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[fabrisse]

Overheard remark: "I could make coffee at home, I guess. But I like it iced in the summer and I don't know how to do that."

Recipe for iced coffee.

Make a pot of coffee.
Turn off the burner/heating element.
Allow the pot to cool.
Pour the contents into a pitcher with a lid or a glass jar for storage in the refrigerator.

Serving suggestions:
Place ice in glass before pouring.
Cream and/or sugar may be added to taste.
So may alcohol.

Quick version:
Make a pot of coffee.
Place ice in a glass.
Hold a metal spoon over the glass and pour the coffee carefully onto the spoon so that it flows into the glass.

Comments

[eanja]

I've been making iced coffee for ages, but nearly always from cooled coffee. What's the purpose of pouring the hot coffee over a spoon and not just straight into the glass?

(Of course, the best way to instantly cool hot coffee is to pour it over ice-cream, but I suppose it wouldn't be a good idea to do that every time you wanted caffeine.)

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

If the ice is already in the glass, pouring a hot liquid over it -- presuming it is actually GLASS -- can cause the glass to shatter. Pouring it over a metal spoon dissipates the heat and slows down the flow so that it's less likely to crack. And yes, I did learn that trick after shattering a glass when I first experimented with iced tea.

[eanja]

Ah. I'm usually just using some random mug. But not exploding the glass sounds like a good idea.