Glenn Ashmore wrote:
The thing about single cup coffee brewing is that every time you want a cup
you have to go below, fill a pot, boil the water, measure out the coffee and
pour it all through the filter or press. With an 8 or 10 cup maker you fill
it when your watch starts and just run below and pour a cup when you need
it.

Nobody has mentioned the Melita cone. I've used one for years. Put the
ground coffee--a cupful or a potful--in a paper filter in the cone, pour
boiling water through it. Makes coffee as good as that from any drip
coffee maker.

--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/boat_odors/

http://www.nextag.com/Frieling-Frenc...05/prices-html

I use an insulated Frieling French Press if Im not going to drink it
all right away. Or a Melita drip if I am going to be drinking it all
right away. You heat the water on the stove top and pour - could be
easier.

I think the important thing is to have the coffee fresh FRESH ground
from good beans.

Peggie Hall wrote:
Glenn Ashmore wrote:
The thing about single cup coffee brewing is that every time you want
a cup you have to go below, fill a pot, boil the water, measure out
the coffee and pour it all through the filter or press. With an 8 or
10 cup maker you fill it when your watch starts and just run below and
pour a cup when you need it.

Nobody has mentioned the Melita cone. I've used one for years. Put the
ground coffee--a cupful or a potful--in a paper filter in the cone, pour
boiling water through it. Makes coffee as good as that from any drip
coffee maker.


I use a funnel (because I accidentally threw my Melita cone out), heat
the water the old way and put the coffee in a thermal carafe. If it's a
good one, your coffee will be drinkable tomorrow.

I think the funnel works better than the cone because it fits the carafe
better and won't slip off like the cone used to.

My coffee maker works fine off of my 1000 watt inverter but I would
never do it that way.

I kind of like using the stove. It's far more efficient.

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:29:28 GMT, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale"
wrote:

How did old Joshua Slocum get all the way around the world without any of
these fancy things we yachtspeople
have today?

the same way Magellen did it.... Good Seamanship......

--
Bruce in alaska
add path after fast to reply

Well, first off the carafe is locked in place in the CCM1000 so it won't
fall out of the maker and it has a lid that has to be pressed to pour. That
reduces the chance of a spill.

With the pour through cones you have to handle a pot of boiling water and
hold every thing steady while you pour it through the coffee every time you
want a cup. Be it 10 oz or 100oz boiling water hurts the same. Been there
done that about 200 miles ESE of Bermuda at 3AM. Good thing I was wearing
my foulies. :-) That's WHY I have been looking for an alternative.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Paul Cassel" wrote in message
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Peggie Hall wrote:
Glenn Ashmore wrote:
The thing about single cup coffee brewing is that every time you want a
cup you have to go below, fill a pot, boil the water, measure out the
coffee and pour it all through the filter or press. With an 8 or 10 cup
maker you fill it when your watch starts and just run below and pour a
cup when you need it.

Nobody has mentioned the Melita cone. I've used one for years. Put the
ground coffee--a cupful or a potful--in a paper filter in the cone, pour
boiling water through it. Makes coffee as good as that from any drip
coffee maker.

Some one did mention Melita and I was about to myself. That's what we
used.

Glenn, you are now talking about being 'on watch' which implies using this
device underway. I don't think that practical from a movement view and
from a power usage view.

Have you done much sailing? I can't see some device with 12 cups (what,
100 oz?) of boiling fluid as something I want to contend with while
underway. I doubt you can pour it into a cup anyway.

-paul

Glenn Ashmore wrote:

With the pour through cones you have to handle a pot of boiling water and
hold every thing steady while you pour it through the coffee every time you
want a cup.

That's only true of the single cup system. Melita has a larger cone to
fill a carafe...WHICH, based on your previous comments, I assumed you'd
make while at anchor.

--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/boat_odors/

Alan Gomes wrote:
Peggie Hall wrote:
Glenn Ashmore wrote:
The thing about single cup coffee brewing is that every time you want
a cup you have to go below, fill a pot, boil the water, measure out
the coffee and pour it all through the filter or press. With an 8 or
10 cup maker you fill it when your watch starts and just run below
and pour a cup when you need it.

Nobody has mentioned the Melita cone. I've used one for years. Put the
ground coffee--a cupful or a potful--in a paper filter in the cone,
pour boiling water through it. Makes coffee as good as that from any
drip coffee maker.

I mentioned it! :-)
--AG

I'm not a coffee drinker but my wife likes her French presses. After
I killed 2 glass ones, she bought this s.s. insulated one from Starbucks.

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/coffeepresses.asp
(2nd one down)

Pouring hot water goes straight into it, and tilting isn't that big a
deal on our catamaran. Keeps coffee hot for about 2 hours but never
seems to last that long with only her drinking it...

Evan Gatehouse

Peggie Hall wrote:
Glenn Ashmore wrote:
The thing about single cup coffee brewing is that every time you want
a cup you have to go below, fill a pot, boil the water, measure out
the coffee and pour it all through the filter or press. With an 8 or
10 cup maker you fill it when your watch starts and just run below and
pour a cup when you need it.

Nobody has mentioned the Melita cone. I've used one for years. Put the
ground coffee--a cupful or a potful--in a paper filter in the cone, pour
boiling water through it. Makes coffee as good as that from any drip
coffee maker.

Some one did mention Melita and I was about to myself. That's what we used.

Glenn, you are now talking about being 'on watch' which implies using
this device underway. I don't think that practical from a movement view
and from a power usage view.

Have you done much sailing? I can't see some device with 12 cups (what,
100 oz?) of boiling fluid as something I want to contend with while
underway. I doubt you can pour it into a cup anyway.

-paul

On 2008-01-21 01:07:11 -0500, "Glenn Ashmore" said:

The thing about single cup coffee brewing is that every time you want a
cup you have to go below, fill a pot, boil the water, measure out the
coffee and pour it all through the filter or press. With an 8 or 10
cup maker you fill it when your watch starts and just run below and
pour a cup when you need it.

We've been using an old camping drip maker for a couple of decades;
something like this:
http://www.bbq.com/item_name_Cajun-Cookware-7-Cup-Aluminum-Drip-Coffee-Maker_path__item_316937.html

Boil

the water in another pot. Makes a quart which we put it in a SS thermos
that goes directly to the cockpit except when it's nasty. The SS
doesn't stay hot as long as a glass vacuum thermos, but doesn't break
and we rarely have any left over.

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Glenn,
I know everyone has an opinion and I am no exception. I am single and I love
my coffee. Everyone that visits wants a cuppa and I found a solution 6 years
ago to fresh coffee 24 & 7 on demand. It makes no sense in my situation to
make a pot of coffee when I am alone and instant just doesn't cut it. Please
consider the Saeco Brand automatic coffee makers. They grind the coffee and
brew the cup on demand. The quality is phenominal. You can adjust the grind,
the temperature and the strength at will. They make expresso, cappacino, tea
and cocao. They have the facility to steam milk or cream as well. They are
not inexpensive, but they are well worth the money. These are machines you
make space for. For size, my machine is 13" wide, 11" deep and 15" tall.
Depending on the model, these measurements can be more or less. They are
very reliable and parts are available world wide if needed. They are all
high impact plastic, except for the guts. You must use filtered water, but
that is a no brainer anyway. They are very easy to secure in place and you
never have to worry about splashing hot water. You can drop about $500 on
one and more, but you can find them on eBay reasonably. I swear by mine. It
will spoil you for anything else.
Steve

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...
Guess you can tell I am working on the galley/salon. :-)

Being addicted to drip coffee, I have been looking for a good coffee maker
with a thermal carafe that would fit in the galley without taking up much
space and not end up on the deck. Finally found this:
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?...8527&id=860319
at Defender.

Anyone seen one of these in person? Most built in coffee makers run two
boat bucks or more. I am wondering if this thing is built well enough to
hold up.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com