Coffee Pot Cosy, Photo by PH MOrton
Project: Coffee Pot Cosy
Peter has been brewing us delicious good quality coffee. He told me that he is part of a coffee club at work with some good colleagues. He has been regaling me with all the nuances of how to properly brew a good strong coffee.
Peter, the barrista, has this advice:
First, heat the pot with hot water.
Second, add a scoop of ground coffee per person and another scoop for the pot.
Third, heat the water to just about boiling and cover the ground coffee with the hot water and leave for a minute.
Fourth, add the remainder of the hot water to fill the pot.
Fifth, stir the pot by using an appropriate stirrer, i.e. wooden or plastic if using a glass pot.
Sixth, cover the pot and leave to steep for four minutes and then apply the plunger ever so slowly.
Ideally you should have a cosy to cover the sides of the pot to keep the coffee/pot hot/warm.
The coffee should be drunk neat: that is without milk or sugar/sweetener to fully appreciate the taste. But addition of milk and sugar is according to your taste after all coffee is there to be enjoyed.
Since Peter put so much importance to the cosy I crocheted him one. It took 40 minutes to make and finish at 2:00am whilst we were watching a Stephen King movie.
Have a lovely coffee time.
Cheers!