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Recently switched to black coffee for a few weeks. I've had sour, bitter notes from the office coffee machine and a chain cafe.

I've also had salty aftertastes from Starbucks and a small one person run shop.

Basically I have no idea what good black coffee taste like.

Just trying to do intermittent fasting and have no calories in the morning, any tips?

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[–] Jakdracula 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Recently Buzzfeed revisited an old episode of Good Eats hosted by food genius and horned-rimmed-glasses aficionado Alton Brown. In the clip, Brown shares several tips on making the perfect brew, but one suggestion in particular sticks out: to add a dash of salt to your grounds before brewing.

To "help take the bitterness out of your brew," Brown suggests using a quarter teaspoon of kosher salt for every six tablespoons of ground coffee.

https://www.thekitchn.com/alton-brown-coffee-tip-salt-267757

"Not only does salt cut the bitterness of coffee, but it also smooths out the 'stale' taste of tank-stored water. I've taken to adding a quarter teaspoon of kosher salt to every six tablespoons of grounds. That isn't really enough to taste, but it'll do the trick," Brown writes. "And by the way, research has proven that salt is actually better at neutralizing bitterness than sugar."

https://perfectdailygrind.com/2021/03/exploring-the-science-behind-adding-salt-to-coffee/

[–] bitwyze 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why does this read like it was written by AI?

[–] Jakdracula 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess all the work I do with LLM is rubbing off on me?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The singularity has begun

[–] Anamnesis 5 points 1 year ago

Something about that final aside really smacks of AI, you're right.

[–] owatnext 1 points 1 year ago

I immediately checked post history to see what was up with that lmao.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The Bill Nye of cooking.