Cowboy Coffee? Mmmmmmm

[Southernspeed]

So, a cinnamon latte with whipped cream and a dash of milk wouldn’t be available?

You'd better be in touch with your feminine side

 

[Jstpssng]

So, a cinnamon latte with whipped cream and a dash of milk wouldn’t be available?

Butterscotch. Can't forget the butterscotch. I traveled for a week with a former coworker. Every day he'd stop at DDs and get some kind of butterscotch iced coffee. The smell alone was enough to make me think about riding in the back of the truck.

 

[Zack63]

my grandfather made coffee the cowboy way and then we got all fancy. I’ve had about every type of coffee maker out there. Most of them are in the garage now. My wife still likes the electric brew. I found me a large original antique porcelain steel coffee pot (early 1900’s). I think it makes about a gallon and a half. I make it Kent Rollins way and then as Kent recommends i put the left over in quart mason jars, put it in the fridge and it’s good for several days.

 

[Oaktree]

I just may try it and yes, I do adulterate it with cream and sugar.....sorry as I understand that is the next best thing to murder for a coffee aficionado

Never got the appeal of coffee myself. I have to load it up with cream & sugar to be able to drink it. Smells nice, but taste not so much.

 

[bigtiller]

Never got the appeal of coffee myself. I have to load it up with cream & sugar to be able to drink it. Smells nice, but taste not so much.

Try putting a table spoon on Paramount Blackberry Brandy in a cup of black coffee.

It is a good kind of sweet.

 

[tradosaurus]

You can get the same good coffee taste without the grounds by using a percolator.

Negative. My wife and I used a percolator for years.

The Cowboy Coffee method makes the smoothest coffee I have ever tasted.

 

[deserteagle71]

Never got the appeal of coffee myself. I have to load it up with cream & sugar to be able to drink it. Smells nice, but taste not so much.

Same here!

 

[geteh]

I made cowboy coffee using an enamel 3 qt coffee pot I bought off of Amazon.
If you have a gas stove its easier to control the boil. I have an electric stove and have watch it like a hawk as I adjust the temperature from a boil to a rolling boil (generally High setting to about 3.5 setting on my stove)
Basically start the heat on high.
Once the water starts to get fairly warm (about 5 minutes) add coffee. I use 1/4 cup of McCafe ground coffee per qt of water.
Then bring water and coffee to boil in pot.
Be careful to lower heat quickly so that the pot doesn't boil over and it's just a rolling boil.
Rolling boil for about 5 minutes check bojangles menu with prices. Turn off heat and let sit a minute. Pour a little bit of cold water down the spout to wash out the grounds and settle the coffee to the bottom.
Enjoy.
The best coffee I've had in 30 yrs of drinking coffee.
Hint: I do cheat and use a metal coffee strainer so that I don't get any grounds in my cup.

I see where a lot of you say you have Cowboy Coffee in the morning. Is this a certain way you brew coffee, a brand of coffee, or a tobacco blend? I love a good cup of coffee in the morning when smoking my morning bowl. I admit at times I am slow and don't catch on.

 

[geteh]

I see where a lot of you say you have Cowboy Coffee in the morning. Is this a certain way you brew coffee, a brand of coffee, or a tobacco blend? I love a good cup of coffee in the morning when smoking my morning bowl. I admit at times I am slow and don't catch on.
I made cowboy coffee using an enamel 3 qt coffee pot I bought off of Amazon.
If you have a gas stove its easier to control the boil. I have an electric stove and have watch it like a hawk as I adjust the temperature from a boil to a rolling boil (generally High setting to about 3.5 setting on my stove)
Basically start the heat on high.
Once the water starts to get fairly warm (about 5 minutes) add coffee. I use 1/4 cup of McCafe ground coffee per qt of water.
Then bring water and coffee to boil in pot.
Be careful to lower heat quickly so that the pot doesn't boil over and it's just a rolling boil.
Rolling boil for about 5 minutes check bojangles menu with prices. Turn off heat and let sit a minute. Pour a little bit of cold water down the spout to wash out the grounds and settle the coffee to the bottom.
Enjoy.
The best coffee I've had in 30 yrs of drinking coffee at work coffee machine.
Hint: I do cheat and use a metal coffee strainer so that I don't get any grounds in my cup.

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[Carl_NH]

It's the way you brew,
- Boil a quart or two of water in a pot
- Add coffee of choice about a1/4 cup per qt of water
- slow boil a few minutes
- Let grounds settle a bit
- pour and enjoy

Also I call this campfire coffee - made it this way on the coleman stove or over a campfire.

 

[CalG]

Cowboy style works for me. but boiling can lead to an acerbic brew. Early on I learned "boiled coffee is spoiled coffee"!
So....
I use the electric percolator, in case I need to offer a cup to any visitor. The basket holds "most" of the grounds in just fine. But that last cup at the end of the pot can get a bit thick.
I drink three cups a day mostly.
I've read that coffee is good for the liver.
The left over pot just sits on the counter. It gets unplugged as soon as the perk is done. Reheat is done in the nuker.

Be sure to use "Folgers" coffee,(Arabica)
"It tastes as good as it Smells"!
;-)

 

[Busby Yzz]

I remember trying cowboy coffee during a camping trip years ago. It was a fun experience. I found that using a finer grind can help reduce the amount of grounds in the cup. Also, removing the pot from heat before adding the coffee grounds can prevent bitterness. There's something special about that hands-on brewing process. These days, though, I've gotten used to quicker and more convenient options, especially with the instant coffee machine we have in the office. It's not quite the same as the traditional methods, but it gets the job done when time is tight.

 

[dodge man]

Let’s see, list of things needed to survive.

Oxygen
Water
Coffee
Food
Shelter

The only reason water is second on the list is you need it to make coffee.

 

[CalG]

I'll have to try this. I was always given to understand that boiling water was the cause of bitterness/acidity, not the cure. Hence all the 196° water temp kettles.

Percolators attempt to provide sub boiling water to the coffee grounds.

That is, boiling sends the water up the basket tube, past the relatively cool water in the pot. The "less than boiling" water PERCOLATES through the grounds , extracting the "coffee".

When the body of water reaches the magic temperature, the percolator shuts off.

That is the essence. Reality may be slightly different.

Tap water at my house is reliably 62 degrees in summer, 57 in winter.
The pot shows condensation on filling.

Cool water!

Cowboy coffee is entirely different.

 

[scootr]

If you have the time and patience to make cowboy coffee daily then your living right.
I use the Keurig coffee maker for a sub 1 minute cup of coffee, black and strong.

 

[RobertN]

Coming in late, but I thought Cowboy Coffee was made in a coffee can, with a coat hanger as a bail. That's the way my Grandmother used to make it over a campfire. Her and Grandpa called it Cowpoke Coffee.

 

[RayIN]

Really?, not bitter?
I used to be a Timmies' addict, in the past month I've noticed it getting a lot weaker, probably the 'shrinkflation' rearing it's head in either they're adding more water or the pouched coffee quantity is less.
I just may try it and yes, I do adulterate it with cream and sugar.....sorry as I understand that is the next best thing to murder for a coffee aficionado

Years ago I drank "cowboy coffee" with a shot of bourbon added to the cup. That was a wakeup drink.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Cowboy coffee ehn ... We simply call that coffee at camp...

 

[masscity]

My Mom had a glass percolator, but didn't use the percolator parts. She would boil the water, turn the heat down. Pour in the coffee, wait 5 minutes or so, then stir, all the ground fall to the bottom. It was great coffee.

When I got married, my wife and I did the same thing until the Mr Coffee's came out.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Any variety store will stock enamel coffee pots in the camping section. I inherited a 2.5 gallon that was too big without a crew to drink it, but a half a dozen guys in hunting camp could make a dent. For just the wife and me, I bought a smaller 3 quart. To store, I have a selection of Aladdin and Thermos stainless bottles, the oldest about 60 years old. You can pick them up for nothing in junk stores or garage sales. If it's dented and beat up, you know it's a good thermos that has given years of service. The new ones in the store are light weight Chinese crap.