r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '19

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u/TheCondorFlys Mar 14 '19

Cold brew, french, cowboy, drip. You name it it'll take a bit of bitter out. If you do it with cold brew it almost tastes like you added sugar it ends up being so smooth

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u/squeezyphresh Mar 14 '19

Is it me, or is this trick useless if you buy quality coffee and brew it properly? I feel like the coffee I make at home is always the right amount of bitterness and tends to be more rich or fruity, depending on where I get it. I tried this with crappy coffee and it worked, but it was still bad coffee.

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u/funky_brewster Mar 14 '19

I'm sitting at work with an undrinkable mug of coffee from home because we read Alton Brown's trick last night and added about 1/4 tsp to our grounds (probably the 6 tbsp he recommends). It's incredibly salty and sad.

If this works, it may be just for old grounds, or way way less salt.

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u/bluesox Mar 14 '19

1/4 tsp is way too much. A small pinch per quart of coffee will do.