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Terry Coombs

On 1/14/2020 11:37 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:57:07 -0500, wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:57:07 -0500, songbird >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> Sitting on a hot plate to keep it warm does make it nasty. Let it stand
>>>> or refrigerate it and nuke it gently and it is OK even the next day.
>>> mostly true for me, except the oxidation off-flavors that
>>> happen if the coffee is left sitting and air is allowed
>>> to get in/out.
>>>
>>> the best storage method i found was a thermos, put the coffee
>>> in when it was hot (so the air above the coffee was also hot)
>>> and then seal it up. that would create enough of a vacuum.
>>>
>>> once i opened it back up to use then it would be used up
>>> and not resealed.
>>>
>>> i don't drink that much coffee these days to go through
>>> such a process, i just have instant fake coffee that i use
>>> and once in a while i add some real instant coffee and that
>>> is good enough if i want a bit of a jolt, but it doesn't
>>> take much to get me pretty wired.
>>>
>>> songbird
>> I'm the one who prepares the ADC each day for the next morning. For
>> two of us I prepare it to make 11 cups, the 12 cup mark is a bit much
>> for us. Even at 11 cups sometimes there's some remaining but we don't
>> save it. Neither of us drinks coffee during the day,,, my wife is a
>> tea drinker, I drink plain water until evening when I prefer Sprite
>> with Crystal Palace. I see no point in xaving a cup of coffee unless
>> it's going to be used for cooking/baking.
> My 8-cup Melitta makes 2 cups for my husband and one cup for me and
> then the pot is empty. Perfect
> Janet US

Â* My 5 cup Me C makes one very full cup (which I share with Max) and
one just right cup (which I do not share) . Usually about a tablespoon
or two left , just enough that I don't end up with the very fine grounds
that get past the permanent screen filter cone .

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