Coleman Coffee Maker Question

[dharte]

Hi Folks,
I am getting tired of the single cup cone and filter coffee making procedure and I saw a Coleman drip coffee maker that sits on top of the stove and can make a full pot in about 15 minutes (it's a drip system not a percolator). The picture of it on Amazon shows it on a camp stove with a single large flat grate, but my FWC stove has separate round and oval shaped grates. Does anyone know if this will fit? All it says on Amazon is that it works for 2 or 3 burner camp stoves.
Thanks,
David

 

[craig333]

I tossed mine. The newest version uses its own burner with a throwaway propane bottle. My brother is testing that one this week. I'll let you know.

 

[PaulT]

I use my Melitta filter cone to brew a quart Thermos of coffee. Keeps it hot all day. Occasionally, I make only a cup, but usually the Thermos full.

Tried the French press, didn't like the residual grit or the flavor after some time passed.

Tried the Aerobie, Liked it but more fussy than the Melitta filter cone method and more difficult to clean.

Looked at the Coleman but decided that I didn't want to spend the money to try it as I didn't care for the electrical equivalents.

If it is because I just want a quick cup of something hot besides tea because it is cold and rainy and don't want to pop the top, I can tolerate the Folger's single cup bags. I fill a Nissan 61 oz vacuum bottle with boiling water at night and it is still hot enough for the coffee bags the next day.

Coffee seems to be even more personal than politics and religion. YMMV

Paul

 

[Ace!]

I have that one and don't know if it fits. I had a similar stove in another camper and it worked fine. For just me, it's overkill. I can't drink that much coffee, and enjoy other ways of making it more than the drip coffee maker. My wife on the other hand won't let me throw it away because it works just like an electric drip coffee maker you might use at home, just slower. She doesn't camp with me much anymore though, so it just sits in the garage taking up space. BTW, it didn't fit perfectly it the other camper I have, but it still worked fine, it was just a little angled at times.

 

[craig333]

Okay, should have been more specific. One, its huge. Takes up valuable storage space. Two, its slow even with high btu burners. Three, its kinda particular on how it sits on the burner(s). I managed to melt mine a bit which made me nervous. Pretty happy now with the melitta setup. Get it ready the night before and I'll have coffee by the time I'm ready to go out.

 

[dasadab]

I love my aeropress. Excellent flavor and almost no cleanup. Stores extremely small.


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[Wandering Sagebrush]

I use my Melitta filter cone to brew a quart Thermos of coffee. Keeps it hot all day. \\snip//

Paul

Another vote for the Melita and thermos. Get the long necked cone that fits into the neck of the thermos. BTW, the best place to find #6 filter papers is to order a box of 12 packs through Amazon.

 

[Ace!]

Well, seems we're giving opinions on other methods. For one person I think the French press is hard to beat. I have several and you can usually get a couple or three cups out of one, which works well for one person for morning coffee.

 

[dharte]

Thanks for the feedback ! I think I will NOT get this coffee maker, mostly because it does look big and would be hard to store in the camper. I was looking at the Aeropress but reviews said it can only make 8-12 oz max-not enough for me and my wife. For now I'll stick to the Melitta method but I think I will order the long neck kind and a thermos. It gets cold too quickly just brewing it in a regular ceramic mug.

 

[DesertDave]

I have that Coleman coffee maker. I loved using it in my prior hard side camper, since there was convenient storage for it right over the stove. It can be used on the larger of the two FWC burners. Like was posted above, it take a lot of space to store and so I no longer use it in my FWC. It was nice not to have to mess with it while it brewed.

I used to put the coffee into a big thermos, either from the Coleman, or from a large drip device. Now I just make two batches into a 30 oz. drip device for the two of us.

 

[Rusty]

Another vote for the bigger Melita and a good thermos....I've been working with that method for a pretty long time and it's hard to beat for storage and holding....just bring more good coffee...

there's not much that will beat the smell of fresh coffee brewing when you're camping....AHHHH

 

[hebegebe]

The aeropress w/ 4 scoops of coffee will make a full pot of coffee. After running hot water through it 3x then pressing you get a highly concentrated amount that then 3 cups of additional water is added. Elegant design for cleaning and reduced acid and oil. I'm sold on it!


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[Vic Harder]

I also use the Aeropress. Best coffee maker around, regardless of size/cost! Toss in a Porlex grinder (which fits inside the Aeropress!) and you have a compact solution for making excellent coffee.

 

[Idahomauledriver]

Aeropress is great. Simple to clean,easy and quick as just boiling water. It makes a concentrated coffee that when you add water to it makes a full strength very large amount of coffee that has a ton less acid.


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[Ace!]

How do you add the acid then, maybe they sell it separate?

 

[SCUD]

IIf it is because I just want a quick cup of something hot besides tea because it is cold and rainy and don't want to pop the top, I can tolerate the Folger's single cup bags. I fill a Nissan 61 oz vacuum bottle with boiling water at night and it is still hot enough for the coffee bags the next day.

Paul

+1 on the Folger's bags. (But I'm not a coffee connoisseur; to me caffeine is caffeine.) One bag = 32 oz , but I put the bags in the v.b. at night so the brew is stronger in the AM. The screw threads seal with the strings hanging out. Until being caffeinated my motor skills are less than optimized, so these are all I use at home or camping. Very space efficient.

Scott

 

[craig333]

My brother was very happy with his new Coleman.

 

[PJorgen]

One of my fishing buddies has an older style Coleman coffee maker. IMO, it makes absolutely the WORST coffee I've ever had!

To be honest, this may not be the fault of the coffee maker, maybe my buddy just makes bad coffee.

 

[JaSAn]

Question from someone who is not a coffee connoisseur, why no mention of a percolator?

jim

 

[craig333]

They make horrible coffee. Not only does hot water go through the coffee but the hot coffee is repeatedly dumped over the ground coffee. Of course if you want coffee for fifty people they do have an advantage.