Sunday, April 13, 2008

Coffee Travel Kit


Life has been pretty busy with lots of non-coffee stuff lately so I haven't put much time into this blog. Hopefully I'll have some bandwidth available soon to share some thoughts and experiences about my Behmor 1600 now that I've been using it for a few months. Anyway, for now a quick post about coffee while on the road.

My wife and I just returned from a week of vacation at a resort in Jamaica. I brought along my travel kit which consists of the follow:
- PeDe hand grinder
- Bodum 3 Cup FP
- Bodum Mini-Ibis Kettle

This is actually my cubicle coffee bar that I usually keep at work. Whenever we go out of town I just have to remember to bring it home before the trip. It's a great set up because everything is pretty small and sturdy. The only thing I'd like to change for now is to get a french press that is not glass. I've already had one of these Bodums shatter in my carry-on bag.

I've been thinking about trying out one of the Handpresso devices that I've seen advertised on CG, but I wish it wasn't pod use only.

What to you use when traveling?

3 Comments:

Prosumer said...

On the road, I bring a bodum mini-ibis, a cheap hand grinder, and melita pour-over cone with paper filters. I used to use french press, but the hand grinder created too much sediment. Better now with the pour-over.

Brian said...

The pour-over is a good idea if nothing else because it's light and unbreakable. As far as the sediment goes, I've gotten to the point where I automatically know not to drink that last sip.

Cianna said...

Great work.