12 v coffee makers

[Fred Ficarra]

This is fun.

Our H34 allows coffee options. We can brew with the old trusty stainless pot on the propane stove. It stays warm by turning a small burner all the way down and then moving the pot to the side of the flame. Or turn off the flame and warm the coffee in the microwave. But my favorite method is to use our Starbucks drip machine. It uses a stainless carafe' that is also a insulated thermos. It has no warming plate to suck juice from the batteries. It takes about 5 minutes on the inverter at 80 amps and it's done. Love it.

 

[Jack]

tried mine this morning

Tried mine this morning, it was a Christmas gift. It made 16 ozs of coffee in 27 minutes and the coffee was hot. It was a inexpensive coffee maker, maybe twenty five bucks. It doesn't take much space to store. I don't know much about power consumption but I seldom spend more than one night on the water, so batteries { I have three} are not a huge issue. Good luck, Jack

 

[ed]

no reefs in the great lakes!

The reason there are no reefs in the great lakes is because of all the sailor dumping in coffee grounds. If you believe that ill sell you a bridge too go with your coffee.

 

[Jay]

French Coffee Press

Ever hear of one of those French coffee presses? Real easy. Boil water, pour it into the coffee press. Let sit for 5 mins and then press.Pour coffee and enjoy...There is nothing easier.

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

Just happened to see a TV program about coffee...

For a French press to make decent coffee, the water has to be at least 200 F, but short of boiling (212 F). Fwiw, it's actually possible to get a decent cup of coffee using the coffee "tea bags." Most people just pour hot water into a cup and dunk the bag till the water turns brown...doing that only gives you brown hot water, not anything even approaching coffee. But if you'll pour water that's at least 200F into the cup over the bag, then cover the cup and wait at least 3 minutes for it to steep, that gives the coffee in the bag enough time to release its flavor. It's not great...but it's not bad either.

 

[Tereza]

Seldom make coffee on my 146, but if I did...

Melitta drip is what we use at home 85% of the time. Excellent coffee! But when we want soemthing special, we use the french press.On board, I say a plastic thermal french press would be tops for flavor, ease, and safety.The Melitta woud be a bit tippy on board, and the press would also allow for making up to 4 cups at once.

 

[T J Furstenau]

Bodum Chambord French Press

Not having coffee available for my wife first thing in the morning could result in mutiny. We've tried several methods, and her favorite is the french press she got for Christmas last year. It has a polycarbonate beaker, so broken glass is not an issue. They call it an 8-cup, but it pours about 3 in OUR cups. We usually make one batch that gets drunk right away, and then a second which goes into the thermos for later. I've seen real nice stainless steel ones that supposedly have built in insulation, but for less than $30, I'll stick with the plastic. Besides, after the coffee is steeped and pressed, I prefer to get it poured off. To me, letting sit on the grounds too long makes it bitter.T J