Coffee maker...

[GILow]

Originally Posted by fozrunner

I was looking for a manual coffee maker for future use on a boat. On the advice of a friend who has used the aeropress and then the Rok outlined below, I bought a Rok.

It gets delivered next week- we'll see.

ROK | Homepage for the ROK espresso maker

That is a very beautiful bit of kit. I don't know if it makes good coffee or not, and I am ashamed to say, I don't really care. I love it.

[Mirage Gecko]

Yes I got excited about it too and just spent an hour or so doing some research
on it.Sounds like the early versions had some material quality issues but V2 much improved.
On EBay at $195 Aud think I'll buy my wife one for her birthday at the end of the month cause she knows how much I love a good espresso.
Chris

[fozrunner]

Originally Posted by Island Time O25

Speaking of coffee's health benefits.

Drinking lots of coffee 'saves liver from alcohol damage' | UK news | The Guardian

Hmmm. On a regular day I'll have >8 (ok maybe 10) standard cups of coffee a day. I'm also thinking my alcohol consumption is probably above average, although my doctor thinks its Ok. Perhaps they are balancing each other out!

[GILow]

Originally Posted by Mirage Gecko

...think I'll buy my wife one for her birthday at the end of the month cause she knows how much I love a good espresso.

[GILow]

Originally Posted by fozrunner

Hmmm. On a regular day I'll have >8 (ok maybe 10) standard cups of coffee a day. I'm also thinking my alcohol consumption is probably above average, although my doctor thinks its Ok. Perhaps they are balancing each other out!

Ah... a fellow programmer?

[fozrunner]

Originally Posted by GILow

Ah... a fellow programmer?

Nope just a scientist. My son's a programmer (he just love his code work), but he doesn't seem to be hit by the coffee bug that was handed down to me by my mother. My mom got me hooked on coffee when I was 14, haven't had a good day without a cup of coffee since!

[fozrunner]

How do you know you're a coffee addict?

When you go back country camping your first consideration is planning your coffee requirements.

When you spend a long weekend at your brother's place with a constant dull headache, then on day three go out to lunch and have a cup of coffee and BANG! You realize he's been feeding you brewed decaf.

When you investigate buying a boat and going on passages the ability to brew a decent cup of coffee is about as important as... well, does the boat float?

[GILow]

Originally Posted by fozrunner

How do you know you're a coffee addict?

When you redesign the boat electrical system to run the inverter you bought to run the coffee machine you bought for the boat.

[savoir]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Now....WHO stirs clockwise and WHO stirs counterclockwise.......?

We certainly are an anally retentive lot!

I guess that on the equator they take their coffee shaken not stirred.

[fozrunner]

Well I got my ROK today

After my third shot I'm starting to get some good crema. I'll need to adjust the grind again, but I think I've had enough caffeine for the day!

But here's the best part. My wife wasn't too impressed that I went ahead and bought the machine. However I made the very first brew a latte for her- and she loved it! This is going to see a fair bit of use in our house, and then the boat!

It's not as large as I had imagined, which is also good for the boat, comes with a 10 year warranty, looks pretty nifty and is fun to use!

I mostly drink americanos, and my wife drinks lattes or cappuccinos. The included frother is easy to use. Right now I'm realaxing after supper with an americano topped up with Kahlua. The only thing better would be if I was enjoying it whilst being anchored off a beach somewhere!

[PortClydeMe]

Originally Posted by Mirage Gecko

... think I'll buy my wife one for her birthday at the end of the month cause she knows how much I love a good espresso.
Chris

Very funny!

Think I'll buy my wife a Hinckley 42' for her birthday at the end of the month cause she knows how much I love a good sail.

[Mirage Gecko]

Bugger ..mine got wind of my cunning plan and came up with some totally useless alternatives for her present.
Chris

[onestepcsy37]

Originally Posted by zeehag

melitta filtered coffee is best ever. cheap and no fail when it breaks.

Finally, a voice for sanity in a world of techno-coffee-geeks. Mellita basket+sample filters+ceramic coffee cup; $5.00 at the grocery store.

[NornaBiron]

Originally Posted by onestepcsy37

Finally, a voice for sanity in a world of techno-coffee-geeks. Mellita basket+sample filters+ceramic coffee cup; $5.00 at the grocery store.

You've obviously never tried the AeroPress, quicker than a drip cone, MUCH better flavour and only £23.95 for press and at least a year's worth of filters from Amazon UK.

I'm a convert!

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by NornaBiron

You've obviously never tried the AeroPress, quicker than a drip cone, MUCH better flavour and only £23.95 for press and at least a year's worth of filters from Amazon UK.

I'm a convert!

Make that 10 years worth of filters - they can be rinsed and reused at least a dozen times .
I am a convert too .

I just took delivery of two Zyliss lidded insulated plunger mugs mainly for when we are on passage. They will be very handy then I think. Although the coffee is vastly better than instant, it isn't nearly as good as Aeropress coffee.