| Pixmaker |
Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
Coleman stoves but. . ..
I forgot about a coffee pot!
We use an under-counter Mister Coffee that's worked well for twelve
years or so and no one thought about an alternate coffee brewing
method.
After discussing various ways of doing this trick (and being unwilling
to fall back on those "coffee bags" we had aplenty for times of
absolute desperation) I finally gave up and resorted to dumping the
coffee into a sauce pan of boiling water, letting it sit for a bit,
then decanting the coffee. I recalled something about the old West
cowboys doing something like this. And the coffee was spiced with egg
shells and hot sauce and whatever else seemed appropriate at the time.
It resulted in coffee but whatever went into it must have made any
assessment of the coffee quality of secondary importance.
We had a problem filtering the coffee from the grounds. The regular
filters from the Mister Coffee clogged immediately and allowed only a
slow drip (about one drop a minute) so they were out. I can't wait
that long.
I tried cheesecloth with similar results.
An old, aluminum "teaball," when opened up, worked the best but it was
almost impossible to hold the damned thing and pour boiling coffee
into it at the same time. Result...blue air and no coffee.
The decanted coffee was drinkable, although a little gritty.
Now, whatever the circumstances, no man should have to struggle so
mightily for a cup of coffee that assumes the importance of plasma to
a wounded soldier.
I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
solve my problem.
But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
for us to take multiple hits.
FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
degree of desperation here.
Your recommendations will be welcomed.
Pixmaker in FLL
==========================
It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
==========================
(..Think the humidity's bad?
You should watch us vote!)
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| Jack Schidt® |
"Pixmaker" <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com...
> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
>
> We use an under-counter Mister Coffee that's worked well for twelve
> years or so and no one thought about an alternate coffee brewing
> method.
>
> After discussing various ways of doing this trick (and being unwilling
> to fall back on those "coffee bags" we had aplenty for times of
> absolute desperation) I finally gave up and resorted to dumping the
> coffee into a sauce pan of boiling water, letting it sit for a bit,
> then decanting the coffee. I recalled something about the old West
> cowboys doing something like this. And the coffee was spiced with egg
> shells and hot sauce and whatever else seemed appropriate at the time.
> It resulted in coffee but whatever went into it must have made any
> assessment of the coffee quality of secondary importance.
>
> We had a problem filtering the coffee from the grounds. The regular
> filters from the Mister Coffee clogged immediately and allowed only a
> slow drip (about one drop a minute) so they were out. I can't wait
> that long.
>
> I tried cheesecloth with similar results.
>
> An old, aluminum "teaball," when opened up, worked the best but it was
> almost impossible to hold the damned thing and pour boiling coffee
> into it at the same time. Result...blue air and no coffee.
>
> The decanted coffee was drinkable, although a little gritty.
>
> Now, whatever the circumstances, no man should have to struggle so
> mightily for a cup of coffee that assumes the importance of plasma to
> a wounded soldier.
>
> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> solve my problem.
>
> But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> for us to take multiple hits.
>
> FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
> that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
> recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
> degree of desperation here.
>
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>
How about boilling the water and using the Mr Coffee unit filter and carafe
as kind of an old style Melitta type rig?
Jack Steep
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| Glomis |
Pixmaker wrote:
> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
>snip<
Coleman makes a coffee maker that you can use with their propane stoves. It
doesn't pump the water obviously but it drip brews and keeps a pot of coffee
hot and works reasonably well otherwise.
I live in Canada and they are readily available at Canadian Tire. I'm sure
they must be available in the US. Here's a horrifically long URL link with
some info and a picture. They sell for $60 Canadian.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortme...ortment=primary
You might have to copy and paste that rather than click on it.
Cheers!
Glomis
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| LAllin |
On 6-Sep-2004, Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote:
> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> solve my problem.
>
> But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> for us to take multiple hits.
Look for a French Press coffee maker; its a glass pot (usually) that you
fill with hot water and grounds, similar to what you recount in your
message. However, it has a plunger that, when the coffee has finished
brewing, you press the plunger and it takes the grounds to the bottom.
Follow the use directions on any French Press and you will have coffee so
good, you may just brew that way when the weather is good.
Best of luck in the next wave
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| hahabogus |
Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote in
news:a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com:
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>
>
>
> Pixmaker in FLL
> ==========================
> It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
> ==========================
> (..Think the humidity's bad?
> You should watch us vote!)
>
A french press is what you want. You add boiling water to coffee grounds
in it's carafe (or vice versa), stir for a bit and punge the filter gizmo
down to the bottom of the carafe ...tada ! fresh brewed coffee!
Now if you want to grind your own beans...Lee valley offers a minature olde
fashion coffee grinder kit (you build a fancy grounds collector box). With
the hand operated coffee grinder, a tupperware bowl and a battery operated
drill...your in business.
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Last year's nuts must go.
- Michael Odom
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| smithfarms pure kona |
On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:42:25 -0700, Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net>
wrote:
>Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
>thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
>FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
>that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
>recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
>degree of desperation here.
>
>Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>
>
>
> Pixmaker in FLL
>==========================
>It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
>==========================
>(..Think the humidity's bad?
> You should watch us vote!)
You might want to try some other coffees:)once you have more time.
Seriously there are many coffees more interesting and more tasty than
Gevalia.
Get fresh roasted, grind them in a burr grinder and then try the
flavor. Might knock your socks off <g>. If you like highly aromatic,
chocolatey, creamy and all natural, try some 100% Kona. We are Kona
coffee farmers. That is all we grow and we are proud of our stuff.
Stay safe.
with aloha from the Pacific ocean,
Thunder
smithfarms.com
Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
& other Great Stuff
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| Donna Rose |
In article <a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com>,
pixmaker@comcast.net says...
> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> solve my problem.
>
Many coffee aficionados consider a french press the only decent method of
preparing a cup of coffee. All you need is a method of heating the
water.
--
Donna
A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are.
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| Scott |
In article <a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com>,
Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote:
> But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> for us to take multiple hits.
>
> FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
> that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
> recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
> degree of desperation here.
>
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
Whenever I go camping, I bring along an insulated French press:
<http://tinyurl.com/548pq>
I prefer this over the common glass ones because (1) it's largely
unbreakable, and (2) it keeps the coffee hot while steeping, ensuring
better extraction. As always, when the coffee is done it should be
poured out of the press, else it will over-extract.
You can try one of many styles of non-electric drip brewers:
<http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brewers.shtml>
I'm not a big fan of Gevalia. I roast my own coffee every week. If you
don't want to do that, try to find a local coffee roaster and invest in
a decent quality burr grinder. For emergencies without electricity, you
might want a backup hand-cranked grinder, like one by Zassenhaus.
I'm not a big Starbie's fan, but they sell a small insulated press
<http://tinyurl.com/3pbsy>
for about $10. When I've had to go to work really early, I put some
ground coffee in it at home, and brought it to work and filled it with
hot water, then decanted into a mug when it was done.
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| Bill |
On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:53:04 GMT, smithfarms pure kona
<thunder@smithfarms.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:42:25 -0700, Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
>>thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
>
>>FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
>>that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
>>recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
>>degree of desperation here.
>>
>>Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Pixmaker in FLL
>>==========================
>>It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
>>==========================
>>(..Think the humidity's bad?
>> You should watch us vote!)
>
>
>You might want to try some other coffees:)once you have more time.
>Seriously there are many coffees more interesting and more tasty than
>Gevalia.
>
>Get fresh roasted, grind them in a burr grinder
your comment about using a "burr grinder" peaked my interest...I have
never heard of such a thing...then I did a Google "Froogle" search for
burr grinders...
http://www.google.com/froogle?q=bur...=Search+Froogle
wow...I need to get out and shop more often...
Bill
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| Sheryl Rosen |
in article a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com, Pixmaker at
pixmaker@comcast.net wrote on 9/6/04 7:42 PM:
> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
>
> We use an under-counter Mister Coffee that's worked well for twelve
> years or so and no one thought about an alternate coffee brewing
> method.
>
> After discussing various ways of doing this trick (and being unwilling
> to fall back on those "coffee bags" we had aplenty for times of
> absolute desperation) I finally gave up and resorted to dumping the
> coffee into a sauce pan of boiling water, letting it sit for a bit,
> then decanting the coffee. I recalled something about the old West
> cowboys doing something like this. And the coffee was spiced with egg
> shells and hot sauce and whatever else seemed appropriate at the time.
> It resulted in coffee but whatever went into it must have made any
> assessment of the coffee quality of secondary importance.
Since you like drip coffee, and that's what you're used to drinking, find
yourself a "Melitta" or other brand of manual coffee brewer. Here's one:
http://fantes.com/coffeemakers_manualdrip.htm
It's the same principal as your auto drip machine, except you heat the water
to just below boiling on the (camp) stove, then pour it over the grounds.
The coffee drips into the waiting pot below.
I have one and I use it regularly as my main coffee maker. Works great!
Mine is a single cup brewer. You can get them for one cup or 8-10 cups.
The single cup cone costs under $5. Beats instant any day of the week!!!!!
I got mine at a supermarket. Haven't noticed them at WalMart, but they may
have 'em. Wild Oats or Whole Foods probably also sell them as they seem to
appeal to environmentally aware folks. Also, try a coffee "emporium" such
as Charbucks (StarBucks) or similar.
If you can't find one of those, look at the supermarket, KMart or even your
local hardware store (ACE or TrueValue type, not Home Depot) for an
old-fashioned aluminum percolator, probably for about $10.
But if you're used to drip coffee, I'd go with the manual drip set up. Those
percolators make stronger coffee than the drip brewers, might not be to your
taste.
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| Katra |
In article <a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com>,
Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote:
> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
>
> We use an under-counter Mister Coffee that's worked well for twelve
> years or so and no one thought about an alternate coffee brewing
> method.
>
> After discussing various ways of doing this trick (and being unwilling
> to fall back on those "coffee bags" we had aplenty for times of
> absolute desperation) I finally gave up and resorted to dumping the
> coffee into a sauce pan of boiling water, letting it sit for a bit,
> then decanting the coffee. I recalled something about the old West
> cowboys doing something like this. And the coffee was spiced with egg
> shells and hot sauce and whatever else seemed appropriate at the time.
> It resulted in coffee but whatever went into it must have made any
> assessment of the coffee quality of secondary importance.
>
> We had a problem filtering the coffee from the grounds. The regular
> filters from the Mister Coffee clogged immediately and allowed only a
> slow drip (about one drop a minute) so they were out. I can't wait
> that long.
>
> I tried cheesecloth with similar results.
>
> An old, aluminum "teaball," when opened up, worked the best but it was
> almost impossible to hold the damned thing and pour boiling coffee
> into it at the same time. Result...blue air and no coffee.
>
> The decanted coffee was drinkable, although a little gritty.
>
> Now, whatever the circumstances, no man should have to struggle so
> mightily for a cup of coffee that assumes the importance of plasma to
> a wounded soldier.
>
> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> solve my problem.
>
> But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> for us to take multiple hits.
>
> FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
> that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
> recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
> degree of desperation here.
>
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>
>
>
> Pixmaker in FLL
> ==========================
> It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
> ==========================
> (..Think the humidity's bad?
> You should watch us vote!)
A camp percolater is your best bet. :-)
Should be able to find one at a camping supply store.
There are also one cup drip coffee makers. You put the coffee in the
bottom part, snap the top part on and fill it with boiling water. Works
well and is not that slow at all!
I love Gevalia too, but it's really to finely ground for camping
applications as it does tend to clog just about any filtering system you
may want to use. ;-) Get a good brand of slightly coarser grind.
What do you have against coffee bags? They work well in a pinch.
If you are desparate, there is always instant. <shudder>
K.
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| Katra |
In article <T35%c.17345$4c7.614@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com>,
"LAllin" <lallin@juno.com> wrote:
> On 6-Sep-2004, Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> > go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> > solve my problem.
> >
> > But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> > this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> > is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> > hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> > for us to take multiple hits.
>
> Look for a French Press coffee maker; its a glass pot (usually) that you
> fill with hot water and grounds, similar to what you recount in your
> message. However, it has a plunger that, when the coffee has finished
> brewing, you press the plunger and it takes the grounds to the bottom.
> Follow the use directions on any French Press and you will have coffee so
> good, you may just brew that way when the weather is good.
>
> Best of luck in the next wave
Oh man! I'd forgotten about that. :-)
I have one and they are easy to find, quite reasonable and make
fantastic coffee!
And they work just fine with Gevalia!
Check the Gevalia catalogue. They sell one.
K.
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| Susan |
x-no-archive: yes
>
>But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
>this problem.
French press. You may never use Mr. Coffee again even when you have
electricity. :-)
I love coffee made in a saucepan by that method, though I wouldn't boil it. A
kitchen strainer works great, a medium mesh type.
Susan
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| Susan |
x-no-archive: yes
>Many coffee aficionados consider a french press the only decent method of
>preparing a cup of coffee. All you need is a method of heating the
>water.
Ditto about vacuum coffee pots. Also, they run on spirit burners or the stove.
Susan
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| Cindy, CA |
> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> solve my problem.
>
I live in Southern California- earthquakes, fires, locusts...
We have an old Revere percolator....stovetop I have used it the last
three days and don't think I will go back anything electric. Our Mr.
Coffee broke after more than 10 years of just about daily use last
week. (fires were 30 feet behind ourproperty, no electricity for 3
days in October)
The percolator just gives off this wonderful aroma, takes a bit longer
to brew, but the whole house smells of coffee. With the hermetically
sealed machine I would have to walk up and touch it to see if it was
fresh and hot or cold that needed re-heating.
There is a 10 cup Revere one on Amazon.com for about $15. You get
free shipping with $25 in purchases.
You need a coarser grind. If the gevalia is powdery it won't work in
the basket. Failry large holes.
Cindy
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| Leila A. |
Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com>...
> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
> snip
> But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> for us to take multiple hits.
>
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
> Pixmaker in FLL
>
What about going down to your local Caribbean food market and buying a
"sock" (calza?) or "tete negra" (I don't want to translate this) for
about $1.69. I used to use these in NYC when I was a poor student in a
non-yuppie, Hispanic neighborhood. It's a muslin cone sewn around a
wire circle that's attached to a wood handle. You put your coffee in
the cone. You boil your water. You hold the wood handle and pour water
through the cone into a coffee pot of some sort or another. My cool
artist friends who taught me this used a blue speckled enamel coffee
pot their dad had taken on camping trips.
Seems to me that if we wanted the coffee stronger, we let the sock sit
in the brew for a minute or two.
Maybe life has gotten so advanced that Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and
other folk no longer use these, or the company doesn't make them
because they're too simple and don't make enough profit. I live in
California now where the markets are all Mexican and I don't frequent
them much anyway. No idea if this item is still available. Look for it
near the Bustelo coffee.
Good luck!
Leila
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| jmcquown |
Pixmaker wrote:
> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
An old fashioned stove-top drip percolator with a basket insert and ground
coffee works just fine. Look up camping sites online. I used one for years
on my stovetop. No filters to buy; the mesh basket worked, IMHO.
Jill
>
> We use an under-counter Mister Coffee that's worked well for twelve
> years or so and no one thought about an alternate coffee brewing
> method.
>
> After discussing various ways of doing this trick (and being unwilling
> to fall back on those "coffee bags" we had aplenty for times of
> absolute desperation) I finally gave up and resorted to dumping the
> coffee into a sauce pan of boiling water, letting it sit for a bit,
> then decanting the coffee. I recalled something about the old West
> cowboys doing something like this. And the coffee was spiced with egg
> shells and hot sauce and whatever else seemed appropriate at the time.
> It resulted in coffee but whatever went into it must have made any
> assessment of the coffee quality of secondary importance.
>
> We had a problem filtering the coffee from the grounds. The regular
> filters from the Mister Coffee clogged immediately and allowed only a
> slow drip (about one drop a minute) so they were out. I can't wait
> that long.
>
> I tried cheesecloth with similar results.
>
> An old, aluminum "teaball," when opened up, worked the best but it was
> almost impossible to hold the damned thing and pour boiling coffee
> into it at the same time. Result...blue air and no coffee.
>
> The decanted coffee was drinkable, although a little gritty.
>
> Now, whatever the circumstances, no man should have to struggle so
> mightily for a cup of coffee that assumes the importance of plasma to
> a wounded soldier.
>
> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> solve my problem.
>
> But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> for us to take multiple hits.
>
> FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
> that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
> recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
> degree of desperation here.
>
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>
>
>
> Pixmaker in FLL
> ==========================
> It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
> ==========================
> (..Think the humidity's bad?
> You should watch us vote!)
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| Allan Matthews |
On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:42:25 -0700, Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net>
wrote:
>Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
>thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
>Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
>Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
>I forgot about a coffee pot!
>
>We use an under-counter Mister Coffee that's worked well for twelve
>years or so and no one thought about an alternate coffee brewing
>method.
>
>After discussing various ways of doing this trick (and being unwilling
>to fall back on those "coffee bags" we had aplenty for times of
>absolute desperation) I finally gave up and resorted to dumping the
>coffee into a sauce pan of boiling water, letting it sit for a bit,
>then decanting the coffee. I recalled something about the old West
>cowboys doing something like this. And the coffee was spiced with egg
>shells and hot sauce and whatever else seemed appropriate at the time.
>It resulted in coffee but whatever went into it must have made any
>assessment of the coffee quality of secondary importance.
>
>We had a problem filtering the coffee from the grounds. The regular
>filters from the Mister Coffee clogged immediately and allowed only a
>slow drip (about one drop a minute) so they were out. I can't wait
>that long.
>
>I tried cheesecloth with similar results.
>
>An old, aluminum "teaball," when opened up, worked the best but it was
>almost impossible to hold the damned thing and pour boiling coffee
>into it at the same time. Result...blue air and no coffee.
>
>The decanted coffee was drinkable, although a little gritty.
>
>Now, whatever the circumstances, no man should have to struggle so
>mightily for a cup of coffee that assumes the importance of plasma to
>a wounded soldier.
>
>I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
>go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
>solve my problem.
>
>But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
>this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
>is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
>hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
>for us to take multiple hits.
>
>FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
>that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
>recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
>degree of desperation here.
>
>Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>
>
>
> Pixmaker in FLL
>==========================
>It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
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>(..Think the humidity's bad?
> You should watch us vote!)
If you ever have to make boiled coffee again, that is putting coffee
in a pot with water and boiling it, just before you pour it, pour a
cupful of cold water into the saucepan. The grounds will settle to
the bottom. In the Army, it's fifty years ago now, I have watched
cooks make a huge container of coffee in the field, maybe 20 gallons
or so and when it was done pour in a quart or so of cold water. It
works and I have no idea why. Not very good coffee tho.
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| SportKite1 |
>From: Pixmaker pixmaker@comcast.net
>Remember, I'm planning for a
>degree of desperation here.
>
We were drinking some fine Organic next to the pool yesterday morning thanks to
the gas grill (boiled water on it) and our trusty French Press.
Ellen
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| Scott |
In article <95525a0a.0409061959.33abe68f@posting.google.com>,
cindytax@onebox.com (Cindy, CA) wrote:
> The percolator just gives off this wonderful aroma, takes a bit longer
> to brew, but the whole house smells of coffee. With the hermetically
> sealed machine I would have to walk up and touch it to see if it was
> fresh and hot or cold that needed re-heating.
The reason it smells so good is that the aromatics are being wasted. You
want them to be released while you're DRINKING the coffee, not while
it's being brewed. And percolators boil the water (a no-no), and
recirculate brewed coffee back over the grounds (another no-no).
<http://homepage.mac.com/scott_r/#percolator>
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| EskWIRED@spamblock.panix.com |
In rec.food.cooking, Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote:
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
Get a French Press.
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- The Who
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| EskWIRED@spamblock.panix.com |
In rec.food.cooking, "Jack Schidt?" <jack-schidt@snot.net> wrote:
> How about boilling the water and using the Mr Coffee unit filter and carafe
> as kind of an old style Melitta type rig?
Naw, too obvious.
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| Bob in socal |
On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:51:51 GMT, Donna Rose
<dSPAM@BLOCKix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com>,
>pixmaker@comcast.net says...
>> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
>> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
>> solve my problem.
>>
>Many coffee aficionados consider a french press the only decent method of
>preparing a cup of coffee. All you need is a method of heating the
>water.
I've used a Bodum french press daily for years and would never
consider anything else. Everything you want to know about
coffee brewing with a French Press and more.
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.bre...enchpress.shtml
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| PENMART01 |
>fayekinnitt@faux.net
>
>I've used a Bodum french press daily for years and would never consider
anything >else.
Loser!
Best coffee during a hurricane... Kahlúa-Vodka-Ice... awright, so the fridge is
out, ya don't really need the ice.
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| jmk |
On 9/6/2004 7:42 PM, Pixmaker wrote:
> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
Try using a French press.
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| PaulaGarlic |
"Katra" <KatraMungBean@centurytel.net> wrote in message
news:KatraMungBean-CCFA77.21215306092004@corp.supernews.com...
> In article <a1spj0talee6975tk02jp7996mjsvqdm5i@4ax.com>,
> Pixmaker <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> > thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> > Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> > Coleman stoves but. . ..
> >
> > I forgot about a coffee pot!
SNIP
> There are also one cup drip coffee makers. You put the coffee in the
> bottom part, snap the top part on and fill it with boiling water. Works
> well and is not that slow at all!
That's what I have. I am the only person in the house who drinks coffee
(something called Peruvian Crossroads from the health food store) and only
one cup a day. Mine has a cup, a section with a mesh botton, and a top
section with holes.
The section with the mesh sits atop the cup and in goes the freshly ground
coffee. The section with holes fits atop and in goes the boiling water.
Works perfectly for me.
Paula
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| Pixmaker |
Nice Idea. Tried that and the coffee filter clogged so badly that we
got about two or three drops per minute...frustrating!
Problem seemed to be that the Mr. Coffee just dribbles the water
slowly into the basket. I'm just not a good dribbler, I guess. Don't
have the patience.
(Lord...give me patience...but I want it right now!)
Pixmaker in FLL
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It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
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(..Think the humidity's bad?
You should watch us vote!)
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| Pixmaker |
WOW!
My thanks to all who commented and provided some great suggestions.
Thanks to you all, I learned a lot about brewing coffee and bookmarked
some neat and informative sites. THANKS!
One thing I learned...
To drive the other residents of my condo absolutely out of their
minds, I should use a percolator and a can of Maxwell House (or
whatever) to brew a big pot of coffee for whomever comes to the door
<G>.
For me and my lady, the French Press with hand-ground beans seems to
be the best idea. Hah!...Let those plebians attracted by the
percolator drink the swill <G>.
Pixmaker in FLL
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It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
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(..Think the humidity's bad?
You should watch us vote!)
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| sf |
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 16:45:43 -0700, Pixmaker
<pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote:
> Nice Idea. Tried that and the coffee filter clogged so badly that we
> got about two or three drops per minute...frustrating!
>
Hmm. I've never had that problem with a drip coffee filter
and I grind my beans to an Aribic powder.
> Problem seemed to be that the Mr. Coffee just dribbles the water
> slowly into the basket. I'm just not a good dribbler, I guess. Don't
> have the patience.
>
> (Lord...give me patience...but I want it right now!)
I still think your percolator idea is fine. You need to
know how long to perk it though. Back in the day... long
before Starbucks - when I was just a college student, an
Arabic coffee purveyor told me how to make perked coffee and
it was FANTASTIC. You can only do it on a gas stove - but I
haven't cooked with gas since I was in college, so I don't
remember that method anymore.
sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments
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| Jack Schidt® |
"Pixmaker" <pixmaker@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:cshsj0hbe4ntc6h1b00akvv857lc26n5ug@4ax.com...
> Nice Idea. Tried that and the coffee filter clogged so badly that we
> got about two or three drops per minute...frustrating!
>
> Problem seemed to be that the Mr. Coffee just dribbles the water
> slowly into the basket. I'm just not a good dribbler, I guess. Don't
> have the patience.
>
Does that unit have a catch lever that stops the flow when you pull the
carafe out from under it so you don't have a stream of coffee hitting the
burner? That might be the problem.
Anyway, if that still doesn't work, you can get those plastic cone fillter
holder thangs that would do the trick with pouring boiling water over the
grounds.
Jack Target
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