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Did people actually drink coffee off the saucer?
This website has a claim that seems somewhat ludicrous nowadays.
"[People] used to pour coffee into the saucer to cool it off, and slurped it off the saucer.
This seems laughably silly by modern standards - enough so to make me question its…
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Is Kopi Luwak safe to drink?
Kopi luwak, i.e. Vietnamese weasel coffee, is made from beans that have been consumed and excreted by civets. It can cost as much as $3000/lb, so few have probably tried it. This process doesn't seem incredibly sanitary. Is this coffee safe to…
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How to avoid soya milk curdling in coffee?
I like to make a coffee with soya milk. Sometimes when I add the milk to the coffee it curdles, i.e. it separates into lumps floating in translucent liquid. This tastes and looks a bit strange (but is still drinkable).
How can I prevent soya milk…
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What roast level is recommended for cold brew?
With due credit to @Roland for his questions, I peeled off a related topic into a new question.
With any preparation, roast level is a bit of personal preference. However, certain roasts are more common or generally taste better with certain…
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Should I rinse paper coffee filters before use?
I have never bothered to rinse my paper coffee filters before use, but some strongly recommend this. I did some experiments, outlined below, to test this. I don't find rinsing makes any difference, but there might be benefit that I don't…
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How do brown and white paper filters compare?
Besides the obvious colour difference: Is there any significant difference between using a brown ("natural") paper filter, and a white (bleached or otherwise whitened) paper filter? That is: when all other factors are held constant; when used for…
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Brewing with the same coffee grounds twice?
My new job has me buying my own coffee for the first time in my professional career. I'm amazed at the amount of coffee I consume. I brew at my desk using an aeropress. Has anyone tried to use the grounds more than once? Any tips as I try it…
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How to grow coffee at home?
I am a heavy coffee user and I want to know what's in my coffee and therefore I'd like to grow coffee in my home.
Is it possible to grow coffee in an apartment?
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What is coffee bloom
I make drip coffee (pour over for North Americans) at home and I would like to know: what exactly is coffee bloom?
When I pour the initial amount of water the grounds swell up, and sometimes there is a minor eruption if I'm not careful, but is this…
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What is the background of brewing coffee with eggs?
I hope the question isn't too broad or fuzzy. But quite a while ago, I stumbled across coffee that was prepared with eggs. The basic recipe involved mixing ground coffee with raw eggs (I think even with their shells), then cooking that mix with…
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What coffees are the least acidic?
I don't like coffees with an acidic/sour taste. However, when buying coffee, the only "rating" one gets is often how "strong" the coffee is, and that does not help me. Is there something else I can go on? Say, place of origin, or certain varieties…
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What do I need to start cold-brewing?
After reading Cory Doctorow's Homeland, I started wondering about making my own coldbrew; it sounds delicious :)
What do I need to start my own cold-brew?
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How can I cost-effectively improve the coffee supply in my company break room?
I work at a company of about sixty people. Like most offices, there's a communal coffee machine in our break room. It's what I understand to be a typical drip machine, pretty confident it's a Bunn VPS 12.
The grounds used are Maxwell House.
The…
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Is it possible to burn coffee while brewing?
I know some people who refuse to drink in large coffee chains as they say that the coffee they produce tastes "burnt".
Is it actually possible to burn coffee while brewing, or is the flavour they're complaining about coming from something else?
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Is it safe to use paper towel as a filter when brewing?
Are there any chemicals or dyes in most common paper towels that would be harmful if I brewed my coffee using the towel as a filter?
If it is safe, will it affect the taste of the coffee at all?
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