How to Make Coffee a Better Way

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[tylerboyce]

"They would use coffee houses as their offices." Wait...you mean to tell me that writing a screenplay at Starbucks has *historical precedent* ?!?

[Shpeofmyheart]

We always called this method of making coffee "cowboy coffee". My mom taught me this method when we had a power outage, due to weather, and couldn't use our electric coffee maker.

[BeardedSkeptic]

My great grandfather on my mother's side (WW1 vet) used to make coffee in a baking dish or cake pan by covering the bottom in a layer of Folger's grounds & using an old coffee can to fill the dish up about 3/4 the way, then pop it in the oven at ~250. He'd have his first few cups at full strength by dipping with another mug to fill his. He'd add water throughout the day so his last cups after dinner were much weaker & he could sleep. I can testify that it tasted godawful. On Sunday mornings when the family gathered, it would be so strong my folks would just add a few spoonfuls then fill up the rest of the mug with hot water & creamer. Now when I make strong French press or moka pot coffee my dad makes fun comparing me to old Elmer Moody.

[fgraham]

My grandfather always drank his coffe from a bowl. I always thought it was a bit odd. Now I know he was historically accurate! It's one of my favorite memories of him!

[KetchupwithMaxandJose]

Right before this as Max is grabbing some coffee, he laments forgetting to buy the creamer I asked for yesterday 🥲 ☕️

[GrahamStephan]

Hey thank you so much for the kind words!! Amazing video!

[Subbedhunter]

The best coffee beans I ever had was “Crystal Mountain”, the national brand of coffee in Cuba. I took a trip there in 2016. I never saw another brand while I was there. My grandfather grumbled when I told him I was visiting Cuba, but when I came back (with six bags worth of the beans) and had him try it, he had an odd respect for Cuba after that. Anytime Cuba was mentioned after that, he would still grumble, but he would always add the caveat “they have some damn good coffee though!”

RIP Grandpa Joel, 2019

[GuiihFox]

Best coffee I had was camping in the woods last year: a friend took a brick sized stone, placed it on the bonfire for about 10 minutes, then took it and dropped it into a pot with -coincidently- river water. It boiled almost instantly. I had just finished grindind the coffee and brewed it in a french press. Something about the rivery-stoney-flavored water made it really special 🧐

[ohariana]

Do I enjoy coffee? Not usually. Will I watch Max make literally anything? You're darn right ☕

[csipawpaw]

I told my wife about this method of making coffee and she replied "of course, we use to do it that way all the time" I said I don't remember that? To which she replied "Well not you and I, I meant my family when I was young and living on the farm. I remember mom and dad making coffee in a saucepan." Well, we are over 70 now. So we grew up in the 50s and both on a farm. But at least my family had a coffee pot!

[ShaynaNM]

My Dad died young, but I knew him for 25 years. He passed me his love of cooking, history and above all else, a good cup of coffee, preferably shared with a friend.
I don't think I ever saw him drink water. Maybe some orange juice, but always with a cup of coffee within reach.
When I was a toddler I would sneak behind his easy chair and dunk my pacifier in his cup over and over until someone noticed. ☕ ❤️

[wolin]

I studied Benjamin Franklin at university when I was a graduate student. From his autobiography he recounted times he spent at Colonial coffee houses where he had discussions with certain philosophers and inventors. I totally missed the importance of this "education." It was a place a common person, such as himself, could hear the newest ideas, talk to authors and the day's thinkers. He learned to debate and to challenge ideas. What an education!

[klfannbbb]

I found myself chuckling through this video because I was a barista for 9 years, and there were a lot of regulars who would come and camp out all day every day and drive me crazy. I wonder if the employees at these penny universities felt the same way 😆

[GrubbsandWyrm]

I used to be a barista, and there were 4 or 5 guys who called themselves "The Philosophers". They would loudly start talking about Plato and eventually devolve into their brilliant political theories. They didn't know much about Philosophy, but they walked around the bookstore holding their hand as if they were holding a lapel an a suit and "orating".

[jangunnarrooth]

This is exactly like my mom made coffee when I was young. She grew up in depression times in Sweden, so I always thought of it as "depression coffee ".

Fresh ground beans, coarse just like you did. She would do he same and put the grind in very cold water in a pot, bring it up to the lightest possible simmer but let it go for a bit longer, not two hours but at least an hour and a quarter.. Then off the heat and let it settle for about ten to fifteen minutes depending on how impatient you are. (This method comes by the way from my my maternal grandmother who was an absolute genius cook, she literally ran the food supply and kitchen of an entire household, a farming school with 12 staff and over 50 students at age 13. It dates at least from 1895 or so.)

[Sue]

Love your channel. Don't know if anyone else comments on this, but I enjoy the art work. I've even thought of re-watching episodes just to concentrate on the art. You put so much work into this channel and it shows! The combo of food and history is a perfect match. Thank you!

[MasterN]

It wasnt even Peter Jacksons idea to do a trilogy as he originally pitched the idea as a two parter. The exec he was talking to asked why he was going to make a series with three books into two movies and then it was a trilogy. This is all funny because Tolkien originally presented the books as a single massive book and they split the publication into a trilogy. So really the movies are a trilogy that was a duo that came from a trilogy that was a single book.

[oldnoob]

The oily sheen on top of the coffee is the essential oils of the beans. This is usually absorbed by a paper coffee filter. The oils are a good thing to see in coffee.

[mariakasstan]

My mother, a Viennese lady born in 1907, used to make coffee in a big pot quite similar to what you demonstrated except that she threw two egg shells into the pot as it was brewing. Very good for deacidifying the brew.

[justair]

My grandmother was born in England before 1920 and came to Canada just after WWII. In the 80s she showed me how they used to make coffee when she was young. (Not sure if she learned it in Canada or England..) Was just milk in a medium sized pot (enough for 2-3 cups) and coffee grounds sitting on top. Set it on the stove on lower heat and just as it starts to rise up immediately take it off the heat and strain. Very very very good coffee if done right, not so great if you burn it! I still have it from time to time but it's very rich.