I have at least 40 teapots in my kitchen.  I love teapots.  Tea is okay; teapots are fabulous.  My drink of choice?  I REALLY love coffee.  I blame genetics.  My dad had to have his coffee, black, keep the cup full, and don’t try any of that decaf stuff on him! 

My Aunt Bert (my dad’s baby sister) was here for a few days earlier this month.  There must really be a coffee gene, because it turns out Bert and I both have Keurig coffee brewers in our kitchens.  She introduced me to McDonald’s iced coffee with half vanilla/half hazelnut for flavoring.  Delicious! 

After she left, I got an e-mail from Dunn Brothers (you know you’re a coffee fiend when you get e-mail from coffee places) extolling the virtues of cold press coffee, and it included a link to a recipe.  I couldn’t resist, even though it takes an exhorbitant amount of coffee (remember, Dunn Brothers is in the business of selling coffee!).  Well, the result is an iced coffee with such good coffee flavor, not a bit of bitterness — so smooth & refreshing, I would lick the glass if I could!   (I never claimed to be classy.)

So you can find the Cold Press Coffee recipe here.  I read in another recipe that you could “steep” the coffee in water for 12 hours, so I did it a little bit more than that as a compromise.

Also, the straining is a little bit messy because the coffee filters clog up and need to be changed.  I filtered it twice.  I’ve been serving it over ice, a splash of flavored syrup (Target carries it next to the coffee), and a big splash of half & half (the glass in the photo got a really BIG splash of half & half).  You can also serve it over ice alone, and I’m sure it would be extra-special tasting coffee if you heated up a cup.

The recipe makes a gallon; I made a half gallon, because I didn’t know if it would be fit to drink.  Next time I’m making a gallon!  Yummy.  Carol (my local partner in coffee), you  need to stop over for a glass!

–Sue