Coffee trivia (Page 6): Sounds like kind of like what my parents did when we went camping. They had one of those blue camping coffee pots they kept on the grill over the camp fire the...

Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin

Commander Bell wrote:

I was curious so I looked up Greek Coffee. br It's... (show quote)

Sounds like kind of like what my parents did when we went camping. They had one of those blue camping coffee pots they kept on the grill over the camp fire the whole 2 weeks we were there, only adding water and more coffee grounds until they had to empty it out and rinse when there got to be too many grounds in the pot.

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

Bcmech1 wrote:

Sounds like kind of like what my parents did when we went camping. They had one of those blue camping coffee pots they kept on the grill over the camp fire the whole 2 weeks we were there, only adding water and more coffee grounds until they had to empty it out and rinse when there got to be too many grounds in the pot.

I've actually done that several times. We refer to it as a cup of sludge.
Commander Bell out

smitty Loc: maine

used 2 work w a guy put salt in black coffee
whatsat about?

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

smitty wrote:

used 2 work w a guy put salt in black coffee
whatsat about?

I've actually done the same when working in a hot humid environment. It replaced the salt lost through perspiration. It also adds some additional flavor.
I know it sounds ludicrous to drink a hot beverage in hot weather, but it's actually quite satisfying.
Commander Bell out

Catfishbait Loc: MI

My nephew had a book a out cowboys & it covered chuckwagon cooking somewhat - I have not yet tried this but the claim was "best coffee ever":
Boil the grounds directly in the coffee pot water, then when to use enough, crack an egg into the whole mess, shell & all....
Claim is that the egg gloms onto the grounds & the eggshell adds calcium that knocks the acid edge off = smooth cuppa joe.
Need to see if this is legit.
The book seemed pretty official.

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

Catfishbait wrote:

My nephew had a book a out cowboys & it covered chuckwagon cooking somewhat - I have not yet tried this but the claim was "best coffee ever":
Boil the grounds directly in the coffee pot water, then when to use enough, crack an egg into the whole mess, shell & all....
Claim is that the egg gloms onto the grounds & the eggshell adds calcium that knocks the acid edge off = smooth cuppa joe.
Need to see if this is legit.
The book seemed pretty official.

When we had campfire coffee ( sludge ) in the bush in Alaska. Our camp cook put eggshells in the coffee . The claim was the eggshells helped the coffee grounds to sink to the bottom of the pot.
Commander Bell out

smitty Loc: maine

Commander Bell wrote:

I've actually done the same when working in a hot humid environment. It replaced the salt lost through perspiration. It also adds some additional flavor.
I know it sounds ludicrous to drink a hot beverage in hot weather, but it's actually quite satisfying.
Commander Bell out

now it makes sense; we worked in a rendering plant. temps over 100 and very wet
thx cbie
hny

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

Hello stagers,
I just read a article published by Martha Stewart on obtaining the perfect cup of coffee. It involves adding water during the grinding process.
Many of us buy our coffee preground in cans.
So I'm reaching out to you, the real experts, how do you prepare the perfect cup of coffee?
Commander Bell out