OldLady
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Nope. It's that turning on the gas and then trying to get your match to stay lit so the burner starts that I'm not into. If it sucks up your flame and puts it out or the breeze blows it out, then you've got an unknown amount of explosive gas sitting there and I'll be Goddamned if I will ever fuck with one again.Well, that beats lugging my Mr. Coffee with me and plugging it in in the ladies shower room, except I'd have to start a fire to heat the water. I'm scared to death of gas, won't touch a Coleman stove. I wake early and I WILL have coffee, or all around me share my miserableness. There's nothing that sets me to swearing like a bunch of kindling that will NOT stay lit before I've had my coffee. Afterwards, I'm the sweetest old lady you'd ever want to meet.Can you do that with regular grind coffee?Maybe that slight bit of almost burnt is what makes it so good. And it's stronger. It also spreads that good coffee smell around the kitchen better. I don't use one anymore--they're not easy to find and expensive--but I did stubbornly hold onto one for a long time.Percolators make the best! Unless you make that French Press stuff. That's awesome. I would never go to all that trouble first thing in the morning BEFORE my coffee, though.The preferred coffee I brew in a perculator, it's 50's style. Strong and black just like I like my women.I've also had the odd sip or two in my life as both my parents drink coffee, but I've only really had one full cup of coffee before today. I've always disliked it immensely, even with cream and sugar.
Today I decided to stop my tea for a bit and try some coffee, black, as I've read some promising information about the health effects. It was surprisingly smooth (columbian beans) and I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed it.
So now that I am going to try this out, for any of the coffee connoisseurs here, any recommendations?
You really shouldnt use a percolator.
Ideal temp is 195 to 205 percolators reach 212,the boiling point.
There's a reason why very few people still use them.
I won't even use one camping anymore instead I use the pour over method which is basically a drip coffee maker. All you need is the cone filter holder,a filter and an extra large mug and it makes clean up a snap.
Toss the filter and rinse the cone filter holder.
Of course.
Most drip coffee makers come with a drop in cone filter thats metal that way you dont even need a paper filter,I dont reccomend that because the paper filter removes the bitter oils that come off the coffee grounds..
You just take the metal cone and ad a paper filter set it in the mouth of your large mug and pour the hot water over it.
Kinda like this........
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I set mine in the insulated mug I plan on drinking my coffee from and pour the hot water over the grounds.
It's a good idea to pour slowly.
The whole process takes a minute or so,quick and easy.
If you want to know how fresh your coffee is pour just enough water to soak the grounds,if it foams you know you have fresh coffee.
Thats the gasses being released from the grounds....no foam or bubbles means old coffee.
Come on now....a single burner Coleman stove is simple to operate.
All you need is a match.
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