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DABurleigh

I enjoy a good cup of coffee and am looking for a filter substitute for the small cafetiere I use in the van. Nothing can beat my Gaggia expresso machine at home, a cafetiere is fine when away, but disposing of the sludge can be a pain.

I recall someone on the old site - maybe a mod - has a small filter arrangement, and wondered what other people use. I don't want to be limited to a brand name or the expense and bulk of individual cups/ measures.

It has to be compact, though, otherwise I'll carry on with the cafetiere and sludge.

Grateful for any ideas.

Dave

spykal · Moderator

Hi Dave

It could have been me, I remember posting something about coffee as I like a good cup of coffee too.

We have a simple filter that just sits on top of a jug. I takes the filter papers that are sold in Tesco etc. they cost about a penny each. After making the coffee the filter paper plus the grounds get thrown into the bin ...no mess.
We use one of those big insulated mugs instead of a jug to filter into, it keeps the coffee warm ready for breakfast and holds two normal mug fulls.

The filters were very popular in the past but are difficult to find now. we bought ours at a place called "The Kitchener" in Cheltenham, it is the best kitchen equipment shop for miles. It is made of plastic but looks exactly the same as the one in the photo below ( which it seems is ceramic)

This picture above comes from this site:

hymmi

Hi Dave,

You said you don't want brands,but Rombouts do packets of indiviual filter coffee's you just put one on your cup and fill with water,wait to filter and throw away,coffee grounds are sealed in,no mess.

spykal · Moderator

Hi again
found the exact one now

available at

DABurleigh

Mike,

Just the job, thanks. 1*4 holder, filters and mug duly ordered. No more rinsing and chucking away from the van Smile

Dave

DABurleigh

Hymmi,

Yes, I've used the Rombouts individual filter/pots in the past when I had an office with limited facilities. They are very convenient and tasty, but a bit bulky, expensive and constraining when in the van. I want to be able to grind my favourite beans at home and take a supply with me.

Dave

spykal · Moderator

bigfoot

I've used coffee bags.
Like teabags but with ground coffee inside.
All the major producers do them Douwe Egberts,Kenco,Lyons, Rombouts etc.
A good emergency is Cadre Noir instant and ground.
My favourite coffee variety is Mysore Indian blend, available from a number of specialist outlets such as Whittards. The best is the variety grown in the Nilgiri Hills, as good if not better than Jamacian Blue mountain.
The ultimate is Civet. It is extracted from the faeces of the Civet cat which eats the coffee cherrys and the stone which contains the bean is passed through the system. This is then gathered and processed in the usual manner. It is believed that the digestive process adds something to the beans taste.
At around £20 a quarter, it's a bit like Morris dancing-only try it once.
Why is it that expensive gourmet food always tastes b***dy awful and costs a small fortune?

hymer544

SPYKAL I have the same espresso maker but in a nice manly colour of pink perfect for a nice cup of coffee Very Happy

bigfoot

Further to my earlier posting, here is the definitive answer.
The Truth:
Kopi Luwak is a rare and gourmet coffee from Indonesia that is made from beans passed through the digestive system of monkeys and is very expensive, and is made from coffee beans passed through the digestive system of an Indonesian animal, but it's more like a cat than a monkey. According to a feature article by the Manila Coffee House, which sells the stuff, the people who harvest the digested beans don't really have to pick through cat litter to get it. The animal processes the beans and excretes them whole, unscratched, and without dung.

The animal is a palm civet, a dark brown tree-dwelling cat-like creature found throughout Southeast Asia. The scientific name is paradoxurus hermaphroditus.

According to the Manila Coffee House, the palm civet just happens to like to ingest the ripest and reddest coffee beans, which also happen to be the ones best for brewing. The cat eats the outer covering of the beans in the same way that is accomplished by de-pulping machines. Something happens to the beans in the journey through the cat's intestines that gives it a flavor that is celebrated by coffee drinkers.

Crappuchino anyone?