The best way to have lots of good-tasting ice is to buy it by the bag.

or freeze in the freezer. I’m going to dilute the 150 Everclear with filtered water using some equation I found on another thread here, I’m going to use the fresh-in season fruits, and I’m going to sterilize the...

Dangerous? No. But they make icky coffee — they’re not designed for filtering, so the combination of water and coffee grounds will often tear them, and the various chemicals they’re treated with will impart...

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learned for new Chemex folks is to do a hot water rinse of the filter paper, it makes all the difference in getting really clean bean flavours. I learned that a bit late and really appreciate it now. Happy brewing.

Our Hero Enhanced Dog Water raises the hackles of this dog owner.

How adding carbon dioxide can reduce your carbon footprint.

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It’s the water, the beans, and the device.

I mainly drink tap water that I filter with a Brita. For sparkling I really like La Croix. The bubbles are very fine like in a top notch champange. It comes in plain and several flavors. I find the lemon very refreshing...

to monitor. Are there say 5 ingredients (that have a factual base) that we should try to avoid regardless of whether or not our cities may or may not be removing them from the tap water. To me this seems to be the crux of the...

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How to brew your own tea at work.

of the tri-state area. I believe that most of the area is chlorinated, if not all. Chlorinated water is what it is. Safe from a bacterial perspective, but not that wonderful tasting. A filter helps.

Isn’t Dasani, like Aquafina, just purified water? As in, filtered tap water as opposed to natural spring water.

I tend to drink a lot of bottled of water, because I’m out and about a great deal and can’t take the sugar in sodas and juices. I generally buy or re-use glass bottles, not plastic (believe it or not, I can taste the...

on an everyday basis. But it does boil water fine – it’s not like trying make decent tea with microwaved water. I’m sure the more expensive models are heavier and nicer.