On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:17:48 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

On 2008-04-27 13:38:11 -0400, Herodotus said:

In all this, good old instant coffee is a lot more handy and easier to
make when you need to rush below to grab a quick cup of coffee. The
body doesn't care. It just wants the caffiene.

Oh gawd, I was having a good time until this.... that's not even decent
brown water.

OK. Agreed that instant is second rate behind brewed beans but above
the standard stewed coffee served from thermos devices in hotels in
the USA but have you ever had to hand steer for a while whilst sailing
solo with little time to grab a cup of coffee.

Today I bought a new single cup Bodum brand polycarbonate plunger
device from a store in Sydney. It is a single cup with a screw on lid.
Your put the ground coffee in, screw down the lid upon it's rubber
seal and after a decent interval, push down the plunger until it
clicks in place. You can either pour it into a cup or sip it out of
the dedicated hole in the lid which has its own little flap. Fantastic
invention. Can now keep a small container of ground coffee in a deck
locker and use the water from the thermos without needing to go below.

Bodum also make a larger model that looks as if it would make about 4
cups.

cheers
Peter