Chorreador
A Costa Rican drip coffee maker using a cloth filter.
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A chorreador is a Costa Rican coffee-making device where hot water drips through coffee grounds in a cloth filter on a wooden stand.[1] The name comes from the Spanish verb "chorrear," meaning to drip or trickle.[2] The filter, called a bolsita (Spanish for "little bag"), is shaped like a pocket and made of cotton.[3]
Quick Facts
- Type
- Coffee making device
- Origin
- Costa Rica
- Materials
- Wooden stand
- cotton bolsita
- wire or wooden rim
- Related verb
- chorrear (to drip or trickle)
- Filter type
- Cloth (cotton bolsita)
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
A cup or pot for coffee is positioned beneath the stand.[4] Ground coffee of fine to medium-fine consistency is placed into the dry bolsita using a spoon.[4] Cleaning never involves soap or detergent, as these would impart an aftertaste.[5] To remove coffee-ground oils, the bolsita is scrubbed with salt roughly once a month.[5]
Using basic carpentry and sewing skills, anyone can construct a chorreador at home inexpensively and with little difficulty.[6]
What the cited sources add
A 2008 blog post notes that when the author first lived in Costa Rica almost 40 years ago, every home and restaurant used a chorreador.[7] A comment on that post from December 2008 mentions buying a chorreador in Costa Rica after a honeymoon there.[7] Another comment from October 2008 criticizes a different site that recommended 2 tablespoons for 4 cups of coffee.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Chorreador" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brew a great cup of Costa Rican coffee Costa Rica In-Focus (zurqui.com), 2010-10-25. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chorreador" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: chorrear, verb Span¡shD!ct. Retrieved: 2011-06-11. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chorreador" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: bolsita, noun Bolsita is the diminutive form of bolsa ("bag"). Span¡shD!ct. Retrieved: 2023-06-24. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chorreador" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brew a great cup of Costa Rican coffee Costa Rica In-Focus (zurqui.com), 2010-10-25.; Brewing Coffee ~ Chorreador de Café Mi Chunche...en la Cocina. 2008-03-10.; The Chorreador: Use & Care chorreador.com. Retrieved: 2011-06-17. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chorreador" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brew a great cup of Costa Rican coffee Costa Rica In-Focus (zurqui.com), 2010-10-25.; The Chorreador: Use & Care chorreador.com. Retrieved: 2011-06-17. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chorreador" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: RunnerDuck Resources: Chorreador de Café RunnerDuck Eggspress. 2003-05-16. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Brewing Coffee ~ Chorreador de Café Mi Chunche...en la Cocina. 2008-03-10.. facts only, no text reused. enlacocina.michunche.com
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Chorreador (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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