Curmudgeonly & Skeptical presents Boned Jello: Making Coffee

Saturday, March 08, 2014

Making Coffee

Gary Larsen

SCIENCE

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About 1960 maybe earlier, Coffee brewers institute offered classes in coffee brewing. Upon completion of instruction, we were awarded a 1/2 gold colored coffee cup and hung it over the entrance to the bar. Tap water should be fit to drink.

Never boiled or perked. (Video seems to contradict) 210 degrees. No more. Fresh coffee in a can or bag is near unattainable unless you find fresh roasted beans & grind 'em yourself. To test, take a pinch of coffee and roll it between thumb and forefinger. You should feel the oil. Second test, place a hot cup of coffee across the table and you can see a thin film of oil on the surface.

I just tested the tick marks on my coffee maker's reservoir, and they are exactly set at ¾ cup of water per cup of coffee. So, since we have the best coffee maker on the planet Earth (1300 watts), it stands to reason that we have the best cup of coffee made with Walmart coffee on planet Earth USA UAS USA

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Rodger the Real King of France 3/08/2014 11:50:00 AM 9 Comments

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Fred Z said...: I don't use a coffee maker because they are impossible to keep clean, and too many of the parts are plastic, which breaks down under the assault of hot water and acidic coffee.

I'm back to using a stainless steel and glass french press. French. Ugh. But they do make great coffee.

Does anyone use an Italian stove top espresso maker? How do you keep them from exploding? An 80 year old Italian acquaintance makes me that stuff, and man, it is good.

What kind of wal-mart coffee? they sell hundreds of different ones.; 3/8/14, 12:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Interesting comment over at YouTube, I grind by hand and the aroma is awesome. Electric grinders cook the beans while grinding, makes them hot so alot flavors gone....
Might have to try that out.
oy vey ole'; 3/8/14, 1:31 PM
iri said...: If I really crave an excellent cup of Joe I put liquor in it. Otherwise my little drip machine and store bought beans work just fine.; 3/8/14, 7:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Back when as a yute, I would get called upon to make coffee in the AM by one of the parents even when I did not drink the stuff.
We had a Cory that was made up of an electric pot with handle, and an upper 'pot' that got inserted into the lower. Fill the lower with the amount of water desired. Insert the upper, along with the glass 'rod' thingy, add the coffee and plug it in.
It would heat the water enough to push it into the upper chamber. The coffee would 'soak'(brew) in the hot water, kind of like a French press lets the hot water soak, and then would retreat back into the lower chamber as it cooled.
Similar to the two-chambered aluminum pots used for Cuban coffee, or the stove top espresso machines, I guess.
I heard from Cdr Powell that coffee had to brew for a while, and that the Bunn-O-Matics ran the water through too fast.
I talked the wardroom into replacing the 55 gallon(not really) steam brewer with a two-carafe Bunn. Everyone seemed to like it compared to the coffee brewed by the drum using a cotton bag filter. They had to add another ground wire and a metal pot retainer to handle 'heavy rolls' but other than that it was 'stock'.
Wonder if they had a problem getting filters forward deployed in Sasebo.
tomw; 3/9/14, 9:25 AM
leelu said...: I have a Cuisinart that rinds the beans just before it brews. I use filtered (Brita) water and 8 o'clock Dark Italian. I was getting beans from Amazon, but now the only have ground.

Amazon is a bit of a crap shoot sometimes...; 3/9/14, 11:33 AM
Anonymous said...: Get a burr grinder, not the one with the spinning blade that chops the coffee up and heats it.
If you really wanna be impressed, roast your own green beans; they have to outgas for about a day (CO2) but the coffee police won't kick the door down (yet) if you brew before that. Fresh roasted coffee is the bomb.
baboy; 3/9/14, 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...: The perfect complement to coffee is one or two semi-sweet chocolate chips per sip.
-bravokilo; 3/9/14, 12:30 PM
iri said...: Dang it. That reminds me that I forgot the chocolate liqueur again. Oh, well still have some Bailey's.; 3/9/14, 5:42 PM
Mile 66 said...: Fred Z: I own a 3 cup Bialetti stove top espresso maker. It works like a charm. I don't know about other brands, but this one has a pressure valve that prevents them from exploding. I got this one in 2007 and the only thing that I've replaced is the O-ring. Italian friends have told me that just water, no soap, is necessary to clean this coffee maker. Don't scrub too much either, you one some coffee stains inside the top section, just make sure nothing is clogged.
Back in the early 90s, I used to work in the room service of a 1600 passenger Italian cruise ship, my specialty was the Espresso/Cappuccino station. The first thing in my system every morning was a Doppio Café (When an Italian wants a "Café" he wants what we call an espresso). After sleeping no more than 4-5 hours, that double espresso brought me back to speed, from walking dead to human, ready for the 12-14 hour shift(and the many things to do after it - well, I was young). That was every day for exactly 1 year, no exception for weekends or holidays. Hard work, but looking back, the best year by far. I don't need the double espresso now, a single one does it.; 3/10/14, 8:29 AM

Saturday, March 08, 2014

Making Coffee

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