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Post by zaphod on Oct 13, 2020 17:45:11 GMT
We use a French press. The only waste is coffee grounds. For just one cup we have friends who swear by the Aeropress, but we have yet to try it. (They won't drink anything else!)
I would have to be extremely desperate to drink instant coffee.
To me Nespresso is too wasteful, both for energy and garbage. I would feel guilty throwing a plastic container in the garbage every time I drink a cup of coffee.
Never tried stove top espresso makers.
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Post by Tafika II on Oct 13, 2020 19:31:57 GMT
We use a SS percolator. Once the coffee is made, we transfer it to a thermal SS carafe where it stays hot for hours. Grounds are the only throw away. Don't use the pod type equipment as the coffee is not strong enough and the pods are environmentally not good. Instant coffee is ...NOT! We do have a small french press that makes 2 cups when needed. Attachment Deleted
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Post by Charlie-Bravo on Oct 13, 2020 19:58:18 GMT
This thread was the first I came across having just purchased a Jeanneau, and as I always start my day with a quadruple espresso with a splash of milk from a good ol' Gaggia machine ( three pumps, two steam valves, two thermostats, re wired and stripped and rebuilt so many times over the last 18 years) felt this forum could be for me, the reply " a fast tender " brightened up my day, and is great to see it again. I use an AeroPress , virtually impossible to use underway, (we survive on tea when moving) cup needs pre heating or its a bit cooler than liked, but does produce an acceptable coffee and is a small unbreakable thing to have on board ..... thinking I might go for a stove top boiler as seen in the posts further up as an improvement ......... or perhaps a new rib with something bigger than my 2.4 hp Honda. CB
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Post by MartyB on Oct 15, 2020 0:51:24 GMT
I still speel this drink COUGH-EE! Still drive bye that Charbucks HQ on Lander St in Seattle daily. Still can not make hot chocolate with drinking. Not sure about the cough-ee either.....
Off to walk the doggy!
Marty
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Post by jy51 on Oct 16, 2020 12:36:52 GMT
As previous explained, please excuse my habit of repeating myself, it comes with age but we have an Nespresso machine run on shore power, generator or inverter, we use on average 5 Capsules per day, a summer cruise of 5 months requires a large investment and storage space........but it’s worth it!
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barry ds42
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Jeanneau Model: 42ds
Yacht Name: seaclusion
Home Port: sydney
Country: australia
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Post by barry ds42 on Feb 23, 2021 2:41:05 GMT
ok im a bit late to this discussion but coffee comes to you on Sydney Harbour
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Post by dbostrom on Mar 17, 2021 19:09:38 GMT
Tiny electric grinder, insulated French press, water heated either on cooktop or in a tiny "Bodum Bistro" electric carafe depending on circumstances. The method hardly matters except as a matter of safety. It's the beans that determine the outcome. Freshly ground good beans.
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Post by jy51 on Mar 20, 2021 9:35:37 GMT
I have just purchased my summer stock of Nespresso capsules.
Four boxes each containing twenty cartons of 10 capsules, wasteful, I don't think so, extravagant maybe, but they give me great pleasure, for me they are the best coffee you can buy, but as always a personal choice. Throwing plastic capsules in the rubbish bin, not necessary as they are made of aluminium and are recyclable.
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Post by chuckr on Jun 20, 2021 18:26:44 GMT
I use to have one that i got at a backpacking store. Percolator. But unfortunately i dropped the basket overboard while cleaning it one morning in the Bahamas and yes i could see it but there was a pesky large fish with a fin on it's back that kept swimming by. Common sense prevailed over the need for great coffee. Now use a French Press and deal with the issue by putting the grounds in a separate container that is water proof and toss each time toss the trash.
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Post by frankmcguire on Jun 25, 2021 17:26:14 GMT
What do you use to make a really good cup of coffee? Stove top espresso is too slow, need some volume. Using a French press now, very messy and too much garbage/residue into the holding tanks. What is the path to righteous, low effort, high volume, low mess coffee? We are coffee fans and here is the issue. What do you think about electric coffee maker on board, pals? To my mind, there are a lot of variants - Gaggia, Breville makers or some decent options from Keurig. How it depends and what is the best decision?
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Post by vasko on Jun 27, 2021 11:23:18 GMT
What do you use to make a really good cup of coffee? Stove top espresso is too slow, need some volume. Using a French press now, very messy and too much garbage/residue into the holding tanks. What is the path to righteous, low effort, high volume, low mess coffee? We are coffee fans and here is the issue. What do you think about electric coffee maker on board, pals? To my mind, there are a lot of variants - Gaggia, Breville makers or some decent options from Keurig. How it depends and what is the best decision? My one is electric Jura Ena running from invertor
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Post by moonshadow on Jun 27, 2021 17:54:37 GMT
Perhaps a bit over the top? I have the beans I like roasted for me and packed into one pound (about 500gm) bags. I have a nice stainless steel hand grinder I use. I need the workout since my boat is mainly electric winches! Either a Mellita filter/cone or a 4 cup French press depending on how many cups I’m making.
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S/Y MAKAI
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Posts: 10
Jeanneau Model: Sun Odyssey 490
Home Port: Sausalito, CA
Country: USA
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Post by S/Y MAKAI on Oct 6, 2021 4:05:23 GMT
Nespresso all the way! Can't beat the selection for big coffee cups AND small, strong espresso shots. Yes, we go through a lot of them, and there are more economical ways to get your caffeine fix, but I have to admit this is actually one of the things I am always looking forward to when I'm heading to our boat (despite many other reasons, needless to say )
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Post by Zanshin on Oct 6, 2021 16:35:43 GMT
Here in St. Lucia the import duties and custom agent fees are more than the cost of the Nespresso pods, so I've reverted to grinding my own beans with what I can get here (nasty local coffee, expensive and stale imported bulk beans and expensive imported Illy beans) and then using my new favorite - an Aeropress. Sometimes when I need more than a cup I'll use my French Press using the method shown by James Hoffmann French Press Method. If you have time, his videos are a pleasure to watch, listen and learn as he is a world barista champion, coffee roastery owner and excellent presenter. But I've bought a small water kettle which is indispensable as it boils water in a fifth of the time it takes on the stovetop. It does use a lot of power from the inverter but what use is chemical energy in the battery bank when the body is craving caffeine? Kind of like chain in the anchor locker and runway behind you or altitude above you...
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Post by Damen af Kungsholmen on Oct 7, 2021 20:47:42 GMT
At home we have a Jura. With real good quality of beans you have more than excellent coffee.
Al friends that I served a cup of coffee from this machine has always mentioned how good it taste.
When I noticed that my friend have a Jura onboard his motor yacht and I looked at my government, she told me that I was not allowed to bring a Jura onboard even if I have found a place to put the machine next to the micro oven and toaster. I lost that election. (I will always loose those kind of election).
But Nespresso are excellent solution to have a cup of coffee under way. Only Finland are drinking more coffee then Sweden in the world.
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Post by lostnfound on Nov 6, 2021 11:37:29 GMT
New to Jeanneau but not to sailing. We’re planning on living aboard on the Chesapeake Bay. Starting this December. (We use a Keurig at home) Tried a percolator on the last boat. Junk. Just would boil over. Tried tea bags for coffee. Husband didn’t like. Instant? Blah. Thinking we may just use a really cute red Keurig. With reusable pods so the paper filter and coffee grounds are biodegradable. 🤷♀️Just sayin
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Post by sitara on Nov 6, 2021 20:31:02 GMT
An Areopress coupled with a good hand grinder give a pretty good brew with fresh beans. Does not use any electricity either.
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gehlen
New Member
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Jeanneau Model: SO 490
Yacht Name: Atticus
Home Port: Seattle, WA
Country: USA
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Post by gehlen on Apr 29, 2022 1:20:09 GMT
We have a 2022/23 (not sure MY) Jeanneau SO 490 on the way. We are expecting handover in Seattle, WA around July 4th. We will be installing a Rocket Appartamento and grinder for coffee. Will take a little work to get it mounted securely but well worth the coffee! Favorite beans are Vivace Dolce (local Seattle roaster).
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Post by jannie on Jun 20, 2022 5:48:57 GMT
There are a million ways to do coffee. Percolators make good coffee and are simple. Here you can have more information about them. Plus the pot can double for heating water. The most important part about it is the ingestion of caffeine. But I do like it to taste good. I find the percolator makes better coffee than I'm accustomed to with minimal effort. It took some time adjusting how I did it before I got it where it tasted the best, but it's not rocket science. Not like I had to throw any pots out because it wasn't just so, just made a mental note, hey it needs to be stronger, boil a bit longer next time, or use more grounds. Heck, if it turns out weak I put it back on the heat and perc it a bit more. I tried a coarser grind in my percolator at first, but found it just made it take longer to get any strength to the coffee. Now I just use regular grind for normal coffee makers, no problems. I take out the filter part and splash some water in it before I pour in the grinds, makes them stick to it and not go down into the coffee. I rarely get any grinds in the coffee cup despite not using any kind of paper filter. I generally perc it 10 minutes or so, more or less to taste of course. Like the others said get it to boil then turn it down and let it slowly perc, just as long as you see it bubbling up in the clear sight knob that's fine, you don't need it to be really going at it making the lid jump.
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elcid
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Post by elcid on Jun 28, 2022 14:44:50 GMT
I invested in a Victron MultiPlus 3000 just so I can also use my Nespresso machine. I'm too lazy for other methods, and the end product is good enough. I can find 10 pods for 2 EUR here in Greece, which is cheap enough I think.
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