Filtered Coffee
Ingredients
Directions
Scald the coffee pot and place it where it will stay hot.
Put the coffee and salt in the filter.
Add boiling water slowly, pouring it over the coffee a little at a time, and cover the coffee pot tightly after each addition.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Finely ground coffee
- Supplies the flavor compounds that the hot water extracts into the brew.
- Boiling water
- Dissolves and extracts flavor from the coffee grounds as it passes through them.
The step that matters
Adding the boiling water slowly and covering the pot after each addition. Pouring slowly lets the water saturate the grounds evenly, and covering holds in heat and aroma so extraction stays hot and consistent. Pouring too fast or leaving the pot uncovered lets heat and aromatic compounds escape, which can leave the coffee weak or flat.
“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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