Thanks for the nut-milk bag tip - I just followed your link and bought one.
I had been using gallon-sized freezer bags (inside a tall container to keep them upright) and pouring the coffee through a strainer into my cup; it makes nice, powerful cold coffee but it’s a pain. This should be much, much less hassle.
To all the people hatin’ on the blade grinders: absolutely true that you don’t get a consistent grind. If that’s a make-or-break for you (which it shouldn’t be, with this brewing method) then sure, don’t use a blade grinder. But if you’re burning your coffee with it - Jaysis, you’re doing it wrong! If you loaded up a blender with frozen fruit, and didn’t stop to stir it, would you blame the blender for producing a small amount of warmish liquid and a whole bunch of frozen chunks? It’s the same concept, and a bladed coffee grinder is a lot easier to stir than an Osterizer…
- Load the thing
- Pick it up in both hands, with your thumbs holding the lid down and one thumb over the GO button
- Shake it gently while you pulse the power, so you’re not continually grinding the same thin layer of beans
- Stop when you think the grind is about as fine as you want it (after about the third time you do this, your ear will tell you when)
- Done!
It ain’t rocket surgery. True, you don’t have to do this with a burr grinder - but I’ve never seen a travel-cheap ($15!), decent burr grinder.
