Q&A for How to Make Coffee without a Coffee Maker

Making coffee with ground coffee can be done using a coffee maker, a French press, a percolator, etc.

Yes, you can make coffee on the stove provided you have the right receptacle for this use. Typical items used to make coffee on the stove include: A kettle made for stove use; a saucepan; a Moka pot or other stove-safe container. Help with making stove coffee can be found here: How to Make Coffee on a Stove .

The standard scoop per 1 cup of coffee is: 1 level scoop of ground coffee to 6 fl oz of water. Thus, for 6 cups of coffee, that is 6 level scoops to 36 fl oz of water. However, if you want to make the coffee stronger, you can try adding a scoop or two extra. If using mugs, change to 1 ⅓ level scoops per mug of coffee to 8 fl oz water, thus 6 mugs would require 8 level scoops to 48 fl oz of water.

Nescafe is a form of instant coffee, they're instant coffee granules in the producer’s jar. As such, you can either follow the manufacturer’s instructions as described on the maker's label or you can follow these instructions: How to Make Instant Coffee .

Same instructions, just open up the K-Cup and pour the grinds into a filter.

Sometimes it taste bitter, other times it can be sweet. This depends on the type of coffee and how much you use. There are different types of coffee and everyone has a different opinion as well.

Yes, although the filter might tear if you pour too fast.

Yes, you can, but you'll need to be careful when straining the coffee since a paper towel will tear more easily than a coffee filter.

No, you can't convert ground coffee into instant coffee. If you want instant coffee, you will have to buy it in a supermarket.

You can cold brew coffee but beware that it will taste differently from hot brewed coffee.

You can if you're using a strainer, filter, saucepan, or instant coffee. However, milk is nearly impossible to clean out of a French press - if you want milk in your French press coffee, make it with water and then add milk once you've poured it. (Milk is also a pain to clean out of a kettle, so heat it in a saucepan or the microwave instead.)