What is Black Coffee?

By: Folgers (Folgerscoffee.com)

Black coffee is a popular hot coffee drink consisting of ground coffee and water and can be prepared using different brewing methods. It’s commonly served without any additives like cream or sugar, making its bold taste invigorating and enjoyable for many coffee fans.

Ways to Prepare Black Coffee

Choose coffee beans or ground coffee
Different coffee roasts and aromas impact the taste of your coffee. Choose from mild roasts with a light flavor to dark roasts, which are bolder and bittersweet. Learn more about coffee roasts and how to choose one to suit your tastes.

Try grinding fresh coffee beans
Grinding fresh coffee beans can provide a stronger aroma and more flavor to your coffee.

Use filtered water
Filtered water doesn’t have impurities that could affect the taste of your coffee.

Brew your coffee
Black coffee can be prepared in many ways, such as using a drip coffee maker, a French press, or a pour-over. Each brewing method has its own advantages and techniques. 

Ways to Use Black Coffee

Black coffee is traditionally served as a hot beverage, but there are other unique ways black coffee can be used.

Iced coffee
A refreshing twist on a traditional drink is to simply pour brewed black coffee over ice. Check out these steps for making iced coffee at home.

Marinades
Black coffee can be mixed with other ingredients like garlic, soy sauce, and spices, and used as a marinade for meats. 

Desserts
Black coffee goes perfect with vanilla ice cream. You can create a tasty sundae using ice cream, coffee, chocolate syrup, and chocolate shavings.

What’s the Difference Between Black Coffee and Regular Coffee?

The difference between black coffee and regular coffee is that black coffee is prepared without any additives or modifications. It’s typically made by brewing coffee in hot water and enjoyed plain. Regular coffee may have additives to enhance taste and sweetness such as milk, cream, or sugar.

Black coffee is a simple and delicious coffee drink that can be made by brewing ground coffee.