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IronLionZion

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2. Boiling coffee over a campfire was common for American cowboys back in the day

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Wed Aug 27, 2025, 10:08 AM

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A hot rolling boil burns off the acid.

I saw this when I googled

Greek coffee is lightly roasted, finely ground, almost powdery. It is prepared by boiling, usually with a little sugar, in a tapered small pot called a briki. Boiling helps extract more of the healthy compounds, such as polyphenols and antioxidants, than are found in, say, brewed coffee.
https://www.dianekochilas.com/greek-coffee-ikaria-heart-disease-and-longevity/

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Boiling coffee over a campfire was common for American cowboys back in the day IronLionZion Wednesday #2

I'm going to do some experimenting - grinding coffee to a powder bucolic_frolic Wednesday #3

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