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Tips to Brew Good Coffee

Quality coffee comes from quality

ingredients. For the best coffee, you

should start with freshly ground coffee

from freshly roasted beans. The beans

can be purchased and stored in an

airtight container. Just prior to brewing,

remove the amount needed and grind

the beans. Once the bean is broken, the

intense, rich flavor begins to deteriorate.

If using a blade-type coffee grinder,

shake it occasionally during grinding to

redistribute the whole beans for a more

uniform grind. Experiment to find the

right grind for your coffeemaker and

taste. If the beans are ground too finely,

it will produce a bitter taste. If ground

too coarsely the coffee will taste weak

and watery.

Some specialty coffees recommend

using more than one tablespoon of

ground coffee per cup. Your new

coffeemaker is designed to brew good

quality coffee using less amounts of

ground coffee. One level tablespoon of

ground coffee per cup is recommended.

Of course, the amount of ground

coffee used depends upon your

personal preference.

The quality of your drinking water will

affect the flavor of your coffee. If you

do not drink water straight from the

tap, do not use it to make coffee. If your

water has an off-taste or smell, or if you

have extremely hard water, use bottled

drinking water or filtered water to make

coffee. If the water is from the tap, it

should be freshly drawn and cold for

the best coffee flavor.

The amount of coffee to water depends

upon personal preference. One tablespoon

of ground coffee per cup is recommended.

Automatic coffeemakers generally use

a 5-ounce cup size. The coffeemaker’s

Carafe and Reservoir are marked in

“cups” for easy measuring.

Try different flavored coffees and

flavored creamers available at supermarkets

or specialty coffee stores. Regular coffee

can be flavored at home. Add a sprinkle

of cinnamon* or a drop of a pure

extract–like almond, vanilla, or mint–to

the ground coffee before brewing. For a

mocha flavor, stir a spoon of chocolate

syrup or instant cocoa mix to each cup

of brewed coffee.

* (Too much cinnamon may clog the

filter causing Filter Basket overflow.)

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