Everyone loves my ice coffee, so I thought I would let everyone know my simple iced coffee secret.  All I do is brew a large pot of coffee and let it cool down to room temperature.  Then I put it in a pitcher in the refrigerator.  If you use sugar, it’s better to add the sugar when the coffee is still hot.   You will need to stir a lot to get the sugar to completely dissolve in cold coffee. Do not put a hot coffee pot directly into the refrigerator because the glass may crack.

I like to let the coffee cool down before putting in the refrigerator because a glass pot of hot coffee could crack in the refrigerator.  I won’t put hot food or liquids in plastic containers because BPA and other  chemicals in plastic can be released 55 times more rapidly when exposed to hot water.

Adding ice to cold coffee prevents the ice from melting too much and watering down your coffee.  I drink a lot of ice coffee several times a day, so to cut down on caffeine I use more water when brewing.   When making hot coffee, I use 1 scoop of coffee to 1 cup of water, but when making ice coffee, I use 3 scoops of coffee to 5 cups of water and it still comes out great.

Of course, you don’t have to water it down when you make your coffee, but after you use this method, you’ll drink the whole pot.  If you don’t mind the extra caffeine after drinking a whole pot of ice coffee, just make your coffee normal strength.  Just let it cool down and then put it in your refrigerator. You may also want to make ice cubes with coffee, so when they melt in your ice coffee, it won’t be watered down further.

Want to make great iced coffee outrageous?  Just add a little vanilla ice cream.  You can also throw some chopped ice, vanilla ice cream and cold coffee in the blender.

If you’re looking for the best coffee maker, I just wrote a review of the home BUNN coffee maker.  I love the BUNN coffee maker for hot coffee because it makes mild coffee that’s never bitter.  It also makes great iced coffee, but some people may prefer stronger coffee when making iced coffee.  Read my BUNN coffee maker review.

After trying the best ice coffee, please leave your comments to let me know what you think or if you have any other suggestions.

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