Reply To: Fresh Coffee on Shabbos

ROB – thank you. I thought of tzli as grilling -i.e. cooking over open flame with no moisture. Frying is called something else in SA, the exact word escapes me right now.

As far as coffee making, I agree with you that the coffee will not be extracted if you pour the grounds into a pot of cold water. The drip method that I am describing is done by dripping cold water into a brew basket of coffee grounds. The water passes through the grounds and the filter and lands in the carafe, where it is heated.

Turkish method is the only method that I am aware of where the coffee is added to the water. All other methods force water through the coffee.

mepal, never be surprised by me.