Coffee tawk.
Coffee has been top of mind lately . With the rising price of coffee in NYC (I think I pay $4 for a thimbleful of iced americano), being able to make an excellent cup of coffee at home is becoming a priority. I haven't made coffee at home without the guidance of Mr. Coffee himself, so this is going to be a learning process. To further complicate things, I really only like iced coffee. Oh sure, I'll tolerate the hot stuff when it is freezing out, but give me iced coffee anyday . Wisdom of the interwebs says that cold brewing coffee is the way to go. Ratios and tools change, but technique pretty much remains the same. Once I get a handle on making a good iced coffee, some variations I want to try are: Seasoning. A little bit of salt can go a long way. It just makes sense and will supposedly cut bitterness.
Cavitation. I won't be the first to take Nitrous cavitation to cold br...