Cappuchino makers

Marcel

I have the same problem, and we have been looking for a year or so, but no luck.

Plenty of 12V coffee machines about.Coffee Machine Link

Thought of using an inverter to run a small AC powered machine? All a matter of how much you want to spend! I'm sure your piece of mind and the serenity of a bush camp is worth any expense lol ;-)

Better you than me.


Cheers Mick

I am looking as well, but want something light and small enough to carry in my backpack.

check out www.areopress.com.au or http://presso.com/ or http://www.handpresso.fr/

I am about to buy an aeropress (small light and cheap), they go for $50 and apparently make a good shot of espresso to put in your cappuchino.

Frothing the milk is a pain. I have a whisk like thing that you put in the cup and roll between your hands to spin it. Seems to work ok, but its not the same as steamed milk.

Sorry not quite what your after but might give some ideas.

D

Have a look at this thread on this other forum... Very entertaining and ongoing discussion about coffee and camping ;-)

We have one of these BELLMAN , I know it isn't 12v or 24v, but it does work well on the stove top.

Hi Marcel

Know of no 12v ones , have been dissapointed at the coffee even some of those $2000+ De-longi types around.

We have a genuine Italian no power item that would fit in a 2lt bucket.

http://www.atomiccoffeehouse.com/about.html

You just heat it on a gas stove and it makes coffee and produces quite a load of steam for frothing.

We don't use this anymore for camping , to much trouble (I think it a classic now, probably worth a fortune)

Over a long period we have developed our own method - there are two key stages - the coffee liquid and then frothing up the top.

Out camping I am happy enough to use those instant cappicino packets of which there is a variety with different tastes etc.

We use 1 packet per 150mm of 1/2 milk 1/2 water which heats better than milk. Some can be a bit sweet so you have to try a few till you find one you like and some friends even like to add a little instant coffee with it.

For the critical froth stage - well we side stepped that and now always take a can of spray cream , just stick nozzle under surface of hot coffee mix and it froths up so well its hard to believe. Liberal choc powder on top and off you go.

In fact its all now come up so good , and the alternatives even in some small towns are so unreliable that one finds oneself actually preferring to make ones own more and more.

I symphathise with your wife - but just need the coffee, not the froth so we grind the beans using a normal 240v grinder attached to the invertor (few secs), then brew up using a stainless steel perculator on the gas cooker. Good strong proper coffee. However, I notice that Waeco Dometic now do a 12v cappuchino maker...

Good luck with it - Michelle

...and I bet you're a happier man once she's had her coffee too.

I was faced with the same problem. I even went so far as to buy some 12V kettles..... all rubbish I might add, even the more expensive ones. Don't boil and take 30 minutes at best to even heat the water.

In the end, I bought a Bush Kettle which I use to boil the water off of a handful of dry leaves or even balled up newspaper.

Then I recommend Robert Timms coffee bags. Not quite the same as my $1700 DeLonghi but the closest you'll get to Perculated coffee in Instant form.

Try it...it's actually pretty good.

Fab.

What's wrong with a plunger?

I make an italian espresso on the stove as pictured above, though I would looooooove a proper espresso when camping! Yum!

For your milk, for less than $3 you can get one of these -
http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/30191649

It's easy to heat up your milk, put in the frother for 15 seconds and you have froth for your cappuccino. Yum x 2!

Hi Everyone,
I hope this helps dont drink coffee myself but our fiends do who travel with us they have a coffee machine that they use on their camper stove it makes a mooing sound when it is ready they and our other friends swear by it. They bought it at a specialist coffee shop in our small town of Maclean in NSW I eetry to get the name of the machine. www.coffeeart.com.au I dont know how to do a link. The guy that runs this is a top barrista who has returned to his home town
Barbwww.coffeeart.com.au

I'm a bit of a coffee addict like your better half ;)
In cases like this I use our little 12v thermos to boil water in and put a sachet of strong cappuccino into a mug and pour the boiling water in. A bit of choc sprinkled on the top. Does the job. Alternatively, I use my plunger with a descent coffee in it and the water from my 12v thermos.

Don't know where you get the thermos from as it was a gift but if your interested I could ask my frind.

Thanks folks, one of my greatest fear has come true.... We, the coffee snobs, must resort to manual coffee makers...(little tear in left eye).
Some valid comments & suggestions made here.
I've got one of these Coffee makerl and it works quite well. it's just......... not the same. (more tears).
Thanks for helping me in my quest though...

The obeyer