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The Quest for a REAL CUP OF COFFEE

popndelly

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blog-0558550001401559165.jpgDownsizing from a 1400 sf townhouse to a 34 ft 7 inch Motorhome was pretty easy. We gave away just about everything - without much hesitation. Unless you count the 10x15 storage unit....... It is full of books and Christmas decor. But no coffee makers reside there.

Pot 1: Cuisinart Grind and Brew coffee maker

It was too big for the counter.

It pulled too much electricity.

Did we really need a 10 cup coffee maker for just the two of us?

So it found a new home with our son. We can lovingly use it when visiting our in-law room there.

Pot 2: Keurig

No mess usage.

Still too big for the counter.

Very expensive to buy K Cups.

Made the lights flicker.

Bought those do-it-yourself K-Cup filters and pods.

Too much trouble.

So we moved the Keurig to the office. (I - Delly - had stocked up on the K-Cup sale at Target - couldn't miss the chance to buy all of that Caribou Reindeer Blend!) Just can't waste all of that coffee.

Pot 3: French Press coffee pot

No one really knows how to grind coffee for that pot. And you have to boil water first. And it is too much mess to clean...

Pot 4: Hamilton Beach Single Serve Scoop Coffee Maker

It fit on the counter.

We could use our favorite coffees.

Never had a decent cup of coffee from it.

It clogged most of the time - thus flooding the small counter it resided on.

Spent more time cleaning up a mess than actually drinking coffee.

SO, no more holiday commercials for Pop!

Six months and four coffee pots later we left home for a month with one purchase on our list: buy a coffee maker that was small, easy to use, and produced good coffee - we gave up on great coffee.

POT 5: STOVE TOP PERCOLATOR

We wandered into Ace Hardware in Greenville, TN. Asked the salesman (he was older than us and thought we had dropped out of crazy somewhere) if he had a percolator coffee maker. "You mean one of those camp types?" "Well, we might have one somewhere over here....."

Sure enough - there were actually 2 on the shelf ...... along with years of dust.........

"That's it!" we exclaimed as the salesman walked away, pretty sure we had lost our minds. We couldn't wait to get back to the RV and make some coffee.

Small.

Does not need counter space - fits in a cabinet when not in use.

Does not require electricity.

The coffee is actually hot.

The coffee is good - we will work on the grinding and perking to maybe one day have a GREAT cup of coffee!

So why did I give away 6 antique percolators only to go looking for a new one?

Now we have a new "grind and brew" system.

Next quest: Find the perfect coffee beans, roasted just to my taste ....



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Simpler answer, although it does require counter space: Mr Coffee 12-cup coffeemaker (we drink a LOT of coffee). For each "4 cups" of water, one 1-1/2 Tbsp scoop of Community Dark Roast coffee. level to slightly rounded. When that pot is empty, repeat the process using Community Café Blend decaffeinated coffee. You will not find a better cup, anywhere. Community Coffee, in several varieties, is available at their website store.

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Made a similar search. I finally settled on a Black & Decker Brew and Go. It runs easily on the inverter, takes up little counter space and makes really good coffee using Melita Original blend (not great) and great coffee if you can find Trader Joes's Sumatran (only available occasionally at my local Trader Joe's).

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We use a Moca Master, hand made in Holland and somewhat expensive. Easy to use, the water fill is large and clear so you won't overfill it. The water is Hot and the brew time is short. The coffee is rich and never bitter. We use Camano Island coffee and the will grind it any way you want.

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we purchased a Black and Decker under cabinet 8 cup coffee maker at a Black and Decker outlet store and it is now in the third camper (Thor Tuscany 36MQ) we have had in the last several year, it is mounted just to the left of the refrigerator, we still have all the counter space available to use. I keep the coffee grinder and the toaster there along with sweetener and creamer when parked.

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My wife used to have her coffee shipped in and ground the beans. We have an Airstream Interstate in a Mercedes Sprinter van, so size was important. We used a Keurig on our last trip but it was heavy with the tank filled, too large for the overhead compartments, and had to be placed on the floor for traveling.

This time, she bought the single cup Keurig and we use the Kirkland (Costco) brand ground coffee for the first two cups each and Starbucks Mocha for the third (OK, and fourth sometimes). The single cup Keurig is smaller with no tank to hold multiple cups and you don't have to wait for the water to heat up; you just pour your water into your cup and pour that into the Keurig. It makes a large Longaberger cup in less than 3 minutes. Keurig's come with that metal filter basket, but it's a pain to clean. Walmart sells a plastic K-cup replacement with a paper filter that is decent and cheap, though it needs some cleaning, like a normal drip coffee maker in miniature. If you want the best, Bed, Bath and Beyond sells the EZ-Cup which is $12.99, and 50 filters cost $4.99 (.10 each). These paper filters have a little flap that covers the top so you just fill them to the brim with your coffee, brew, and pop the whole paper filter in the trash. It's not quite as strong as our Bunn, and it is .10 per cup added to the coffee, but we use less coffee and less creamer, with less waste and it's small, light, and a nice looking brewer (red is $25 cheaper than black). And, my wife loves it, which speaks volumes...

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