We watched In a Lonely Place (1950) starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame...
I use a glass siphon most days to make coffee because it makes really good, acid free, coffee.?ÿ She uses a glass siphon in the following clip.?ÿ In the beginning it is on the stove with very gray anemic looking grounds in the top vessel (the classic American method involved putting the whole thing together with the grounds in the top and cold water in the bottom, heat the water on the stove and eventually it will rise into the upper vessel and saturate the grounds).?ÿ At about 3:17 she says "The Coffee!" and goes back into the kitchen to pull it off the hot burner.?ÿ The scene then zooms on them where you can only see some of the top vessel in the lower left but it never starts to start siphoning back down. I get it, most people are looking at Gloria Grahame but not me ha ha.
I use the Japanese method, which is put the lower vessel with cold water onto the stove and heat it to near boiling, meanwhile the upper vessel has a stand, put the coffee grounds into the upper vessel.?ÿ When the water is near boiling, put the upper vessel into the lower vessel and the water rises.?ÿ After about a minute, turn off the burner and move the pot to a cold burner.?ÿ It will siphon back down.?ÿ The new American method is to have the water rise into the upper vessel then add the coffee grounds but I find this difficult and messy trying to pour grounds into the upper vessel over the hot stove.?ÿ The Japanese method is more practical.
I put the little cup in the machine, pour in some water, put the coffee cup in and push the button. Like majic a hot cup of tasty Java in 1 minute.
I have a Coffeemaker that has a built-in bean grinder. ?ÿEarly morning grogginess is instantly overcome when I use coffee grounds instead of beans and forget to mash the magic button that turns off the grinder before I mash the ON button.
I would love to have the patience to use a siphon coffee maker but I am lacking in that area and the cleaning associated with them are too much for me but they make some excellent coffee and they look cool as can be and watching them is even better. They are sorta coming back into favor and there are some really nice looking what I will call "steam punk" siphons available.
I want a timer and insulated thermal carafe so it is ready when I wake and have not found one but maybe when I have to buy my next coffee maker that will be available.
I have a Coffeemaker that has a built-in bean grinder. ?ÿEarly morning grogginess is instantly overcome when I use coffee grounds instead of beans and forget to mash the magic button that turns off the grinder before I mash the ON button.
That grinder is my "alarm clock".?ÿ It goes off and by the time I visit the facilities and let the dogs out and back in the brewing is done.?ÿ AHHHHHHHH that first sip is always the best. A few years back we had a bread maker too.?ÿ To wake up to fresh brewing coffee and the smell of fresh baked bread was wonderful.
Andy
I don't drink coffee, but yerba mate with a bombilla.?ÿ I like my teas to be loose leaf.?ÿ?ÿ Now?ÿSWMBO enjoys her morning brew and has settled on percolating it as the finest way.?ÿ?ÿShe has tried just about everything, French press, siphon, drip and percolating that Guatemalan bean and settle don the old fashioned Corning Wear Percolator.?ÿ I swear its the same thing my parents used in North Dakota when I was a wee one back in the early 60's.?ÿ
I use a vintage circa 1960s Corning Ware Country Festival percolator 10 cup P149.
It takes a while to begin to boil and after it perk for about a minute will turn it off and the radiant heat will continue the perk process another 4 to 5 minutes and the coffee is made.
My current recipe is two scoops Cafe Du Monde French Roast and one scoop Dunkin Donut original.
I would love to have the patience to use a siphon coffee maker but I am lacking in that area and the cleaning associated with them are too much for me but they make some excellent coffee and they look cool as can be and watching them is even better. They are sorta coming back into favor and there are some really nice looking what I will call "steam punk" siphons available.
I want a timer and insulated thermal carafe so it is ready when I wake and have not found one but maybe when I have to buy my next coffee maker that will be available.
I got a nice coffee maker with a stainless steel insulated carafe, but still needed the timer. Then I bought a smart outlet. Works great, set it for 5:00 on weekdays and then on the weekends, I can turn it on from my bed with the app on my phone whenever I wake up.
I wish I could remember the movie, but I happened to turn on an old private Eye movie from the '40s I believe.?ÿ The guy was an ex-cop that hung up his shingle.?ÿ He was single living in an apartment.?ÿ I was surprised to see him using a coffee press to make his coffee in the morning.?ÿ Before that movie, I kind of thought they had come along later than that.?ÿ?ÿ
Looking it up on line, it sounds like the French Press was first patented in 1929, but may have not gone into production until 1958.?ÿ So I might have my year wrong on the movie.
I hand grind the beans, takes a while, I work for my coffee.
I have two 8 cup stainless steel stove top percolators, I like percolated coffee, it's a real art getting a good result. ?ÿMy method is heat up the water in a large tea kettle (bigger burner so it's faster), just below boil pour into percolator pot then put in basket assembly with grounds in it, put on lid, turn on burner, it starts percolating pretty fast that way. Doesn't steam the grounds so I get a better result. Turn the heat way down, just enough to keep it percolating. I do it for 8 minutes then let it settle for a couple of minutes.
I saw a Corningware percolator on eBay the other day, tempting.
the real prize is a Pyrex glass percolator with the glass innards, those are cool.
@ Dave Karoly
I agree, the water should be boiling before inserting the innards.
After perk is complete, take innards out before pouring a cup.
I would love to have the patience to use a siphon coffee maker but I am lacking in that area and the cleaning associated with them are too much for me but they make some excellent coffee and they look cool as can be and watching them is even better. They are sorta coming back into favor and there are some really nice looking what I will call "steam punk" siphons available.
I want a timer and insulated thermal carafe so it is ready when I wake and have not found one but maybe when I have to buy my next coffee maker that will be available.
I got a nice coffee maker with a stainless steel insulated carafe, but still needed the timer. Then I bought a smart outlet. Works great, set it for 5:00 on weekdays and then on the weekends, I can turn it on from my bed with the app on my phone whenever I wake up.
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You should get a "Clapper", clap on clap off.
You guys work to hard for coffee.?ÿ ?ÿI don't drink the stuff.?ÿ ?ÿI have an uncle that actually roasts several different beans, mixes and grinds it.?ÿ ?ÿHave no clue how he makes it, but after reading all of these replies, I rather sleep 15 more minutes and drink tea!
Some of the best coffee I ever had was brewed by hanging a 3 pound coffee can full of water and?ÿan undetermined amount of grounds?ÿin the exhaust behind the grill doors of an M1 Abrams. It's all about context and perspective....
