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A few years ago, I asked about 12 volt coffee makers for boats. I would love to have one but most reports said they didn't work that well. Anyone have one that works well
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That's what I had heard......
If you do it correctly. At the moment of the first "perk", turn the heat down to as low as it will go without stopping the perking. Then watch it like a hawk! Under cooked is too weak; over cooked is too strong. Overheater coffee is burnt!!!!
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Originally posted by Flutterby
If you do it correctly. At the moment of the first "perk", turn the heat down to as low as it will go without stopping the perking. Then watch it like a hawk! Under cooked is too weak; over cooked is too strong. Overheater coffee is burnt!!!!
With all due respect (and admitting that I've become a coffee snob), I cannot stand perked coffee anymore. You are still continuing to boil the coffee.
I prefer coffee made in the melita type drip cones and keep it off a warming burner. Second best is french press.
If you are ever in the City and by the Ferry building, try Blue Bottle coffee, but be prepared to wait in line for 15 minutes. That said, I prefer Peets drip to Blue Bottle drip, but Blue Bottle has a great "New Orleans Style Iced Coffee"
I'm a coffee snob too. However, I HAVE to have my coffee in the morning! So perked is better then none. When I was at the dock, I used my Keurig; great coffee made perfectly at just the right temperature! But it just wouldn't work when I was out on the hook....
Believe it or not coffee made in this is the best I've ever had. My wife bought it and I was a doubter. You have to buy their filters (hence my doubt), but I've tasted side by side with other drip and it is smoother
http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/
http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/
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There is a logical work-around to a 12 v coffee maker:
( Coffee snobs, skip to the next post. )
Use a 1kw inverter and a "regular" Mr Coffee. If you start the coffee maker only to brew the coffee, then switch it off as soon as the brew cycle ends, it will be on for about 5 to 7 minutes. When ON, a Mr coffee consumes electricity at a rate of 850 watts/hr. If you leave it on only long enough to prepare a pot of coffee, then you will have consumed less than 100 watts from your 12v battery ( about 10% the capacity of one type 31 battery ).
That said, I used to use a Melita cone and water boiled over a propane camp stove. ( Properly mounted etc ). For my boat at that time, that was the best solution. But the inverter + regular coffee maker plan was always ready as Plan B.
( Coffee snobs, skip to the next post. )
Use a 1kw inverter and a "regular" Mr Coffee. If you start the coffee maker only to brew the coffee, then switch it off as soon as the brew cycle ends, it will be on for about 5 to 7 minutes. When ON, a Mr coffee consumes electricity at a rate of 850 watts/hr. If you leave it on only long enough to prepare a pot of coffee, then you will have consumed less than 100 watts from your 12v battery ( about 10% the capacity of one type 31 battery ).
That said, I used to use a Melita cone and water boiled over a propane camp stove. ( Properly mounted etc ). For my boat at that time, that was the best solution. But the inverter + regular coffee maker plan was always ready as Plan B.