Non electric coffee pot

[Bob_Vaughn]

On our recent trip to Alaska there were many days that we did not have power and thus had to forgo our morning coffee. We have been looking at stove top percolators since and are wondering if we should go with a stainless steel pot or glass pot and forget the aluminum ones.....

[Jarlaxle]

hotbyte wrote:
Oh...and a warning. Perc'ed coffee is like McDondald's hot! Much hotter than drip coffee.

That is one reason I like it.

[Jarlaxle]

amandasgramma wrote:
Okay -- explain to me, responders, why NOT aluminum? We have 2....we don't know where we got the first one, but the 2nd I picked up at a garage sale for $.25. 🙂 They work FINE and the coffee is hotter. And no, they do NOT cause Alzheimers!!!!

Because aluminum-flavored coffee is revolting.

[atreis]

Pretty much any pour-over filter, then heat the water on the stove in a kettle. I had one of the Coleman units for a while, but it's huge, heavy, and doesn't make as good a cup as a simple pour-over.

[bshpilot]

JET BOIL, with the FRENCH PRESS option !

http://www.jetboil.com

[ktmrfs]

Ron3rd wrote:
We like the French Press method. Bodum makes some of the best. After breaking our first glass press (our fault), we bought this Bodum Stainless Steel press that is insulated too. Works great and bulletproof:

BODUM STAINLESS STEEL PRESS

If you like a french press, check out the areopress. Basically a french press w/o the mess rinsing out of the grounds. they pop out in a nice puck when your done, right into the garbage can. and no glass to break.

[Allworth]

Coleman Campfire Percolator. At Wally-World or Target.

[Ron3rd]

We like the French Press method. Bodum makes some of the best. After breaking our first glass press (our fault), we bought this Bodum Stainless Steel press that is insulated too. Works great and bulletproof:

BODUM STAINLESS STEEL PRESS

[RockyMt]

Been using my aluminum coffee pot for over 40 years.Works great have only had to replace the glass top piece.

[bpounds]

This topic comes up about every month on the forum. I'm always saddened by what our society has become, such that we can't figure out how to make a pot of coffee without electricity. Sheeesh!

I've had a percolator like this for over 30 years at least. Tent camping, remote hunting camps, year after year. It's indestructible and makes better coffee than any modern appliance. The more you use it, the better it gets. Just don't scrub off the patina inside - that will ruin it for a while.


Makes enough to satisfy a couple of big guys for breakfast, AND fill a quart thermos for the road.

Not easy to find them around town, but they are out there.
20 Cup Aluminum Percolator

I wouldn't buy the extended service contract. 🙂

[noplace2]

ktmrfs wrote:
propane stove, tea kettle and areopress= coffee better than any coffee pot. only thing we use at home or on the road. French press without the mess.

Couldn't agree more. When we got ours 10+ years ago, I thought sure we'd have to replace it in a few years. Durable little sucker! We use it at least 2-3 times/ day.

[JohnG3]

tatest wrote:
One of my aunts had an all glass vacuum drip machine which somehow contrived to suck the hot water from the bottom part up into the top, to drip it through the coffee back into the bottom.

That is the Bodum coffee maker.

[ktmrfs]

propane stove, tea kettle and areopress= coffee better than any coffee pot. only thing we use at home or on the road. French press without the mess.

[WishWeWereCampi]

I find these coffee maker discussions highly entertaining. It's too bad I don't drink coffee any more.

[mosseater]

I inherited Mom's Corningware pot she had when I was a kid. 40 years old and works like a charm. Full pot in about 18 min.