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Making A Great Cup of Coffee (in 100 words or less)

 
 
 
 

A cup of coffee --Photo courtesy of rick on FlickrBuy micro-lot coffees.  These premium coffees can be traced to a specific crop and season.  They taste better. Or buy a single origin coffee for a unique taste.

Store in an airtight container in your panty, not in the refrigerator or freezer. (Cold temperature draws moisture to the surface, causing a rancid flavor)

Grind in a burr grinder for the most even grind. 

Use filtered tap water (coffee is 98 percent water). This helps remove the taste of chlorine and other impurities.

Heat water to 195 degrees (taken off the boil for about 30 seconds).

Pour water and grinds in a french press. Let steep about 3 minutes for maximum flavor

Empty the french press to avoid longer contact with the grinds.

(That was 117 words on a cup of coffee but who's counting)

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REVIEWS & COMMENTS

  • GOOD ADVICE!

    Son Ton | Tue, 01/24/2012 - 01:43

    Good advice but I would strongly disagree on the no freezing part! If done correctly, it will greatly extend the life of your beans ( only for those case when you anticipate not being able to consume the beans in time before it going stale)

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  • FRESH ROASTED COFFEE GROUND

    intrepid510 | Tue, 11/22/2011 - 15:07

    Fresh roasted coffee ground immediately prior to being used and pouring water at 200 degrees over it steeping it for about 3 minutes, pretty simple.

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  • THAT SUMMARIZED WHAT FRENCH PRESS ESSENTIALLY IS ABOUT

    samuellaw178 | Thu, 11/10/2011 - 22:12

    That's a really good tips for a beginner! What about stirring the coffee+water mix?This is important to make sure that the coffee ground is suspended in the liquid and extracted properly

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  • STORING COFFEE IN A PANTY

    jbviau | Thu, 11/10/2011 - 13:59

    Hadn't thought of trying that! ;)

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  • GOOD ADVICE

    Wakeknot | Mon, 09/26/2011 - 19:29

    this will help a beginner get really good coffee at home.

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  • WHO'S COUNTING

    EricBNC | Mon, 09/05/2011 - 17:38


    Close enough to 100 words but more important - it is spot on advice.

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  • SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL

    Eyal Rosen | Sat, 10/24/2009 - 02:33

    Anyone can use this to prepare gourmet coffee at home.

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