With all the news about BPA in plastic one question that begs to be asked...is your coffeemaker BPA free? It appears from many articles and studies that are out there that heat accelerates the possible leeching of BPA into beverages. With all the unknowns about BPA, this coffee lover questions how safe it is to let boiling hot water drip through a plastic coffee maker and then drink that coffee. I went in search of a coffee maker that was BPA free and only found one on the market. The Hourglass Cold Brew Coffee Maker.
The Hourglass is made from BPA free plastic and as a bonus makes coffee that has less acid (that's a topic for another day). The Hourglass makes cold brewed/cold pressed coffee in which no heat is needed to brew. Cold brew coffee is made by soaking the grounds in cool water overnight (or longer for a stronger brew) which creates a coffee extract that is added to water for single serve coffee anytime.
Since the Hourglass uses no heat and is BPA free it seems like the safest and healthiest alternative to coffee making if you don't have an all glass maker. I actually tasted cold brewed coffee a few years ago and it was exceptionally smooth.
I'll leave you with this...Is your coffeemaker BPA free?
The Hourglass is sold online at www.hourglasscoffee.com
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Yes, mine is. I make coffee the old fashioned way, cloth filter in a funnel straight into a thermos flask. I do this three times in 24 hours, delicious Brazilian coffee without the taints of the modern world.
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Greetings Fellow Coffee Drinkers!! my nearly acid free esophagus and stomach has much to say about the Hourglass cold brew coffee system. I haven't been able to enjoy coffe like this for years- now finally someones had the ingenuity to create this wonderful new way to brew coffee without all the high acidity that has kept me from my delicious addiction! All of this AND a totally 'green' way to get it done. I couldn't feel better about drinking my beloved elixir from the gods!!! thank you thank you thank you Hourglass!!
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