Can you make coffee with whole beans??

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― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 14 January 2006 18:50 (twenty years ago)

You generally want to break them at least a little bit...

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 January 2006 18:52 (twenty years ago)

Haha no. You need to grind them.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Saturday, 14 January 2006 18:58 (twenty years ago)

i know... i don't have a grinder and i received a present of really delicious coffee from Kimberton, PA. DAMN IT. i cooked some water in the microwave and put some beans in the mug when it came out. nothin's happening yet.

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:44 (twenty years ago)

should i try putting them in the blender, or is that a horrible idea?

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:45 (twenty years ago)

pound them

― tres letraj (tehresa), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:45 (twenty years ago)

alternately, go buy a grinder... they're pretty cheap and well worth it!

― tres letraj (tehresa), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:46 (twenty years ago)

You think what? People have been grinding coffee beans all these years because they need the exercise?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:47 (twenty years ago)

People have been grinding coffee beans all these years because they need the exercise?

oooo! touché!

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:53 (twenty years ago)

my french press is broken, i received a lovely gift of whole kimberton coffee beans, and i don't have a grinder. i'm not stupid, i'm just desperate O_O

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:54 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I got my grinder for about $10 and it has, well, it has provided me with an addiction. But one that I enjoy, usually.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:55 (twenty years ago)

If you're really desparate there are methods of making coffee in a pan. You usually have to deal with a few more grounds that way, I think, so you probably don't even want to grind them too much, just crush them (under a rolling pin, perhaps).

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:56 (twenty years ago)

Still that might be a waste of good coffee.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I'd say at least crush them. Also if you're going to make it without a filter, best thing to do is crush it as fine as possible, heat water very hot in one cup and put the grounds in another empty cup. Then very slowly pour the water over the grinds. Let it sit for a minute or two before drinking so the grinds settle to the bottom.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:59 (twenty years ago)

mortar/pestle

― adam (adam), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:04 (twenty years ago)

But yeah, I think you're best off just buying a drip or french press or percolator coffee maker and a grinder. You could probably get a maker and a grinder for a total of less than $30.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:06 (twenty years ago)

thanks, everyone! i think i'll just go to the coffeeshop down the street and buy a cup.

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:17 (twenty years ago)

Home-brewed coffee is a wonderful but delicate thing. You'll need to do some experimenting with how fine you like it ground, how strong you want to make it, etc. Use filtered water if possible. Drip makers are probably the most foolproof way to go, and for you it sounds like foolproof is the best way to go.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:21 (twenty years ago)

for you it sounds like foolproof is the best way to go

god DAMN! i know how to make coffee! i use a french press! i buy it already ground! i was just WONDERING if anyone KNEW of some SPECIAL ANCIENT TECHNIQUE. T_T

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:23 (twenty years ago)

Just teasing

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:27 (twenty years ago)

You should try putting the whole beans in water though. You might get a magic beanstalk.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:28 (twenty years ago)

Ask your local coffee shop to grind them for you. If they're nice they might help you out.

― wmlynch (wlynch), Saturday, 14 January 2006 21:26 (twenty years ago)

And now that I think about it, I've made coffee ice cream with whole beans before (see, no grounds in the ice cream). I think the recipe called for cooking them in milk for about 20 minutes on the stovetop. They gave really good flavor and probably a healthy dose of caffeine too. So maybe try that.

― wmlynch (wlynch), Saturday, 14 January 2006 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Sure. Put them in a grinder. Grind them up. Then, make your coffee.

― dar1a g (daria g), Saturday, 14 January 2006 22:20 (twenty years ago)

Is this a time issue? Could you not go to a local coffee sales store and ask if they'd grind the beans up for you? (I dunno if they'd do that with beans not bought from them tho heh)

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:22 (twenty years ago)

it was a time issue several hours ago, but i've drunk my café-bought coffee by now and there is no issue anymore.

― killy (baby lenin pin), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:23 (twenty years ago)

Heh.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:27 (twenty years ago)

mash them up with your rifle butts.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:28 (twenty years ago)

there is no issue anymore.

Will killy break down and buy a grinder? Tune in... NEXT ISSUE.

― truck-patch pixel farmer (my crop froze in the field) (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:29 (twenty years ago)

Ah, but there will be an issue next time you feel you want to make yourself a coffee with your beans. Buy a grinder (and then you can contribute to this thread - What tool have you bought, thinking you'd use it all the time?)

xpost, obv

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:31 (twenty years ago)

i'm moving back to PA to live with my family for a few months & save money for "Higher Education: Phase 2" and they've got a really fancy grinder that you can adjust every which way and tell it how much to grind. so special.

― killy (baby lenin pin), Sunday, 15 January 2006 02:22 (twenty years ago)

nice!!!!

― tres letraj (tehresa), Sunday, 15 January 2006 02:30 (twenty years ago)

Does anybody know how this was discovered? Wikipedia doesn't know for sure.

Did ancient man grind and run boiling geiser water over everything?
Did some weird chain of natural events produce the first cup?

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 15 January 2006 21:24 (twenty years ago)

Espressofetish will know. I'll call him now.

― ratty, Sunday, 15 January 2006 21:26 (twenty years ago)

I expect ancient man used rocks to smash up all sorts of roots, herbs and berries and then boiled them to see what they'd come out like. It was a way of passing the time before television was invented.

― C J (C J), Sunday, 15 January 2006 21:30 (twenty years ago)

haha, for all the tv threads there should at least be one "What have you smashed lately?" or "Smashing Things! It's Not TV but It Passes teh Time" thread.

― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Sunday, 15 January 2006 21:37 (twenty years ago)

make tea

― geeta (geeta), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:13 (twenty years ago)

I say while you're out buying coffee grinders (which you should be, right now), buy two. One for coffee, and one for herbs and seasonings. You can also use the herby one for marijuana, if you're feeling stony.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:15 (twenty years ago)

I've always idly wondered about the process of ancient invention. Cavemen sitting poisoning themselves with rubbish bread, trying to make bronze out of fishbones and sticks, that kind of thing.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:16 (twenty years ago)

One for coffee, and one for herbs and seasonings.

Good advice, and if you're ever going to grind star anise, get one with all stainless-steel parts or the plastic will smell like anise forever. :-(

― truck-patch pixel farmer (my crop froze in the field) (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:23 (twenty years ago)

grinding weed in a coffee grinder was the way we used to roll.
now we in too much of a hurry. just pack it and smoke it, mildly crumbled. like feta cheese.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:26 (twenty years ago)

mildly crumbled. like feta cheese

Which leads, of course, to crazy uneven burning. A little technology goes a long way.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:35 (twenty years ago)

I've always idly wondered about the process of ancient invention. Cavemen sitting poisoning themselves with rubbish bread, trying to make bronze out of fishbones and sticks, that kind of thing.

Ooh. See my post here.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:53 (twenty years ago)

I started a thread about "Connections."

James Burke's "Connections"

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 15 January 2006 23:17 (twenty years ago)

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