Percolating Coffee

[ldmaster]

One cup of coffee a day.

I buy pure Kona from the islands, not the 20 percent "blend". I have a coffee pod maker, and it makes it convenient since I have a pod brewer as well.

But if I have my way and I'm out somewhere, I ALWAYS look for the old coffee - the stuff that was brewed yesterday - it just tastes better. I always wondered why guys I worked with would turn up their nose at it, preferring (in their words) "fresh" coffee - they drank so much of it I'm surprised they could taste it at all!

But if I am camping, I use a percolator, or if I have guests - I used to percolate a lot and would pour the coffee (still hot) In a sealed container, so it wouldn't lose anything to evaporation. Then just microwave it a cup at a time as I needed it.

Coffee grounds, eggshells salt - those were the days. Used to work great on the rhubarb too.

Coffee is a ritual, those that "buy it" at starbucks miss out on the essential part of it, like the difference between making break and buying it from the store - you can fine tune a brew to your specific taste.

[BigDee]

There are a few companies that make stainless steel coffee presses. They should work well for camping.

[jerrymrc]

I have two percolators, a press I bought in 82 in Belgium and a fair espresso machine but I still like the perks for the camper. My one percolator is a 20 cup job that does well. I think the biggest thing is to use a filter in one.

As a coffee connoisseur ... scratch that. As a coffee snob I just have to add that peculating is probably the worst possible way to make coffee (because it basically recirculates water/coffee through the grounds multiple times).

All well and good until you have 10 rabid people all wanting coffee at the same time. Just a sec, I have to let it steep a little...... like that is going to work on match morning. I bought the 20 cup because the 12 was not enough.

[Monky]

really, i havent seen one in over 25 miles of my house. of course, i have never been to a starbucks, so who cares?

You sir are an exception to the rule of having a starbucks on every corner.. do they even have corners out there?

[HBARleatherneck]

no we banned all the corners. to city ish.

[llostwolf]

When I'm up in the hills i use an old stainless percolator but at home I have this little 1 cup thing. The grounds are pressed in a mesh and the pressure can be changed to adjust how long the water steeps. Works very well for a dark brew.

[StagLefty]

Yup coffee !!!