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.Z. posted:So is there any reason to use a toddy or that bodum above? Can't I just mix up grounds with water, let it sit, then filter out the grounds? No reason at all. When I used to work in a coffee shop we made iced coffee by dumping a bunch of ground coffee in some butchered pantyhose and tying it off and dumping it in some sort of supersized food container and leaving it in a refrigerator overnight. All you do is pull the grounds out and it's done. If you grind it coarsely enough you don't even really need to put it through a paper filter. Its important not to stretch the panthose around the grounds because it keeps them all packed together, in addition to making the holes larger, so you should leave space in there for the ground to move around and absorb water.
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Corla Plankun posted:Please post what coffee shop that was so I can avoid it until "food grade pantyhose" has been invented. No thanks. I actually only worked there for the summer before they opened for business, designing their menus and setup. I was curious so I asked the owner and now he uses the bags they sell at the homebrew store for hops. So you can use those if you are afraid of potential chemicals in your nylon. OnceIWasAnOstrich fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Oct 12, 2011 |
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dik-dik posted:You're not a real coffee lover if you don't buy a work grinder An entire desk in our office is dedicated to the Baratza Encore, electric kettle, multiple Aeropresses, a french press, and a chemex.
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Jon Von Anchovi posted:Im going to guess. ...small IT firm? Research lab.
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dik-dik posted:What happened? It just doesn't close tightly anymore? Wait these things are supposed to close tightly? Both of them that I bought didn't come close to providing a seal, much less an airtight one. I thought they were just a worthless gimmick.
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dik-dik posted:Anyone know of a good, cheap source for small airtight containers that I can use to store single doses of coffee? (i.e., I weigh out the beans beforehand and store the in small jars so that when I want coffee I can just dump the jar into the grinder and go) http://www.specialtybottle.com/
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Steve Yun posted:Yeah, I tried nitro for the first time this past weekend, and after tasting it I was wondering why people were paying $5 for a procedure that just texturizes your beer and doesn't make it taste any better and makes you feel fat like you're drinking a dark beer. Do I really need a head on my coffee? Nah. I'm going to go carbonate some Clever dripper coffee in the morning and see what happens.
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rockcity posted:I keep meaning to get a carbonator cap so I can use my CO2 tank to try carbonating random stuff in small amounts. I just drilled a hole in a bottlecap and stuck a $1.50 stainless automotive tire valve in there and bought a $3 tire chuck to stick on the end of a hose.
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Hexigrammus posted:I've got a Hario hand mill; works fine for one person twice a day. Probably adds about 60 seconds to making a cup. My boss still grinds coffee twice a day every day with his Hario, almost always while standing 3 feet away from my Encore that I keep telling him to use. I can't explain this but obviously it works fine.
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Reinanigans posted:Is there a big difference in taste between paper and metal filters? Sorry for all the questions, but I've only ever used paper filters with the coffee maker at work. I've always used reusable ones at home. Yes, there is a big difference. You may prefer either one.
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Chelb posted:Does anyone here own both an aeropress and a Clever Coffee Dripper? I'm thinking of getting the latter but a comparison would be nice. The last time i purchased a coffee gadget (bialetti moka pot) I hated it I own multiple of both. They both actually make pretty similar coffee the way I use them (I use the exact same grind and roughly similar steeping time for both, so that's not surprising). They are both easy to clean. Aeropress filters are cheaper.
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I picked up a very cheap sale Ode gen 1 to replace my ancient Encore and immediately got something more attractive, quieter, and more convenient to use. Could I have gone in and dealt with whatever was making the Encore grind inconsistent? Sure, but I am extremely happy with this for my (non-espresso) needs.
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BrianBoitano posted:Is the truth that cold foam just doesn't taste as sweet? I'll do some syrup next time. Any advice for what you like? The heat hydrolyzes the one lactose molecule into two sugar molecules with more net sweetness. You can just add more sugar to your desired sweetness, but I suppose you could also add lactase powder to accomplish the same reaction enzymatically for what I guess would be the closest taste to steamed milk. No idea if that is an actual thing anyone does though. You might get a similar effect with Lactaid milk, it is noticeably a bit sweeter than normal milk for that reason.
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