I found this great iced coffee recipe on Pinterest, via Pioneer Woman. I changed a few things, and wanted to share with the other java junkies out there.
First of all, I did a smaller amount, 3 quarts of water plus 6 ounces of coffee. I didn't use expensive stuff, but did use Dark Roast coffee. I can't store 2 gallons of coffee in my fridge. Besides, even I don't drink that much coffee!
My trusty coffee cone really helped with the process. I tried the paper towels in the metal strainer as Ree recommended, but it made a big mess for me. So, I strained the steeped brew through a regular cone filter in my ceramic cone, placed inside the metal strainer.
So much easier and neater! I did use about 4 filters this way, but ended up with 2.5 quarts of primo iced coffee juice. And, I didn't have to fiddle with pushing the coffee through the strainer. Gravity in this case was my friend.
Has anyone else tried this recipe?
7 comments:
I am going to check out the recipe right now. I do make iced coffee at home for my hubby. Okay, I just a quart mason jar and add half a cup to a cup of grinds then fill the rest with water. Let sit overnight or long and strain. Hubby can generally get about 3-4 cups of iced coffee out of it.
I would like to try this! Cold iced coffee is such a relief on a hot, humid day! ~Val
I was planning to make it this week but on a smaller scale, so I'll use your proportions and your filter set up. I loved her idea to used sweetened condensed milk, that creaminess was something that was always missing. Yum yum.
Thanks for pointing this out! I'm going to try and make a batch this weekend. It will save so much time in the morning to have the coffee ready to pour!
I did give this a try today! I love coffee, so had to see how it worked. It was pretty tasty! I might have to do it more often.
That is the niftiest coffee cone thing, by the by. I've never seen one like it.
Jean, thanks for posting that. I am so going to get everything tonight for some icy cold coffee for the rest of the summer. I bought the Iced Coffee for my Kerig machine. It was just okay. Not anything special to justify the price, and you know how frugal I am. I'm going for the gusto. Looks yummy.
LOL, I do this too and am partial to the condensed milk version. Still using the coffee cone I got at Macy's NYC when I was a nanny in 1986!
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