 "freshly ground robusta beans"? why would i buy something that only works best with an inferior coffee bean? i'll stick to the freshly ground arabica beans thank you.
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 well, their web site says use arabica not robusta, so i think we must blame jon doran's lack of connoisseur skillz
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you looked at their web site? i wish i had that fortitude rather than my usual can't be bothered air  as i know how to make proper coffee without a press i'll stick to that process and save meself 300 odd gms.
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are you going to reveal your secret? my method is to put course grained coffee in the boiled water then just let it settle and pour off the coffee. what's one or two grains in your teeth when you're all covered in mud anyway
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put coffee in cold water. bring to very hot - a brown foam will form on the surface. take off heat. let grounds settle. decant.
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 Yes, my bad, sorry about that. I wrote the whole story while pre-caffeinated 
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 There are of course other solutions available at much nicer prices, which work very well with fresh ground Arabica...
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£25......! I got someat similar from TK Max for £5
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It's a nice thing, it's a suggestion as a possible Christmas present for an outdoors sort of person. There's always something cheaper, lighter, better, prettier out there. I think some of you are missing the point, we're not saying it's the only way to make coffee on the hill. Or the best way. Or the cheapest way. Or the easiest way. Just that it's an option if you want to buy someone a present and they like coffee. Obviously you can buy a different coffee-making thing if you want to. Or something else entirely 
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 It's a branded outdoors coffee-maker, as opposed to an ordinary one from the shops (I can't say 'from Woolworths' any more). To some outdoors folk, the branding is everything, and to others, it counts for nothing. A bit like those titanium chopsticks we used to hear about (whatever happened to them?). I know two people who bought titanium chopsticks ONLY so that they could show off to their lightweight mates. I don't use chopsticks anyway, so even if I got a pair to show off with, I'd be adding a weight penalty!
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 "There's always something cheaper..." Like this for £3.80.
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 "There's always something cheaper..." Like this for £3.80.
The'yre absolute rubbish! Well maybe not if you just love your coffee to be strongly redolent of plastic. Tried one, hated it!
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 It is a nice thing - one of my mates has one and it works really well... But... if it ain't Daterra Bruzzi it ain't worth brewing 
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.JPG) Benco wrote ( see) "There's always something cheaper..." Like this for £3.80.
Was given one once, didn't last long - filter handle jammed in slot then snapped... Also quite heavy. If solo I do it the Robert Harrison method (above) - grounds(most) settle if you add a little cold liquid once brewed. Will give Parky's method a try. For work, or if car camping (and family backpacking) , I pack one of these - cost £2 weighs a whole 20g....
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I promise to do a camping coffee brewing buyers' guide in 2010 - Lyons coffee bags are borderline acceptable btw, better than instant anyway...
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Thanks for the heads up Colm & Mole, I was thinking about getting one.
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 (I can't say 'from Woolworths' any more). Yes you can Paddy! Woolworths
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grounds also settle with the addition of your choice of tipple too mole.
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(I can't say 'from Woolworths' any more). Yes you can Paddy!
Gawd... right down to the pic 'n' mix! But... It's not as if I can pop into the website to get out of the rain!
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