Is There An Unconventional Way To Make Coffee Without A Coffee Maker?

7 June 2009 in Coffee maker

11 Comments to Is There An Unconventional Way To Make Coffee Without A Coffee Maker?

Grab any old saucepan, and fill it with two cups of water. (or of course with however many cups you would like to drink.) Add four or five tablespoons of grounded coffee per two cups of water. Take that saucepan over to the stove and bring it to a rumbling boil and then quickly remove it from the heated burner. Let the coffee grounds then settle to the bottom of the pan, this may take three or four minutes. When you know that the grounds have settled begin to pour the coffee into your cup. If at first when you begin to pour the coffee you think to yourself ” i hope that i don’t get a whole bunch of grounds in my cup.” Don’t worry. The grounds will stay at the bottom of the pan. Enjoy!
Note: Best if made over a fire
The Original Cowboy Coffee is done like this:
4 quarts water
1 1/2 cups freshly ground coffee
1 egg shell
1/2 cup cold water
Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan or coffee pot. Add coffee grounds and egg shell to boiling water. Return to a boil, then remove from heat and let stand for 2 minutes. Slowly add cold water to settle grounds to the bottom. Strain if desired.
However, this way sounds promising also:
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Make sure there is more than enough for a cup or two for everybody. Throw in a generous handful of fresh ground coffee.
Simmer at just below a boil until the grounds settle.
Pour the coffee slowly into your cup.
Beware the last sip (There is always more, just refill).
Useful Tips:
The key to good cowboy coffee is to keep it hot enough but never let it boil. When brewing, it should be hot enough so that the grounds are moving in the water, but the water is not bubbling. If you boil it, it gets very bitter. Once you have added the coffee, keep the pot over a small pile of coals. If you don’t have a grill, keep the pot balanced on a couple rocks. When the coffee is the right strength, let it cool just enough to let the grounds settle.
It tastes awful if you reheat it for every cup. Exception – it still tastes fantastic when reheated after a long day hike or climb when you get back to camp, particularly with some whiskey in it, or as a chaser. Once you got the fire going, start a fresh pot. If you keep it over some coals, you can keep it hot for hours and it only gets better. When the coffee in the pot gets low, just add more water and some more coffee and repeat the process.
X-weirdo on 8 June 2009

Fisherman’s Coffee.
Use the same amount of water and coffee as you would in your coffee pot.
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Put the water in a sauce pan , bring to a boil
reduce heat to low add coffee and stir, simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. The longer you simmer the stronger the coffee will be.
Take off heat very slowely pour some cold tap water into coffee. This makes the grounds settle. Ladle out of sauce pan into cup and injoy, you can also pour through a
fine screen strainer. Good luck with your
unconventional coffee .
jim b on 8 June 2009

I guess you don’t have a french press…
You will have to do cowboy coffee…but buy a French Press for these occasions, you actually may like it better than a coffee maker..I do.
Cowboy coffee – desperation
one cup
put half scoop of coffee in filter
SLOWLY
pour hot water over filter into cup…press with spoon while you do this.
It is not the best, but it works.
CherryCh on 8 June 2009

remove the part that you place the filter in and place over a coffee cup…use 1 T coffee for every 3/4 Cup boiling water(for a standard 8 oz coffee cup a slightly heaping T should do)..pour water in slowly making sure all the grounds are covered by the boiling water..
Nathalie K on 8 June 2009

Well, Sometimes I use the microwave.. I just put coffee and water and heat it up for about 3 minutes.. then i just add milk and sugar :]
L. S. on 8 June 2009

Use a wire strainer, a coffee filter and boiling water. Makes great coffee.
Gab&Thom on 8 June 2009

Boil water in pot. Turn off stove, wait 20 seconds. Pour in coffee. Let steep. Place cone filter inside your cup. Pour pot contents into filter.
Loose Change™¢ on 8 June 2009

Folgers coffee singles.
nanny on 8 June 2009

What about using instant coffee? It’s the same thing, but dissolves in hot water and is easy to use.
DH on 9 June 2009

just bring to almost boil and then stop and let it brew and then strain.
Dottie on 9 June 2009

Your local ‘Hot to takeaway’ store!!!
nolonger on 9 June 2009

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