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Percolated coffee

Ya put some grounds in a cup of hot water and stir them. Let them settle and don't drink them. Why must everything be complicated? ;)
 
Lursa said:
I have a percolator for when I go camping. Love it. Not dependent on any electricity, just the propane stove.

Perks pretty quickly too. But as pointed out, it is hot as heck, since it is at boiling point. I keep creamer on hand, which helps cool it more quickly.

Lehmans catalog has percolators.
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When we went hunting, fresh water fishing and camping we made our coffee in a simple banged up 2 quart steel pot with an ill fitting lid that released steam, fresh coffee grinds from a hand grinder older than spit when my grandfather was still middle aged, and egg shells to keep the grinds at the bottom of the pot, spring water or melted fresh snow. Always brewed on heated rocks, heated by the previous night's fire and banked around the rocks. The aroma told us when the coffee was ready, not overheated, and not under brewed. Made damn good coffee. The kids thought it was a privilege to grind the beans. Took some muscle. :) Always black, a bit of honey in the kids' cups. Perfect for the morning chill. Cooked the eggs, bacon and flat corn bread in a well blackened cast iron pan, flapjacks on a cast iron griddle. Real honey, real maple syrup. Real sour mash for the coffee for those that needed some inner burn.

My son's use the same pot and pans when they take their kids hunting, fishing and camping. The same coffee grinder. My daughters are too lazy. Their vision of camping requires an RV and the comforts of home. Their kids prefer to go with my sons.
 
Rexedgar said:
When I was in the Army and had been promoted to the rank that I could sit in the mess hall from 1115hrs until second mess drinking coffee, i started my coffee drinking. Later at work they had a pot on all day. I never developed a taste for it, although I have downed my share. Coffee snobs are like wine snobs, never understood them. I’ve had bad coffee and tolerable coffee
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A snob is just a person that knows something. We become snobs about the stuff we get into. Learning about wine is a rich man's game and thus it's unbecoming to appear unaware. Pretty much everyone can afford coffee, so that's commoner territory. What I can't stand is someone being snobbish about low quality products. Like Corona beer. An acquaintance, "It's the best, gotta have it." No, it's garbage like all the industrial crap. Or cigarettes. Who gives a **** about the brand of stinking garbage a person smokes. We're talking about different classes of hobo there. Those people piss me off.
 
OldFatGuy said:
You haven't "enjoyed" coffee from the Airport Diner near JFK on Rockaway Blvd. Opened when Idlewild Airport opened in the late 1920's and their coffee urns haven't been cleaned since that fateful day. No steel spoon in their cup of Joe for more than 5 seconds, as they tend to start melting, and not from the heat. Drunk airline pilots swear be its instantly sobering qualities and ability to keep one fully awake on trans-Atlantic flights. Lindbergh carried two thermoses of their coffee on his famous flight, never opened the second thermos. There is no way to describe the, uh, flavor of their coffee. Other than to comment on the intensity. Does wonders for constipation sufferers, especially when combined with one of their homemade donuts. They never drain the frying oil, just add more used oil from the potato deep fryers. Delightful belly bombs. Known to have cracked teeth and make dentists happy for the job security. And of course, that's after dunking the donut in their coffee.

My grandmother sent dozens of their "fresh" donuts to each of her boys serving during WWII, to share with their fellow soldiers. Their fellow soldiers demanded her court martial. So she and my aunts sent knitted socks, much more appreciated.
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I have coffee in many places in NYC.. Thankfully though NOT in the place you are talking about... lol
 
OldFatGuy said:
You haven't "enjoyed" coffee from the Airport Diner near JFK on Rockaway Blvd. Opened when Idlewild Airport opened in the late 1920's and their coffee urns haven't been cleaned since that fateful day. No steel spoon in their cup of Joe for more than 5 seconds, as they tend to start melting, and not from the heat. Drunk airline pilots swear be its instantly sobering qualities and ability to keep one fully awake on trans-Atlantic flights. Lindbergh carried two thermoses of their coffee on his famous flight, never opened the second thermos. There is no way to describe the, uh, flavor of their coffee. Other than to comment on the intensity. Does wonders for constipation sufferers, especially when combined with one of their homemade donuts. They never drain the frying oil, just add more used oil from the potato deep fryers. Delightful belly bombs. Known to have cracked teeth and make dentists happy for the job security. And of course, that's after dunking the donut in their coffee.

My grandmother sent dozens of their "fresh" donuts to each of her boys serving during WWII, to share with their fellow soldiers. Their fellow soldiers demanded her court martial. So she and my aunts sent knitted socks, much more appreciated.
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The WWII soldiers should have just microwaved the doughnuts for a few seconds to soften them up
 
Drawdown said:
The WWII soldiers should have just microwaved the doughnuts for a few seconds to soften them up
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Ah, one of the alternate universes. :)
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
It's in the Bible that Moses use to warm up his donuts with a Microwave and make his coffee with a Keurig...
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I read the same in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and the Kama Sutra. :)
 
Once my regular drip coffee pot broke and we had to use an old electric percolator that was my in-laws. It made surprisingly great coffee.

Always was a fan of the Moka stovetop coffee maker, which is essentially the same thing.

Now, I'm on an espresso only diet, the wife got me a Breville Express for Christmas and it is kicking ass and taking names...
 
Jay59 said:
They have done studies. The best coffee is made using the low tech filter-in-cone method, eg a Chemex. Second choice is vacuum draw. French press is third. Perc and drip machine do not rate well.
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Cone filter is what we use when we are being snobbish. Got an ancient one we picked up at a flea market

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Unbleached filters, porcelain pot, good freshly boiled water, cooled down, letting the grounds sit after the first pour.
 
Lovebug said:
Cone filter is what we use when we are being snobbish. Got an ancient one we picked up at a flea market. Unbleached filters, porcelain pot, good freshly boiled water, cooled down, letting the grounds sit after the first pour.
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Science says it's the best. Pour a small amount of water over the grounds to warm them. Wait about 15 seconds, then add the rest of the water.

ChezC3 said:
Once my regular drip coffee pot broke and we had to use an old electric percolator that was my in-laws. It made surprisingly great coffee.

Always was a fan of the Moka stovetop coffee maker, which is essentially the same thing. Now, I'm on an espresso only diet, the wife got me a Breville Express for Christmas and it is kicking ass and taking names...
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I love moka pots. You get espresso without the work.

If you like espresso, consider doing cold brew. You can just mix coffee and water in a container (I use a water bottle). Wait 12-24 hours. Pour it through a sieve and then a filter.

I obtained cheesecloth bags and do mine sun tea style.
 
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