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| Nephraeth |
Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 10:00:29 AM
Hi! I am new to the Farmgirl Connection. I have a question about coffee filters... I want to stop using them but I don't know what else to use. I have a perculator that I have for heating water on our camping trips but I can't for the life of me figure out how to use it for coffee. A french press maybe or can I use fabric as a substitute filter?
Thanks!
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| Horseyrider |
Posted - Mar 16 2007 : 4:09:29 PM
I stopped using coffee filters for awhile and used a French press. But then I read how there were carcinogens in coffee that showed up when made by French press or percolator methods, and it had to do with the filter papers. Apparently the filter papers actually filter more than grounds, and the carcinogenic substances are thrown away with the filter papers.
I threw away my French press.
And percolators boil water, perk it up over the grounds, and then it drips through only to be boiled again and perked back through. Coffee purists have heart attacks over percolators; coffee should never be allowed to boil as it alters it's character, nor should it ever be rebrewed or reheated.
Since my espresso machine doesn't use filter papers, I only use it rarely.
Michelle, I would wholeheartedly agree that the folks in Costa Rica know their coffee. My brother used to send me some from there when he worked there, and it was heavenly. |
| Vintage Redhead |
Posted - Mar 16 2007 : 2:49:14 PM
FYI in the event that you don't find what you like or that fits your specific pot:
You can compost "un-bleached" paper coffee (a.k.a. "natural" or "untreated") filters right along with your coffee grounds into your compost pile. Coffee grounds are excellent for your garden - good source of nitrogen, if memory serves.
The key is, however, that the filgers must be *un-bleached.* Routine introduction of chemically treated paper into your compost pile can destroy the delicate balance of nitrogen, decay, invertebrates, insects, etc., and render your compost unuseable.
Just passing along that when we can't avoid, we can do the next best thing: recycle back to the earth. ~ K
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Mar 15 2007 : 4:13:19 PM
When I lived in Costa Rica, the only filters stores carried were cotton ones. And they know coffee. I don't use any filters now, just espresso. ZZZT.
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Mar 15 2007 : 10:23:54 AM
i vote for the French Press....I LOVE how French Pressed coffee tastes...mmmmmm so good.
I buy coffee filters, but I buy the unbleached ones. I use them also for my applique work on the sewing machine....instead of fusable webbing.
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| westernhorse51 |
Posted - Mar 15 2007 : 09:55:29 AM
reusable ones are great. I also have & use filters but only unbleached ones. I use them for other purposes like for keeping some seeds in them, after I've mixed a batch of different teas that I blended I'll put them in the filters & turn then into envelopes. I also use them for greasing my pans & grill before baking or making pancakes or waffles. I've even put small candies in them, tied them w/ ribbons & given them as gifts to my neices. I use filters alot!
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| ali2583 |
Posted - Mar 15 2007 : 09:30:24 AM
I really like the way coffee tastes when it's made in a French press. It's a little bit stronger, but really nice. You can get them in many different sizes, from a single serving to a big 8 cup one to make coffee for everyone. I find they work quicker than a drip coffee maker too.
I also bought my mom-in-law a cuisinart coffee percolater. She swears by it and has had it for about 3 years without any trouble. It makes very tasty coffee, too.
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| OregonGal |
Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 8:57:40 PM
I sewed my own filter out of just some cotton cloth - have been using it for about a year
and its still holding together just fine. |
| emma.birdwhistle |
Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 6:10:45 PM
My mother had a reusable coffee filter that was made of a hemp/cotton mix, I believe. It was made to be rinsed after each use. It worked well for a long time before she finally had to retire it. I purchased it for her at a store that sold organic cotton clothing, bedding, and the like - but I'm sure such a thing would be available online. Lately my mother has decided that she doesn't want to bother with coffee filters at all and is looking to buy a French press.
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| _Rebecca_ |
Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 1:10:13 PM
A gold mesh filter is the BEST!!! It will last a long, long time. : )
Just had a cup! It was Godiva Chocolate Creme, a Christmas present variety pack from my sweet husband (who doesn't drink coffee *frown* but loves to spoil his coffee drinking wife!).
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| Kim |
Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 12:51:46 PM
I use a percolater. I love it!
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| Nephraeth |
Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 12:38:49 PM
Excellent! I will check it out. Thank you. |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 12:22:14 PM
You can by a mesh coffee filter that is reusable. You can usually find them in the aisle with the coffee makers at walmart.
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