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2020-08-26 Science & Technology

Why WWII Navy Veterans Added Salt to Their Coffee

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2020-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 I used to put a little salt in with the ground beans before making the morning coffee to remove some of the bitterness; haven't done that in quite some time now.

Posted by Raj 2020-08-26 01:17|| 2020-08-26 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 ...and then I finish reading the article and there it is.

Posted by Raj 2020-08-26 01:18|| 2020-08-26 01:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I tried it and found it made the coffee smoother.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-08-26 01:57|| 2020-08-26 01:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Plus the drinking water on nuke boats has almost all minerals removed. That makes the water taste metallic and that carries over into the coffee and bug juice.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-08-26 02:01|| 2020-08-26 02:01|| Front Page Top

#5 However, making a full 30 cup batch using sea water from the deep sink nearby doesn't provide the same experience. So I was informed as a young airman by my first shop Chief, Virgil Crank. And that explananation was not delivered with a lot of consideration for my 'feelings' or other unicorn- derived emotions....
Now JP-5 in the water is the Snipes' fault....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2020-08-26 09:51|| 2020-08-26 09:51|| Front Page Top

#6 WHO guidelines for daily salt intake are way too low. Salt it up!

Posted by Iblis 2020-08-26 11:46|| 2020-08-26 11:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Can also line the coffee filter with cleaned egg shells or 1/4 teaspoon baking soda per pot. The reacted baking soda will also add salt to the coffee.

Posted by Clyde Thraiter7206 2020-08-26 11:49|| 2020-08-26 11:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Automated coffee makers add bitterness to coffee as the grounds in the middle keep getting hit with hot water and that leaches out bitterness.

I use the Aeropress and it doesn't add bitterness as all the grounds are exposed to heat and pressure for a short time. No salt needed with that.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-08-26 12:56|| 2020-08-26 12:56|| Front Page Top

#9 American coffee. 😜

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-26 12:59|| 2020-08-26 12:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Ketchup liberally poured on hash browns or scrambled eggs kills the grease -- wisdom imparted by an Army veteran.

Posted by magpie 2020-08-26 18:28|| 2020-08-26 18:28|| Front Page Top

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