I have tried the whole refrigerating the hot brewed coffee way of living, and it is not for me. Something happens after the hot coffee cools down, leaving it bitter. I have been trying for a while now and just can't re-create the yummy iced coffee my favorite coffee shops are hawking. And by my "favorite coffee shops" I mean pretty much every coffee shop I have ever passed. I love coffee shops. But I digress. Coffee shops are expensive and taking the kids is difficult and often annoying to the other patrons. Although I do enjoy the "mommy and matthew" time we have at Starbucks. We play Uno or spell words with the Boggle tiles, we talk about our day, we share. And my son learns a little bit about the world and how to behave in it. But again, I digress. What was I talking about? Oh yes, iced coffee. ahhhhhhh.
So word on the specialty coffee drink street is that for really amazing iced coffee you need a french press. And I have been wanting one for a while now. So I might just have to use this gift card, which I know is mine despite the horrible way we keep track of our gift cards, because my husband hates all things coffee and anyone who knows him well would never get him a Starbucks gift card. And really, should we be accepting gift cards from people we don't know well?
I'll keep you posted on my iced coffee success. (thinking positively!) And if it works, I might just chuck my old coffee maker to the curb. The thing has never worked properly since the day I took it out of the box, and a cute little red french press would look oh so much better on my counter!
