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Omnis, smonster, both of you recover quickly.
And in I can't believe that people would pay for this news: Gourmet Iced Coffee Maker As far as I can see, the only advantage over a $2.99 cone filter is the cooling mechanism, which you can make happen either by waiting or with a simple plastic ice cube.
For some, the fact that it costs ten times more is a feature rather than a bug.
Vortex, I am with you on that iced coffee maker, but I am reminded of a story I read maybe last summer or the one before on how to cold brew coffee for iced coffee and how wildly superior it was in taste. Tried making it, as it was easy to do (and didn't cost me a dime for the hardware), but failed to taste the difference between that and sticking the last of the hot pot in the fridge. Anyhoo that spendy set up is for the other folks who read the same article and *could* taste the difference.
My only ER visits were the time I was pushed off a wall and broke my arm (I was six) and the car accident in college. My life has been downright uneventful compared to everyone else.
Anyhoo that spendy set up is for the other folks who read the same article and *could* taste the difference.
I can taste the difference, but I still cold-brew my coffee with a plastic pitcher from the dollar store and a Melitta cone filter (about $3, but I also use them to brew hot coffee in the winter).
[eta that the cold-brewer Vortex linked to still isn't as expensive as the original Coffee Toddy, which started the cold-brew craze way back when and is basically $40 for two plastic jars stacked on top of each other with a filter in-between.]
Anyhoo that spendy set up is for the other folks who read the same article and *could* taste the difference.
I can taste the difference, but I still cold-brew my coffee with a plastic pitcher from the dollar store and a Melitta cone filter (about $3, but I also use them to brew hot coffee in the winter).
I also can definitely taste the difference in cold- vs. hot-brew, but, as noted, the equipment isn't the issue. I just use a plastic pitcher, big filter, and a bowl-sized strainer. All you have to do to cold-brew is dump cold water on top of a cup of grounds, wait 24-48 hours, and strain. Mmmmm, tasty cold coffee....
Your cold brewing set up is as low tech as the one I used, Jessica. I can't recall it now. I think it was something like
1) put coffee in jar
2) put water in jar
3) wait
4) strain out coffee grounds
I also can definitely taste the difference in cold- vs. hot-brew, but, as noted, the equipment isn't the issue. I just use a plastic pitcher, big filter, and a bowl-sized strainer. All you have to do to cold-brew is dump cold water on top of a cup of grounds, wait 24-48 hours, and strain. Mmmmm, tasty cold coffee..
Yeah, I cold brew in my french press. I will do it on Friday night, and then I have nice iced coffee for me when I come back from the farmer's market on a warm sunday morning!
Wait--so the point is to drink your coffee cold?
Huh.
shudder
failed to taste the difference between that and sticking the last of the hot pot in the fridge.
That's exactly what I do. Or, if there isn't any coffee left due to the coffee glutton that I live with, I brew ~2 mugs' worth, put it in a big ass travel mug, and put the mug in the fridge overnight.
::joins connie in the "eww, cold coffee!" corner::
Seriously. I can't even abide coffee-flavored ice cream.
I love cold coffee. But it has to be cold FRESH coffee; coffee that's been allowed to oxidize is just as appealing as a bowl of applesauce that's been allowed to sit on the counter overnight.
Bleah.