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The Best Coffee in the World
Remember these?
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| Stovetop percoaltor |
I used to have an electric percolator, eons ago, before drip pots were all the rage. Now drip pots are the standard in coffee makers. It’s hard to find anything else. I reckon it was the newness of it (why are we humans always so enamoured with the latest in gadgetry?), plus the promise of faster coffee?
There was a box of junk left here when we first moved in, and inside the box was that stovetop percolator. Finally this winter we decided to give it a try. It took a little experimenting, but oh my goodness, if you’re a coffee drinker there is no better coffee in the world. The coffee is rich, hearty, and hot. My drip coffee machine doesn’t do that.
And the second best coffee in the world?
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| French coffee press |
Coffee made in a coffee press. Do they still call them French coffee presses? That’s what it was called when I got my first one, eons ago, when we were preparing for Y2K.. We have two now, one that makes two or three cups, and the one above, a one cup model.
With wood heat, we almost always have a kettle on, so hot water is available. We’ve found 10 minutes of perking to be good for us with the percolator. Pressed coffee takes less time than that, only a couple of minutes. It’s the closest thing to instant-gratification coffee we have. The press could be used for loose tea too.
We only use these in the winter, as a non-electric way to make coffee. In summer, it’s back to the drip machine. We don’t actually drink a lot of coffee, however. A cup in the morning and a cup after dinner usually. But it’s nice to have good coffee to drink. How about you? What’s your favorite cold weather beverage?
2013-02-25 23:49:12
Source: http://www.5acresandadream.com/2013/02/the-best-coffee-in-world.html
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