Coffee makers. Who has One?

TastyReuben said:
Black tea is generally water right off the boil, and coffee is usually recommended to use water that’s a bit under the boiling point, something like 194F (versus the 212F) - aficionados say boiling water scorches the grounds.
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We have one of those fancy kettles where you can set how hot you want the water, we heat it to 90C for coffee.
 
My kettle has this: (Of course when it stops and the thing beeps it's right off the boil.)
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Morning Glory said:
Oooo....Oolong! What is French press? What is white? Delicate what? And why is green tea lower temperature? Its most puzzling. :scratchhead:
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French press is one of these. You put the coffee grounds in there, pour in the water, let it sit about 5 minutes then press the screen thing down to get the grounds at the bottom and pour out your coffee.
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White tea and green tea is lower so the heat doesn't break down the goodies in the tea leaves. They're not as mature as black tea and are more fragile. Never used delicate, probably for flower type teas.
 
Barriehie said:
French press is one of these. You put the coffee grounds in there, pour in the water, let it sit about 5 minutes then press the screen thing down to get the grounds at the bottom and pour out your coffee.View attachment 141694

White tea and green tea is lower so the heat doesn't break down the goodies in the tea leaves. They're not as mature as black tea and are more fragile. Never used delicate, probably for flower type teas.
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Thank you. Is that kettle of Asian origin? There is nothing like that here that I have seen.
 
TastyReuben said:
Black tea is generally water right off the boil, and coffee is usually recommended to use water that’s a bit under the boiling point, something like 194F (versus the 212F) - aficionados say boiling water scorches the grounds.
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Boiling water scorches the grounds? I never heard that one before. All coffee makers that I know of heats the water to about 194 or so degrees. It may be below the boiling point, but it IS hot. In fact, the manual tells you to put cold water into the reservoir because it gets heated anyway. :wink:
 
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TastyReuben said:
Black tea is generally water right off the boil, and coffee is usually recommended to use water that’s a bit under the boiling point, something like 194F (versus the 212F) - aficionados say boiling water scorches the grounds.
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Thx. Never heard that re coffee but heard it the other way around - that tea is best brewed/infused with slightly below boiling point water.

As we're at altitude and water boils at 201°F/94°C we're in the ballpark at slightly lower boiling points 😁
 
GadgetGuy said:
In fact, the manual tells you to put cold water into the reservoir because it gets heated anyway. :wink:
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It's actually based on some old facts. Hot water lines used to be copper with lead braising. Hot water from the tap could potentially have traces of these metals. Cold water not
Hence the advice to use cold water
 
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