Best camp coffee maker?
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Love the AeroPress!! Great price and makes a mean cup! |
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The aeropress is wonderful if you get the grind right. Once you have the grind and water temp dialed in, it's the next best thing to a good espresso I've found. |
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i have used the melitta drip pour over, rei french press, bialetti moka pot, and now the aeropress and i have to say for my money i think the aeropress is the way to go. i like a strong cup of coffee, so the "inverted method" is essential: youtube.com/watch?v=0Z-ORcQ… |
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So after this thread, I was totally sold on the aeropress. |
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nicelegs wrote:So after this thread, I was totally sold on the aeropress. At least, until I saw one this weekend. I went to touch it and it fell apart, spilling grounds all over the place. Once reassembled, I got a demonstration and was extremely disappointed at the minute amount of coffee it actually made. It might have been the strongest and most delicious stuff in the world but when I'm camping, I'd rather not cool and repack a gizmo a dozen times to get a decent cup for both me and my girlfriend. Of course my french press with the bent rod might as well be cowboy coffee. I hate that shit. I just took a trip to the TJ Max homegoods. They had Bialetti style Moca pots of all sizes. From teeny tiny to comically oversized. I bought the one size smaller than the biggest. It makes enough to fill two standard size coffee mugs. It was $15. Had I opted for silver instead of cool red with a curvy pot, the same size would have been $10.Don't know if I mentioned it already or not, but with Moka pots (Bialetti style) I think it is worth it spend for a Stainless Steel one. The cheaper aluminum pots leave a metallic taste IMO. |
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nicelegs wrote:So after this thread, I was totally sold on the aeropress. At least, until I saw one this weekend. I went to touch it and it fell apart, spilling grounds all over the place. Once reassembled, I got a demonstration and was extremely disappointed at the minute amount of coffee it actually made. It might have been the strongest and most delicious stuff in the world but when I'm camping, I'd rather not cool and repack a gizmo a dozen times to get a decent cup for both me and my girlfriend. Of course my french press with the bent rod might as well be cowboy coffee. I hate that shit. I just took a trip to the TJ Max homegoods. They had Bialetti style Moca pots of all sizes. From teeny tiny to comically oversized. I bought the one size smaller than the biggest. It makes enough to fill two standard size coffee mugs. It was $15. Had I opted for silver instead of cool red with a curvy pot, the same size would have been $10.I never got on with the aeropress recommended method which indeed only makes a little, but with the above video's method, enough grounds and enough contact time, I get a sizeable and strong cup of coffee. Leave it upside down for longer and you get more extraction. Still like a good espresso better. |
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IMO, nothing beats one of these
nothing |
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The Bialetti is the go to piece man. It makes the best cup of espresso and coffe I've ever had, it's indestructible, and it's not much weight. Idk how you can get better than that. |
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DavisMeschke wrote:The Bialetti is the go to piece man. It makes the best cup of espresso and coffe I've ever had, it's indestructible, and it's not much weight. Idk how you can get better than that.Well, the whole reason for this thread is that I destructed one. It wasn't bad, just broke the handle and lid, I suppose I could have fixed it. Just curious, when considering car camping, out of a truck or van or something like most of us typically have, why is weight an issue? It wouldn't change a thing if the coffee maker weighed 28 pounds. Size is a bigger concern and the Bialetti doesn't fare too well in that aspect. My last one lasted 4 years. I hope to get about the same out of this one. |
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mountainhick wrote: I never got on with the aeropress recommended method which indeed only makes a little, but with the above video's method, enough grounds and enough contact time, I get a sizeable and strong cup of coffee. Leave it upside down for longer and you get more extraction. Still like a good espresso better.I have good luck pulling a strong shot the OG way for Aeropress which gets watered down with the remaining water. I think you guys have coarse grounds and need to go finer, like espresso fine, almost so fine you plug the filter. |
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@nicelegs |
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nicelegs wrote:So after this thread, I was totally sold on the aeropress. At least, until I saw one this weekend. I went to touch it and it fell apart, spilling grounds all over the place. Once reassembled, I got a demonstration and was extremely disappointed at the minute amount of coffee it actually made. It might have been the strongest and most delicious stuff in the world but when I'm camping, I'd rather not cool and repack a gizmo a dozen times to get a decent cup for both me and my girlfriend.It's a bit more of a process: 1. Fill aeropress halfway with grounds 2. Pour in hot water 3. Let set 30 seconds. 4. Press into your cup 5. Pour half into your g-friends cup 6. Add water/cream There's two cups, still strong, takes very little time. Also, you don't have to cool the aeropress to start another cup, as you do with the Bialetti. |
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morkel wrote:http://www.espressozone.com/bialetti-moka-express-stovetop-espresso-maker?gclid=CPXtm-SclsMCFQmqaQodlmAAFw Makes the best coffe/espresso ever Hands downMany would differ. It is possible to make good coffee with them, but the results are often bitter, burned and metallic tasting. |
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M Sprague wrote: Many would differ. It is possible to make good coffee with them, but the results are often bitter, burned and metallic tasting.Sorry you've had some bad brews. But odd, I've never tasted metal, even drinking right out of the pot. The bitter and burnt, obviously, comes from operator error; leaving the pot on the burner too long. Remove from heat immediately. Also, pretty indestructible. The gasket can wear out after many years (in a pitch I've repaired with RTV). My wife broke the handle on ours, mostly superfluous. The Italians know their coffee👍 |
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morkel wrote: Sorry you've had some bad brews. But odd, I've never tasted metal, even drinking right out of the pot. The bitter and burnt, obviously, comes from operator error; leaving the pot on the burner too long. Remove from heat immediately. Also, pretty indestructible. The gasket can wear out after many years (in a pitch I've repaired with RTV). My wife broke the handle on ours, mostly superfluous. The Italians know their coffee👍The burned and bitter taste can also be a result to the bean used, roast, and grind. The metallic taste IMO is from using aluminum moka pots. The stainless steel ones are much better. |
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I use the top of a plastic coke bottle and a #4 filter. But I'm a just a climber not a barista. |
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rocknice2 wrote:Cowboy Coffee. NO filters, NO special pot and you can make several cups at a time. Step 1: Grind the beans at the store with the machine set to 'TURC'. This is 1 step finer the espresso. Step 2: Boil some water and put a teaspoon of ground coffee into each cup. Step 3: Pour boiling water vigorously into cup mixing the coffee at the bottom. If all the powdered coffee isn't mixed stir with spoon a couple times. Step 4: Let cup brew for a minute or two. Just do nothing basically. Step 5: Stir the top of the coffee to break up the frothy grinds floating on top. Step 6: Give it a couple minutes for the grinds to settle a the bottom of the cup. Enjoy the coffee richness. Remember this brew is definitely NOT good to the last drop.I agree. Its worked for centuries. Also Tapping the pot with a spoon helps settle the grounds. |
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I received the handpresso as a gift, works great, but the shot size is tiny. Too small. THANKS DOLIGO! They come and go slightly used on ebay for about $100. I snatched one for $115 shipped as a refurb, but it came brand new sealed in the original packaging. This is a great machine, and small enough to take van camping. I have only done a few shots and the espresso quality is equal to my home machine, with the exception of a little bit less crema. My home machine is a serious tool, one of these: The espresso is good enough that I will be selling the Isomac. I kid you not. I am not through the learning curve with the ROK yet, but discovered you got to heat the portafilter, the cup and the water chamber first and as long as everything is hot, the shot is excellent. Of course all variables apply: right water temp, right grind, good tamp, pulling the shot over ~25 sec. It takes about as much fuss as Aeropress to use. I just havent figured yet how to finish with a dry puck. It's been just a little messy. Trite, I know, but I also like that it's called ROK. |
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Gordy wrote: I agree. Its worked for centuries. Also Tapping the pot with a spoon helps settle the grounds.if you sprinkle some cold water in there it will settle the grounds on the bottom of the pot. Not too much - around 2-3 tablespoons. |