Hello and Happy Thanksgiving! Today we review two simple tips that will result in better coffee for you each morning if you use a typical drip coffee maker.
Tip #1: Houston, we have a problem. The water isn’t hot enough when a coffee machine first starts. This weakens coffee flavor. Especially if you are making just a cup or two, since most of your coffee is brewed before the water has really gotten hot. Ackk!! Solution: brew a little bit of water first, to heat things up. I do this every morning. Remember to pour out the water before making your coffee. Now that’s better.
Warning — when fresh water hits your pre-heated coffee maker, a small steam cloud may burst out, so stand clear.
Tip #2 is for people who use ground coffee. Before you make your coffee, briefly grind it. That’s right, buy an inexpensive Krups grinder and give your ground coffee 3 or 4 seconds in there. Doing this takes my favorite, Caribou ground coffee, from “nice” to “rich.”
And two more tips, no extra charge: (1) If you’re using tap water, try switching to bottled spring water. Best is Evian, best for the money is Whole Foods’ spring water. Or buy a filter pitcher, like Brita. Depending on where you live, this can make a big improvement. (2) Every few months (OK I do it twice a year…), clean your coffee maker by running half a pitcher of white vinegar through, straight. Then run at least 4 full pitchers of cold water through, to rinse.
Enjoy!
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Yes. Tap water a definite no-no. Cleaning with vinegar a must-do. Something I picked up in Japan is that I only use turbinado sugar (‘Sugar in the Raw’ is the most widely available brand, and available in many restaurants) in my coffee now. It has a depth of flavor that the plain white stuff lacks.