Method of making coffee

Abstract

A method of making coffee, comprising placing ground coffee beans in a basket; in a vessel having an interior wall and a bottom portion, providing a cover adapted to be positioned on the vessel and a shaft extending though a passageway of the cover, the basket being mounted to the shaft such as to allow the basket to be raised and lowered within the vessel through action of the shaft, the basket having a lip engaging the interior wall of the vessel; keeping a space between an underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel; pouring liquid into the cover in such a way as to soak the ground coffee beans while retaining air in the space between the underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel; moving the basket towards the bottom portion of the vessel so as to cause at least part of the air retained in the space between the underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel to displace infused ground coffee beans while the air rises within the vessel; and raising the basket towards the cover.

1 . A method of making coffee, comprising: 
 (a) placing ground coffee beans in a basket;    (b) in a vessel having an interior wall and a bottom portion, providing a cover adapted to be positioned on the vessel and a shaft extending though a passageway of the cover, the basket being mounted to the shaft such as to allow the basket to be raised and lowered within the vessel through action of the shaft, the basket having a lip engaging the interior wall of the vessel;    (c) keeping a space between an underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel;    (d) pouring liquid into the cover in such a way as to soak the ground coffee beans while retaining air in the space between the underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel;    (e) moving the basket towards the bottom portion of the vessel so as to cause at least part of the air retained in the space between the underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel to displace infused ground coffee beans while the air rises within the vessel; and    (f) raising the basket towards the cover.    
   
   
       2 . The method defined in  claim 1 , further comprising raising the basket out of contact with the coffee to arrest infusion.  
   
   
       3 . The method defined in  claim 1 , further comprising raising the basket up to an undersurface of the cover such that the infused ground coffee beans remain out of contact with the coffee.  
   
   
       4 . The method defined in  claim 3 , further comprising locking the basket such that the basket is retained proximate to the undersurface of the cover.  
   
   
       5 . The method defined in  claim 4 , further comprising pouring coffee through a spout provided on the vessel.  
   
   
       6 . The method defined in  claim 1  wherein pouring liquid into the vessel includes sprinkling the liquid onto the flavoring substance.  
   
   
       7 . The method defined in  claim 1 , wherein the raising of the basket further comprises forcing ambient air to pass through the basket and occupy a space between the underside of the basket and an upper surface of the coffee for causing a vacuum drying effect of the infused ground coffee beans.  
   
   
       8 . The method defined in  claim 2 , wherein the raising of the basket further comprises raising the basket up to an undersurface of the cover such that the infused ground coffee beans remain out of contact with the coffee.  
   
   
       9 . The method defined in  claim 8 , wherein the raising of the basket towards the cover includes pulling on a handle connected to the basket by the shaft.  
   
   
       10 . The method defined in  claim 9 , further comprising locking the basket such that the basket is retained proximate to the undersurface of the cover.  
   
   
       11 . The method defined in  claim 10 , further comprising pushing the handle towards the cover while the basket is retained proximate to the undersurface of the cover.  
   
   
       12 . The method defined in  claim 11 , further comprising occluding with the handle a set of apertures in the cover.  
   
   
       13 . The method defined in  claim 3 , further comprising vertically reciprocating the basket within the vessel to evacuate the air retained in the space between the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel.  
   
   
       14 . A method of making coffee, comprising: 
 (a) placing ground coffee beans in a basket;    (b) in a vessel having an interior wall and a bottom portion, providing a cover adapted to be positioned on the vessel and a shaft extending though a passageway of the cover, the basket being mounted to the shaft such as to allow the basket to be raised and lowered within the vessel through action of the shaft, the basket having a lip for creating a fluid-tight engagement with the interior wall of the vessel;    (c) keeping a space between an underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel;    (d) pouring liquid into the cover in such a way as to soak the ground coffee beans while retaining air in the space between the underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel;    (e) moving the basket towards the bottom portion of the vessel so as to cause at least part of the air retained in the space between the underside of the basket and the bottom portion of the vessel to displace infused ground coffee beans while the air rises within the vessel;    (f) raising the basket up to an undersurface of the cover; and    (g) locking the basket such that it is retained proximate to the undersurface of the cover.    
   
   
       15 . The method defined in  claim 14 , wherein the raising of the basket further comprises forcing ambient air to pass through the basket and occupy a space between the underside of the basket and an upper surface of the coffee for causing a vacuum drying effect of the infused ground coffee beans.  
   
   
       16 . The method defined in  claim 15 , wherein the raising of the basket towards the cover includes pulling on a handle connected to the basket by the shaft.  
   
   
       17 . The method defined in  claim 16 , further comprising pushing the handle towards the cover while the basket is retained proximate to the undersurface of the cover.  
   
   
       18 . The method defined in  claim 17 , further comprising occluding with the handle a set of apertures in the cover.  
   
   
       19 . The method defined in  claim 14 , further comprising pouring the coffee while the infused ground coffee beans remain out of contact with the coffee.