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Monday, December 05, 2005 -----

Coffee Preparations

The most commonly served cup of coffee in the US is called 'Drip.' I am sure most of you are familiar with this. Essentially it is a method of pouring nearly boiling water over coffee grounds and is probably the easiest way to make a cup of coffee. The coffee is placed in a filter, either made of paper, or a plastic or metal permanent filter. Depending on what you like will effect which filter you should use. The paper filters tend to prohibit oils from the coffee grounds getting into the pot. Where as the permanent filters allow these oils to go through. You will have to try out both and see which one you prefer.

So what is French Press? AKA Press Pot? It is a glass container with a wire mesh attached to a plunger. You make it by again bringing water almost to a boil. The container should be preheated before putting the coffee in this is because it helps to keep the glass from absorbing the heat when the water is put in the press- it just makes for warmer coffee. For French press however, you need a very coarse grain of coffee grounds but it should be about the same amount as you would use in drip. Let it sit for two to three minutes or until it is fairly easy to press the plunger down into the mesh. Although it is impossible to not get any sediment into your cup since a paper filter is not used it is imperative that coarse grounds be used so as to reduce this sediment.

There are a few other ways to make a cup of coffee. These are espresso, vacuum, percolator, and ibrik. And with the exception of espresso the other three are not very common in the United States.

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