"Roger Long" wrote in message
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It was a real eye opener for me the first time I tried it. I was just
looking
for a good method to use on board. I now use it at home as well. Even
supermarket coffee tastes dramatically better from the french press.


I used one for a season on board and loved it. What I didn't love was
cleaning it out which seemed almost impossible to do without having some
grounds excape down the sink drain. While the grounds did a good job of
odor absorbtion in the sump, the pump didn't like them much.

At Peggie's suggestion, I went to the Malita One Cup filter cones. Not
quite as good but close enough that not having a major cleaning chore
while I'm making my typical early departure is a good trade off. The
grounds do a good job of odor absorbtion on the trash which is often kept
aboard as well.

Almost any cup of hot coffee tastes great standing on the dew covered deck
in the crisp air of a Maine morning with the promise of a full day of
cruising ahead.

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Roger Long

You can also use coffee for absorbing oders by putting the grounds in
baggies. You need to make sure they don't dump, but that's easy. I put them
in the engine compartment (down low away from a lot of heat) and in the
forward compartment underneath. I change them regularly.

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"j" ganz @@
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