Friday, 03 August 2012
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Experiment: Coffee Ice Cubes
A while ago, I heard about people making ice cubes out of coffee in order to keep their iced coffee strong. I'd been meaning to try it out for quite some time-- I think I first saw it on Pinterest, but it was long ago enough that it might have even been on Stumble Upon. In any case, last week I finally got around to starting the project.
I scoured my house for ice cube trays (thanks to the modern freezer's ice makers, finding them wasn't too easy) and got to work. I didn't want to be influenced by anyone else's trial and error, so I pretty much went into it blindly. I took inventory of the K-cups I had in the house and decided the best thing to do would be to experiment with a little bit of everything. So, I made a cup of French roast, a cup of hazelnut decaf, a cup of French vanilla, and a cup of dark magic and poured them each into my ice cube trays. I labeled and set the trays in the freezer over night. Then, I made another couple of cups of coffee, left them black, labeled them and set them in the fridge so I'd have cold coffee in the morning.
In the morning, I experimented with my mix n' match coffee cube variables. I started with a cup of French roast and put 4 French roast cubes and 1 hazelnut cube in for a splash of flavor. It was delicious and extremely strong.I experimented with a couple other combos, but they all tasted pretty similar.
What's pretty cool about this experiment is that, not only was my iced coffee free of dilution, but I was also able to try out some great combinations. Once I'd had a little bit too much caffeine, I made a cup of decaf and threw in mostly decaf cubes and a couple of regular cubes for a shot of caffeine in an otherwise decaf cup. This is definitely a great option for that afternoon cup that I'll be keeping in mind for the future.
Just when I thought I was satisfied with my experiment, I had a couple more ideas.
Milky/Latte cubes:
I made a cup of hazelnut and poured some of it into a Pyrex measuring glass and added about an ounce of skim milk, mixed it, and poured it into an empty ice cube tray.
Then, once they were frozen I dropped a couple into a cup of black coffee. As the cubes melted, the milky cubes turned my iced coffee into something of an iced latte. Delicious.Frothy frozen coffee:
I made one final cup of coffee and poured it into my blender. Then, I added my leftover coffee and latte cubes and blended. Also extremely delicious.
Have you ever tried coffee ice cubes? Would you?
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If you are into fruity iced tea drinks, I recommend that you freeze fruit nectars or actual fruits and use them as ice cubes in cold teas!
@aftershejumped@xanga - Also, to answer your original question: I use iced coffee cubes in all my iced coffee =]
Great post! I'll definitely give it a try. Also you have beaaaautiful penmanship!
I love coffee ice cubes! My local coffee shop has them, but not many people know about them.
I've never tried coffee ice cubes, but this looks amazing! I love love coffee!
@aftershejumped@xanga - That sounds amazing! Will definitely try it.
Such a good idea! I've got to try this; I drink iced coffee all the time in the summer and by the time I'm done with it, it's quite watered down.
My hometown coffeeshop had an excellent barrista who would experiment with coffee ice cubes. Drinking an iced coffee that he made was like heaven. Since then, I've only been to one place that does their coffee the same way. That time, they chilled the coffee and the coffee ice cubes. Oh god... amazing.