Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here. I drink Turkish coffee every day (so unfiltered, like that), and the froth will boil over in a matter of minutes. If you're boiling it for 15, all you'l...
Once the beans were roasted, they were ground in a mortar, strained in a sieve, and then boiled for about 15 minutes.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here. I drink Turkish coffee every day (so unfiltered, like that), and the froth will boil over in a matter of minutes. If you're boiling it for 15, all you'l be left with is a mess and some burned powder.
yeah that does seem excessive, maybe it's a constant boil in a gigantic pot and they keep refilling with the grinds? I know with a French press we boil and still let the coffee stand for 5min...
yeah that does seem excessive, maybe it's a constant boil in a gigantic pot and they keep refilling with the grinds? I know with a French press we boil and still let the coffee stand for 5min before drinking (though that may be more superstition than something that affects the taste)
Lol this reminds me of one of my favorite informative shows, a British program called 'The Supersizers Go.' It's a dumb name, but the premise of the show is that they reenact life from different...
Lol this reminds me of one of my favorite informative shows, a British program called 'The Supersizers Go.' It's a dumb name, but the premise of the show is that they reenact life from different time periods, with an emphasis on preparing and eating the foods as they would have been prepared during each respective time period. It's fascinating and hilarious, and most of the old episodes are available to watch on Youtube. I would link to them but I'm not sure why or how they're up on there considering possible copyright conflicts, but they've been up for years and I highly recommend watching them.
Townsends on YouTube (one of my favorite channels) does something similar with their 18th Century Cooking episodes. They have also done a few coffee episodes already too: The Perfect Campfire...
Haha enjoy. It's a really fun channel and John Townsend (the host) seems like a super swell guy. :) Sorting by popular in their videos to start would be my recommendation... though a lot of the...
Haha enjoy. It's a really fun channel and John Townsend (the host) seems like a super swell guy. :)
Sorting by popular in their videos to start would be my recommendation... though a lot of the less popular episodes (like the historic site visits, reenactor interviews and Q&As/livestreams) are absolute gems too IMO.
LOL. Yeah, I have learned more about the 17th, 18th and 19th Century in the last 2+ years watching that channel than I ever thought possible... and he made that learning enjoyable as well! I...
LOL. Yeah, I have learned more about the 17th, 18th and 19th Century in the last 2+ years watching that channel than I ever thought possible... and he made that learning enjoyable as well!
Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here. I drink Turkish coffee every day (so unfiltered, like that), and the froth will boil over in a matter of minutes. If you're boiling it for 15, all you'l be left with is a mess and some burned powder.
yeah that does seem excessive, maybe it's a constant boil in a gigantic pot and they keep refilling with the grinds? I know with a French press we boil and still let the coffee stand for 5min before drinking (though that may be more superstition than something that affects the taste)
Lol this reminds me of one of my favorite informative shows, a British program called 'The Supersizers Go.' It's a dumb name, but the premise of the show is that they reenact life from different time periods, with an emphasis on preparing and eating the foods as they would have been prepared during each respective time period. It's fascinating and hilarious, and most of the old episodes are available to watch on Youtube. I would link to them but I'm not sure why or how they're up on there considering possible copyright conflicts, but they've been up for years and I highly recommend watching them.
Townsends on YouTube (one of my favorite channels) does something similar with their 18th Century Cooking episodes.
They have also done a few coffee episodes already too:
The Perfect Campfire Coffee! - 18th Century Cooking from Townsends
Imitation Coffee from the 17th and 18th Centuries
They also did a one hour live stream recently with coffee expert Dave Taylor (the guy from the first video) answering all sorts of viewer questions about Coffee and Tea (importation, smuggling, prices, etc) in the 18th Century.
Welp, there goes my Sunday evening.
Haha enjoy. It's a really fun channel and John Townsend (the host) seems like a super swell guy. :)
Sorting by popular in their videos to start would be my recommendation... though a lot of the less popular episodes (like the historic site visits, reenactor interviews and Q&As/livestreams) are absolute gems too IMO.
I've already learned that lemon peel/zest was the second most common spice in 19th century American cookbooks lol, TIL
LOL. Yeah, I have learned more about the 17th, 18th and 19th Century in the last 2+ years watching that channel than I ever thought possible... and he made that learning enjoyable as well!
I seriously love Townsends and am even a Patreon supporter of theirs as a result.
p.s. Nutmeg as a meme... get used to it as it comes up a LOT in 18th Century recipes! :P