For me Coffee should only have 2 sylables. I cringe when I hear "I want a capa-frappa-latte-half-caf-with-steamed-milk-and-1/2-twist". Wrong, wrong, wrong.
For now though, I am loving my Keurig, if for no other reason that I have been able to try 25 different coffee grinds (Only a hadfull will I try again).
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I use a little two cup Cuisinart drip when we are in the camper. Since I'm the only one in the family that likes coffee it works fine. It also works well to make hot water first thing in the AM for the ladies to have their tea and hot chocolate. I received a colman coffee maker for my pump stove for Christmas last year but haven't used it yet, if we're without electric I'll gladly give it a try (might be a good idea to break it in before we go out next time just to try it out)
i also have a Coleman drip coffee maker, but the DW doesn't like how much room it takes up on the stove(she's not a coffee drinker).
camped with her cousin, who uses a french press, so i might be going that route. unless we have friends camping with us and i'll use the Coleman for that.
i usually grind up fresh beans for the trip, since we rarely have hookups. can't see running the generator for the grinder or an electric coffee maker.
i did recently buy a Keurig and am very impressed with its quality and build. i'm enjoying the same thing Camping Phil is, trying the vast variety of coffees.
Maybe it's obsessive-compulsive, but I must have my coffee first thing in the morning (after brushing teeth and visiting toilet, specifically). I need to sit undisturbed while I have at least 2 cups; I will wake up an hour early in order to do so. I am not patient/coherent enough in the morning to deal with a percolator; when camping w/o electric I use a press (though I know I'm on borrowed time because I've had it for 3 seasons and haven't broken the glass yet). My backup plan is to drink 'cowboy coffee' (not bad, IMHO) and, if that's unavailable (if something were to happen to the ground coffee to make it unusable) I carry a last-resort backup of small instant though thankfully I've never had to use it. When I have electric, I take my home coffeemaker along if I remember to (a Cuisinart coffee-on-demand; it has no carafe, just dispenses right into your cup). That's what we use at home; I've been very satisfied with it.
I wish I had the patience in the morning to make percolator coffee; I always think it has a particular nuance that you just don't get from a coffeemaker or press, not to mention creating such a wonderful smell...
As far as the Keurig, both of my sisters have them and love them, as they are the only ones in their households who enjoy coffee and they are content with 2 cups or so (I will drink as many cups as I have time for, or create time that I don't actually have). My youngest sis always serves the Donut Shop coffee; I think it's very good with desserts/sweets. The other sis likes the fact that her sons (and girlfriends, whatever buddies may be visiting from college, or my own sons who often sleep over) can make several cups of hot chocolate/tea without making a big mess in the kitchen. Yes, it does cost a bit more than a jar of Ovaltine and a gallon of milk, but after my own DS has dropped glasses of milk and open containers of Ovaltine powder in my kitchen, I think the potential cleanup aggravation is well worth the money.
P.S. Think I will start a separate thread about what brands/types of coffee people enjoy as I don't want to hijack this discussion about the method used to prepare.
Friday I spent all day doing a charity chicken plate sale to raise money to send a friend's daughter to Australia to represent NC in track.
The long day coupled with cerveza and vino at the end of night left me too happy to drive home.
Next morning hostess is rummaging around the kitchen: "I only make coffee once a year. You're being honored." The elixer of life. What good friends.
(And I've been trying to get them to join us camping for ages. They're ready. It's now a matter of time and location.)
I use all three (drip, percolator, French press) -- not at the same time, of course. My favorite is the percolator, though it IS the slowest. (Favorite camp odors: perking coffee and frying bacon....)
Costa Rican or Columbian coffee, s'il vous plait: freshly-ground beans when I'm being fussy and snooty, pre-ground when I'm being lazy.
I use a basket filter (in the basket filter) when I perk, to help trap the acids.
Oh, and what do I put into my coffee? Coffee. Just coffee.
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