the art of coffee

[crasher]

A big debate is now raging in my office about how to make coffee in a cafetiere.

I add hot water to the coffee and then give it a damn good stir before letting it stand and then plunging. Cue horror from several people here who say you should never stir it - just add the water and let it stand.

This has got to be wrong hasn't it? These people are barbarians.

(And yes, I do have a dull job)

 

[watsongooal]

I stir it. And never but boiling water in as it can scorch the coffee

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Never stir it? First I have heard of it!

 

[Pigsy]

Stirring is a must

 

[Man of Harveys]

You have to stir it. But you'll get far better coffee from a proper filter.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I find that if you give the pretty girl in Starbucks £2.20, she makes it for you, however you want it.

 

[Lammy]

Stirring is a MUST but more important is not to use boiling water! Let the kettle stand for a few minutes before pouring.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I stir it. And never put boiling water in as it can scorch the coffee

Quite right. I find putting boiling water in can often make the coffee far too bitter. Slightly hotter than dinkable is the optimum and then it cools sufficiently to drink almost immediatly.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Never use boiling water on coffee, it scorches the beans and impairs flavour.

 

[watsongooal]

Echo?

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

I put one spoon of coffee, 3 spoons of sugar, mix them together, put hot (not boiling) water on top untill about 3/4's of the way up and put a bit of milk in

 

[The Large One]

A big debate is now raging in my office about how to make coffee in a cafetiere.

I add hot water to the coffee and then give it a damn good stir before letting it stand and then plunging. Cue horror from several people here who say you should never stir it - just add the water and let it stand.

This has got to be wrong hasn't it? These people are barbarians.

(And yes, I do have a dull job)

DO NOT STIR THE COFFEE.













































































Just don't, OK?

Thread closed.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Get one of these - simple and the best coffee ever. That Steamer Trading thing has good ones:

 

[surrey jim]

People dont stir

whats wrong with them

 

[tedebear]

I have one of these....Serious about my coffee? Moi??

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

Amongst my many useless talents, I am a Gaggia-trained barista. One golden rule, as others have said, is never to add boiling water to coffee.

Of course you always need to stir the cafetiere after filling. That gives you the best chance of extracting maximum flavour from the beans. Although cafetieres are not at all bad, you will get far better-flavoured results from a decent espresso machine. As recommended by Tedebear....

Most packet-branded coffees are a con, and ridiculously overpriced. Best to buy your beans freshly roasted, from a specialist store, or Whittards. Grind them yourself using a burr grinder - not the whirling blade type. Whatever ground coffee you don't get to use within 4 hours of grinding, throw away.

If you like your coffee at less than espresso strength, add it to water pre-heated to 92 C - to make it an Americano.

There is more. But it's very boring...

 

[Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms]

Get one of these

 

[Man of Harveys]

Grind them yourself using a burr grinder - not the whirling blade type...But it's very boring...

It's not boring at all, sadly - what's the difference between these different grinders? How do they look?

 

[Normal Rob]

Get one of these

spot on - better and cheaper by far than the machines.

Paying £300+ plus for one of those machines is just pretentious. More interested in what they think looks good in the kitchen than the actual coffee.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Re: Re: the art of coffee

DO NOT STIR THE COFFEE.



Just don't, OK?

Thread closed.

First chocolate over crisps and now this....