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06-12-2014, 07:28
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Alameda
Boat: Bluewater 40, Cal 20, Bayliner Avanti
Posts: 274
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Coffee maker...
...Favorite coffee maker??? for me the most necessary appliance on navigation... I don't care if I loose the whole gps signal.. but please have the coffee maker up and running...
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06-12-2014, 07:31
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 57
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Re: Coffee maker...
In an attempt to maximize counter space and minimize "stuff" we moved to the old-fashioned percolator pot. However, at home on land, we use a Kuerig and a Bunn. The Kuerig is the starter cup while the other brews.
bryan
www.christiansailing.com
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06-12-2014, 07:32
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 11,002
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Re: Coffee maker...
Mr. Coffee drip unit.
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06-12-2014, 07:37
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
Posts: 18,967
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Re: Coffee maker...
melitta cone drip after hand grinding good beans.
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06-12-2014, 07:39
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Athens
Boat: 2011 Bavaria 36 Cruiser
Posts: 225
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Re: Coffee maker...
Best way to make coffee:
Bring water to a boil in a pot add coarse ground coffee and as soon as it looks like it wants to boil again turn off the burner and let it steep for a couple of minutes. (the grounds sink and you can pour off the coffee).
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06-12-2014, 07:51
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: W Carib
Boat: Wildcat 35, Hobie 33
Posts: 13,480
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Re: Coffee maker...
We use double walled SS French presses both ashore and on the boat, compact, durable, make great coffee, and keep it warm for a long time, no filters to deal with or find in remote ports.
I dropped a coffee pot overboard once...not good...coffee emergency. So now I have two SS french presses aboard for redundancy. Also handy when guests are aboard for making more volume.
Great product:
http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-34-Oun...ress+stainless
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06-12-2014, 08:10
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Good question
Boat: Rafiki 37
Posts: 14,145
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Re: Coffee maker...
SS french press as well. Ours looks pretty similar to belizesailor's. Shudder at the thought losing it over the side. Maybe I should pick up a spare.
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06-12-2014, 08:12
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Boat: Beneteau FIRST 42
Posts: 1,836
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Re: Coffee maker...
Quote:
Originally Posted by belizesailor
We use double walled SS French presses both ashore and on the boat, compact, durable, make great coffee, and keep it warm for a long time, no filters to deal with or find in remote ports.
I dropped a coffee pot overboard once...not good...coffee emergency. So now I have two SS french presses aboard for redundancy. Also handy when guests are aboard for making more volume.
Great product:
http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-34-Oun...ress+stainless
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same here,
The best coffee I've ever had...............
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06-12-2014, 08:13
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Underway in the Med -
Boat: Jeanneau 40 DS SoulMates
Posts: 2,274
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Re: Coffee maker...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Christiansailin
In an attempt to maximize counter space and minimize "stuff" we moved to the old-fashioned percolator pot.
bryan
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We also had a percolator but unfortunately dropped it and broke the little glass thing at the top. Got a french press and it is good to go. if we ever get off the boat we will probably use it on terra firma also.
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Somewhere in the Eastern Caribbean
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06-12-2014, 08:20
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,604
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Re: Coffee maker...
French press, coarse grind. Never let me down.
Went to Thanksgiving at one of my brothers who has a Keurig machine. I pointed out to my other brother that that were sort of evil because they trick you into paying more for less under the veil of convenience while at he same time creating a bunch of non-recyclable single use plastic.
The other brother quickly calculated he had paid forty dollars for a pound of coffee when he bought four boxes of (16) 0.42 oz packages.
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06-12-2014, 08:22
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: St. Maarten & Israel
Boat: Grand Soleill 41 - Gali
Posts: 93
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Re: Coffee maker...
Cone drip makes great coffee, takes very little water to wash, no coffee residue in the sink.
May the good winds always be with you
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06-12-2014, 08:24
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Long Beach, CA
Boat: Tayana Vancouver 42
Posts: 2,804
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Re: Coffee maker...
I'm with Zee. Melita cone drip. Simple. Heat water on stove, pour through, throw away grounds and paper filter, done. Great coffee.
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06-12-2014, 08:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Warwick RI
Boat: Catalina 30
Posts: 1,873
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Re: Coffee maker...
Best thing about a french press is the longer you let the water sit in the press the stronger the coffee is. If you really want some liquid go go juice just let that puppy sit for a while before pouring. If you have some that like theres with less octane then pour right away.
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06-12-2014, 08:29
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Denmark (Winter), Helsinki (Summer); Cruising the Baltic Sea this year!
Boat: Cutter-Rigged Moody 54
Posts: 33,764
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Re: Coffee maker...
Quote:
Originally Posted by belizesailor
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I think it's well established by now that French presses make much better coffee than percolators or drip.
I smashed a series of glass French presses in seaways before discovering the double-wall SS one like this. Unfortunately I paid several fold more for it in a shop in Dartmouth, when I was really in need
Neverthess, this is only my second favorite way of making coffee on board.
The best way is -- Nespresso.
The quality of the brew is just about the best I've ever had -- better than the expensive bean-to-cup machine I have at home; comparable to what you get in a good (not Starbucks) coffee shop.
The machine is inexpensive, compact, easy to store on board, very economical with electrical power.
The one-use pods seem expensive (about $0.50 a cup), but by God, they are worth it.
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