Coffee
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One frosty morning, many years ago, I prepared breakfast for the whole camp at dawn, including a pot of cowboy coffee. This was before I ever started drinking coffee, so I didn't taste the stuff. People got a few bites into the meal and I could see jaws working and... thoughtful expressions started dawning on faces. So, the thing about springtime streams in the Cascades, is that the water is full of glacial silt. Rock flour. 80-grit coffee. On the bright side, brushing teeth was redundant after that. They'd already been sanded down.
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Slim
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You beat me to it. I use this on the boat https://www.backcountry.com/gsi-outdoors-glacier-stainless-percolator.
Stainless, compact, does the job well.
17:1... riiiiiggghhhtttt. It doesn't matter how YOU like it. There's only ONE way. And, actually, of course, you can't reeeaaallly get good coffee outside of Italy.
Coffee snobs are worse than wine snobs, though both are obnoxious, because I drink coffee everyday.
Coffee snobs are worse than wine snobs, though both are obnoxious, because I drink coffee everyday.
Max Rockatansky
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Not on mine. You don’t have a sink, or even a pot to hold the device whilst you lean or roll or whatever your monohull does?
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kgatesman
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Silicon filter funnel and an electric teakettle. Throw the microwave away.
Cleaning the French press was a drag. Paper filters are easy clean up.
https://nextadventure.net/ust-flexware-coffee-drip.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o1&scid=scplp023779&sc_intid=023779&gclid=CjwKCAiAi4fwBRBxEiwAEO8_HuK3F0DY80Gk1AIQy_bKVqaJYGZj2Z8oSRFX2UyTFuPIWvRVFj9bcBoCs3wQAvD_BwE
Cleaning the French press was a drag. Paper filters are easy clean up.
https://nextadventure.net/ust-flexware-coffee-drip.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o1&scid=scplp023779&sc_intid=023779&gclid=CjwKCAiAi4fwBRBxEiwAEO8_HuK3F0DY80Gk1AIQy_bKVqaJYGZj2Z8oSRFX2UyTFuPIWvRVFj9bcBoCs3wQAvD_BwE
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Trovão
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I use a Bialetti aboard. Pretty simple.
10thTonner
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I agree that the stainless Bialetti is probably the best machine for boat use - or actually any use - ever. Not only does it make good coffee (espresso style), it also takes standard ground beans (no pads, no capsules, no other funny business), it works on any source of heat from a campfire to a thermonuclear induction oven, and it is built so sturdy that it can also be used for self defense. Add a pot and a whisk for milk and you'll have a pretty good cappuccino for a relatively low price (depending on the coffee you use, of course).
However, the OP asked for drip-drip coffe and that is a totally different thing. I wouldn't recommend a Bialetti for making Americano or lungo.
However, the OP asked for drip-drip coffe and that is a totally different thing. I wouldn't recommend a Bialetti for making Americano or lungo.
Kris Cringle
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The best description of the taste of mocha pot coffee for me is, 2 to 3 times stronger than drip coffee. But it's not true espresso as it lacks the mechanics of a pressurized espresso brewer.
For those wondering how they work, the lower chamber where the water is added boils on a small burner. The boiling water is then forced up through a small pipe into the middle chamber basket with pin holes that contain the grounds.
From the middle chamber, the boil brewed coffee, sans the grounds, is forced up through a second pipe into the third chamber on top, which is the receptacle of the finished coffee.
Here's a photo of the finished brew (amber foam a the top of the pipe), pulsing up through the second pipe and into the top chamber.
If you don't like a strong brew of coffee (think French roast beans or even Italian espresso roast - darkest/strongest roast), the mocha pot isn't for you.
Somebody mentioned you can only get good coffee in Italy. I think there is some truth to that. I can't look at my Bialetti without thinking of Italy. That's a bonus.
10thTonner
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Hey that's exactly what I put on my gas stove every morning!
I am using freshly ground Lavazza pink label. Ok, it is not technically espresso, but it comes close... maybe a bit acidic because of the high temperature / low pressure, but it's almost perfect for making cappuccino.If you want "real" espresso - to drink without milk - you'll need something with a thermometer and a pump.
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Israel Hands
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A good cup of coffee is great, but years ago I had many an early start with a quick cup of freeze-dried instant, and found it satisfying.
That being said, a friend of mine brought his Chemex aboard for a weekend trip this summer, and made the most fantastic coffee ever enjoyed on my 32-year-old boat. I still have some reservations about keeping what is basically a glass beaker safely stowed underway. But it makes a Hell of a good pot of coffee. Wonder why they don't develop an unbreakable version for travel/recreation?
sledracr
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I've heard the same thing from a number of directions.
My question is.... is there a functional (or qualitative) difference to the Chemex, compared to other pour-over/filter things?
i.e., if I took the same coffee, the same ratio of water-to coffee, the same water and water temp, the same pouring technique, etc.... through a Chemex into its glass beaker, vs. through a Melitta thingie into my boat-mug.... would they taste the same?
stumblingthunder
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Ceramic coated stainless steel double walled/vacuum sealed, with an adjustable drip vacuum walled tank on top and all of it on a gimbal mount. Hell, make it gyroscopically stabilized while you are at it.
"Can't start the coffee until all the gyros stabilize at 50k rpm!"
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ChrisJD
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If you like the process and flavor profile of a Chemex but want a more durable approach, check out the Kalita Wave: same rough idea but it comes in a stainless steel version (but unfortunately is only one cup at a time).
Max Rockatansky
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Apparently the ‘Clever Dripper’ is popular, also.. google and investigate if you are interested
