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07-29-2017, 11:34 AM
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1 Rivet Member
2017 Basecamp
SoCal
, California
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 18
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Coffee Press - Percolator or ??
We use a percolator for coffee and really like it with the exception of clean up. Lots of pieces to clean and when boon docking takes additional water to clean to get all the grounds out of basket, etc.
We've used presses before and like them as well, but again clean up can be a bit of an issue, but better than a percolator. The downside on the press you I have not found one you can use the press directly on the stove, you heat the water in a separate pot then poor into press.
Does anyone know of a press you can put right on the burner of the stove?
We want something that can be used boon docking without power and that can make at least 6-8 cups.
What else is everyone using?
Thanks!
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07-29-2017, 11:51 AM
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1 Rivet Member
New York
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 19
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Doesn't quite fit your bill but thought worth mentioning that Aeropress makes a ridiculously good cup of coffee for camping. Single serving cups but after trying every other method we switched for good and LOVE it.
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07-29-2017, 12:25 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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Been using the AeroPress the last few weeks. With quality beans it makes an excellent cup of coffee. Next best thing to espresso I have found. I use the metal filter with an espresso burr grind.
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07-29-2017, 12:29 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB International
Trent Woods
, North Carolina
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 3,120
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We also boil water in a small teapot on the stove.
Larry
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07-30-2017, 11:52 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 25' Flying Cloud
Wheaton
, Illinois
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 649
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We use a percolator with a Melita wrap filter in the basket to reduce cleanup.
Greg
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07-30-2017, 12:06 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Vintage Kin Owner
Virginia Beach
, Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 7,801
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I had a French press, but when it broke I chose to replace it with the Melitta pour over. EASY! Good fresh beans make a huge difference but good water is even more important. ESPRESSO intensity? Very hot water 375 F. Do not spill that one on your lap.
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07-30-2017, 12:43 PM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Foiled Again
I had a French press, but when it broke I chose to replace it with the Melitta pour over. EASY! Good fresh beans make a huge difference but good water is even more important. ESPRESSO intensity? Very hot water 375 F. Do not spill that one on your lap.
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How do you manage 375-degree water? Pressurized environment? It should vaporize over 212 at STP.
I too broke my original (glass) coffee press in the trailer... I carried my dirty dishes in a bin on the floor of the shower and one trip forgot to secure the showerhead, which came off the hook and fell on the Bodum. I replaced it with a stainless-steel vacuum-insulated french press that's better in every way than the glass ones (at least every objective way). I think they've discontinued my exact model but they (and their competitors) still make functionally similar ones. It's extra nice that it keeps the coffee hot MUCH longer than the glass ones.
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07-30-2017, 12:55 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2022 30' International
Del Mar
, California
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 9
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Nespresso
We are really happy with the Nespresso system. They make a mini version that is perfect for the counter space in our 25FB. Its also very stowable
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07-30-2017, 12:57 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2007 25' Safari
Southwest VA
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 101
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We have had all different kinds of coffee pots...well, I actually think we've had EVERY kind of coffee maker and/or pot. Our favorite coffee ever is made in our blue speckled Coleman coffee pot on the stove. Old school, I know, and all of them to me seem to require the same amount of cleaning. I guess you could get a Keurig, but I never really liked ours and they sure don't last very long and you're committed to electricity on that as well.
We just love our Coleman and I dump and wipe out the grinds with a paper towel and then wash. Always looks brand new.
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07-30-2017, 12:59 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 30' International
Quartz Hill
, California
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 356
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This is what I use on the road. Heat water in teapot, pour it through and that's it.
Throw out cone filter and grounds, rinse pot with a little water.
https://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Cone-...ur%2Bover&th=1
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07-30-2017, 01:02 PM
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Half a Rivet Short
2017 30' Classic
2022 Interstate 24X
Carlisle
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 15,684
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Hi
Melita with a stainless steel "thermal" carafe underneath it. Near boiling water and fresh ground beans go in. Coffee will stay nice and hot for hours ....
Bob
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07-30-2017, 01:09 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Vero Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 693
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We use a paper filter drip electric coffee maker at home bring it when we travel. It allows us to plug in and brew when at an electric campsite just like at home. When dry camping we set it up the same, but dump the carafe of water into a cook pot, put the pot on the galley stove, flip open the lid on the top of the coffee maker and dump the boiling water over the waiting ground coffee.
We had a prized Meilita 10 cup for years but had to put her down owing to "plumbing problems". Now we have a black and decker 12 cup (we drink coffee for hours in the morning) that's pretty good too. Plus I think it turns into a table saw or something... never got that feature to work though. Get the kind with a lid that flips up to expose the coffee and filter basket, not the kind with the filter basket holder that swings out (rhymes with Mr. Toffee) so you can access the coffee for the "dry camping pour through" method.
As for a coffee press... ixnay on the esspray. We tried that on our first long trip. Have you ever tried to clean one of those things? It takes large amounts of water (which can become a precious commodity when dry camping) and no matter how hard you try, some grounds go down the drain (I could loose sleep thinking about coffee grounds clogging my waste water drains). The paper filter types have neither of these problems.
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07-30-2017, 01:33 PM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,500
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Cleaning the press can be done without gallons of water. I have in fact cleaned my press more times than I could accurately count. I pour the last stupid of liquid out, empty the damp grounds into the trash, wipe the inside with a paper towel or napkin (preferably 2nd use for a towel I started with another cleanup) then it doesn't take much water to rinse the filter-screen and clean the press.
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07-30-2017, 01:35 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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According to the Aeropress experts 185 F is the perfect water temp for brewing good coffee. Any hotter and you risk having high acids being released.
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Do you know what a learning experience is? A learning experience is one of those things that says "You know that thing that you just did? Don't do that."
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07-30-2017, 01:43 PM
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2017 25' International
Niagara-on-the-Lake
, ON Canada
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,836
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Aeropress
Quote:
Originally Posted by righttoroam
Doesn't quite fit your bill but thought worth mentioning that Aeropress makes a ridiculously good cup of coffee for camping. Single serving cups but after trying every other method we switched for good and LOVE it.
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I can make up to four cups of coffee at one pressing. Of course it is harder to press than a single cup. I just put the Aeropress on top of a two cup straight sided measuring cup (from IKEA). After pressing add additional 185 °F water to fill to the two cup measure and then pour equal amounts into cups, then add additional water to taste for an Americano style coffee. For eight cups I would do two pressings in a row into the measuring cup, pour out as much concentrate as I needed and add hot water for the Americano. Keep the concentrate warm in a thermos for more coffee later and add hot water to taste.
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07-30-2017, 01:46 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Just a reminder that there is tons of previous discussion about all of this on the threads linked in Post #3:
Quote:
Originally Posted by OTRA15
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07-30-2017, 01:56 PM
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Half a Rivet Short
2017 30' Classic
2022 Interstate 24X
Carlisle
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 15,684
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OTRA15
Just a reminder that there is tons of previous discussion about all of this on the threads linked in Post #3:
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Hi
......But we have *so* much fun repeating ourselves
Bob
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07-30-2017, 02:21 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2016 28' Pendleton
Bettendorf
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 30
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Options
We use a stainless steel press. I roast my own beans! I buy beans in bulk, then roast them! Best way to make coffee! Water quality on the road can be an issue!
For quick coffee, we also have the small Nespresso! Easy to get your fix and go!
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07-30-2017, 02:33 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uncle_bob
Hi
......But we have *so* much fun repeating ourselves
Bob
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Exactly.
The worst part of this new Internet-by-phone age, is that very few folks ever read the beginning of thread, let alone several pages of a long thread.
They mostly look over on the right for recent discussions, then hit Reply, and start TALKING!
"When in doubt, TALK!"
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