Cowboy Coffee

Step 1: Boil Water

Bring water to a boil in your pot. Remove from heat.

Step 2: Add Coffee

Add 30g coarse ground coffee directly to the water. Stir once.

Step 3: Steep

Steep for 4 minutes. Do not stir again.

Step 4: Settle the Grounds

Add a splash of cold water to the pot — this drops the temperature and causes grounds to sink rapidly. Wait 1 minute.

Step 5: Pour Carefully

Pour slowly from the pot into your cup, stopping before the settled grounds at the bottom reach the spout.

Gritty cup: Pour more slowly, or let it settle for an extra minute.

Bitter: Grind coarser or reduce steep time. Cowboy coffee needs coarse grind more than any other method.

Does cowboy coffee actually taste good?

With coarse grind and the cold-water settling trick — yes, genuinely. It's not complex, but it's bold and honest. It tastes like coffee made outdoors should taste.