LOL, take a look at their battlefield surgical techniques too.
Thankfully we have developed better ways to do almost everything in the last 150 years - including making coffee.
Coffee question
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Thankfully we have developed better ways to do almost everything in the last 150 years - including making coffee.
The coffee pot at home didn't have anything inside. Put in coffee and water and boil. Next day put in more coffee and boil. When the grounds got too deep wash out pot and start over. Good coffee. I have heard about a little cold water down the spout would settle the grounds but I've never heard of a few coffee grounds killing anybody. My wife likes too use a more refined and civilized way too make coffee so since I've been married I just drink her coffee. Larry
Even kopi luwak (civet coffee)? Different sphincter, same process
I hadn't heard about Black Ivory brand and I'm not sure I want to know....
My nephew brought some of that civet coffee home from Thailand last year and wanted me to try it.
I told him that nothing that passed through that varmints sphincter is going to pass through my lips.
He couldn't understand.
Kids these days
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The easy 21st century solution using your existing pot is to purchase the coffee in the filter pouch. Follow the directions for cowboy coffee but skip all the worry and processes to deal with the grounds. But if you want it to keep it warm for a bit you'll need some tongs to fish out the pack. We use these at times when camping.
Most manufacturers call them "coffee filter packs".
Edit: Like these:
Folgers Coffee Filter Packs, Regular, Medium Roast, Each Filter Pack Makes 8 Cups, 40 Packs/Carton | OfficeSupply.com
Most manufacturers call them "coffee filter packs".
Edit: Like these:
Folgers Coffee Filter Packs, Regular, Medium Roast, Each Filter Pack Makes 8 Cups, 40 Packs/Carton | OfficeSupply.com
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I think if you look online you'll find a lot, but you may have to buy more than you want. But they keep, and you can always use them up in the house.
That's exactly how my grandma used to make coffee. The pot got cleaned out and restarted about once a week. By then you could stand a spoon in a cup full. Tastes differ, but even though that is what I started out drinking it isn't what I consider good coffee. But to each his own.
beach elvis
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When I was a kid, my dad made coffee the same way he learned when he was in the Royal Dutch Army, i.e., pour grounds into a cup of hot water. When they sunk to the bottom, it was ready. My first taste of coffee, at age 7, was that.
Because of that, I wouldn't go near coffee again until I hit 30.
Now...if you cut me, you could add steamed milk and have a latte.
(Sure don't make it the way my dad did, though.)
But I just want to go on record saying that in my world, cowboy coffee is the finest on earth. I know you were wondering. Haha
Because of that, I wouldn't go near coffee again until I hit 30.
Now...if you cut me, you could add steamed milk and have a latte.
(Sure don't make it the way my dad did, though.)
But I just want to go on record saying that in my world, cowboy coffee is the finest on earth. I know you were wondering. Haha
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My blue enameled steel coffee pot has nearly 50 years of experience including campfires, tent stoves, and in the camper. In my opinion it makes excellent coffee as long as I do my part correctly.
The pot has a capacity of about 2 quarts, so I start with about 1-1/2 quarts of water, bring that to a rapid boil, take it off the heat, throw in one level cup of Folgers canned ground coffee, let it steep for about 5 minutes. Next I pour the contents through a doubled Mr. Coffee filter into my Thermos bottles, then rinse the pot and set it aside to dry.
Excellent coffee! With a good stainless Thermos you can still enjoy a nice fresh cup 6 hours later.
My wife prefers Starbucks, thinks nothing about paying $5 plus tip for a "grande mocha latte" or whatever. I make sure to put a Starbucks gift card in her Christmas stocking and birthday card. She is happy, and I can have real coffee when I want to.
The pot has a capacity of about 2 quarts, so I start with about 1-1/2 quarts of water, bring that to a rapid boil, take it off the heat, throw in one level cup of Folgers canned ground coffee, let it steep for about 5 minutes. Next I pour the contents through a doubled Mr. Coffee filter into my Thermos bottles, then rinse the pot and set it aside to dry.
Excellent coffee! With a good stainless Thermos you can still enjoy a nice fresh cup 6 hours later.
My wife prefers Starbucks, thinks nothing about paying $5 plus tip for a "grande mocha latte" or whatever. I make sure to put a Starbucks gift card in her Christmas stocking and birthday card. She is happy, and I can have real coffee when I want to.
I was 15 while deer hunting. My dad had a friend with a trailer in the woods.We stopped by one morning and there was a pot of coffee dad grabbed a cup and gave one to me it was grounds and water boiled. I tell people that is why I don't drink coffee and it's been 52 yrs since that cup.
Hot black of joe in the AM, French roast for me and the better half always
start off the day..
Must be a Navy thing.......
start off the day..
Must be a Navy thing.......
Justin T
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It's monkey butt coffee plain and simple.
I'm still kicking myself 20 yrs later for letting go of my favorite campfire/cowboy coffee pot. It was so covered in soot that you could use it as a stovetop percolator and still taste woodsmoke. Clean it?! Why would I ever?!
I did bow to modern convention and use a filter, tho. Didn't eliminate the grounds in the coffee entirely, but did a reasonable job.
I prefer expresso over French press or any other method. The draw back is expresso requires some fairly expensive equipment to make it happen. My nephew, Brother Bears Coffee, custom blends and roasts my coffee to my taste and I burr grind enough for 5 days or so. Be careful not to over dose! I get ten pounds at a time so it lasts for a few weeks.
Amen to that. My gf recently bought a modest espresso machine and I contributed a modest burr grinder. All in all, not pocket change but nothing like the setup a FB friend of hers has. I think you could buy an unfired Registered Magnum with original box and papers for what he has invested in his setup. The espresso maker is an ECM (German) and the grinder is a Rancilio. I've attached pics of "hers" and "his". Still, they're both happy with the results.
BTW, Brother Bear's Coffee looks like a class act.
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There was a Sharps carbine with a coffee grinder built into the butt stock, too, as well as Pennsylvania rifles a generation earlier.
There was a Sharps carbine with a coffee grinder built into the butt stock, too, as well as Pennsylvania rifles a generation earlier.
Did they make any for left hand shooters?
Larry
Justin T
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You gotta know someone came up with that idea because they kept leaving the grinder at home on accident, like leaving a can opener when going camping, or forgetting the ammo when we go to the range.
Probably not unless they made any "non-caffeinated" Sharps for left-handers.Did they make any for left hand shooters?
I vote for instant coffee, too. For those who haven't tried it in several decades, you'll be surprised.
Was in a hospital for several long stays several years ago and my only option was instant. I was pleasantly surprised. I keep instant on hand now for when the morning fresh brewed pot occasionally runs out and all I want is one more cup.
The other good idea mentioned above is just fill up a thermos with brewed coffee.
For what it's worth, I drink my coffee black, and am fond of saying that Starbucks flavored coffee is for people who don't like the taste of coffee. I'm not picky, but I do like a decent cup.
Edited to add: If you want to use your wood stove to prepare the coffee, Amazon has a bunch of stove top coffee percolators, as many of us recall from our youth, for ~ $20.
Or, just buy a percolator insert for your existing pot. That's gotta taste better than the "cowboy coffee" method you are considering...
Was in a hospital for several long stays several years ago and my only option was instant. I was pleasantly surprised. I keep instant on hand now for when the morning fresh brewed pot occasionally runs out and all I want is one more cup.
The other good idea mentioned above is just fill up a thermos with brewed coffee.
For what it's worth, I drink my coffee black, and am fond of saying that Starbucks flavored coffee is for people who don't like the taste of coffee. I'm not picky, but I do like a decent cup.
Edited to add: If you want to use your wood stove to prepare the coffee, Amazon has a bunch of stove top coffee percolators, as many of us recall from our youth, for ~ $20.
Or, just buy a percolator insert for your existing pot. That's gotta taste better than the "cowboy coffee" method you are considering...
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I have a Keurig and microwave not far from my lathe. Use the plastic refillable pods and have a sealed can I fill with coffee from the grinder in the house. I used to set the lathe to running on a pass and head into the house. Couple of times I wasn't fast ehough so set up coffee in the shop.
