Camp Coffee ?

My coffee perc is older than I am! I "creativly inherited" (i.e. swiped) it from my dad, who probably did the same thing from my grandfather.

I noticed the other day that the percolators are making a come back. I've seen them in several stores lately; just a few short years ago they were impossible to find.

My coffee trick is to perk just before bed, then fill the thermos. In the morning, hot coffee immediately with zero fuss, and all stove burners are available for breakfast cooking. Also, my early rising camping partner can has coffee while I get a couple more winks.

Since I am the only one that drinks coffee in the morning, I use a Melita pour over. I use the #2 cone basket, sets on top of my mug. I use 2 measured level Tablespoons of grounds per 6-8oz hot water, so for my 14oz travel mug I use 4. Pour hot (not boiling) water over grounds. Excelent coffee.

doxiemom11 wrote:
I watch the color of the coffee in the little glass bubble to determine how long I want to let it perk. I also had to learn that "boiling" is not good. If it's boiling and not perking, turn your flame down a bit and it will then perk.

We had one of those silver campfire percs with the glass bubble at the top but I think I left it in a mold camper years ago when we sold it.. My wife bought me one last year like the OP pictured and doesn't have that glass bubble. And it's bigger than the little silver one.

My wife put a French press in the motorhome for times when we won't have electric for the keurig.

I "perk", not boil mine until the color is right and the aroma smells like something I want to have a cup of right now!

I watch the color of the coffee in the little glass bubble to determine how long I want to let it perk. I also had to learn that "boiling" is not good. If it's boiling and not perking, turn your flame down a bit and it will then perk.

Super....

Here is a blast from the past... ("go the distance").

CHICORY !

Dad used it... was cheaper then coffee back in the day...
can play around with coffee to chicory ratio (2:1 , 3:1),
or drink it straight.(mas macho !).

Chicory was a staple camping with my Dad (think Hemingway/
Ted Williams/Curt Gowdy/Marlin Perkins)...smells good too.
It is how I learned to drink a hot morning beverage...in the era
before Bailey's Irish whiskey.

..sorry, got a little nostalgic ...back to the original programming
please.

Charles

SkiingSixPack wrote:
Long live the percolator!!!!!!

Fill it up with water just below the basket, add a percolator filter (buy at any supermarket), and fill up the basket with coffee.

To make less, measure out the water with the coffee mug you are using and add as many as you want to drink. Then 2 heaping teaspoons for each mug.

Start on high and turn to simmer once the perc'n starts. Perc for 10 minutes and turn off the heat.

Best tasting coffee and easy cleanup... (but not easier than a Keurig) :) :) :)

I cherish my early morning perc coffee over our 40 year old Colemen stove :) My morning routine would not be the same without it...

I let mine perc a bit longer than that but the process I use is exactly the same. I can tell you that doing it on the campfire vs the stove inside makes a world of difference. It truly does pick up a bit of that wonderful smoky flavor. It can really make you feel outdoors. Plus sitting out in the quiet cool of the morning lets everyone else sleep. I set mine up before bed so I don't have to turn on lights or fumble around.

Downtheroad, your signature picture cracked me up. For a minute there I thought you'd invested more in your coffee pot than your trailer. Luckily, I clicked on the link and was straightened out.

I'm just trying to make as little noise as possible so the kids and wife sleep in :) LOL