I haven't actually tried it Toci but it would seem to me that coffee is
brewed differently than tea in the sense that it is brewed longer to my
knowledge (for instance, if I do coffee in a French press, which is
basically steeping it, I use 7 minutes or more) and also if they are using
an automatic coffee maker to do it, the coffee maker may have special design
features specific to coffee. For instance, I think my home coffee maker
doesn't just run the water through straight, it might let the grounds get
wet first, expand, then put the water through or something. Also, though
generically the compounds to be extracted may be generally similar
(flavinoids, etc.) they may differ in solubility ratings.

Anyhow, like I said, I haven't tried it. If I compare the closest methods
coffee vs tea, that is, steeping loose leaf and steeping grounds in a french
press, the coffee takes a longer bath. FWIW.

Melinda


"toci" > wrote in message
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> Don't know why it wouldn't work, as long as it isn't a "coffee maker"
> with traces of coffee or soap in it. The water could start at boiling
> and brew appropriately, and the leaves would be filtered out of the
> poring. Toci
> - wrote:
>> I know the purist will call this blasphemy, but today I went to a local
>> restaurant in town which is known for serving very good tea. The way
>> they
>> make it is they take ground up tea leaves, place it in a coffee maker and
>> pour hot water at the top of the machine. Within 3 minutes, they have a
>> great pot of tea.
>>
>> Have others in this NG tried this method to make tea?
>