Hamilton Beach 45237R manual Tips for Best-Tasting Coffee, Try Brewing

Tips for Best-Tasting Coffee

•All coffees are made from either arabica beans or robusta beans, or some combination of both. Arabica beans are slightly more expensive, but tend to produce better-tasting coffee.

•Ground coffee will become stale much faster than whole beans. If buying preground coffee, choose a package with the latest expiration date or a smaller quantity.

•If grinding whole beans, set your coffee grinder on a fine/ medium grind. This will yield the best-tasting grounds. Try to use freshly ground coffee within about a week of grinding.

•Using a water filter, filtered water, or bottled water will yield better-tasting coffee than tap water.

•Use approximately 1 Tablespoon of grounds for each cup of coffee being made. To avoid overflow, use slightly less grounds when brewing decaf or flavored coffees.

•Make sure your coffeemaker is clean. See “Cleaning With Vinegar” section.

•For Hotter Coffee: Before brewing, fill carafe or thermal travel mug with hot tap water and let stand 1 minute; then empty water and follow steps in “How to Make Coffee.”

Tips When Using the Nylon Mesh Split-Filter Basket

TRY BREWING:

•Decaf on one side, regular coffee on the other

•Two types of flavored coffees (for example, vanilla on one side, hazelnut on the other)

•Coffee on one side, hot tea on the other

NOTES: When brewing hot tea AFTER brewing coffee using the nylon mesh split-filter basket, a residual coffee flavor may be present. To remove this, leave the filter in the coffeemaker and then run a clean cycle using vinegar/water. See “Cleaning With Vinegar.”

Staining of the nylon mesh split-filter basket is normal and does not affect product performance.

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