Coffee, Black
Ingredients
Directions
Boil 1 pint of water.
Add 1 heaped tablespoon of coffee to the boiling water.
Brew the coffee until very strong.
Strain the coffee to remove grounds.
Serve black, without sugar.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Coffee
- Supplies the bitter, aromatic flavour that defines the drink; brewing longer draws more of it out.
The step that matters
Brew the coffee until very strong. Strength depends on how much coffee dissolves into the water and for how long. Too little contact time gives a weak, thin drink, while over-extraction pulls out harsh, bitter compounds. Straining afterwards stops the grounds from continuing to extract.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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