Perking coffee -- how long?
I am sure this has been posted, but... When using a stove top percolator, how long do you let the coffee perk? I am big on timing everything... Years ago I decided trying 10 minutes for our 14 c...
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Jim Shoe wrote:
I don't perc - I drip. I have a Mr. Coffee drip coffee maker. I pour water into the resivour until it reaches the "10" mark, and a half cup of ground coffee into the filter. That makes about 4 cups of coffee, just the way I like it. And I still dont know what those numbers mean - or care.
That's because you are probably using coffee mugs, not cups. A "cup" of coffee is tiny compared to a regular coffee mug. I figure a mug is roughly equal to 2 or 2 1/2 cups of coffee. And then you have all the mugs that vary greatly in size.
So just drink more coffee!
