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Spoonblade t1_ixszh02 wrote

The egg forms a raft that strains out the coffee grounds, you dont end up drinking it

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Goodunnn t1_ixt3u44 wrote

Well that’s make some sort of sense, now I have try it and see it work.

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MainelyKahnt t1_ixudesw wrote

Yep, my granddad told stories of using eggs to filter the coffee when he was a cook in WW2. I've never been brave enough to try it tho.

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eljefino t1_iy1knb4 wrote

They were able to get fresh eggs to the front lines but not coffee filters? Yikes.

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whataboutface t1_ixuswzp wrote

So it's like a coffee consommè? Interesting, I'll have to try this.

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BurningPage t1_ixt568u wrote

I have this cook book. Plenty of ways to cook raccoon, if I recall.

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ScenePlayful1872 t1_ixswupy wrote

Think I’ll pass & stick with Hair of the Dog instead

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FixatedOnYourBeauty t1_ixtgoi6 wrote

I had to read that twice, "crush shell and add". Dear God, the eggshell has to be one of the most horrible things for your teeth to find in food, you get that first unsettling crunch and have to first rule out it's not a filling or crown, then once extricated, you have to spend the rest of the meal with the anxiety that there could be more. Where there's smoke there's fire.

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P-Townie t1_ixtmxt7 wrote

The shell is supposed to neutralize the acidity. I've always been curious if boiled coffee with egg shells actually tastes good.

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gretchens t1_ixv3wvn wrote

This recipe sounds even more complicated, basically you just smash the egg in the coffee can with the grounds and dump the whole thing into the kettle. It’s not done in separate stages.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixsuzk3 wrote

I've never heard of something so disgusting for camp breakfast. Camp coffee is bad enough, but this is worse.

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JayhawkInMaine t1_ixsvj44 wrote

Sounds…. Viscous 🤢

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Shilo788 t1_ixvvkdo wrote

It is supposed to raft up and contain the grounds they use this in some old stock recipes to make it clear as well. I just use a percolator for grounds and a French press when solo.

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sy33d_am33r_ali t1_ixuch1j wrote

We used to do this sometimes on trail crew back in the day. It was about 50/50 whether we could get it to work. It’s one of those things that’s part skill and part sorcery. Half the time we’d be chewing on coffee grounds. Better to just pack in a percolator.

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Odd-Mountain3076 t1_ixwg9w3 wrote

As a traditional guide....yeah it works but do you know how hard it is to bring an egg into the bush unbroken, only to use it to make coffee that can be made a few different ways. Not to mention an egg is good tasty calories served with bacon...why waste it making coffee?

Personally I prefer the overarm spin method to force the grounds to the bottom of the pot.

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KnightsOfREM t1_ixu71xz wrote

"...Or buy a reusable pour-over filter, and never put eggshells in coffee again."

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curatormaine t1_ixu931h wrote

This technique is called forming a raft, when the egg cooka it will bind up the coffee grounds allowing you to get them out so you don't have grounds in your coffee. It's the same technique that's used in classical French cooking to clarify stock.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixuzsjo wrote

And to think that egg could be better used as a pre-chaser to a Canadian whiskey...

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GoArmyNG t1_ixw8pbq wrote

Raw? Sounds like salmonella to me...

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chickentacomom t1_ixv2wst wrote

My favorite clean the whole house coffee, it's got a kick.

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gretchens t1_ixv3qo9 wrote

It’s still made this way by fishing guides. The shell also helps temper the bitterness of the coffee.

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Fresh-Basket9174 t1_ixvozyn wrote

Have tried it, the first time it worked and it was good. Not really good, but better than most other attempts at coffee while camping. The second (and last time) not so good. We just stick with a percolator now.

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Mannymarlo t1_ixu7tgr wrote

Whomever wrote this should be incarcerated forever and longer if possible

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curatormaine t1_ixu929k wrote

This technique is called forming a raft, when the egg cooka it will bind up the coffee grounds allowing you to get them out so you don't have grounds in your coffee. It's the same technique that's used in classical French cooking to clarify stock.

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