"Pixmaker" > wrote in message
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> Having recently experienced yet another hurricane in South Florida, I
> thought we were well prepared for some days without electric power.
> Yes, I had all the supplies stored and the propane lanterns and
> Coleman stoves but. . ..
>
> I forgot about a coffee pot!
>
> We use an under-counter Mister Coffee that's worked well for twelve
> years or so and no one thought about an alternate coffee brewing
> method.
>
> After discussing various ways of doing this trick (and being unwilling
> to fall back on those "coffee bags" we had aplenty for times of
> absolute desperation) I finally gave up and resorted to dumping the
> coffee into a sauce pan of boiling water, letting it sit for a bit,
> then decanting the coffee. I recalled something about the old West
> cowboys doing something like this. And the coffee was spiced with egg
> shells and hot sauce and whatever else seemed appropriate at the time.
> It resulted in coffee but whatever went into it must have made any
> assessment of the coffee quality of secondary importance.
>
> We had a problem filtering the coffee from the grounds. The regular
> filters from the Mister Coffee clogged immediately and allowed only a
> slow drip (about one drop a minute) so they were out. I can't wait
> that long.
>
> I tried cheesecloth with similar results.
>
> An old, aluminum "teaball," when opened up, worked the best but it was
> almost impossible to hold the damned thing and pour boiling coffee
> into it at the same time. Result...blue air and no coffee.
>
> The decanted coffee was drinkable, although a little gritty.
>
> Now, whatever the circumstances, no man should have to struggle so
> mightily for a cup of coffee that assumes the importance of plasma to
> a wounded soldier.
>
> I have to believe there's a better way. At this point, I'm prepared to
> go find an old percolator. Maybe a visit to our local flea market will
> solve my problem.
>
> But I will greatly appreciate any suggestions as how to best solve
> this problem. Boiling lots of water is no problem whatsoever. But time
> is sorta of the essence because there's another one of these tropical
> hummers cooking in the South Atlantic and this seems to be the year
> for us to take multiple hits.
>
> FWIW we do like the Gevalia coffees and use them regularly. I assume
> that's not a problem. However, if a particular coffee is strongly
> recommended, I'm willing to use it. Remember, I'm planning for a
> degree of desperation here.
>
> Your recommendations will be welcomed.
>


How about boilling the water and using the Mr Coffee unit filter and carafe
as kind of an old style Melitta type rig?

Jack Steep