By: A.J. Hostetter

First of all, as an English teacher, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for writing “iced,” and not the delinquent “ice” before coffee, which is just so wrong.

Secondly, as a former barista, I MUST share the BEST, and far less messy, way of making cold-brewed coffee, which is also the best thing I got from Borders before they closed down completely (I was a bookseller and a cafe employee, plus a Starbucks stint): http://toddycafe.com/ . Starbucks, having inherited (i.e. destroyed, swallowed whole, etc.) Seattle’s Best, now sells the Toddy system in many of their stores, but I encourage any and all connoisseurs of iced coffee to try it out. Rich, creamy perfection, as the Pioneer Woman says, with half the mess.

That said, kudos for touching on my favorite way to save time and waste with the in-the-fridge-from-the-morning-coffee tip. I do both, now that I’ve lost the tiny plug for my Toddy system (reordering parts is SO not my style. I do, however, buy toddy coffee anytime I see it in a shop–like the one I’m about to go in).

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