On 8/17/2010 8:49 AM, aem wrote:
> On Aug 17, 11:17 am, > wrote:
>> On Aug 15, 4:20 pm, > wrote:
>>
>> nobody mentioned Toddy.....
>>
>> with a coffee toddy maker you can use as much or as little coffee
>> 'syrup' as you like for strength and NO bitterness.
>
> I take it that Toddy is cold brewed coffee....
>
> " It seems to live up to its billing. Advocates generally claim lower
> acid, lower caffeine, and a liquid concentrate that keeps well for
> more
> than a week.
>
> "We had a friend who prepared cold brewed coffee exclusively and we
> drank it often when we visited. Until they moved away.
>
> " Pretty much for all the reasons listed as advantages, we didn't much
> like it. It didn't have enough caffeeine for us, the taste lacked
> something, probably acid, and the idea of adding water and zapping it
> just didn't seem "fresh" to us."
>
> ...that's what we posted about it some five years ago. Another poster
> in that thread pointed out that cold-brewed coffee had been around for
> many years and never gained much popularity, which probably meant
> something.
>
> Just as here with percolators--their usage declined, drip makers
> grew. The magical mystery of competition doesn't always point to
> inherent value but it's something to take note of...... -aem

Drip coffee makers are popular because they're fast, they make getting
rid of the grounds easy and you don't get grounds in your cup. Mostly
it's because they're fast - time is our most valuable resource. :-)