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Topic: Camping Cafetiere?
Posted By: Harrizo
Subject: Camping Cafetiere?
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 12:15pm
When we were in France my friend improvised when making fresh coffee with a filter and a funnel but I'm looking to buy her cafetiere as a gift. Obviously it would be better if it's not glass for packing purposes. Has anyone got one or seen any about?
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Posted By: Bouncer32
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 12:26pm
Look for a thread I did called Need my caffeine! where you'll find lots of help!
Posted By: Harrizo
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 12:33pm
Thankyou.
Posted By: B Chrystie
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 1:06pm
What about using those coffee bags? (bit like tea bags but with coffee).
Posted By: Mozzi
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 1:06pm
Nisbets catering supplies do a polycarbonate cafetiere, which is what we use for camping.
As a gift, you may prefer to splash out on a stainless steel one.
Posted By: ginandtonic
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 1:08pm
We use coffee bags, but got a stainless steel cafetierre as well. Got ours from TKMax but seen them around.
Posted By: mikegalagher
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 1:12pm
Harrizo
I'd take a little care here. If your friend is a fresh coffee "buff", she'll have views about filter drip v cafetiere brewing. I could not even begin to face the day without a filter brew of fresh coffe. A cafetiere brew by contrast, is usually much "grittier", and whilst drinkable, isn't to my taste at all.
TBH, we take a filter cone and glass jug and wrap it up well. But there's just the two of us now and we're careful.
If she's OK with a cafetiere I think the other thread mentioned had some "camping" versions.
If we had EHU I'd actually go for a machine and keep the box for transport too/from. Bliss 
Posted By: dmsplat
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 1:13pm
I drilled a hole in a plastic camping cup and use coffee filter papers... Easier to clean than a cafetiere...
There are actual proper things you can buy that achieve the same goal, but my way works for me!
Posted By: bridgeywidge
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 5:49pm
Hi, I've just bought a polycarbonate one - I hope - from ebay. Not arrived yet so hoping it'll be what I want! Was cheaper than the catering firms so not sure of the quality. I'll keep you posted.
Posted By: magicaly
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 6:14pm
We use a glass one with a plastic exterior frame. It wears a padded jacket which is intended to keep the coffee warm but acts as padding for transport as well. Not managed to break it yet and I am a clumsy begger.
Carol
Posted By: PigletandTigger
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 7:23pm
Quote: Originally posted by mikegalagher on 24/6/2009
Harrizo
I'd take a little care here. If your friend is a fresh coffee "buff", she'll have views about filter drip v cafetiere brewing. I could not even begin to face the day without a filter brew of fresh coffe. A cafetiere brew by contrast, is usually much "grittier", and whilst drinkable, isn't to my taste at all.
I'm glad you said that that....we quite often use a plastic filter with papers (I use one at work on a daily basis) and I'd be horrified if someone suggested I ought to use a cafetiere instead! The filters work really well, they don't break and there is little cleaning. They might be low tech but they work.
We also use an old style perculator on the hob.
If you want to buy her something nice, a stove top expresso machine would be a lovely treat if she's into coffee.
Posted By: mikegalagher
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 8:06pm
Piglet
The home machine is a Krups filter with a timer. Talk about "Wake up and smell the coffee" 
How do you go on with the stove top perculator ? Is it more of an espresso brew ?
Posted By: Basket Boy
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 8:19pm
If you have a look on Amazon they have around 20 different stainless steel cafetieres.
Posted By: PigletandTigger
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 8:37pm
Quote: Originally posted by mikegalagher on 24/6/2009
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How do you go on with the stove top perculator ? Is it more of an espresso brew ?
We've got a Gaggia drip machine and a Gaggia expresso machine - OH is a bit of a coffee freak but for mornings we revert to the Philips Senseo machine that is by the side of the bed! The idea of a machine with a timer is a good one though...might investigate a timer to add to the Gaggia drip machine for weekends!
We really like the stove top perculator, you need to use a fairly coarse ground coffee, we grind our own as most ready ground coffees are too fine and end up in the coffee. I suppose it is a bit expresso like except the perculator keeps "perking" the coffee over and over again whereas the expresso machine the water just goes through the coffee once (IYSWIM?), you can "over perk" the coffee and for it to taste a bit stewed. It works for us as we can make a big pot (we have a 12 cup Coleman) in one go.
Posted By: mikegalagher
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 8:38pm
Harrizo
At the risk of being a coffee bore, your first question is:
"How does she prefer her coffee brewed ?"
Once you've established that then the equipment follows accordingly.
Posted By: No Faff
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 9:14pm
I too use the plastic filter cups from Tesco. They do a strong french-style coffee £1.69 for 10 cups. I like my strong fresh coffee and I find this perfectly acceptable, very light to pack and nothing to break, nothing to bring home. Some times you just have to be practical!
Posted By: PigletandTigger
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 9:29pm
We'd use a pack of these in a day though and a weeks worth would take up a huge amount of space! Plus whilst I'm no eco-warrior think of the amount of plastic you'd produce.
Posted By: moonbow
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 9:47pm
We like the stove top espresso maker
but my daughter got my husband one of these for xmas......
http://www.thereallyusefulstore.co.uk/product.php?product_id=135289&source=froogle
it gets used alot
(sorry, couldn't work out the linking thingy then - it's a keep-coffee-hot-mug/cafetiere-in-one)
Posted By: dk168
Date Posted: 24/6/2009 at 9:48pm
Found some plastic ones for sale on eBay, links too long to be included in the post, sorry!
Personally, I can't be arsed with using one nowadays, and drink Alta Rica instead - 2 teaspoons in a cup, with a spoon of hot chocolate, lots of sugar and cream, yum! Just one cup in the morning as a pick me up
DK 
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Posted By: susperella
Date Posted: 25/6/2009 at 12:56pm
I have found a great gadget that I think you will like- its a mug with a coffee filter in so you can make fresh coffee. Was going to buy one for my husband for camping this year. Its called Smart Cafe
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smartcafe-Hot-Cafetiere-Mug-Platinum/dp/B0007MTNJ0www.amazon.co.uk/Smartcafe-Hot-Cafetiere-Mug-Platinum/dp/B0007MTNJ0
Posted By: lambchopuk
Date Posted: 25/6/2009 at 1:41pm
I use one of http://www.bodum.com/b2c/index.asp?shpId=4&famid=10&famSubId=1001&id=K1995-01these every day at work. The top is made of plastic and can be used with any mug. It has permanent filter. You just add the ground coffee of your choice. I think it is great and gets around the waste associated with the throw away plastic ones.
Kevin
Posted By: spudz
Date Posted: 25/6/2009 at 3:55pm
PigletandTigger
http://www.proleno.com/bialetti-electric-moka-easy-3-cup-latest-design-model-11686-0.htmlBedside coffee indulgence
Posted By: hlk01
Date Posted: 25/6/2009 at 10:35pm
Quote: Originally posted by susperella on 25/6/2009
I have found a great gadget that I think you will like- its a mug with a coffee filter in so you can make fresh coffee. Was going to buy one for my husband for camping this year. Its called Smart Cafe
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smartcafe-Hot-Cafetiere-Mug-Platinum/dp/B0007MTNJ0www.amazon.co.uk/Smartcafe-Hot-Cafetiere-Mug-Platinum/dp/B0007MTNJ0
If you go for the red ones they are currently 25% cheaper. at £4.86 each.
Posted By: mantrachant
Date Posted: 27/6/2009 at 7:26pm
Quote: Originally posted by susperella on 25/6/2009
I have found a great gadget that I think you will like- its a mug with a coffee filter in so you can make fresh coffee. Was going to buy one for my husband for camping this year. Its called Smart Cafe
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smartcafe-Hot-Cafetiere-Mug-Platinum/dp/B0007MTNJ0www.amazon.co.uk/Smartcafe-Hot-Cafetiere-Mug-Platinum/dp/B0007MTNJ0
I have been using these for years. They are fantastic. As a coffee addict I can recommend them enough. I have recommended them on here a few times but no one seems to have taken them up.
get your coffee from the coffee bean shop too. They are a fantastic companty and wait until you taste the difference in their coffee, roasted fresh to order and delivered the next day. Awesome
http://www.coffeebeanshop.co.uk/Coffee Bean Shop
Posted By: CaravanSkier
Date Posted: 27/6/2009 at 7:29pm
I bought my husband one years ago, it has been an essential part of our camping equipment ever since.