12V Coffee

[switz]

I went to the Melitta web site and was able to order their thermal stainless 8 cup pour over coffee maker and a supply of the #4 cone filters. This will be what I was looking for to make morning Joe in the trailer.

We used Starbucks instant on the first trip by just boiling water (even I can manage to do this). It was a nervous system jolt and not my preferred taste.

We have a 120Vac coffee grinder we can now take with us and make fresh coffee. It only runs about 15 seconds to make 12 6oz cups of ground coffee to put into the unit we have at home. The gas stove can boil the water and the thermal coffee pot can keep it warm. Yeah!

Thanks for the information!

[LivLoveLaugh]

Just my 2cents:
Currently using a French press and really enjoy the coffee it makes. However clean up after is a bit of a messy chore. (Even did a you-tube search for tips on cleaning the darn thing.)
I’m thinking we may have to try the Melitta. It looks like all the grounds are contained in the filter for easy disposal and clean up.
It's all about the easy when out camping.
Since this is drip type coffee, how do you grind the beans? We use course ground in the French press.

[Aage]

For those who aren't happy with perked coffee, I offer the recipe my Danish grandmother always used. It was a staple of coffee making when we tent-camped (no electricity).

Put two ingredients in the coffee basket (in addition to the coffee): a pinch of salt, and half an eggshell. Works like a charm!

[switz]

We have an old 120Vac (150 watts) Hamilton Beach Custom Grind model 80354 which can still be found at Amazon. It has a timer slider to select between 4 and 15 cups at three settings: Coarse, Medium and Fine. It just runs longer for more pulverization.

We have a 600 watt inverter in our current trailer and will have the 1,000 watt inverter option in the new trailer. The 15 seconds or so twice in the morning will not deplete the batteries. I will turn the inverter on to run the coffee grinder and then turn it off as we do not use 120Vac all the time. Leaving the inverter powered on does draw power from the batteries.

[Ahab]

Originally Posted by LivLoveLaugh

Just my 2cents:
Currently using a French press and really enjoy the coffee it makes. However clean up after is a bit of a messy chore. (Even did a you-tube search for tips on cleaning the darn thing.)
I’m thinking we may have to try the Melitta. It looks like all the grounds are contained in the filter for easy disposal and clean up.
It's all about the easy when out camping.
Since this is drip type coffee, how do you grind the beans? We use course ground in the French press.

We wipe out the grounds in the container with a paper towel and rinse with hot water into a bowl. . The strainer is shaken in this bowl and the grounds filtered with another paper towel which is thrown away. Whats messy about that?

[urnmor]

Coffee is like our TV, we all have our favorites. Being an indecisive individual, I carry an espresso machine, a drip machine and a french press. I guess i just can"t live without my coffee.

[Jim Flower]

Originally Posted by switz

We have an old 120Vac (150 watts) Hamilton Beach Custom Grind model 80354 which can still be found at Amazon. It has a timer slider to select between 4 and 15 cups at three settings: Coarse, Medium and Fine. It just runs longer for more pulverization.

We have a 600 watt inverter in our current trailer and will have the 1,000 watt inverter option in the new trailer. The 15 seconds or so twice in the morning will not deplete the batteries. I will turn the inverter on to run the coffee grinder and then turn it off as we do not use 120Vac all the time. Leaving the inverter powered on does draw power from the batteries.

Switz, my cuisineart 12 cup electric draws 970 watts and makes the 1500 watt inverter a bit grumpy when we use it. Only takes about 7 mins and it is now one of the necessities of life. Sure beats messing about with the French Press. You may wish to revisit the 1000 watt inverter. My inverter is a Samlex, made off shore. Perhaps the US made inverters are not so quick to complain. Jim

[cdmagda]

Originally Posted by urnmor

Coffee is like our TV, we all have our favorites. Being an indecisive individual, I carry an espresso machine, a drip machine and a french press. I guess i just can"t live without my coffee.

Now your talking coffee.. espresso is a must, or it's a bust. The TV goes before the espresso machine goes in my tug...

[cdmagda]

Originally Posted by dkottum

Speaking of coffee in different locations, ever notice the puzzled looks when you ask for a cup of coffee in Arizona. "Well, I can make you one if you really want it."

doug k

Hey, you get that look in a lot of places...

[switz]

In reality, we ordered the 1,000 watt inverter to get some parts in place on the new 27FB Classic. We plan to install a 300 to 400 watt solar system and a 2,000+ watt inverter with 4 Lifeline GSM batteries on/in the new trailer when it gets here in February 2014. We will boil the water in a tea kettle on the propane stove top and pour it on the grounds in the Melitta brown paper filters.

We have both the newer ten cup and older 12 cup Cuisinart coffee machines in different locations and like them a lot. I saw no need to use that much power out of the batteries. The old 12 cup unit takes about ten minutes to make the coffee and the carafe heater stays on a long time. On the 10 cup unit, it heats a metal plate in the bottom of the carafe and shuts off after brewing. Both units draw power all the time to run their clocks.

[golfarch]

I purchased the Melitta 10 Cup with Thermos. I do know how to boil water.
Learned that Ohio State University.

[Silverflames]

Originally Posted by Aage

For those who aren't happy with perked coffee, I offer the recipe my Danish grandmother always used. It was a staple of coffee making when we tent-camped (no electricity).

Put two ingredients in the coffee basket (in addition to the coffee): a pinch of salt, and half an eggshell. Works like a charm!

I get the salt, but the egg shell? Humm... Pulls out some of the bitterness? Lowers the PH??

[TinShack]

Originally Posted by golfarch

I purchased the Melitta 10 Cup with Thermos. I do know how to boil water.
Learned that Ohio State University.

Melitta drip likes a fine grind coffee. Before a trip, we usually grind enough fresh whole beans to get us through, either with our home grinder, or at the grocery store with the commercial dial-a-grind they have in the coffee aisle.

[Aage]

Originally Posted by Silverflames

I get the salt, but the egg shell? Humm... Pulls out some of the bitterness? Lowers the PH??

Give it a try, see what you think.