Posted: 2/9/2025 6:30:26 PM EDT
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This isn't strictly outdoors, but adjacent for sure. I like to have 1 nice cup of coffee per day. I have a keurig at home, because I just can't drink a pot of coffee by myself, and my wife goes into the office the days I work from home. I want to reduce my plastic exposure, so i'm kind of thinking a camp french press or percolator is what I'm looking for. Or maybe I should just get some instant coffee. I have a suspicion that if I look to deep, instant coffee and keurig are going to give me similar levels of micro plastics though. What do you guys like for individual serving coffee? |
| I use a chemex. I think I'd look at a ceramic Hario V60 if I needed another way to make pourover coffee. Aeropress is good - but plastic. Chemex is good, but you need to use chemex filters (sort of expensive) or a metal filter. The hario uses standard melita style filters. |
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AeroPress makes a glass & metal version, but the plunger is still some sort of rubber. AerPress Premium |
| I have one of these. It’s fantastic for one cup of awesome coffee. |
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I just use a simple/cheap french press from Wal-Mart. I believe it was about $20. Only plastic part is the handle that never touches coffee. To my taste whole bean supermarket 8 O'Clock coffee is the best bang for the buck. Have a cheap grinder that I believe I paid $25 for years ago. Makes one cup but I refill with more hot water that gives me a total of 2 or 3 cups through the morning. If you get rushed with the french press you will have a bit of sludge at the bottom of your cup but if you take your time and don't chug that last spoonful it is pretty good coffee. Some folks get all wound up using some high dollar coffee and while I do grab a bag of expensive stuff every now and then the Eight O'Clock medium roast is my go to coffee @ $15 for two pounds. They make a dark roast also but I prefer the Mild myself. To my taste fresh ground whole bean is way better than any of the ground coffee and the grinding operation takes up some of the time waiting for the Kettle to heat the water, |
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VD5SNC?tag=arfcom00-20 They make a plain coffee also. Damn good coffee. |
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Originally Posted By johnh57: I use a chemex. I think I'd look at a ceramic Hario V60 if I needed another way to make pourover coffee. Aeropress is good - but plastic. Chemex is good, but you need to use chemex filters (sort of expensive) or a metal filter. The hario uses standard melita style filters. This!! |
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Best instant I've found, Tastes like fresh brewed coffee to me. Mount Hagen 25 Count Single Serve Instant Coffee Packets - 2 Pack | Organic Medium Roast Arabica Beans |
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| From what I've read, the disposable cups are your primary source of microplastics when it comes to drinks in general, but especially hot drinks so avoid those and you'll cut out most of the risks. I usually use a Bodum French press, the top and ball is plastic but the rest is glass and stainless; you can raise the top while still holding the screen down if you don't want the coffee to touch the plastic. I usually buy the Lowe's Foods store brand coffee beans (I'm cheap and it's about half off on Fridays, same day they have $5 half racks of smoked ribs) but I'll also grab 8 O'Clock, Peet's or Lavazza if they're one sale. For a French press just use a coarse grind or the screen gets clogged. Like most folks I've tried other methods so I have a couple type of coffee maker on hand (never owned a K cup machine though); I really liked the Jura we had on one of the rigs I worked on and my roommate also had one but they have plastic in them. If you want stronger coffee you can use a Moka pot although they're usually aluminum; I keep finely ground Café Bustelo around for that. If I'm just doing a powerover I've got a GSI silicon collapsible that I bought to carry camping, use a medium grind to keep from clogging your filters. For instant singles I just use Folgers or for a little better (and 3x the price) flavor, Starbucks Via Italian; they're both in those mylar packets like most bagged coffee but those don't seem to be a big problem from what I've seen since you're not adding water to them. Since they last a long time and they're convenient I toss a couple singles in my daypack and when camping. You can also find coffee in eco-friendly tea bags style packets these days. I usually add a little almond milk anyways (I'm lactose intolerant) and I'm definitely not a coffee snob or connoisseur so I don't require top shelf beans |
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Hario V60 - I really liked it, but I was always afraid of breaking it in my gear. For outdoor/travel use I picked up a MiiR Pourigami and it has been great. https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/camping-and-hiking/best-camping-coffee ETA: I see you mentioned no plastic. The Hario v60 comes in a few flavors, one being plastic. I have the aluminum model, but it would get flattened pretty easily in outdoor gear. The Pourigami is steel and comes apart to store flat. It's great for that. |