I have a coffee maker that I use when there are a lot of colleagues in my house; that's what it takes for me to use it. I can tolerate coffee from a coffee maker because I became used to it after many years of drinking it in the office, but it's a last resource, emergency coffee 🤭
I don't have a coffee maker at home, I just use a strainer, but for the office they are very practical.
I need to learn how to make coffee using a strainer. It could prove to be handy.
It's easy I already have the measure, you boil water in a pot, put coffee in the strainer I put 3 coffee lids then pour the boiling water, if you don't have a strainer you can use a piece of cloth.
It's super easy and you can make coffee for many. I like to heat the pot a little while it drips. I made coffee with this method at my grandparents' river house; I'd put a candle under the pot.
What kind of cloth is the strainer made from? Cheesecloth?
Grandparents' river house
That sounds like an awesome place. I'd like a small house by the river with crops growing around it:)
I guess you can use the thicker cheesecloth, not a light weave fabric (like gauze). The one I had was cotton fabric (even thicker than what my yogurt bag is made of).
It's not an exact science; a cloth napkin does the job very well. The important thing is that the coffee does not run too fast or it will not infuse. If it passes too slowly, it cools down. Take the risk of trial and error, haha. At some point, someone desperate used a sock. It's not by chance that the name of the method came up 😏
Yeah, the sock method is called Cowboy Coffee.
I'm convinced that the cloth method might have been popular in Jamaica in the olden days too. I'll research it.
Cowboy coffee! I guess that includes not taking a shower in days, haha. Just kidding. I didn't know that name. Than you!
I guess that includes not taking a shower in days
You hit the nail on the head there.
I'd like a small house by the river with crops growing around it:)
Lovely idea.
I have fond memories of my vacation days in the countryside. I felt so free. Now those are no longer safe dwellings; crime has reached deep into the villages in the countryside, sadly.
It's just so sad.
One of my best experiences while living in the Philippines, was that it's still safe to go into villages like those. It brought back such happy childhood memories 😍
A coffee maker is always a good option when there are many people, but just like you I am starting the coffee made manually, greetings!!