"Gordon" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:43:20 -0500, "Glenn Ashmore"
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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.

Get yourself a French Press. Very easy to use, and doesn't need any
electricity.
Makes drip coffee seem like dishwater by comparison.



Nah, go with Aeropress. ;) And if you really want to argue, go to
alt.coffee
Gordon

Technically Aeropress should produce a better cup of coffee:
http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress_story.htm
The practically of the Aeropress on a sailboat may vary from one sailor to
another.
My questions a can it keep the coffee hot by not leaving it on the stove
unattended while in the cockpit sailing alone:
will it construction resist breakage and finally how much water will it take
to clean it after use?

What I have on my boat is the Nissan Thermo French coffee press:
http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/p...malFrenchPress
I find it very practical to make coffee directly into the stainless steel
thermo bottle.
Then I can bring the SS thermo bottle full of freshly made coffee in the
cockpit and drink it at will.
When the going gets rough I do not have to go in the cabin to boil water or
to get coffee.
As the construction is made of SS I do not have to be careful as with glass.
What I do not like about it is to get the used coffee ground out of the
thermo for disposal.

Having said that I will get an Aeropress for the next season and first try
it at home then at anchor.
Maybe, then, I will get rid of my Moka Bialetti that I find a little awkward
to use.


To each it own, See

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.