I have a way hardly anyone seems to have ever heard of that’s actually best for iced coffee, but makes a great hot coffee too. It’s called cold brewed coffee.

There’s a device sold called a Toddy Cold Brew system, but I do it with nothing but bowls and a strainer. All you do is combine 1/2 pound medium grind coffee with 5-6 cups cold water, let it sit overnight, pour it through a strainer into a bowl to get the majority of the grounds, and finally pour through a medium strainer with a paper coffee filter to get the fine residue.

It makes about 3.5 cups of a cold coffee concentrate. You add as much as you like for strength and dilute with water. It’s delicious and smooth (almost no acid), stores for around a week in the fridge and can actually make great "instant" coffee.

I bring some to work so I just have to add hot water. I’ve used it for coffee based drinks after dinner (great with Kahlua & Bailey’s). It’s even been made into homemade coffee ice cream.

No one ever picks this method, but I think it’s worth knowing about.