Coffee on board

degas

degas

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Aug 14, 2023
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Tanzer 29 Lake Ontario
I drink 2-3 cups/day. I like coffee enough to buy the hipster stuff, but I'm not enough of a nerd to grind my own.

How about you?

When it's just me or just my first mate and me, I'll use the stainless moka pot. When we're more than two, I'll take out the stainless French press and boil water in a sauce pan. I have a gas stove on board.

They're both easy to set up and clean, they're reliable, and easy to stow away.

I used to have an enamel stove top percolator, but it was a cheap, finicky thing. Drip machines are simple too, but they're bulky and I'm not a big fan of thin glass on board. Do everyone a favour by not asking me about pod machines.
 
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dlochner

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Jan 11, 2014
14,257
Sabre 362 113 Fair Haven, NY
We have a 4 cup drip coffee maker with a SS carafe. In port and on shore power we use it as intended as an electric drip pot. Away from shore power, we heat water in a tea kettle and manually pour it over the coffee. The coffee maker is a bit larger than a French press, but it is very stable and doesn't tip. The SS carafe won't shatter.
 
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CrispyCringle

CrispyCringle

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Sep 30, 2016
450
Island Packet IP 44 Ventura, CA
We grind our beans, and use a large Moka pot on a single burner induction top. Its fast and works great.
 
rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
13,080
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
I own three of these

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One for the boat... one in the office... one at home.

I drink WAYYYY too much coffee.:yikes:
 
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sailcapt340

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Sep 26, 2008
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Hunter 340 0 Wickford, RI
We use a stove-top percolator and a french press as well. Same as at home. And we always have that little something extra (coffee an’) to add to make it even better.
 
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dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
5,242
Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
I've made coffee onboard numerous ways - all using stainless steel devices, none that use glass or Pyrex. You do know what "cowboy coffee "is, no? It's just a pot of boiling water you throw the coffee grounds into - coffee made.... There are actually tricks to making it come out better...

I currently have two coffee makers onboard. I have a 1950's stainless steel drip coffee pot that I really like the coffee it makes, but it's kind of a pain to use underway as it is top heavy. I have a stainless steel French press that is insulated. I use that mostly now just because it's very easy. I prefer the coffee that comes out of my '50's drip pot but there's not enough of a difference to make me stop using the press. I have a coffee grinder that I will use but I normally just buy ground coffee. The grinder is there in case I need it due to available supply. I also use it for grinding other things used in cooking.

dj
 
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colemj

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Jul 13, 2004
1,173
Dolphin Catamaran Dolphin 460 Mystic, CT
I also like coffee, but am not into the time and mess of making it like it should be done. We have a common 12-cup drip machine with a stainless thermo carafe. Machines with hot plates ruin the coffee almost instantly, but the thermo carafe keeps it good and warm. I buy good quality ground coffee (or have it ground). I should be buying whole beans and grinding before use, but the time and mess thing.

Mark
 
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dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
5,242
Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
rgranger said:
I own three of these

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One for the boat... one in the office... one at home.

I drink WAYYYY too much coffee.:yikes:
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Italian expresso makers... I forgot, I used to have one on my boat also but it was a stainless steel one and the gasket was impossible to find so I finally threw it out. My home aluminum one hasn't made it to the boat... yet...

dj
 
dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
5,242
Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
sailcapt340 said:
We use a stove-top percolator and a french press as well. Same as at home. And we always have that little something extra (coffee an’) to add to make it even better.
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OK, I'll have to confess - I don't know what "that little something extra" is???

dj
 
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colemj

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Jul 13, 2004
1,173
Dolphin Catamaran Dolphin 460 Mystic, CT
dlochner said:
We have a 4 cup drip coffee maker with a SS carafe. In port and on shore power we use it as intended as an electric drip pot. Away from shore power, we heat water in a tea kettle and manually pour it over the coffee. The coffee maker is a bit larger than a French press, but it is very stable and doesn't tip. The SS carafe won't shatter.
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Have you measured the power draw? I was surprised at how little power our 12-cup uses to make a pot. It is rated 700W, but the way it works is it draws that for a bit, then stops drawing power for a bit while the heated water drips down, repeat until done. Duty cycle is ~50%. Overall, it uses ~5Ah out of the battery. A 4-cup would likely be much less.

Mark
 
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colemj

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Jul 13, 2004
1,173
Dolphin Catamaran Dolphin 460 Mystic, CT
dLj said:
OK, I'll have to confess - I don't know what "that little something extra" is???

dj
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If it is peppermint coffee mate, he should be banned from this thread...
 
dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
5,242
Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
colemj said:
If it is peppermint coffee mate, he should be banned from this thread...
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Hahahaha - you shouldn't have preped him!!!!

I was thinking Bailies or Irish Whiskey or something else along those lines - then it occurred to me maybe like cardamom - something used often in North Africa in their coffee - but it would never have occurred to me peppermint coffee mate! Ye gads!!!

dj
 
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