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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I use an Aeropress every day whilst a Gaggia Classic sits there looking sad
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Arno, glass and camping/driving to the alps in the car don't work, aeropress looks good though - it looks like plastic which is better for travels
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The coffee from French and Italian motorway service stations seems fine to me. I usually fill up with petrol at French supermarkets, they all seem to have a cafe too.
I have a fairly small metal filter thing that I use for camping and UK hotels but I can't find it on the manufacturer's website.
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clarky999, any chance you could make the pic a touch bigger???
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Or this if I'm in a rush:
http://www.aolcookshop.co.uk/acatalog/Bodum-Travel-Press-0.35lt-Orange-S-S-15953.html
But you're never really in too much of a rush when camping, and the stove'll cook your bacon too
I find percolators make much better coffee than presses/cafetieres (sp?) too.
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Tue 10-07-12 15:52; edited 1 time in total
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and Illy is probably the best supermarket coffee you'll get
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) You know it makes sense.
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I fill a vacuum flask with my pot of Guatemalan coffee in the morning which lasts me until we get to France. After that coffee is good and doesn't come from Starbuck's.
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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clarky999, I have one of those travel presses - only improvement would be if it was bigger!
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Arno, they appear to do a .45 litre one now.... birthday present is in my future
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skimottaret wrote: |
Arno, they appear to do a .45 litre one now.... birthday present is in my future ![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) |
Might have to look into that too!
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Btw, you can get pretty good discounts off Bodum stuff at their Bicester outlet shop.
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Pretty sure this is pretty high up the First World Problems list
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clarky999, hmmmm am over that way in a couple weeks thanks for the tip !
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I use the cafetiere mug as in the link from feef. Very simple, and works OK. And keeps the coffee hot for a long time.
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all you need to make coffee is some coffee grounds and some boiling water and a few drops of cold water...
add grounds to mug add boiling water... stir... leave till it's still.. add a few drops of cold water... drink... just don't drink the dregs....
if you want to add milk and sugar do so before or instead of the few drops of cold water...
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II, Hmmm. Boiling water on coffee ruins it, let it cool a bit before adding.
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Boiling water on coffee ruins it
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Is it the fact that it's boiling, or the temperature. If the latter, would it be OK to add boiling water up a mountain, where water boils at a lower temperature?
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pam w, It is the temperature that affects coffee so I take your point but not sure the altitude on the A26 will come into it.
Perhaps we should enter a caveat at the beginning of each thread as to the altitude we set the theme at.
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Basil,
I've head that said.
Presumably the super heated steam in the espresso process passes through the grounds so quickly that is doesn't do the damage that steeping in boiling water would
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Basil, I ask myself that question quite a bit, when making coffee at 1550m. I suppose I should do a blind tasting experiment....
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musher, Optimum temps are around mid/high 90's C. The Italian style makers as pictured above probably exceed these temps and if you compare an espresso from one of these to one through a "shop" machine you can tell the difference, if you can get past the strong espresso taste. But you can also try it using an instant brew by way of comparison too. If you do use an Italian maker you are better of using a proper espresso coffee, the the Illy as illustrated above is very good.
Just letting the water come off the boil for a few seconds is better than boiling. Good travel coffee can be made by using a cafetiere/filter and hot water from a flask if you want to mess about like that but you could always use a good instant. The longer coffee is in a flask the worse it becomes, fresh is always best, but of course according to your taste.
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Basil wrote: |
musher, Optimum temps are around mid/high 90's C. The Italian style makers as pictured above probably exceed these temps and if you compare an espresso from one of these to one through a "shop" machine you can tell the difference, if you can get past the strong espresso taste. But you can also try it using an instant brew by way of comparison too. If you do use an Italian maker you are better of using a proper espresso coffee, the the Illy as illustrated above is very good.
Just letting the water come off the boil for a few seconds is better than boiling. Good travel coffee can be made by using a cafetiere/filter and hot water from a flask if you want to mess about like that but you could always use a good instant. The longer coffee is in a flask the worse it becomes, fresh is always best, but of course according to your taste. |
I've found the optimum temperature on my machine is 96degrees, however, the analogue control on the boiler thermostat isn't as accurate as I'd like so it varies from time to time.
With the Mocha Pot, the steam pressure pushes the water which is almost boiling, but not quite, up the spout and forces it through the coffee. By the time it reaches the coffee it will will no longer be at 100 degrees, but a couple of degrees lower. Still a little hot, perhaps, but not seriously so.
The biggest difference there is with a mocha pot is that there's usually a larger volume of coffee in contact with the water for longer (due to both the volume of water being pushed through and the slower speed at which it's being pressed through) hence the different flavour from an espresso machine. Also, being in contact with water longer will mean it'll have a higher caffeine content than an equivalent volume of individual espressos.
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pam w wrote: |
Basil, I ask myself that question quite a bit, when making coffee at 1550m. I suppose I should do a blind tasting experiment.... |
I found when making tea at 2,050m you can't get it quite "right"... Water boils at 93 degrees at that altitude, with proper tea you want the water as hot as possible without being boiling (less so with poncey teas though). Didn't get a proper cuppa all season...
We have a similar problem at work now, they've given us these instant "boiling" water zip tap things, OK for making cafetiere coffee but not quite hot enough to make tea properly.
Boiling point will be about 95 degrees at 1550m, so you should be alright with coffee, I think (and in my experience). In fact may help to prevent you from accidentally burning the coffee!
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So @spoink47, I am not following your link and this has a MASSIVE wiff of ham to it….
But giving the benefit of doubt, I swear by my Staresso which I take away in holiday and take into the office to make a decent coffee with.
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I have used my standard bialetti Mokka Pot on many a camping trip.
To be fair I use it pretty much every day at home to make up my morning Cortados.
Cant go wrong if you use decent coffee, warm milk and demerara.
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AeroPress for me, fresh beans and a hario mini mill works well. We take it to our rentals or hotel. I don’t like the pod coffees and a french press is a bit messy.
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NickyJ wrote: |
So @spoink47, I am not following your link and this has a MASSIVE wiff of ham to it….
But giving the benefit of doubt, I swear by my Staresso which I take away in holiday and take into the office to make a decent coffee with. |
Well you're a bit late to the party (or should that be coffee morning)... 9 years late!
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adithorp wrote: |
NickyJ wrote: |
So @spoink47, I am not following your link and this has a MASSIVE wiff of ham to it….
But giving the benefit of doubt, I swear by my Staresso which I take away in holiday and take into the office to make a decent coffee with. |
Well you're a bit late to the party (or should that be coffee morning)... 9 years late! ![wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) |
Well spotted, 12 not 21 oops
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@harrim51, @adithorp, the spam post was split off earlier.
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adithorp wrote: |
NickyJ wrote: |
So @spoink47, I am not following your link and this has a MASSIVE wiff of ham to it….
But giving the benefit of doubt, I swear by my Staresso which I take away in holiday and take into the office to make a decent coffee with. |
Well you're a bit late to the party (or should that be coffee morning)... 9 years late! ![wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) |
Well Clearly it WAS spam ad @spoink47 post has been removed, making it look like I was the one that resurrected the thread!
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@NickyJ, sorry.
Anyway I've got one of these...
https://www.sportpursuit.com/sales/wacaco-190721
Works well. Uses fresh ground or there's a pod attachment available (which is a lot less faff/mess) . I've also just got the vac' flask for it that attaches direct, so in theory could do espresso on the top of a mountain without needing a stove
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if espresso is your thing, Wacaco Nanopresso might be worth a look. I have one and it makes decent coffee and is very portable
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oops I see @adithorp beat me to it!
Anyway, another recommendation
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