Plunger
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1. Fill the plunger with
hot tap water (pre-heat for 3-5min).
2. Add 1 heaped
teaspoon of coffee for each cup (cup = 220ml)
+ 1 to the pre-heated plunger.
3. Add hot water (not
boiled) in a circular motion to the coffee until
it is at the correct
level.
4. Let the plunger sit
for about 3-5 mins (a soft crust will form on the
surface)
5. Using an outside to
inside movement, gently fold the crust into itself. Try not to stir it up too
much.
6. Now place the
plunger section onto the coffee surface and plunge away.
7. Drink up.
Tip!
Adding milk
If you are adding milk
then why not try pre-heated milk (microwave) instead of
refrigerated milk. This will insure that your coffee will
be at optimum temperature.
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Some other tips and bits.
Oxygen has life and boiling water kills the oxygen.
This is why all espresso machines extract coffee with
water at a maximum temperature of 92Celcius.
This oxygen principle
applies to all tea making procedures, even instant coffee. Boiled hot water
will
burn the coffee or tea as soon as it makes contact.
Using filtered hot water is even better
again.
If you have a kettle
with a removable lid then you can watch the water heating and switch it off
before
it boils.