Coffee makers?
 

On Jan 21, 8:24 pm, Paul Cassel
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.

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

As an avid but non-snobbish coffeedrinker, I find perked coffee is
pretty much as good as drip. Put the (bottled) water in the coffeepot,
add fresh-ground coffee in the top, put it on the gimballed stove with
potholders, and VOILA: coffee about as quick as instant, made
underway. No spillage, no electricity, no wasted paper. Remove the top
part with the dregs, turn the stove down to low and drink at your
leisure...

'Course, if you're a fisherman or tug-worker, leave the dregs in, let
it continue to boil until by 2pm you can use it to repair holes in the
hull. No matter - drown the taste with rum... :o ;)

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org

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Just checked out the Saeco makers. WOW! I like my coffee but not quite that
much. Then again I could pawn it down the road to pay for an engine
overhaul. ;:-)

--
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

"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
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

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Glenn Ashmore wrote:
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.


I've lived aboard and sailed for 7 years. I doubt there was more than a
few days underway when I could see being able to brew coffee. It just
doesn't seem to be an issue really - I mean the quality of coffee beans,
etc. If you get something hot or at least not cold to eat or drink,
that's enough. I'm really skeptical that you'll feel justified if you
find a system. It seems to me like gilding a lily. I think you're
thinking too much like being ashore and not how you'll really feel at sea.

-paul

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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:45:06 -0800 (PST), druid
wrote:

'Course, if you're a fisherman or tug-worker, leave the dregs in, let
it continue to boil until by 2pm you can use it to repair holes in the
hull. No matter - drown the taste with rum... :o ;)

Repair holes? Don't you mean creat them? Assuming a steel hull, which
the guys mentioned mostly use. Actual battery acid is 33% h2s04 for
what its worth.

Casady

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Glenn,

A year or so back I stumbled into this built-in coffee maker, which I
purchased for my galley:

http://www.lancelarkin.com/htmls/brew.htm

It is similar to the one you found on Defender, but I suspect
significantly higher quality, and with decidedly more complex
plumbing. At first there was a bit of sticker shock, but I found one
on ebay well below half the sticker price. I think they have been
cracking down non-sanctioned vendors recently, however, so your
mileage may vary. I can't yet give you first hand experience with it,
as mine is still in the box awaiting the final fabrication of the
galley in my project boat.

The price of so many purchases on this project, from deck hardware to
the rising cost of epoxy, have triggered the sphincter clamping reflex
that its becoming harder to find a gauge for all the costs. But when I
take just one step back and remember the whole damn boat is just one
complex equation about a quality of life, the price of a decent cup of
coffee becomes a little more palatable (or so I've told myself).

Best regards,
Collin