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Re: Alton Brown's Convuluted Coffee Making
Feb 29, 2008 10:57 AM
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> This is why we love Tassimo!
> Alton suggests the following for making the perfect
> cup of coffee. We have him beat by a mile.
These are good tips especially where water and strength are concerned, but you are sooo right that Tassimo takes most of the guess work out of the rest.
Thanks for sharing.
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Jane
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Alton Brown's Convuluted Coffee Making
Feb 28, 2008 2:40 PM
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This is why we love Tassimo!
Alton suggests the following for making the perfect cup of coffee. We have him beat by a mile.
To help you avoid some common coffee-making pitfalls, Alton Brown offers these tips on FriendsofJuan.com:
Always start with fresh, cool water.
Do use fresh spring or tap water
Do use clean water with no detectable tastes or odors
Don't use demineralized water, such as distilled water, which lacks the necessary level of dissolved mineral solids (100-200 ppm) needed to give the water that "crystal fresh" taste
Brew with high quality beans like Colombian.
Do use freshly ground beans before brewing to release their fragrant aromatics
Do store your coffee beans in an airtight container away from light
Don't let your beans absorb moisture in the refrigerator or freezer because this hastens staling
Preparing coffee in a French Press is easy and fun.
Do preheat the glass pot before brewing
Do brew with fresh clean water just off the boil
Do fill the pot, then give it a quick stir. Cover with the plunger lid, allow the brew to infuse for four minutes, then gently depress the plunger through the grounds for 30 seconds
Don't leave the coffee in the press after brewing - pour it into an insulated carafe, so it doesn't get cold or bitter
Don't ever re-use coffee grounds, because their desirable, dissolvable flavor solids were extracted during the first brewing
The proper coffee-to-water ratio makes all the difference
Do use 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per six ounces of water
Don't try to make "weaker coffee" by decreasing the amount of coffee you use to brew. This only results in a bitter, over-extracted beverage. Instead, just add a little water to your cup and you will be able to enjoy a less intense, but still high-quality coffee flavor
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