TheMonkey
Mar 18, 04 14:10
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Alternative Coffee Filters (Makeshift)
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my name is TheMonkey, and i'm addicted to coffee.
slowtwitchers: "Hello Monkey".
this morning, at a hotel, i pull out my stash. a dime bag of my favorite coffee from home. carefully ground in anticipation to be equipped with a personal coffee machine in the hotel. the machine is there, but i have no filters! DAMN!
i don't panic, because i know i can rig something. i've rigged before. the hotel room provides rations including a packet style coffee bag. i tear a chunk out of the bag and i empty the nasty dirt into the toilet. all of it. i can't have even 1 granule of hotel coffee. my senses have become finely tuned. i carefully put my precious nectar into the bag, and perform origami on the hole in the bag.
it worked perfect. and as i sat back and drank my coffee, i reckoned all the 'whackier' makeshifts that i have done in the past. mostly at home when i had a drip maker before i got a super-automatic. i'd also be interested in knowing what others have done.
historical makeshifts in order of effectiveness:
wife's stocking - some grinds passed through, but pretty effective. i had to sneak this one. she does not understand that coffee > stockings.
dress sock - i used a clean one once. it ruined the sock, and i had a pretty grindy cup of coffee. flavor seemed to be in tact regardless of the sock.
toilet paper - only good for a couple cups before disintegration, and it's a tricky balance.... fewer layers so it filters and passes flavor, yet enough layers that it can survive the hot water.
nothing - that's right. just let it steep.
TheMonkey
It's not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to squeeze in 8 hours of TV a day - Homer Simpson
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