/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.6986097]

I just got one of these things, how do I use it?

Also, preferred coffees, grinds, roasts etc.

Coffee general.

[Anonymous No.6986100]

>>6963910

[Anonymous No.6986134]

>>6986100
Thread is derailed shit

[Anonymous No.6986135]

>>6986134
Not any more than any other thread.

[Anonymous No.6986136]

Fucking Google

[Anonymous No.6986362]

>>6986097
>find coffee
>grind course
>boil water
>add ground coffee and boiling water
>let stand
>press down
>pour
>drink

How fucking hard is it? Goddamn spoonfed generation.

[Anonymous No.6986366]

>>6986362
So, why did you respond?

[Anonymous No.6986383]

>>6986097

over rated
went back to Black and Decker drip after first pot

[Anonymous No.6986398]

>>6986383
>I did it wrong and gave up

[Anonymous No.6986401]

>>6986398

no my wife and kid love this shit
over rated
you are douche like man in beer picture

[Anonymous No.6986404]

>>6986398
He probably used maxwell house

[Anonymous No.6986407]

>>6986404

another waiter chimes in

table 5 needs more bread sticks

[Anonymous No.6986411]

>>6986398

oh gawd, he's actually wearing a Fedora

[Anonymous No.6986412]

>>6986401
>still buttblasted about the douchebag for ants
It's like a year later and you post this so much. I want to know more about you. Where do you live and what do you drink? Please, I have to know.

[Anonymous No.6986415]

>>6986407
Actually, I was a delivery guy back in highschool. Now I manage billing for 10 hospitals and shit out enough money to fill up your mother's basement.

[Anonymous No.6986417]

>>6986411
>I drink mud out of puddles and only eat week old fast food
>eating things that actually taste good is a little too fedora for me

[Anonymous No.6986425]

>>6986415

oh Fredo, you ARE smart

[Anonymous No.6986427]

>>6986366
just to bitch and blow off steam

[Anonymous No.6986439]

>>6986427

drink this
it's anus flavored

[Anonymous No.6986445]

>>6986427
Just breaking your balls, m8

[Anonymous No.6986456]

>>6986097
Fuck in the tea and or milled coffee of choice, fuck in some piping hot water.

Spoon the bitch.

Press the press.

done.

[Anonymous No.6986460]

whats the difference between this and a drip coffee maker? seems like unnecessary added work, where you have to boil water separately from the machine.

[Anonymous No.6986466]

>>6986415

Feels a need to validate himself on a Thai Bicycle Club Image Board.

Is there's a douchebag heaven, I think we're in it.

[Anonymous No.6986470]

>>6986466
You forgot your meme arrow

[Anonymous No.6986526]

>>6986460
The difference is drip machine makes muddy water where a press makes coffee.

[Anonymous No.6986540]

>>6986526
s-should i invest in a french press and water heater then? is it really that much better?

[Anonymous No.6986555]

>>6986540
Don't buy shit just because some anonymous dickwad like myself said to, ya dingus.
Go out and try coffee made by people who already have that shit, see which sort you like best and then try to emulate it.

[Anonymous No.6986695]

>>6986097
Right now I'm on a Sumatra dark roast kick. Grind it up real coarse in my hand grinder and douse it with water just as it hits boiling

[Anonymous No.6986915]

>>6986695
Where do you source your beans?

I'm also in need of a grinder, I've been looking on amazon but there's so many options.

[Anonymous No.6987253]

It won't be here till Tuesday, so in the mean time, drip coffee :c

[Anonymous No.6987593]

>>6986362
>boiling water
Am I being trolled? The water should be off the boil shouldn't it? I let my kettle sit for at least 10 seconds after boiling it for coffee.

It has to be boiling for tea but I always thought boiling water ruined coffee.

[Anonymous No.6987606]

>>6987593
You are correct, it should not be boiling.

[Anonymous No.6987614]

>>6986915
Someone here said that pic related (listed on Amazon as "Hario Medium Glass Hand Coffee Grinder with Ceramic Burrs, Clear") is as good as you will ever need and it's relatively inexpensive.

[Anonymous No.6987702]

>>6987593

real French press uses broiled water
a bit more work but well worth the effort
broiling makes all the difference

[Anonymous No.6988592]

>>6987593
The thermal capacity of water 10 seconds makes literally no difference to average temp

[Anonymous No.6988613]

>>6987593
>It has to be boiling for tea
Ew, not at all

[Anonymous No.6988661]

>>6988592
Well, a fraction of a degree, but yeah you are right- ten seconds don't mean shit when we are talking coffee.

Green tea is a different matter, but beans don't give a fuck.

[Anonymous No.6988745]

>>6986460
>whats the difference between this and a drip coffee maker? seems like unnecessary added work, where you have to boil water separately from the machine.
When you dont use a paper filter, you leave some of the natural beans oils/fats in the coffee. That's part of the flavor compounds, and adds to the froth.

A french press should a slightly coarser grind than espresso or drip. So, you'll want to get it ground right, or grind your own. Buying preground will result in a lot of grounds missed by the filter. Gives you more like a greek or turkish espresso coffee experience.

When you have a really rare nice and delicious coffee to brew, I'd absolutely suggest getting out the french press.

If you are a lazy daily brewer, buy a press that is more squat and shower than tall and skinny. Also buy one that you can remove the glass beaker from the metal sleeve, or buy the ones with a plastic sleeve, and you can microwave your water right in the beaker. With like <4 cups of water, you'll probably get to boiling in 3 minutes, but for a 12 cup, you'd do better to heat water in a kettle for speed.>>6986540

[Anonymous No.6988780]

The other issue is I'm in the Navy and in the barracks for a few more months, so I figure I should be good microwaving water to reach the optimal temperature? Or am I mistaken?

[Anonymous No.6988827]

>>6988780
>microwaving water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaNFjwZ7iJk

[Anonymous No.6988836]

>>6988827
Put a bamboo skewer in there

[Anonymous No.6988845]

>>6988613
Oolong, green teas and white teas are more delicate and do better at lower temperatures but black teas and herbal teas brew best at full boil temperatures.

Unless specified, "tea" generally refers to black tea for most people in the west and that's what I was referring to.

[Anonymous No.6989194]

>>6987614
>good as you will ever need

Not hardly. The Baratza Encore is considered an entry level grinder. If you want a manual grinder get a Ludo.

[Anonymous No.6989256]

>>6986097

>Use a 16:1 water to coffee ratio

>Get water going; preheat your cup and your french press with hot water

>Grind your beans to a medium coarse grind

>Pour beans into bottom of press

>add a small amount of water to saturate the grounds. Wait 30s and stir. This is called blooming.

>Slowly pour in the rest of your water

>Put the lid on

>Wait four minutes (this will vary based on your bean type, roast, and grind size but its a good place to start and then adjust according)

>Slowly depress the plunger

>pour into mug and enjoy

[Anonymous No.6989303]

How the fuck do you people drink this stuff?

I need a source of caffeine to stay awake, but every time I get coffee from somewhere/someone it either tastes like strong dirt water, sweet dirt water, or creamy dirt water.

They tell me it's an acquired taste, but how do you acquire it in the first place? Why not just drink water?

[Anonymous No.6989324]

>>6986097
Aeropress >>>> French Press

[Anonymous No.6989326]

>>6989303

That's how I felt the first real cup of coffee I had, by the third it was like drinking angel piss.

[Anonymous No.6989344]

>>6987593
>It has to be boiling for tea
What kind of shit tea are you drinking?

[Anonymous No.6989663]

>>6989303
>how do you acquire it in the first place?
The same way you acquire a taste for anything. Consume a lot of it.

[Anonymous No.6989711]

>>6989256
16:1 by weight? Or volume

[Anonymous No.6989731]

>>6989344
see
>>6988845

[Anonymous No.6989918]

>>6989711
Weight. A lot of coffee geeks use gram scales.

[Anonymous No.6989987]

>>6989918
Hmmm, I see

[Anonymous No.6991333]

>>6989918
How many grams per liter of coffee do places like starbucks use? Their portafilters look absolutely massive and I'm using a dinky 15g per 250ml americano

[Anonymous No.6992961]

>>6986427
At least you're honest about it
Cheers to ya m8