex porcelain knock-off, but I always use Chemex filters. They are the best: they don't break like Melitta and produce better tasting coffee.

Thanks for this. I've been using Melitta filters for my iced tea and several of them have split. I have a supply of Chemex filters (from before my Chemex broke) so I'll start using them.

 

[Camper6]

For years, I used a Melitta cone with the Melitta filter and poured very hot water over the coffee grounds and let it drip into a carafe that kept the coffee very hot. Then quite a number of years ago, I was at a friend's house. When she started serving coffee, she used a Keurig. I was immediately converted. Went home and ordered a Keurig (this was long before you could buy them in stores). I have been an avid user of Keurig ever since then.

I found the Keurig quite weak and you can't alter the brew by using less water. What you see is what you get.

I am experimenting now with my drip coffee maker. Making only one cup at a time.

I pull the carafe. The hot water sits in the filter basket with the coffee and soaks then I put the carafe in and it drips through. There is a plunger on the basket. If it is down no coffee come out. That's a way to sneak a cup before it's finished dripping.

 

[Paloma]

I found that I have to purchase strong coffee to get the intensity of flavor I want. Right now, we are using Costco's Kirkland Pacific Bold. I have also used Green Mountain's Coffee Dark Magic which is a bold brew which is a bit to strong for us.

 

[Roadwarrior]

Here's another twist. I knew that 'cowboy/sheepherder' coffee was healthy. I've started cooking in a small amount of fresh with my oatmeal.

Health benefits of used coffee grounds
Wed, 05/13/2015 - 8:57am
by American Chemical Society

Coffee has gone from dietary foe to friend in recent years, partly due to the revelation that it’s rich in antioxidants. Now even spent coffee-grounds are gaining attention for being chock-full of these compounds, which have potential health benefits. In the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers explain how to extract antioxidants from the grounds. They then determined just how concentrated the antioxidants are.

María-Paz de Peña and colleagues note that coffee—one of the most popular drinks in the world—is a rich source of a group of antioxidants called dietary phenolic compounds. Spent grounds, however, often end up in the trash. But recently, scientists have discovered that antioxidants aren’t just in the brewed coffee; they’re also in the used grounds. De Peña wanted to figure out the total phenolic content in extracts from these leftovers.

The researchers used three different methods to release antioxidants from spent grounds and found high levels of phenols in the extracts—sometimes at higher levels than in brewed coffee. Thus, they have the potential to serve as additives to enhance the potential health effects of other food products, the scientists conclude.

Source: American Chemical Society

 

[Pappy]

Just like this.....

 

[Roadwarrior]

Have you ever stopped at a coffee kiosk, got your favorite brew & been asked if you want your beans? We do all over the NW, they are chocolate covered coffee beans. What is the difference of cooking ground coffee in your oatmeal, you have less of a chance to chip a tooth.

 

[C'est Moi]

Keurig. Peet's k-cups.

 

[Happyflowerlady]

I have been using the new little percolator for several weeks now (got it shortly before Christmas), and I really like it and I am amazed at how fast it perks my coffee. The old style percolators like I had in years gone by would take 10-15 minutes to make a pot of coffee, and this one makes mine (4-5 cups) in under 5 minutes. It is almost as fast as using the k-cup coffeemaker. And I get 2 good sized mugs of coffee from it.
The flavor seems richer, but not burned. It takes a little longer to clean it then the drip coffee maker; but even that does not take long, and I really like the smaller size coffee pot.
Since I am the only one who drinks flavored coffee, I needed something that would make just enough for me in the mornings.