I can't live without coffee in the morning. I shudder if I need to go without, say because I am supposed to have major surgery. I need coffee when I get up, and hate to wait until I can get to a Starbucks or some other such place. But using the drip coffee machine always seemed beyond my feeble abilities. Reading the advice on a premium coffee label did nothing to assuage my fear: even though I actually owned a "true" tablespoon, I often couldn't find it. So I did some experimenting. First, for almost any coffee a ratio of one mildly heaping tablespoon to one cup of water seems to work just fine. Second, if you actually measure, one heaping tablespoon of a plain old tablespoon is about the same as a mildly heaping "true" tablespoon. Look at the photo for inspiration. Enjoy the coffee.
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Good going Ira. Do you know the website Chow? and Chowhound is the restaurant part.
Good advice. Lots of coffeeless crabs in my house, too.
Yes I am very, very crabby without my first sip of coffee. I like it so strong the spoon stands upright in the cup. That's why I use two tablespoons of Intelligentsia Miller's blend per cup of water. How many ounces is your cup?
Ma,
I assume 6 oz since, like most people, I just use the little hash marks on the pot.
I too find the best way to make a cup of coffee is 2 Tablespoons per 6 ounces of water. Many stores carry a 2 Tablespoon coffee scoop. My favorite coffee is 1/2 vienna and 1/2 french italian from Zabar's in NYC. www.zabars.com
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