Best Not Electric Coffee Maker

[Manateeman]

Usually we use our reliable Cuisinart for drip coffee. We have a small 316 stainless French stove top mocha pot. Nice for espresso size cups. We’ve looked at larger filter coffee makers but they are glass and look dangerous to use at sea.
Something seaworthy, capable of at least two mugs of coffee.
Thank you in advance for all replies.
Mark and his comatose manatee crew.

[Anders]

A stainless coffe press.

[sv_pelagia]

We have a large stainless steel "french press". Double walled, keeps coffee hot (makes 4 cups). Looks good AND unbreakable!

[Bill O]

A no. 4 cone drip coffee funnel like this one makes 2 large SS mugs of great coffee.

[dannc]

When my expensive coffee maker died, I went looking for a new one. One of the reasons I bought that particular coffee maker was that the carafe was stainless steel and not glass.

Long story short, I eventually questioned WHY I was buying a machine to heat water and pour it over coffee grounds.

Instead of a expensive, or even a cheap, coffee machine, I bought a stainless steel funnel. Yes, a funnel. That is all I really needed. A funnel.

I put the funnel in my stainless steel thermos or stainless steel carafe, place the coffee basket in said funnel, filled with coffee and sugar, then pour the heated water over the grounds. Nothing to break. Simple. Reliable. Cheap. I get to reuse the funnel for other jobs too.

I can heat the water in any number of ways so I can always have coffee.

Coffee makers are good example of the power of marketing.

Later,
Dan

[paulajayne]

Originally Posted by Bill O

A no. 4 cone drip coffee funnel like this one makes 2 large SS mugs of great coffee.

Not very safe on a boat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuxtQO6pqqo

[dannc]

Originally Posted by paulajayne

Not very safe on a boat.

Pouring hot water can be dangerous. As can be cooking. In the video, Sophie said that she should have been wearing an apron.

Later,
Dan

[dhenline]

https://espressoplanet.r.worldssl.ne...%206%20Cup.jpg

bialetti coffee maker is the answer. various sizes available. last forever!!!

[Bill O]

Originally Posted by paulajayne

Not very safe on a boat.

Besides the pot on the stove top (w/holders) to heat up the water, we have the coffee pot/funnel inside of our deep sink and everything is contained in the sink when we pour the hot water thru the funnel. If it does tip over, it stays in the sink.

Agree the way they did it in the video on the counter top isn't safe, but that isn't how we do it.

[valhalla360]

Originally Posted by dhenline

https://espressoplanet.r.worldssl.ne...%206%20Cup.jpg

bialetti coffee maker is the answer. various sizes available. last forever!!!

I would love a 6 cup moka (actually a 3 cup would be good). Makes great coffee...unfortunately, that's 6 espresso shots not cups.

[paulajayne]

Originally Posted by Bill O

Besides the pot on the stove top (w/holders) to heat up the water, we have the coffee pot/funnel inside of our deep sink and everything is contained in the sink when we pour the hot water thru the funnel. If it does tip over, it stays in the sink.

Agree the way they did it in the video on the counter top isn't safe, but that isn't how we do it.

Glad you have a safe way to use it.

[Nord Sal]

Originally Posted by valhalla360

I would love a 6 cup moka (actually a 3 cup would be good). Makes great coffee...unfortunately, that's 6 espresso shots not cups.

You can get 3 cup models too. I've even seen an itty-bitty single shot model.

[rslifkin]

On the boat I use a single cup electric coffee maker as it's simple, self contained, etc. And I can run the coffee maker off the inverter, but for anything else I'd either need to have an electric kettle aboard or I'd have to start the generator to use the electric stove.



But at home, I alternate between a Chemex and an Aeropress. The Aeropress is likely better suited to boat use, as it's not fragile, stores compactly, uses small filters that don't take up much storage space, etc.

[dlane1181]

We can recommend AeroPress when small quantities are desired, and Bialetti Oceana when larger quantities are needed.

The advantage of the AeroPress over many other press-style devices is that the grounds are easily disposed of with a simple twist of the filter holder and final press of the plunger. Zero mess.

- https://aeropress.com/
- https://www.bialetti.com/it_en/oceana

[sinnerman]

I stumbled across this guy's site (sailorssolutions.com) a while back.

I put this coffee pot on my "to-buy" list once I get my galley working.

It is a french press and a vacuum insulated coffee pot in one. Stainless steel.

https://sailorssolutions.com/?page=P...ails&Item=FP04

cheers