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Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Single Cup Coffee Brewer

6 February 2017

Lois Young

If you like coffee or any other warm beverages, you may have made the decision to invest in a single cup coffee brewer. These are extremely helpful because they make the exact amount of coffee that you want and you can buy the individual servings of coffee in small cups that are easily to carry around and are cheaper than actually going to a coffee shop to get that same coffee. Here are some tips for making the most of your money that you spent on the coffee brewer.

1. Add Salt to Make Your Coffee Less Bitter

If you find that, no matter how much cream and sugar you add, you just can't get rid of a slight bitter taste that comes from brewing with the single cup coffee brewer, you may want to add a pinch of sugar to each cup of coffee. Add a tiny cup of coffee to the bottom of your cup before pouring in the coffee. Then, stir the salt in. The pinch should truly be miniscule, so you might have to try a couple times to figure out the perfect amount of salt to add. You should find that your coffee is a lot smoother. The reason for this is that the salt helps balance out whatever acidity might be in the coffee, allowing you to improve its overall flavor.

2. Remove a Cup of Water Ahead of Time to Get Hotter Coffee

Many single cup coffee brewers don't have temperature settings. If you have one of these brewers and you are not satisfied with how hot your coffee currently is, then you will likely want to try to increase the temperature. The hottest coffee your brewer is going to make is when it has to heat a new batch of water. Take a cup and fill it up with hot water before making coffee. Allow the water to cool down and either pour it back into the coffee brewer, drink it, or use it to water your plants. Because you just removed a cup of hot water, this will signal the brewer to heat a new batch of water and use that newly heated water to make your coffee, allowing you to get the hottest coffee that your brewer can provide.

For more information, talk to a company that specializes in single cup coffee brewer pods. They will have instructions on how to get the best possible cup of coffee using their product.

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