What would you say is the best stovetop coffee maker?

Typical bank holly day weekend !! Pissing rain !! Where is global warming ??
Anyway time for a coffee !!
Regards all .

 

The longer it steeps, the more tannins you get in the brew. If the grind is very fine you get the full flavour within a few seconds without any of the nasty stuff. A french press needs a coarser grind because it does not filter as well as a paper filter does. Then because the grind is coarser it must steep longer.
Agreed, good coffee does not need salt but it can improve the taste of mediocre coffee. Just a few grains in the pot.

 

Aeropress upside-down, water does not drip through the filter.

 

For a small group I drip coffee through a Melita coffee filter directly into a thermos bottle. Kenya AA is my favorite.

For a large group I put the coffee in a cloth bag I sewed up from flour sack cloth and place it in a pot of cold water. Then bring the water just to a boil and pour the coffee into an insulated coffee dispenser. The ratio is one pound of coffee to
2 1/2 gallons of water.

When camping remember to bring Bailey's Irish Cream and Jameson whiskey for fortification.

Ben

 

Yeah, salt. But a few ‘grains’ only. Use a very small tweezers to count the salt grains.

I once mistook the salt for sugar. Never made that mistake again.

 

At home I use the Aeropress inverted with fine grind, stir 10 seconds, brew 60 seconds. On the boat the Aeropress is tippy enough, so I use it upright using their standard method. On the camper I use a French press and soon to be added, a Bioletti moka pot. I am mad at you guys, you know I have no resistance to good ideas that require more purchases! Brad

 

Man this group likes coffee!
So many great styles to try, I love this stuff.

 

As promised some.action shots of stove top coffee making.



I don't think I've previously posted images of the fully fettled 38 before. It still needs a decal. Sadly the powder coating isn't quite as heat resistant as I would have wished but overall far better than when it first arrived.



I have a soft spot for the twin cup Bialetti.

 

Anyone out there using an Oomph. Bit like an aeropress but you can drink from the container without an over brew. Or, you can re-brew if not strong enough. Very clean coffee.

 

Oomph

 

I love both the stove and the coffee maker

 

@Detroithiker I'm hoping my next Turm isn't quite the job that one was.

https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/turm-38-wick-removal-advice.28254/

 

@Simes , that's a neat set up! The turm looks very well suited for the job, and it doesn't even need a separate trivet despite the small size of the bialetti!

One question: I have the same twin setup bialetti, but it tends to be a shelf warmer, since it (mine at least) rarely manages to dispens the coffee evenly. For me it's become a strictly domestic use item, despite actually getting it for outdoor use in the first place. Is your experience similar?

 

@Simes

Buried in a box in a cupboard somewhere in my house is a twin cup espresso maker very similar to yours. I bought it because I collect tea and coffee making paraphernalia but never really thought of using it (apart from the initial test to make sure it worked), but now you've set me thinking. I might dig it out and start taking it on some adventures!

 

@pysen78. Yes it doesn't quite do a perfect twin cup, but I normally just even the two cups up afterwards. I'll get the single cup version at some point.

For simple functionality it real is hard to beat.

 

I recently received a 3 cup Bialetti, as a result of this thread. Being new to moka pots, I must comment that the 3 cup model makes a quite small cup for one person. Just a taste. I will likely get a bigger one, maybe the 9 cup, for two people. The 3 cup model uses about 13 grams coffee, which is half of my normal morning mug of Americano, using 26 grams.

 

A six cup is a good pair of cups for two of us.
But, not so much that i cannot drink it alone.

 

@BradB Apologies if I'm staying something you are already aware of here.

The coffee needs to be ground pretty powdery to extract the full flavour.

Gentle heating to boiling will also help.

These are European espresso cup measures, and should if working correctly give a quite small strong espresso cup. Generally sipped in a coffee shop overlooking the town squares in old European cities where you will pay exorbitant amounts for the pleasure

They also need to be filled quite carefully, not too tight and not too loose. I don't get it right every time even after many years.

Stay with the small espresso measure and bake your own biscotti in the Coleman oven.

 

I agree.

I do not grind to espresso in my Bialetti makers. Finer than drip though.

 

I'm still searching for a cheap Alessi La Conica 6 cup but at £400+ I think I'll be looking for some time yet!