Sometimes you need a thoughtful friend to tell you what you really need to hear. In my case, my wife had to inform me that coffee breath is a lot worse for the people around me than I would have imagined on my own.
Up until recently, I have assumed that coffee breath just smells like [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Tricks of the Trade'
Coffee Breath — It’s Worse Than You Might Think
November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Random, Tricks of the Trade
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How to Make Coffee with a Portable Camping Stove, a Bandana and a Beer Can
September 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee, Filters, How To, Tricks of the Trade, Videos
Below is a video showing how to put together a mini portable camping stove, heat up coffee in a modified beer can (by boiling it) and then sift the grounds using a bandana (cloth). This is probably how Macgyver would have made coffee if he was ever trapped out in the wilderness and he got [...]
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How to Make Turkish Coffee without an Ibrik
September 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Coffee, Coffee Accessories, How To, Tricks of the Trade, Turkey
If you don’t feel like buying any new coffee hardware and you would still like to know what Turkish coffee tastes like, then you may be in luck. It is possible to make Turkish coffee using a few basic household items: A small saucepan, super fine ground coffee, water and sugar. Standard Turkish coffee recipes [...]
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Campfire Coffee and Other Caffeinated Lore
September 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee, Coffee Accessories, Random, Tricks of the Trade
Is it true what they say about egg shells? Do they really magically filter out loose coffee grounds?
I have heard from numerous sources that this does in fact work, which means that this would be a handy trick around a campfire in case you didn’t bring any kind of sifter/filter with you (of course you’d [...]
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Is It Possible to Reheat Coffee?
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee, Tricks of the Trade
Generally: No, it is not possible to reheat coffee without getting a cup of stale, oily joe.
There is one possibility however: In a regular household environment, it is possible to leave your coffee unheated shortly after it’s initial brewing, wait for it to cool to an air-conditioned room temperature and then use it to make [...]
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