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Directions:1. Never follow the instructions on the coffee package. It makes it way too strong.
2. The numbers you see on the coffee-maker carafe are not really cups; they are more like "servings".
3. The object is to make "in the middle" strength coffee. Those who like it strong will think it is o.k. but maybe a little on the weak side. Those who like it weak will think it is o.k. but maybe a little on the strong side. Most coffee drinkers will think it is just right. That is the best you can hope for.
4. Few sets of measuring cups have the measure you need (2 oz. or 1/8 cup), so in most cases you will have to improvise.
5. For a carafe filled to the "12 serving mark", you are in luck. A 1/4 cup measure filled level full with coffee is just right.
6. For a carafe filled to the "6 serving mark", you can tilt a 1/4 measuring cup so that the coffee is level with the top on one side and level with the bottom on the other side.
7. What you really need is a 1/8 cup measure (aka 2 oz. aka 2 tablespoons) which equates to 6 "servings" of coffee.
You can sometimes find these for sale wherever coffee is sold. It is not uncommon to find this size included with other products (e.g., OxiClean) but you will need to verify their size by comparing with other measuring cups. It is probably best not to try to improvise with tablespoons.
8. For making coffee in large coffee-makers, the proportions remain the same, but require a little arithmetic. E.g., for a coffee-urn filled to the 50-"serving" mark, that would equate to a 1/4 cup measure filled (50 divided by 12) or 4-1/6 times. When you have acquired a 1/8 cup measure, to provide the coffee needed for a coffee-urn filled to 48-"serving" mark, you would use 48 divided by 6 = 8 level-full measures. Allow about an hour for these big coffee-makers. |
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