Melitta drip cone system. Wonderful coffee anywhere you can make hot water. Easy clean up, make one cup or a full pot. Inexpensive at any department store including K-Mart, Wal-Mart, etc. Comes in all different sizes. https://shoponline.melitta.com/items/COFFMKRSPROVER
Comparing Melitta and Chemex, it looks like the exact coffee result except with Chemex the coffee maker is also the carafe, one less item in the cupboard.
Chemex filters are heavier than Melitta filters, keeping more of the oils back. This makes for a very clean, bright coffee. Both systems make great coffee, just a matter of personal preference. Melitta coffee is closer in character to French Press coffee.
Also, the Melitta system is available in plastic, so perhaps easier for use on the road.
I am a huge Chemex fan at home, but for the trailer we've picked up an Aeropress. I am worried about the Chemex glass carafe breaking.
2012 25' FB International
Colorado Springs
, Colorado
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 118
For my Airstream, I rely on a Bialetti Moka Express stovetop coffee maker - it makes a strong, european-style brew (6 cup for 1-2 people). I also have a Bialetti Brikka for espresso (and a battery-power milk frother stick). And a Bialetti Mukka to make a latte on the stove (no need for a separate frother). For home, the best coffee is from a Bodum Santos vacuum pot (closely followed by a french press) - but it is too fragile and takes up too much space for the trailer. The only coffee obsession I haven't gotten around to yet is the Chemex...
I am exactly the other way around, I haven't tried the Bodum vacuum yet.
Every time I see one I am really tempted, but have yet to device a way to smuggle it past the wife who already rolls her eyes at my coffee toy collection.
However, recently, I was shown the error of our ways when I had coffee from a Bialetti and I have since switched over completely at home to the 9 cup version.
Just for grins, the big one is a 44 cup coffee boiler, no internals. The middle is an aluminum perc and the one on the right is the SS perc that we use every weekend just like you see, almost always over the old Coleman stove enjoying the morning. The boiler is a group pot, get it boiling, remove from heat, add grounds and stir then a low rolling boil for about 5-6 min, remove from heat, let it sit for a couple then line 'em up. Most likely get fired up at Amumalina this Sept. BTW the SS is still hot, getting 2nd cup next.
Just for grins, the big one is a 44 cup coffee boiler, no internals. The middle is an aluminum perc and the one on the right is the SS perc that we use every weekend just like you see, almost always over the old Coleman stove enjoying the morning. The boiler is a group pot, get it boiling, remove from heat, add grounds and stir then a low rolling boil for about 5-6 min, remove from heat, let it sit for a couple then line 'em up. Most likely get fired up at Amumalina this Sept. BTW the SS is still hot, getting 2nd cup next.
Nice flexible set! And the last few cups from the big one get a bonus! If you drink with your teeth clenched you can stop some of the grounds! ;-) - Brad
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I gave the Aeropress a try and now it is all I use. Just hot water from the stove, and coffee is great. I also have a collection of 4 or 5 coffee appliances stuck in a closet gathering dust. They are all destined for the recycler. I will keep the Aero and go camping.
2012 25' FB International
Colorado Springs
, Colorado
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 118
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Originally Posted by RAH
I gave the Aeropress a try and now it is all I use. Just hot water from the stove, and coffee is great. I also have a collection of 4 or 5 coffee appliances stuck in a closet gathering dust. They are all destined for the recycler. I will keep the Aero and go camping.
And I thought I was done experimenting with coffee! One more to try - thankfully the Aeropress isn't too expensive.
I use the GSI Collapsible coffee dripper, it's lightweight, it collapses and works perfectly. You can get it at amazon for $13. Here is a link: GSI Outdoors Collapsible Java Drip
2009 27' FB International
LA LA Land...
, California
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 290
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Originally Posted by jpons
I use the GSI Collapsible coffee dripper, it's lightweight, it collapses and works perfectly. You can get it at amazon for $13. Here is a link: GSI Outdoors Collapsible Java Drip
We take our Chambord French press (I've had it for 30 years, since I worked in a coffee house in Berkeley), a Bialetti-type stainless espresso pot and the Chemex. It's nice to see there are other coffee-obsessives out there. Thanks for explaining the differences in filtering between Melitta and Chemex, that's interesting. We just try to have the best, fresh roasted and ground coffee we can find which goes a long way to ensure a good cup...
Chemex ought to repackage their simple, wonderful coffee maker with a trendy European name and they'd have a whole new and loyal customer base.
doug k
The name is already European.
The Chemex was invented by the German chemist Peter Schlumbohm in1941 (living in New York). It's a fascinating story - the Chemex is made from glass, wood and leather because these weren't restricted for the war effort.
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