How to use coffee ground too fine?
I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's.
It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost like powder. Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with a French Press. That didn't work very well. Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. What do you recommend? Thanks, Bob |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:13:38 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote: >I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. >It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost >like powder. > >Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with >a French Press. That didn't work very well. > >Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > >What do you recommend? Thanks, Just use an ordinary drip coffee pot with a paper filter. There is no such thing as coffee that has been ground too fine. I use the finest grind (turkish) for my every day coffee. You may have to reduce the amount of coffee grounds per brewed cup to get it to your taste, but that's easy enough to do. -- See return address to reply by email |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:13:38 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote: >I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. >It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost >like powder. > >Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with >a French Press. That didn't work very well. > >Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > >What do you recommend? Thanks, > >Bob My first thought was "centrifuge." Second thought (more practical for the home), filter paper. Wouldn't a paper coffee filter work? The French press has larger mesh. Maybe cut a disk of filter the size of the press plunger. Or you could let the grounds settle, decant the liquid using a stirring rod, then reheat. :) Sue(tm) Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself! |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
Curly Sue wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:13:38 -0500, zxcvbob > > wrote: > >> I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. >> It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost >> like powder. >> >> Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with >> a French Press. That didn't work very well. >> >> Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. >> >> What do you recommend? Thanks, >> >> Bob > > My first thought was "centrifuge." Second thought (more practical for > the home), filter paper. > > Wouldn't a paper coffee filter work? The French press has larger > mesh. Maybe cut a disk of filter the size of the press plunger. > > Or you could let the grounds settle, decant the liquid using a > stirring rod, then reheat. :) > > Sue(tm) > Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself! I don't have any paper filters. I'll bring a couple home from work and try it next week. Bob |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
"zxcvbob" > wrote in message ... > I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. > It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost > like powder. > > Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with > a French Press. That didn't work very well. > > Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > > What do you recommend? Thanks, First, don't use boiling water. Use water off the boil. Then let the powder steep until it sinks and then decant the clear coffee. It's how coffee was always made before we invented gadgetry. You can also sprinkle it on vanilla ice cream. It's pretty good that way. Paul |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
zxcvbob > wrote:
>Curly Sue wrote: >> Wouldn't a paper coffee filter work? >I don't have any paper filters. I'll bring a couple home from work and >try it next week. Wow that's really going to lengths to find a solution to your problem. Steve |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
zxcvbob wrote:
> > I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. > It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost > like powder. > > Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with > a French Press. That didn't work very well. > > Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > > What do you recommend? Thanks, A drip machine with a paper filter. |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
zxcvbob wrote:
> > I don't have any paper filters. I'll bring a couple home > from work and try it next week. Paper towels work, in a pinch. At least, the ones I buy. Your mileage may vary. |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
zxcvbob wrote:
> > >> > >> What do you recommend? Thanks, > >> > >> Bob > > > > My first thought was "centrifuge." Second thought (more practical for > > the home), filter paper. > > > > Wouldn't a paper coffee filter work? The French press has larger > > mesh. Maybe cut a disk of filter the size of the press plunger. > > > > Or you could let the grounds settle, decant the liquid using a > > stirring rod, then reheat. :) > > > > Sue(tm) > > Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself! > > I don't have any paper filters. I'll bring a couple home from work and > try it next week. > Use a paper towel. |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
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zxcvbob > wrote: > I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. > It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost > like powder. > > Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with > a French Press. That didn't work very well. > > Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > > What do you recommend? Thanks, > > Bob I mix it with regular grind coffee. -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.mac.com/barbschaller - blahblahblog - Orange Honey Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007 jamlady.eboard.com http:/http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor/ |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
Steve Pope wrote:
> zxcvbob > wrote: > >> Curly Sue wrote: > >>> Wouldn't a paper coffee filter work? > >> I don't have any paper filters. I'll bring a couple home from work and >> try it next week. > > Wow that's really going to lengths to find a solution to your > problem. > > Steve ??? The filters at work belong to me. I took them in for the coffee coop to use. Bob |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
zxcvbob wrote:
> I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. > It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine > almost like powder. > > What do you recommend? Thanks, > > Bob When I ordered from Gevalia the coffee was always very finely ground. I just used it my regular drip coffee maker with a paper filter, as others have suggested. Jill |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
> In article >,
> zxcvbob > wrote: > > > I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. > > It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost > > like powder. > > > > Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with > > a French Press. That didn't work very well. > > > > Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > > > > What do you recommend? Thanks, > > > > Bob > I use espresso grind coffee in my Senseo machine with regular paper filters. The powder grind makes very strong coffee for such a small amount used. -- Tp, -------- __o ----- -\<. -------- __o --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\<. -------------------- ( )/ ( ) ----------------------------------------- No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron... |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
"zxcvbob" > wrote in message ... >I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. It looks like >normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost like powder. > > Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with a French > Press. That didn't work very well. > > Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > > What do you recommend? Thanks, > > Bob > Well, as you discovered, the best bet would be espresso. You could also add it to melted chocolate, and use that for ice cream topping or to make chocolate shavings for ice cream or gelato. kimberly |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
"Nexis" > wrote in message ... > > "zxcvbob" > wrote in message > ... >>I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. It >>looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost like >>powder. >> >> Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with >> a French Press. That didn't work very well. >> >> Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. >> >> What do you recommend? Thanks, >> >> Bob >> > > Well, as you discovered, the best bet would be espresso. You could also > add it to melted chocolate, and use that for ice cream topping or to make > chocolate shavings for ice cream or gelato. > > kimberly It will also work OK in an automatic drip coffemaker (melito, Krups, etc) with a paper filter. I grind my coffee beans to a fine powder and use them in my krups every day. Jon Jon |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
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zxcvbob > wrote: > I bought a bag of "German Roast Coffee" (whatever that is) at Aldi's. > It looks like normal medium-roasted coffee, but it's ground fine almost > like powder. > > Last weekend I boiled it briefly in a saucepan and then filtered it with > a French Press. That didn't work very well. > > Today I tried using it in an Espresso maker. That seems to be better. > > What do you recommend? Thanks, I bought a package of that coffee a couple of months ago. It's nothing like the Jacobs and Tschibo coffees I've bought in the past -- really weak unless you use a lot, in which case it's just bitter. I ended up combining it with a first-class local Italian-roast coffee (ground normally for my automatic drip coffeemaker) and it was drinkable till it was gone. sd |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:33:16 -0500, sd > wrote:
>I ended up combining it with a first-class local Italian-roast >coffee (ground normally for my automatic drip coffeemaker) and it >was drinkable till it was gone. > I like strong coffee, but Italian roast is too much for me. :) -- See return address to reply by email |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
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>I like strong coffee, but Italian roast is too much for me. My experience is that if a roast is not reasonably dark, it's not possible to brew it strong without it tasting (to me) lousy. "Reasonably dark" does not need to mean all the way to dark Italian... most of Blue Bottle's roasts would qualify as medium, but still can be brewed very strong and/or used in an espresso machine. Steve |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
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How to use coffee ground too fine?
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:31:10 -0700, sf wrote:
>I'm not familiar with Blue Bottle. Is that a local roaster (EastBay)? Yes, they are based in the east bay. They also sell at various farmers markets, and they do have a website. Supposed to be some of the best coffee around. http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/ Christine |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
> wrote:
>>"Reasonably dark" does not need to mean all the way to dark >>Italian... most of Blue Bottle's roasts would qualify as >>medium, but still can be brewed very strong and/or used >>in an espresso machine. >I'm not familiar with Blue Bottle. Is that a local roaster (EastBay)? Yes, they roast in Oakland, have a kiosk at 315 Linden St. in SF, and sell at the Tuesday and Saturday Berkeley farmer's markets. blubottlecoffee.net . Of the products we've tried, we like Espresso Temescal the best, but Giant Steps (a lighter roast) is also excellent. Since last year they have nabbed Chez Panisse's account. Steve |
How to use coffee ground too fine?
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How to use coffee ground too fine?
That ultra-fine grind is for Turkish Coffee.
Here is the way to do it. Start with a small, narrow container. For each cup of coffee to make, put 1 Tablespoon of Coffee and 1 Teaspoon of sugar. Add the cup of water. Place over a medium heat until is starts to boil. It will Foam up quickly. Remove it Immediatly when it starts to foam. Set it aside for a few seconds till the foam settles. Put it back on the fire till it foams a second time and remove quickly. Pour into the cups. Let set in the cups for 2-3 minutes. The traditional way is to serve it immediatly and the guests allow it to settle. Drink about 3/4 of the cup and leave the remaining 1/4 with the grounds in the bottom of the cup. Enjoy. |
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