I checked a number of older threads before posting this but found most of the provided links to recommended kit to be out of date so please let me have your thoughts in what's out there in 2019.
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Portable Coffee Grinders & Brewing Kits Etc.
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Aeropress.
absolutely 100% best coffee.
even use it at home/work
there is a generic hand grinder on ebay for around a tenner which i am using works fine and fits into the aeropress for packing
absolutely 100% best coffee.
even use it at home/work
there is a generic hand grinder on ebay for around a tenner which i am using works fine and fits into the aeropress for packing
I have an Aeropress too with the grinder that fits in the plunger. Awesome bit of kit. I use it at home, work and in the camper van. I think I should be on commission for them though. I must have made coffee for up to 20 people who then went and bought one after trying the results.
I use my Aeropress every day at home but don't bother out in the field - if I did, I'd take pre-ground coffee. Bought an Oomph after a recommendation on here but hardly use it any more - it's similar to the Aeropress but the coffee isn't as good
I tend to use the Aeropress too. I have a silicon lid for the plunger section that I fill with home ground coffee and a few papers. It’s all very packable and makes a great coffee.
Taking things a little more into the realms of specialist I also have a Wacaco Nanopresso and the barista kit, plus a Hario hand grinder. There’s a vid here. Ignore the bloke a bit, he’s annoying, but he does at least get out into the woods for a brew. The Nanopresso makes an espresso as well as any decent espresso machine and there’s a great deal of pleasure to be had luxuriating in the woods with a creamy double espresso and a pain au chocolat.
Taking things a little more into the realms of specialist I also have a Wacaco Nanopresso and the barista kit, plus a Hario hand grinder. There’s a vid here. Ignore the bloke a bit, he’s annoying, but he does at least get out into the woods for a brew. The Nanopresso makes an espresso as well as any decent espresso machine and there’s a great deal of pleasure to be had luxuriating in the woods with a creamy double espresso and a pain au chocolat.
So, which is better: the Aeropress or the Nanopresso? By 'better', I mean which is easier to use and which produces the better cup of coffee?
All guidance most gratefully received!
Richard
All guidance most gratefully received!
Richard
Great coffee but for sheer convenience I use the Lyons coffee bags, brilliant and first thing in the morning, aaaaaaah!
Course ground medium roast coffee in a leather pouch.
Trangia Aluminium coffee pot.
Makes excellent coffee, super tasty when outside in nature!
Trangia Aluminium coffee pot.
Makes excellent coffee, super tasty when outside in nature!
I've never used a Nanopresso so I can't compare the two. I will say though the Aeropress it super easy to use and equally easy to clean (takes a few seconds) there's loads of YouTube videos on them, might be worth checking them out. I've just seen that the Nanopresso is 2-3 times the price so that's worth bearing in mind too.
Two very different beasts. The Aeropress produces a decent sized cup of good coffee, the Wacaco devices (minipresso and nanopresso) produce an espresso with the crema layer. A tiny, powerful perfect espresso of around 50ml.
The Aeropress is a doddle to use, not unlike French press/cafetière coffee, the Nanopresso is much more of a faff. It needs finely and evenly ground coffee in one bit, tamped down into a pod to force the pressurised hot water evenly through the grinds.Then pumping into a tiny cup at high pressure. The result is well worth the effort though. There is a pod version available which might make things easier. To be honest, the two devices aren’t really comparable.
Another one for an Aeropress here, although I have (and still do) used the Lyons bags the Aeropress just makes a more tasty coffee. I also use it every morning at home. Doesn't take too long and yes, cleanup is a quick rinse and done. You can apparently get permanent filters for them but I haven't bothered.
An idea of how it goes via a 5 minute video I made a while ago here if you want to see the process, although I'll suspect you've already been all over YouTube checking
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An idea of how it goes via a 5 minute video I made a while ago here if you want to see the process, although I'll suspect you've already been all over YouTube checking
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Big fan of aeropress here as well.
Tastes so much better than a normal cafetière and also better than some 'proper' machines.
Clean up is a doddle too.
Tastes so much better than a normal cafetière and also better than some 'proper' machines.
Clean up is a doddle too.
I just do cowboy coffee and not drink the last bits.
Although I really like this....
https://bushcraftuk.com/community/index.php?threads/moka-express-and-my-trangias.145217/
Although I really like this....
https://bushcraftuk.com/community/index.php?threads/moka-express-and-my-trangias.145217/
I use my AeroPress filters multiple times. I also have a "HandPresso" which uses paper pods - much easier to clean up but it's a bit heavy. If I was carrying all my stuff I'd just use the Lyons bags or Millicano sachets
Fits in but sticking out the end or completely enclosed? I've not gone the bean root yet but if there is a grinder that is good and doesn't take up much more space then I would be interested to try it.
For grinders the ceramic burr ones are the best. What you’re looking for is an even particle size and easy adjustment. Cafetière is granular large particles that soak in the pot but get caught by the mesh. Filter coffee like Aeropress is a smaller particle, espresso smaller still, a very fine particle.
The Aeropress isn’t going to be fussy about uneven grind, except if it’s very fine it blocks the filter paper. Nanopresso is dead fussy on particle size, as is any espresso set up.
I have a Hario Skerton. Nearly got the mini grinder but wanted a bit bigger. The guy in the vid I posted uses the mini. Hario do know coffee, Japanese company renowned for quality. Whatever you get, be prepared to learn patience and muscle stamina. I reckon over 2 minutes of constant grinding to get a cup for one. I’ve never filled the hopper on the Skerton, too much work. Some people take the handle off and attach a battery drill on slow (heat isn’t good for coffee hence ceramic burrs).
https://www.hario.co.uk/coffee/coffee-grinder.html
The Aeropress isn’t going to be fussy about uneven grind, except if it’s very fine it blocks the filter paper. Nanopresso is dead fussy on particle size, as is any espresso set up.
I have a Hario Skerton. Nearly got the mini grinder but wanted a bit bigger. The guy in the vid I posted uses the mini. Hario do know coffee, Japanese company renowned for quality. Whatever you get, be prepared to learn patience and muscle stamina. I reckon over 2 minutes of constant grinding to get a cup for one. I’ve never filled the hopper on the Skerton, too much work. Some people take the handle off and attach a battery drill on slow (heat isn’t good for coffee hence ceramic burrs).
https://www.hario.co.uk/coffee/coffee-grinder.html
EdS
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
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