Since my
discovery of Water Joe, I've heard several people comment that it would probably make some
powerful coffee. Unfortunately, if you use a
conventional drip
percolator, as most of us do, you'll be wasting the extra cash you spent on that
caffeinated water.
Your
average coffee maker works by quickly boiling the water and sending it up to the
filter cradle in a
tube. If you took
physical science class at any time in your
academic career, you probably know that boiled
H2O leaves the
impurities behind when it evaporates,
caffeine, in this case being an
impurity. (However good an impurity it is.)
If you're absolutely
intent on
intoxicating yourself with Water Joe
coffee, there are some ways to get around this: Simply make coffee in an
unconventional way. Use a
French press, which doesn't require the evaporation of the water. Or, you can jury rig something. (as I've had to do lately, since my coffee maker went out of commission).
I make
jury-rigged coffee by bringing some water to a boil, pouring it in a
thermos, and then
securely fastening a coffee filter around the
mouth of the
thermos with a
rubber band. (Take the lid off the thermos first, it will only get in the way.)
Viola! Simply pour. (You may need a big mug for this, or things could get messy.)
And for you people who like to take your caffeine multiple ways, don't forget there's always Water Joe tea.
Personally, I prefer the stuff
straight. Water Joe packs quite a kick on its own.