Ron,
I agree - this is the ONLY way to make coffee!  Now, on to the coffee that
goes in the press... gotta have good coffee!

At 11:06 AM 07/12/1999 -0500, The Bus Depot wrote:
>We use what I think is called a French Press here in the States. You see
>them all over Europe but not too frequently here.  You boil water separately
>in a pot over the stove or fire, then pour it into this carafe, which you
>have already put ground coffee in (ground slightly courser than would be
>used in an auto drip coffee maker).  After letting it steep for several
>minutes, you push down on the reuseable metal filter at the top of the
>carafe, which forces all of the grounds to the bottom of the carafe,
>allowing you to pour "groundless" coffee.  The carafe we have makes perhaps
>4-5 cups, and has an outside insulated layer to keep the coffee warmer
>longer (and is also plastic, which helps protect the glass carafe inside it
>while bouncing around inside the camper cabinets).  Frankly, it makes a
>better cup of coffee than an auto drip coffee maker, which I am told is why
>they are so popular in Europe.  We got ours at a small shop in Bath, England
>while traveling through Europe in a VW camper last year.  But I'm told that
>Starbucks has them, as well, I'm sure, as most better housewares stores.
>
>- Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  http://www.busdepot.com
>  (215) 234-VWVW
>
>
>
> > Well, we actually use an old style campfire coffee pot on our Westy
>stove.
>> Not the type with the little perc basket, but the REAL old style...Pour in
>> coffee, Pour in water, Boil until it smells right (about 10 minutes), let
>> settle 1 minute, pour in cup. Mmmmmmm. Brush teeth afterward, or else you
>> look like you've never been to the dental hygienist.
>
>

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