On 6/22/2010 10:19 AM, Terry wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:18:26 -0700 (PDT), Food Snob®
> > wrote:
>
>> I turn off the heating element immediately after brewing. The coffee
>> cools off, and is reheated in the microwave. It never gets bitter or
>> nasty. If you refrigerate it, you can keep it for several days, then
>> just microwave it. Never heat it up on a burner, at least not w/o a
>> double boiler.
>
> Weeelllll... I agree that turning off the heating element keeps the
> coffee from getting nasty. But it just isn't up there with the first
> fresh-brewed cup. A lot of the volatile components evaporate or
> decompose or whatever. That's why I finally got an Aeropress. Single
> cup maker, no expensive pods, every cup tastes as good as the first.
>
>> When coffee goes bad, no amount of adjuncts will make it decent
>> again. Milk/cream and a tiny bit of sugar or Splenda is nice anyway.
>> I love cafe au lait.
>
> Though there's no accounting for taste... I have a colleague who seems
> to love the dregs of the pot, after a third of a pot has been sitting
> on the heater for an hour or so. Ugh.

Was he in the Navy?