Keurig, anyone else addicted ??

[cognaccruiser]

How about "Camp Coffee"?
It only takes about five ingredients:
Cold Water
A Big coffee pot
coffee D)
A really hot woodstove
The proper atmosphere...

Get the water in the pot up to a real good boil...
Throw the grounds right in the pot, and let it boil for about ten minutes
Take it off the heat, and throw a dipper full of ice-cold water in it.
(Settles the grounds to the bottom...)
Serve it in Deer camp, to the smell of frying bacon and eggs: it doesn't get any better than that! :thumbup:

Well, who knew! That is EXACTLY what we used to do on canoe trips. Thought it was just a Canadian thing :joke:.
To be absolutely proper you are supposed to do a little chant when pouring in the cold water.

Gary

 

[Bob Denman]

To be honest: our camp is within 20 miles of the Border! :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

To be absolutely proper you are supposed to do a little chant when pouring in the cold water.
Gary

Oh... We've got the chanting part figured out! :roflblack:

:shocked: Camp Coffee is serious business! nojoke

 

[ARtraveler]

Now some of my great memories are coming back. I did wilderness canoe trips from the 1960's until 2001 and that was a great part of my summer life--pre-spyder of course. :thumbup:

CampFire coffee--everything tastes better in the wilderness. Instant hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps--yum. Regular coffee and a dollop of brandy or blackberry brandy. Both tasted real good as the sun was setting slowly in the West.

Electricity was never a problem for us. We just plugged the electric chain saw and the Keurig into the nearest currant bush. :roflblack::roflblack:

 

[PrairieSpyder]

How about "Camp Coffee"?
It only takes about five ingredients:
Cold Water
A Big coffee pot
coffee D)
A really hot woodstove
The proper atmosphere...

Get the water in the pot up to a real good boil...
Throw the grounds right in the pot, and let it boil for about ten minutes
Take it off the heat, and throw a dipper full of ice-cold water in it.
(Settles the grounds to the bottom...)
Serve it in Deer camp, to the smell of frying bacon and eggs: it doesn't get any better than that! :thumbup:

That's what I've always called "cowboy coffee." I learned about it on a week-long horse-packing trip in Yellowstone. It sure tasted good on frosty mountain mornings. But we used a camp-fire instead of a stove.

 

[cognaccruiser]

That's what I've always called "cowboy coffee." I learned about it on a week-long horse-packing trip in Yellowstone. It sure tasted good on frosty mountain mornings. But we used a camp-fire instead of a stove.

You are absolutely right. Never, no matter how wet it was, did we ever fail to get a fire going.

Gary

 

[cognaccruiser]

Now some of my great memories are coming back. I did wilderness canoe trips from the 1960's until 2001 and that was a great part of my summer life--pre-spyder of course. :thumbup:

CampFire coffee--everything tastes better in the wilderness. Instant hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps--yum. Regular coffee and a dollop of brandy or blackberry brandy. Both tasted real good as the sun was setting slowly in the West.

Electricity was never a problem for us. We just plugged the electric chain saw and the Keurig into the nearest currant bush. :roflblack::roflblack:

Ya, me too. Still love to canoe and still do. Love to ride/ryde but canoeing has been a bigger part of my and my wife's life.

And you're right, everything DOES taste better in the wild. Even if you accidentally dump it in the dirt and have to eat it anyway. Don't ask me how I know this. Pretty sure we've used the same currant bush.

May I ask where you canoed. When I lived in Ontario one of the spots we liked was in the boundary waters west of Thunderbay.

Gary

 

[Bob Denman]

When you're cooking outdoors: aren't Tamarack needles considered to be a condiment? :dontknow:

 

[cognaccruiser]

Pasta noodles and fresh green moss. Now there's the ticket. Tamarack needles are about on a par with spruce needles I find.

Gary

 

[ARtraveler]

Ya, me too. Still love to canoe and still do. Love to ride/ryde but canoeing has been a bigger part of my and my wife's life.

And you're right, everything DOES taste better in the wild. Even if you accidentally dump it in the dirt and have to eat it anyway. Don't ask me how I know this. Pretty sure we've used the same currant bush.

May I ask where you canoed. When I lived in Ontario one of the spots we liked was in the boundary waters west of Thunderbay.

Gary

I am a former Minnesotan. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was my almost weekly playground. Been on hundreds of lakes and always went three to four lakes in so that I got away from the crowds. Many times we would have a whole lake to ourselves and nothing but the black bears, moose, and loons. I preferred medium sized lakes, but have been on Saganaga, Basswood, Cherokee and surrounding areas. I did not canoe the Canadian side of the Boundary Waters. :yes::yes:

 

[cognaccruiser]

I am a former Minnesotan. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was my almost weekly playground. Been on hundreds of lakes and always went three to four lakes in so that I got away from the crowds. Many times we would have a whole lake to ourselves and nothing but the black bears, moose, and loons. I preferred medium sized lakes, but have been on Saganaga, Basswood, Cherokee and surrounding areas. I did not canoe the Canadian side of the Boundary Waters. :yes::yes:

That is a beautiful area. Yes, we stayed on the Canadian side but really no difference other than an invisible line separating the two. Hardly ever saw any other folks out there but lots of wildlife. I suspect we could spend hours recalling trip moments. Thanks,

Gary

 

[ARtraveler]

That is a beautiful area. Yes, we stayed on the Canadian side but really no difference other than an invisible line separating the two. Hardly ever saw any other folks out there but lots of wildlife. I suspect we could spend hours recalling trip moments. Thanks,

Gary

I am sure we could recall very similar stories. The Canadian side of the BW very beautiful, lots of the bigger lakes and a bit more remote feeling than the US side. Have been on Mountain Lake, Rose Lake, and Lac LaCroix near both borders. Good stuff for sure.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

Meanwhile, back at the Far Side ranch . . . .

 

[Pirate looks at --]

Hmmmmm

That's what I've always called "cowboy coffee." I learned about it on a week-long horse-packing trip in Yellowstone. It sure tasted good on frosty mountain mornings. But we used a camp-fire instead of a stove.

Add a little rum, or tequila, and you've got a real eye opener!!!:yes::yes::yes::yes::yes:

 

[Saluda]

Meanwhile, back at the Far Side ranch . . . .

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Miss his stuff.

 

[DrewNJ]

Jura Micro 1. The wife calls it my "girlfriend".....Haha..

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[Bob Denman]

:shocked: We're not judging...

 

[Joe T.]

Keurig VUE

I love my Keurig VUE machine. I like coffee, not candy. The wife likes candy (a little coffee and a lot of French Vanilla, milk, and Stevia). My MIL needs decaf.

So, make three different pots a day?

I think not!

The VUE machine is incredible. I like Folger's Black Silk and Keurig's Hawaiian. The wife can make latte, or whatever that stuff is called. Meme (My MIL), gets her decaf. All one machine, one cup at a time.

The VUE cups allow up to 18 oz. With the wife's desire for not more than 6 - 8 oz. of coffee plus milk, she uses a K-Cup to VUE adapter and uses the cheaper K-Cups. Same for teh MIL.

Take a look at the options:

Coffee or Tea:



Cafe:



Iced Drinks:



Love it!

Joe T.

 

[JimVonBaden]

http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/23/news/companies/keurig-brewer-recall/

 

[BigGuy66]

We have left our Keurig...

...for a Nespresso Virtuoline with milk frother pitcher. Kids got it for us for Christmas and it makes a very good cuppa coffee.