Tiny coffee maker and toaster

[wincrasher65]

Found an easy compact item to make coffee, and I think I found the perfect compact toaster.

http://wincrasher.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-small-coffee-side-of-toast.html

[hobbssb]

We have a small 4-cup Mr. Coffee. It draws 650 watts. Our inverter is listed as 600 watts so we can just squeak by and run off the battery when it's too early to be using the generator.

[My_Roadtrek]

Yep, I got a 1 cup Mini that appeared on Xmas day. 🙂

[Escargot]

Davydd wrote:

My Roadtrek wrote:
My Keurig is about 9 years old, its never failed to produce. 🙂

Baby Keurigs? 😉

LoL!

[Davydd]

My Roadtrek wrote:
My Keurig is about 9 years old, its never failed to produce. 🙂

Baby Keurigs? 😉

[My_Roadtrek]

My Keurig is about 9 years old, its never failed to produce. 🙂

[Davydd]

My Roadtrek wrote:
Keurig, takes 21/2 minutes to heat the water, and about 30 seconds to fill the cup with a great cup of hot coffee. Plus, there is virtually no clean up, except for the cup. There's a roast, and flavor for everyone, and hot chocolate.

After that initial heat up of the Keurig and first cup, the second cup doesn't take that long. We bought some hot chocolate k-cups for our grandkids over the holidays. I think we still have some. I think I might try one this afternoon.

[My_Roadtrek]

Keurig, takes 21/2 minutes to heat the water, and about 30 seconds to fill the cup with a great cup of hot coffee. Plus, there is virtually no clean up, except for the cup. There's a roast, and flavor for everyone, and hot chocolate.

[BudJ]

CSG wrote:
Most coffee makers don't heat water to a high enough temp. I can't imagine just how bad a cup of coffee coming out of an RV coffee maker really is. One thing for certain, the water never got hot enough for proper extraction.

At home and in our various RV's over the past 35 years, we've used Melitta single cup filter holders and #4 filters. Just make it into a thermal mug and your coffee will stay plenty hot. I only use one in the RV. At home, I prefer to use old Victor diner mugs which only hold about 7 oz. But on the road, the thermal mug is a better choice.

Hi CSG,

Interesting as some coffee makers Overheat the water (partly depends on time of year, and geography). Most coffee pots are dumb, No thermostat.

Pretty simple fix: Measure the ambient temperature of your tap water, then water coming out of the coffee pot. If not hot enough (about 190-205), use some hot tap water. If too hot, use some ice cubes prior to using the tap water.

This will result in the right temperature.

Bud

[cbshoestring]

If the wife had her way, I would be perking coffee over the fire. Making toast that way too. We still carry that old "tenting" gear just in case I decided to please her.

For toast....ten buck 2 holer from walmart.

For coffee...Mr Coffee 12 cup drip maker. I make it the night before, then nuke it in the radiation chamber when I get up. Coffee is hot in less time then it takes me to rid myself of the left over beer.

Then I sneak outside and enjoy the peace and quiet. I am normally up before HER, and most of the campground.

[4runnerguy]

drsolo wrote:
SkiMore:This toaster works without electricity.

Works without propane:

😉

Lot of work in the morning for a piece of toast! I'm just a little lazy.

[drsolo]

SkiMore:This toaster works without electricity.

Works without propane:

😉

[SkiMore]

This toaster works without electricity.


http://www.campmor.com/camp-stove-toaster.shtml

[Davydd]

We now have a Keurig single cup coffee maker. We brew directly to 12 oz. Thermo mugs and it is hot enough. Typically one brew will satisfy me in the morning. The Keurig is so fast my wife will brew a cup when we stop for fuel or at a rest stop sometimes. No fuss, no mess. We have 120v power all the time. In our previous Great West Van when not hooked into shore power we either had to run the generator (not going to do at a service station) or use a French Press on a propane burner (also not going to do at a service station.)

With a Mr. Coffee drip type coffee maker brewing a pot more times than not had coffee we didn't drink and dumped. We also have the re-usable k-cup holder where we can put ground coffee in rather than use the pre-packaged k-cups. Personally, I prefer not to drink the same coffee that way all the time. I like to choose from a variety of k-cup brands.

[CSG]

Most coffee makers don't heat water to a high enough temp. I can't imagine just how bad a cup of coffee coming out of an RV coffee maker really is. One thing for certain, the water never got hot enough for proper extraction.

At home and in our various RV's over the past 35 years, we've used Melitta single cup filter holders and #4 filters. Just make it into a thermal mug and your coffee will stay plenty hot. I only use one in the RV. At home, I prefer to use old Victor diner mugs which only hold about 7 oz. But on the road, the thermal mug is a better choice.