Questions tagged [coffee]
Coffee may refer to either the beverage, coffee beans, or just the flavor. See also http://coffee.stackexchange.com/, a dedicated site for coffee. Questions *purely* about coffee can be asked there, but cooking questions involving coffee are definitely best asked here.
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Turkish coffee foam
Hello Turkish coffee lovers,
Could anyone tell me how I can have a lot of good coffee foam? When I boil it 3 times, all the foam is gone.
I want to make a coffee similar to this:
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"Screaming" noise while steaming milk?
When steaming milk (for a latte or other coffee drink), it sometimes produces a loud, high-pitched "screaming" sound. I think you can usually prevent it by keeping the tip of the steaming wand on the ...
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Pour over coffee : what is needed for a good pitcher replacement?
My pourover coffee pitcher just broke. Its the second time it does this this year, so i guess the maker of this pourover kit is making flimsy glass for their pitchers.
So is there a good replacement ...
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How can I make a homemade latte taste like a restaurant one?
At the moment I prepare lattes at home as follows:
1/3 cup water + 1T ground coffee in Krups espresso machine (looks a bit like this one)
2/3 cup microwave-heated milk (the milk steamer on the ...
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Is a "cup" on a coffee maker always 6 oz? Is this a standard in the US?
Our coffee maker instructions often refer to a "cup" of coffee. These cups are whats marked on the side of the coffee maker showing how much water is in the reservoir. The instructions never define ...
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Is it possible to effectively dissolve chocolate into coffee?
The combination of milk chocolate with coffee is very good. The classic strategy is to take a bite of chocolate, chew it for five seconds, and then sip some coffee.
This strategy can be inconvenient ...
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Mexican Spiced Mocha Minus Chili Powder
I like Mexican Spiced Mocha and want to make it at home. But every recipe that I go through has chili powder as an ingredient. I am quite apprehensive abt. it. Can I make this particular coffee ...
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How do you reduce static in a coffee grinder?
Is there a way to reduce/eliminate the static buildup in a burr grinder? I've tried a few different coffee grinders and inevitably on removing the grinds bin, I get a spray of coffee all over the ...
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Coconut milk in iced coffee
I like using coconut milk in my coffee. However, during summer, I like putting ice in my coffee. Some part of the coconut milk clumps up around the ice. This is organic unsweetened, so only coconut ...
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How long is coffee with creamer added safe in a thermos?
I'm not sure if this or this questions' answers satisfactorily cover my question but I am seeing a lot of answers that talk about the shelf-life of coffee and say things just "change" when adding ...
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Dalgona / whipped coffee without sugar?
Dalgona coffee / whipped coffee is a hit recently, which is made from instant coffee powder, hot water and sugar.
I was wondering if there are any possibilities that we could have similar results if ...
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Why are dark roast beans usually used for espresso?
Do other roasts not taste good if they're made in an espresso machine?
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Why is my freshly ground coffee watery?
In order to get a more gourmet coffee drinking experience I have recently been getting whole beans and freshly grinding them before brewing coffee using an automatic drip coffee maker. Coffee ...
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Why does coffee taste awful after reheating it in a microwave oven?
I brew my coffee with a percolator using finely ground beans and it comes out great when it is still hot. However, I have to brew at least two cups in the machine. So if I make coffee in the morning, ...
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Are the Keurig K-Cups safe? [closed]
I have a Keurig machine at my home and in my office at work. I use them roughly 1-2 times a day, but today I started to think about the Keurig and those K-cup packages they dispense water through. I ...
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Why does coconut milk separate in coffee?
When I put coconut milk in coffee, curds and lumps form, which does not look good in coffee. When I heat coconut milk, curds are still form. What can I do to avoid this?
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How much coffee do I need to grind per 4 cups of coffee?
If I want to make 4 cups of coffee (in the pot), which is actually 2.5 cups if I put it in a regular liquid measuring cup, how much coffee should I start with?
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Are there visual differences between regular and decaf coffee?
I once asked a waiter at a restaurant how he managed not to mix up cups of regular and decaf coffee when bringing them to various tables. He replied that he could tell by looking at the bubbles – in ...
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Where in the US can I purchase Turkish Coffee/Cafe Botz/Mud Coffee
When I visited Israel I became a big fan of something they called "cafe botz" or mud coffee. It tasted real good, and you sort of poured warm water over it, stirred and waited for all the coffee ...
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How to identify a good espresso?
During the last week I ordered many different espresso shots at coffee shops around the place where I work - some cheap, some expensive, some chains, some independent stores.
As I heard that it is ...
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Can you make chocolate from coffee beans or coffee from cacao beans?
Coffee and cacao beans have some properties in common. I'm wondering can you make something akin to chocolate from a coffee bean or something like coffee from a cacao bean?
"Brewed Chocolate" seems ...
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What's the ideal coffee to water ratio for a French press?
What's the ideal amount of coffee to use per cup of water in a French press?
I've looked at various online resources, which all gave me a different amount. Some call for 2 tablespoons per 6 oz of ...
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How to declog coffee maker clogged by milk
I have a coffee maker which I used milk in it rather than water. Now milk has clogged its tubes as shown here:
Can anybody help me with a simple and easy trick to clean and declog the coffee maker ...
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What kind of coffee grinder is best?
I need to get a coffee grinder. What kind is best? I have heard that burr mills are better; are they worth the extra cost? Which ones last longer?
Update: I ended up getting a Hario hand grinder.
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Which lasts longer: ground or unground coffee?
Which lasts longer: ground or unground coffee? And why?
It would seem unground lasts longer because less of it is exposed to air. Is this true?
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What are recommendable coffee roast types for Aeropress?
Many tutorials on brewing coffee with the aeropress cover the optimal water temperature, water volume/weight, grind, for making a decent cup of coffee.
What none of them seem to cover is what type of ...
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Why is my espresso salty?
We've got a fancy espresso machine in our office kitchen. (It's apparently the kind they used to use at Starbucks stores before they switched over to a more automated "point-and-click" type system.) I ...
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Is mixing coffee with milk directly unhealthy? [closed]
Scientifically speaking, is there a reason not to mix coffee with milk directly?
I remember reading once, that milk is like the antidote to coffee and there is a bio-chemical reason why this makes ...
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Is weak coffee more likely to be bitter?
https://somedayilllearn.com/how-to-make-black-coffee/
Go big or go home. I typically use 2 tablespoons per cup. Weak coffee is more likely to be bitter.
Is there some truth here? Why would weak ...
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Instant coffee melts like chocolate
After my instant coffee (with chicory mix) powder got hard due to moisture I decided to heat the hardened coffee in a pan, and it got soft stuck to the pan like chocolate, and even had strings when I ...
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How does a coffee bean get its smokey flavor?
I've tasted on a number of occasions coffee that has smokey flavor. Is this a natural flavor of the beans or was it acquired in other means (e.g. during the roasting process)?
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Caramel Sauce vs Caramel Syrup
Specifically, what is the difference between caramel sauce and caramel syrup? Whenever I see someone make a caramel mocha latte or any caramel coffee, they either flavor it with the sauce or with the ...
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Can you make coffee by boiling it?
Google results have confused me so much. I learned to make a Nescafe Classic coffee a year ago.
All I would do is: Add some coffee and sugar in a mug/cup, add a few drops of water or milk and start ...
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wishy-washy caffè frappè
I'm trying to do the Greek drink "Caffè Frappè". I'm using 2 tea spoon of spray dried coffee and 2 tea spoons of sugar. I've added a little of iced water and blended with an hand mixer until it's ...
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Sealed cold press coffee bottle for 2 months and let it brew. Is it safe to consume it?
I put coffee beans(coarse grind) in a glass bottle and filled it with water(1 part beans to 5 parts water). I sealed this bottle and stored it in a dark cold place for 70 days. I opened the bottle ...
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Butter in coffee
Several years ago, a friend from Ethiopia suggested I try butter in my coffee. He said it reduces the bitterness.
It did and is now my favorite way to drink it.
My question is, is this really ...
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Creamer returns
I use Nestle Coffee-mate creamer. I have noticed when I fix my thermos to go, the creamer has no problem dissolving when I first fix them, but let's say after 5 hours when the coffee has gotten cold, ...
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How long will whole coffee beans last in the freezer?
I was gifted several bags of great coffee beans, which I won't be able to use all at once. If I store them in the freezer, how long will they last without losing flavor?
I know some have noted that ...
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Do I need two filters to strain cold brew coffee?
I have a Filtron cold brew system that uses both a paper filter and a wool filter to strain the coffee after it has brewed. However, in the last batch, I forgot to insert the wool filter! Is it okay ...
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What is the setting for the strongest brew on my coffee maker?
My coffee maker has settings for strong, gourmet, and bold. Which would brew the strongest coffee?
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Why does instant coffee have less caffeine?
I had gone completely cold-turkey on caffeine for a while due to anxiety issues, and I'm slowly reintroducing caffeine to my diet. I have read in many places that freeze-dried instant coffee has less ...
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Will old coffee in the refrigerator keep for 2 days?
I like the acidic taste of old/stale coffee.
I left my coffee at my desk over the weekend, and on Monday morning I took a sip. It tasted good. I did not heat it up, I drank it at room temperature.
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Normal coffee vs decaf
I have a De Longhi Espresso machine that takes ground coffee. When I use normal coffee (for example with Illy Classico), the coffee is foamy and generally very good.
When I do exactly the same thing ...
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Will artificial sweeteners work in a coffee syrup recipe?
Here’s the recipe for coffee syrup
Ingredients for 1 cup of coffee syrup
2 cups sugar
1 cup strong coffee
Directions
Mix sugar with the coffee
Boil mixture down to the consistency of thick syrup
To ...
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Reusing coffee grounds
Besides using it as a fertilizer, how else can I reuse my coffee grounds?
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What can you surmise about coffee beans that have oil on them at the time of purchase?
I find myself favoring the purchase of coffee beans that have visible oil on them. My inference was that this bean had some extra flavor or awesomeness.
Am I right, are beans 'better' if they are ...
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Bailey's curdled in coffee?
I put an irish bar's baileys into my morning's black coffee I kept warm in a Stanley thermos. But after an indeterminate amount of time (between 10 mins to an hour), some of the milk curdled.
Is that ...
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Substitute instant coffee for brewed black coffee
If I need to substitute 2tbsp of instant coffee for brewed black coffee, how much should I put in/ how much of the other liquids should I take out to compensate?
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What causes static in a coffee grinder's receptacle?
What causes static in a coffee grinder's receptacle?
The question of how to reduce static has been asked multiple times on cooking SE (see https://cooking.stackexchange.com/search?page=1&tab=...
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How to make coffee that closely resembles early 16-17th century coffees?
Making my coffee this morning, I found myself wondering what early coffee tasted like. I'm guessing quite different to modern coffee, both in how the beans were, and in how it was prepared or ...