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Best way to make coffee?
You can simply use an Melitta portable coffee maker and plug the drain hole with a stopper that is long enough for you to easily grab and pull out from the bottom without burning your fingers,
Just find something that you can use as a stopper.........It could be a rubber stopper. A dowel. The button from a pen that you don't need.
1 Plug the bottom.
2 Insert your filter.
3 Add your coffee grounds.
4 Pour your hot water into the basket and let the grounds steep for a few minutes.
Some experts say that the water should not stay in contact with the grounds for more than 5
minutes or so.
Just judge your time and take into account the amount of time it will take for the water to
drain once you pull the plug out.
If you need to add additional water because of making a larger amount of coffee that what
fit in the basket...........Lessen the steeping time if need be, before pulling the plug, since
you will be pouring additional water in after you pull plug and drain. No plug will be needed
once you drain the first basketful of water.
It's really pretty simple.
You can also do this with an automatic drip coffee maker with and automatic drip STOP once the carafe is pulled out ,
Simply add only enough water that will fill your basket and grounds without overflowing. Keep your carafe slightly pulled out so that your basket stops dripping into the carafe. ( If you need to completely remove your Carafe, turn off the coffee maker) Let the water and grounds steep for a few minutes..........Push your carafe back in place and let the coffee drip. Then add the remainder of your water into your reservoir and turn your coffee maker back on and let it run it's course.
Again, take the additional time the water and grounds will be in contact with one another to avoid and OVER EXTRACTION.
It's really a pretty simple way to make your coffee.
If your coffee maker does not heat the water to HOT ENOUGH.
You can also do this.........Rather than allowing your coffee maker to heat the water........
Add your coffee to the basket as usual.
Heat the water on your stove. Boil it........Then pour it into a measuring cup and let it sit just long enough so that the temperature drops to around 198 degrees like the experts say.
Swing out the basket. (First make sure it's has an AUTOMATIC STOP)
Pour your hot water into the basket just high enough so that it does not overflow. Let it steep.
Push the basket back into place and let it drip and drain.
Swing the basket back out and pour some more HOT Water from the stove into a measuring cup and pour it into the basket and either let it steep some more............or immediately push it back into place and let it drip. Repeat again if additional water is needed for the yield you are making.
It's really much much easier than it seems here. The entire process, whether it's with the Automatic drip maker..........Whether you boil the water yourself or use the coffee maker or using a Melitta portable drip coffee maker, takes less than 10 minutes.
NO MESS like you get from a French Press.
Give it a try.
Best way to make coffee?
I have tried filtering FRENCH PRESSED COFFEE in the past.............It seemed to clog up the filter and the water didn't drain through.
Perhaps is didn't have a coarse enough ground.
Either way, I also find it to be a mess cleaning the coffee grounds out of the French Press...........I don't want let the grounds go down the sink drain either.
Best way to make coffee?
Here is an extremely EASY method to combine FRENCH PRESS AND DRIP.
Assuming you are using an automatic DRIP coffee maker.
Simply let the water fill in to the basket while your CARAFE is pulled out slightly enough so that it wont drip into your Carafe........Allow enough water to fill into the basket without overflowing.........(You can swing out your basket just enough to peek inside to check your basket's water level).Then turn off your coffee maker for a few minutes...........2-5 minutes.
Two minutes seems about right...........Push your carafe back into place so that your coffee drips into your carafe........and turn it back on and let it run it's course..............This way your coffee grounds were steeping in the basket for a few minutes of extra flavor............You can even STIR the grounds for a few seconds while it is steeping by swinging out the basket.
Just like having the coffee submerged in the water in a FRENCH PRESS.
NO MESS..............JUST MAKE SURE YOUR BASKET DOESN'T OVERFLOW.........Then you will have a mess.
Why purchase a KRUPS that lets your coffee steep when you can simply do that on your own without paying the extra dollars?
Best way to make coffee?
Here is an even simpler method using a Melitta Portable Cone Filter with the Carafe.
Simply drop a screw or nail or some other item you may think of using (wash it first) with a head that is wide enough not to fall completely through the basket's drain hole and and is able to drastically SLOW down the water flow.
This will allow the Coffee to steep in the basket and still trickle out, allowing your Coffee more contact time with the Grounds.
If the water takes TOO long to drain, use a smaller screw and screw head that allows water to drain a bit more quickly.
Pretty simple..
Experiment with the size of whatever you use to place in the basket's drain hole.
Obviously, you don't want the water to take too long to drain.
Experts say around 5 minutes tops for contact between Grounds and Water.......Which makes you wonder about making smaller quantities of Coffee with Drip Methods........2 or 3 cups of coffee only takes a few minutes to drip through the basket allowing MINIMAL Contact time between the Water and the Grounds.
So please experiment with the drain time.
That's why I've found in the past to simply widen the hole.........The BLOCK IT UP with a stopper........Let the COFFEE STEEP for about 5 minutes, the pull the stopper out and let the freshly brewed coffee "Quickly Drain" out.....
Has anyone tried 8'O Clock coffee and how is it?
I do a very similar thing with the Large Melitta Portable Coffee Maker.
I simply PLUG THE HOLE from underneath...........You can find many ideas to temporarily :PLUG THE HOLE.
1. Plug the bottom of the basket
2. Insert you large filter
3. Add your Coffee grounds (Freshly ground if possible)
4. Boil your filtered water in a pyrex measuring cup.
5.Let the water sit just long enough so that it's no longer boiling....Just under 200 degrees
6.Pour your water into the basket which is sitting on top of the carafe
7.Let it STEEP for approx. 5 minutes...........Or less if you prefer.
8.Lift the basket by the handle and carefully pull the plug and let the coffee drain.
That's it.........Simple........Combination of Drip Coffee and French Press Coffee.
I enlarged the drain hole so that after it steeps for 5 minutes, I can quickly drain the basket just to more easily regulate the brewing time.
It's not necessary though.
Also, if I wish to make a larger amount of coffee than the amount of water that will fit in the basket....................I'll use the same instructions mention up above............The only difference is that once I drain the brewed coffee, I'll pour the remaining water into the basket, going around the sides of the filter to get all of the grounds off of the side of the filter.
The only difference is that I may shorten the STEEPING time since the additional water will still count as Brewing time.
It's actually quite good and easy this way.
If you wish to use more Coffee and water for a larger yeild.......................
Best way to make coffee?
Here is an even easier method than the one I use above.
Rinsing your paper filter with hot water seems to be mentioned by many of the experts as a way to eliminate the paper flavor that will get into your coffee and ruin the taste as result.
So, here we go. We are going to combine the French Press Method with the Drip Method.
Only, you are going to use your Auto-matic Cone Shaped Drip Coffee Maker
(You know, the one that stops dripping when the Carafe is removed)
Only to support your basket and filter.
Don't even bother using it to heat your water, you'll boil your own water.
First off, run some hot water over your paper filter while it's in your basket with the basket swung out. The Carafe in place. You can fill the basket with hot water too. Just make sure you don't go any higher than the level of any opening in the side of your basket. Best to find out where that may be, while using some cool water, so you'll know just how high you can fill the basket with water and coffee grounds, before you ever begin.
Assuming that, that is taken care of.
After running hot water into your filter and basket, with the carafe in place, push the basket back into place.........Let the water drip into your carafe..............then discard the water and rinse the carafe.
Let's assume you are using 8 Tablespoons of coffee for every 6 oz. of water equalling, 48 oz. of water.
Swing your basket back out.
Now, simply place your desired amount of coffee grounds into your basket and filter.
My 8-12 cup Hamilton Beach coffee maker can take almost 16 oz. of water, but if I go a little too high, it can drip through a little opening in the side. Be careful as mentioned and find out this level before you begin.
So, now that the desired amount of coffee grounds are placed into the basket.
Simply pour your boiled water into a Pyrex measuring cup.........The Pyrex Measuring Cup should cool your water to around 200 degrees.....then pour the water into your basket. Stir the water and grounds. Let the water sit (STEEP) in the coffee for approx. 5 minutes. Then swing your basket back into place and let the brewed coffee drain into your carafe. Now, you can add the remaining 32 oz. of water plus any remaining water from your initial 16 oz. (if your basket wouldn't take a full 16 oz.) directly into your carafe. Stir the coffee in the carafe so that it is evenly blended.
You basically have French Press Coffee by using the Drip Maker only to suspend your basket, without having to clean the grounds from your French Press.
You can do this method with a Melita Portable Drip Cone that you see in the supermarkets.
Just find a way to plug the bottom of the basket. Let the water sit in the basket with the coffee grounds for 5 minutes...........Pull the Plug and LET IT DRIP.
Add your remaining water directly to your carafe. I use this method at work at my desk.
Give it a try
You are basically getting the results of French Press Coffee by using the Drip Maker thus having no clean-up problems that you would get from a French Press.
The best way to brew coffee
Combine Auto Drip Cone Basket (the kind that stops dripping when you pull out the carafe) and French Press.
Rinse your filter with hot water first.
Boil your own water, since it is said that coffee makers aren't hot enough.
Place desired amount of coffee into the Basket. Pour your 200 degree water directly into your Basket. Make sure you do not go above any openings that will allow water to leak out of the side. Stir. Keep the basket swung out. Let it steep for 5 minutes. Push the Basket back into place and let your coffee drip into your carafe. Add any remaining water directly to your carafe.
You can also split it up, in the event that the first pouring of water doesn't stay hot enough for a long enough period of time.
Let it steep for 2-2 1/2 minutes and drain, then add more water for another 2-2 1/2.
Pretty simple.
I have done this entirely with the use of the Coffee maker too.
Just allow your water to automatically drip into your basket while the carafe is removed.
Be aware of just how much water you can allow to drip into your basket, based on the water meter on the side, if there is one. OR>.........You can swing your basket out slightly, and peak in as it fills. Then TURN OFF THE coffee maker when the desired amount is in your basket.
Swing out the basket and stir. Push the Basket back into place. Let it steep for 5-7 minutes and then put your carafe back into position and your coffee will drip into the carafe.
Now, once drained, swing out your basket, remove your filter and coffee grounds, and dispose. Swing the basket back into place and turn on your coffee maker and let the remaining hot water (depending on just how much water you use for your desired taste.) fill into your carafe without any filter or coffee grounds, at this point.
Your cone basket may allow you to use approx. 16 oz. of water.
So, if you were making 8 cups of coffee, at 6 oz. each (48 oz.) and 8 Tablespoons of Coffee.
You would use possibly 16 oz. for brewing, and the remaining 32 oz directly into the carafe.
Try it. Experiment a little.
You can also, use a Melita Portable Drip Coffee Maker.
Just find a way to plug the bottom of your Cone Basket while the Coffee is steeping. Then, use a utensil to quickly release the plug so that your coffee can drain. Add any remaining water directly into the carafe.
I've done this easily enough at my job at my desk. The Melita Portable Cone Drip is larger than many Baskets used in Auto-Drip 8-12 oz coffee makers, allowing more water for your coffee to STEEP with........Won't cool down as fast.
Give it a shot.
Best way to make coffee?
Here is an easy idea for you.
First off...........Paper or Metal Screen? Paper will filter oils out of the coffee. Metal Screen will allow Sediment through. That's your choice.
If you like the French Press.............It can be a mess. So Try THIS.
Use a Cone Filtered Basket with an automatic stop.
You know............if you pull out the Carafe while brewing the coffee stops dripping out of the bottom of the basket until you place the carafe back in.
Turn your coffee maker on wthout the carafe in place.
Let your Basket fill up only to the point where it will not overflow.
Some baskets have an opening on the side ..........and if the water rises above that it will leak out of the side.
So, find out where that point is.........That's pretty easy. Find this out before you begin making coffee.
Now, let the Basket fill up to that point and turn the coffee maker off.
You can always pull out the swing basket just enough to peek inside.
If you have a Water Level meter on the side of your coffee maker, you can easily get an idea when that point is reached too.
So, you let your basket fill up to that point.
Stir the water and grounds and let it steep for 5 minutes.
Then put the carafe in place and let the coffee drip out.
Once the basket fully drains............Swing out your basket and remove the paper filter and grounds and dispose of it.
Now turn your coffee maker back on and let the remaining water heat up and drain into your carafe.
Some will say that a coffe maker is not hot enough.
Well, you can easily do it this way then.
Swing out your Basket before brewing.
Then pour your just under boiling water into your Basket and stir. Swing the basket back into place. Let it steep for 5 minutes and then drain it by placing the carafe back in place Then pour the remainder of your hot water directly into the Carafe. You can always pour the remaining water in the carafe while the coffee is steeping for 5 minutes.
It's pretty simple.
Pour your water into the basket, stir.........Let steep for 5 minutes. Place the carafe back in place and let the coffee drain. Add the remaining hot water directly to the carafe.
No mess to clean up like a French Press.
It makes a great cup of coffee.
Why pay for a simple feature like that.?
Combine French Press and Drip Coffee with this method!!
In fact, I mentioned pouring French Pressed Coffee through a filter in my post.
(5th sentence.)
It's not really labor-intensive at all.
Simply swing the basket out about a half inch and turn the coffee maker on. A few minutes is all it takes for the basket to fill as high as I'll let it go. (Approx. 12 oz. of Water.) and let it sit for 4 or 5 minutes. Then do it again. The remaining 24 oz. of hot water can be added directly into the Carafe without having to go through the Grounds.
Many who suggest 2 Tbs. for each 6 oz. of water, also suggest that if that is too strong, to add any additional water directly into the already brewed coffee and not through the grounds .................................as that will cause over-extracting.
I find 2 Tbs too strong for me..........So, I run the freshly heated water into the basket and filter 2 times (24 oz.) After I've let each one settle and drain, I let the remaining 24 oz. run directly into the carafe. I've already removed the filter at this point.
It takes less than 15 minutes.
For some, cleaning out the grounds from the bottom of the French Press is a hassle.
Making coffee this way is kind of fun for me. Try it. You might like it.
Combine French Press and Drip Coffee with this method!!
Now I get it !!! I guess I was flying on too much Caffeine !! Funny
Combine French Press and Drip Coffee with this method!!
Thanks for the reply.
Actually it was 8 cups @ 6 oz. each 48 oz of Water.
Combine French Press and Drip Coffee with this method!!
Here is a method that seems to work just fine.
French Pressing allows the coffee to sit in the water for however long you like it to, to extract more flavor from the grinds.
Messy to clean up, also dust gets through the metal screen.
However, you can pour the coffee through a paper filter after this process is completed.
A Percolator is fine for allowing water to continually drip through the grinds, again for however long you like, but it BURNS the coffee.
Here is a method that I just used today and it works great. You can almost get the best from both worlds.
I used my Hamilton Beach Cone Drip Coffee Maker. It has an automatic stop when the Carafe is removed as many coffee makers do.
If you swing out the Basket approx. 1/2 inch, the coffee does not drip through the bottom.
Important, this coffee maker has one hole up above for the hot water drip into the basket from. If there are multiple holes spread out around the entire circumference of the top, you could have water dripping all over the place. So please make sure that if you swing out the basket on your coffee maker, that the hot water still drips directly into the basket and that the coffee does not drip through the bottom of the basket until you push it back into place.
So, here is my method.
Place the desired amount of coffee grinds into the basket and pour the desired amount of water into the reservoir.
Now, swing out the basket just enough so that you can see into the basket. Turn the coffee maker on.......Watch the water as it fills into the grinds in the basket. When the water in the basket rises to about a half inch below the top of your filter, turn off the coffee maker. Now, let the water sit in the basket for 5 minutes. More or less is up to you.
I did this with 48 ounces of water (8 6oz. cups of coffee) and 8 tablespoons of coffee.
(Use a measuring Cup.) (10 cups on a Mr Coffee Carafe is only 8 cups on a Melita Carafe.)
Now push the basket back into place and let the coffee drip into the Carafe. When drained, do this process again. I did this 3 times and then I just allowed the remaining water to drip right in the basket and into the carafe.
This method allows you to have coffee grinds submerged in the water for however long you like. You don't have to go through this process for the entire brew either. You can do it for only the first or second basket fills or through the entire process.
You'll get more flavor out of the grinds like french press.
You can also do this by removing the basket and placing it over the carafe on the counter top. Pour your hot water into the Basket........Let it sit. Then depress the lever underneath the basket to release the stopper and let the coffee drip into your carafe. Then pour more water into the basket.
Just like using a Melita portable coffee brewer with the cone basket that sits over a carafe or the smaller one that fits over a cup. Just find a way to keep the hole at the bottom close until you decide to allow the coffee to drip out.
NO dirty coffee grinds to clean out of the bottom of the French Press' screen and bottom of the Glass.
Give it a try. You have nothing to lose. Just improvise a little and you can do a lot of amazing things that are so simple.
