Household batteries (the usual suspects: AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt) can be recycled through battery retailers like Batteries Plus. While you save up enough old batteries to make it worth a disposal trip, keep your dead batteries in a dry place that's out of reach of kids.
Water temperature is vital. Doing it correctly, you can make what many say is the perfect cup of coffee. Ideally, you want the temperature between 195 and 200 degrees F. One way to do this is to boil the water and use an âinstant readâ thermometer from any kitchen store.
1 For instance, coffee ground for an espresso machine should be very fine, in part because the brew cycle is only 19 to 22 seconds long. 2  But for a coffee press, the coffee should be coarse ground, because the water and coffee are in direct contact for about four minutes. Therefore, the water you use to make coffee should taste clean, fresh, and free of impurities. 2  Water heated to just off a boil (195Â° to 205Â° F or 90Â° to 96Â° C) is perfect for extracting the coffee's full range of flavors. 3  Any cooler and the water can't adequately do the job.