Coffee

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Keurig: https://www.google.com/search?q=Keur...=airforums.com
Best coffee maker: http://www.airforums.com/forums/f484...er-132587.html

Stella's Kitchen list of topics: http://www.airforums.com/forums/f484/

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[StreamNTyme]

Space is at a premium in our Airstream. Got my husband to give up his electric coffee maker and he has a stainless steel French Press. I also have one, as we drink different coffee. We have a tea kettle to heat water on the stove. So nice to have fresh coffee when dry camping.

[StevieB]

Daily Use - Cheap Mr. Coffee. When it gets crudy, re-cycle bin.

Special Vintage Trailer Rallys - Classic Mid-Century Artzy Fartzy Art Deco High Falootin' Electric Percolator suitable for a Commodore Vanderbilt.

Regards,
StevieB

WBCCI 1095

[55AS]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
On the camp stove in nice weather and the indoor cooktop in bad weather. Makes the trailer smell amazing:-)

[Mollysdad]

I have a Cuisinart 4 cup. ( a cup to coffee makers is 4 oz.)
I fill it to the "3" mark and it makes a nice big cup for me in the morning. Stainless carafe so there's no broken glass danger. No bells and whistles, just "on". $34 on Amazon.

I keep a french press if I don't have power, but that's very rare.

[ROBERT CROSS]

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Bob
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[dmbecke]

If you use an electric coffee maker make sure you also carry one that uses the gas cook top. Either a percolator or French press. When you don’t have electric and you still want coffee

[Janet H]

We have tried all sorts of things over the years and finally defaulted to a silicon pour over that take melita number 4s. The coffee is excellent and the bonus is that clean up is easy - simply pitch out the filter with grounds and swish out the carrier We boondock often and I would not want to run an electric coffeemaker.

https://www.amazon.com/GSI-Outdoors-...eb_17166513011

You can probably find this cheaper at your local camping store...

We drip it right into the mug and the number 4 size filter will make several mugs of coffee - just move it to the next cup.

[Caffeinated]

As might be surmised by my screen name, coffee is somewhat important to me. I hate the K cups. Crappiest coffee I've ever had. I keep two coffee makers in the trailer. A ceramic Melitta pour over made in Germany for when there is no electricity, and a Bonavita electric which is a less expensive copy of a Technovorm Mocha Master. Which is basically a plug in Melitta pour over. IMHO that pour overs make the best coffee, although some people prefer French press. Go figure.

Mike

[DoublTrouble]

Since we are very picky about coffee, 2 options for us. I roast my own beans that goes in the Chemex. A small pot with water on the stove with the mugs containing some milk. The kettle for the Chemex. Or when lazy with shore power we use our Pixie and some Nespresso capsules. The chemex with good freshly roasted coffee is impossible to beat.
2x Bob [emoji477]

[Too tall]

Originally Posted by DoublTrouble

Since we are very picky about coffee, 2 options for us. I roast my own beans that goes in the Chemex. A small pot with water on the stove with the mugs containing some milk. The kettle for the Chemex. Or when lazy with shore power we use our Pixie and some Nespresso capsules. The chemex with good freshly roasted coffee is impossible to beat.
2x Bob [emoji477]

Slightly OT. *Warning...coffee-nerd content* Bob, I got into roasting a couple years ago and never looked back. We use a Porlex grinder and a Bialetti Kitty or if I'm feeling the need a Flair Manual Espresso Maker which is able to pull some of the best shots I've ever had.

[Minno]

Single cup Keurig when we have electricity - haven't died yet.
Stove top percolator when we're dry camping. It was my mothers....

Kay

[stevejones]

+1 on Chemex. We have the automatic Chemex brewer we use when we have hookups and a kettle for pour over when we do not. Love it. We have a hand crank Skerton Pro coffee mill that we haven't used yet. But that is next to try. Looking forward to freshly ground beans!

We started out with both Chemex and a Keurig, but left the Keurig at home for our full time journey to save space. We only used the Keurig for a cup of decaff so wasn't worth the space sacrifice. The Keurig to me has a plastic-y aftertaste from the cups and the boxes of cups take up a lot of space and can be pricey. It is convenient though.

Thanks,

Steve

[LAWBC]

[QUOTE=Piggy Bank;2200941]We have several options, depending on how many people we have and how much coffee we want.

For 1 person or 2-like the stove top italian Moka. It's like a tiny pressure cooker for coffee. Made of Aluminum. VERY easy clean up, makes the coffee fast, coffee is really hot, and is nice and strong. Also good to mix with hot chocolate mix for a Mocha Moka!


I would avoid any cookware made from aluminum, a lot of research points to health issues in aluminum cookware. You probably value your health then please check it out.

[Wrangler]

[QUOTE=LAWBC;2201284]

Originally Posted by Piggy Bank

We have several options, depending on how many people we have and how much coffee we want.

For 1 person or 2-like the stove top italian Moka. It's like a tiny pressure cooker for coffee. Made of Aluminum. VERY easy clean up, makes the coffee fast, coffee is really hot, and is nice and strong. Also good to mix with hot chocolate mix for a Mocha Moka!


I would avoid any cookware made from aluminum, a lot of research points to health issues in aluminum cookware. You probably value your health then please check it out.

I don’t know what to believe when seeing stuff about health issues of aluminum cookware. I remember a supposed link between aluminum and alzheimers; and I thought that was largely debunked. Today, I did as search and found stuff that that both supported, and denied any connection. I will continue to use my stainless steel, an follow the advice of Ben Franklin that suggests we should exercise moderation in all things.

[ALUMINUMINUM]

A few years ago, Monta Verde Costa Rica received “Best Coffee in the World” Award. Coincidentally, we were touring Costa Rica. Decided to make the climb to this remote area to do some high jungle birding, and check out the coffee plantations. In a surprisingly upscale Monta Verde coffee shop, we challenged the Barista to prepare the best cup of coffee possible.

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but from the multitude of coffee making gimmicks, machines and techniques at hand, he chose a Chemex carafe. He ground his in-house roasted, awarded beans, weighed on a gram scale. Water temperature was monitored and measured in a graduated cylinder, preheated carafe, bloom time measured, served black in white ceramic cups… It was a memorable cup of coffee.

Point being… Chemex


Camping, our pour-over system involves an unbleached paper filter designed for a Melitta cone. Unique cone has a snorkel that snugs into a Thermos. Our Penguin thermal carafe, aka “The Butler”, adds a measure of sophistication and comedy to our morning caffeinating ritual.

In the time water boils, stainless steel ceramic burr grinds by hand, the chosen beans. Water is fired in a Michael Graves Alessi kettle that matches the kitchen's riveted theme. The Alessi's bird begins chirping its whistle at about 200F. Pour, bloom, etc. The spent grounds and filter cone nests over the sink drain to collect the morning's compostables.

We had a small Chemex that handily fit atop the cast iron cook-top of the Cozy Cabin heater, but The Penguin has proven an indispensable morning companion.

[ROBERT CROSS]

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You can always tell a tru coffee conasewer by the vessels he sips from...like a fine wine, tapered with a wide mouth. A good portion of the enjoyment enters thru the nose.🤗
Sip on..☕️

Bob
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[Julie-Bob]

“K” cups a small one, no mess, yes cost more than ground coffee but it’s always ready and fresh

[Rocinante]

+1 for good old stainless steel percolator on the gas stove, properly monitored to prevent overheating. As a backup or just for a change we sometimes also bring / use our trusty Bialetti moka pot to make espresso, again monitoring to prevent overheating. No electrical coffee gadgets in our trailer, no sir.

[WhereStream]

We had been using a small Mr. Coffee, but for the camping trip this weekend we got a Keurig-knockoff, a Chulux.

Single cup, no water tank.

Works well, and is significantly smaller than any Keurig we could find (and cheaper, too, about $35).