Brew guide · 10 steps
Stove-top
Equipment Stove-top pot, electric kettle, grinder, coffee, a heat source, hot pads, a bar towel, cups.
- Bring water to a boil, then stop it or take it off the heat.
- Grind coarser than you would for espresso. Experiment for your taste.
- Fill to the indicator line in the brewer bottom.
- Insert the filter into the brewer bottom.
- Fill the basket, slightly mounded, then level the surface with your finger.
- Keep the brewer upright while you do this — don't shake it about.
- Moderate heat, lid open for now.
- At a yellow honey colour, remove from the heat and close the lid.
- Wrap the bottom of the pot in a chilled bar towel, or run it under cold tap water.
- Wait until there is no more coffee coming out, then pour.