Come on over for campfire coffee

Old-Biscuit wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:

Large coffee pot almost full of cold water
Bring to a rolling boil over open fire, stove top, grill etc.
Drop in 4 heaping large spoons of coffee grinds.......brand doesn't matter
Slap on lid
Move to less heat area and let simmer for 10 minutes.

Pour cup of water around/over top to settle grounds

Pour a big mug
Enjoy straight like coffee was meant to be drunk


This was granddads recipe.he also threw in a little egg shell.
Have you ever heard of this?


Egg shells, a little more coffee grounds, etc. etc.
Anything works......what you are doing is breaking the surface tension and causing grounds to settle.
I use cold water cause it sinks quickly taking grounds with it and slightly lowers coffee temp from boiling to drinkable.

When my dear old Dad would take me camping (not RVing) some 67 plus years ago, he follow a similar recipe/routine. He'd be the first one up in the morning and rekindle the camp fire and get the coffee going. Fill the big ole pot with water and add a couple of hands full of coffee, coffee was coffee and the more the better. Put it on the open fire and kick back and enjoy a beer while waiting for the brew to start. Near completion toss in the egg shell to settle the grounds, if we had one handy.
Kicker was - next day same routine. But no emptying the coffee pot. Simply add water and a couple more hands full of grounds and we're good to go. Heck, we're CAMPING!!! Mom would have to sneak the pot to the side to empty it, just to make room for more water. Got pretty stiff after a week. Gosh, what great times!!! Never had coffee that same since.