Let’s do a “boring post”.
I bought a coffee brick. It’s not fancy, it came from Aldi. Hell, it’s possible this is the “least fancy” way to make coffee. Most of the time these days I buy beans and hand grind them, but I like to keep alternatives in case I am feeling lazy.
So I decided to try the “brick coffee”.
I was not sure what to expect here at all. Would I need to cut slices off and grind them up? Would I need some sort of other thing I didn’t have, how do I store it between uses?
So, as my kettle was warming, I set about opening it up. The packaging was a bit stubborn, and I ended up having to cut it open with some scissors and…
It’s… Basically just… Ground coffee… Shaped like a brick?
Kind of disappointing honestly. I wanted special tools to be involved.
There was a very satisfying “hisssss” when the package pressure was released, so it had that going for it.
The packaging suggested 1 tbsp per 6oz, and my French Press is roughly 32oz. I did some math and came up with “about 2/3rds cup of coffee. Which is more than I normally use, but I went for it anyway
Once the water was boiling, I poured some in and finished up with some other things around the kitchen while waiting the 5 minutes for it to steep.
For storage of the rest of the grounds, there was enough give in the package now to just use a regular bag clip.
The end result was, fairly strong, taste wise. Probably more because of how much coffee I had used. It was powerful enough to overpower my normal creamer flavor.
Overall though, I think I will stick to my coffee beans.
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.
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