Making Coffee While Traveling
Make delicious fresh hot perfect coffee while traveling even if you don't have a coffee maker in. your room or if your host doesn't drink coffee. This easy set up will have you making coffee while traveling in just minutes
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 1kcal
Cost: $1
Equipment
- 1 travel electric kettle
- 1 stanley coffee press
- 1 long handled spoon
- 1 mug
Ingredients
- 13 oz water
- 4 Tbs Ground Coffee Beans
Instructions
- Pour 13 oz of water into the electric kettle (to the fill line)(No real need to measure the water). Make sure the vent is closed and that the lid is on securely. Set the temperature for 212 and allow the kettle to heat. The water is done when the kettle beeps three times. Carefully open the vent on the kettle and then unscrew the top. The water is very hot, be careful.
- While the water is heating, scoop 4 Tbs of ground coffee into the bottom of the Stanley Travel Coffee Press (remove the basket first) and set the basket aside.
- After you have vented the boiling water and removed the lid, pour the hot coffee over the coffee grounds in the coffee press and when the water covers the grounds, stop and stir with your long handled spoon. Fill with the remainder of your hot water. Loosely put the lid of the coffee press onto the tank and allow to sit for 6 minutes. (I usually set a timer on my phone).
- After 6 minutes, Place the basket plunger into the opening of the coffee press with the handle part facing up. Slowly press the plunger down until it is fully down to the bottom and squeezing the coffee grounds at the bottom.
- Pour the coffee out into your mug and add sugar and cream or whatever you prefer adding to your coffee (or nothing at all if you like black coffee).
- As soon as you pour the coffee out of the press, remove the plunger and rinse the coffee press in the sink to remove the coffee grounds. If you do this immediately, it's easy to remove the grounds and no trouble cleaning up. Rinse the basket and lid as well.
Video
Notes
- Practice with your system at home until you master making coffee the way you like it!
- The tips and the recipe I'm using here are for use with this set up specifically.
- Be sure the lid is on the kettle just right or it tends to sputter and make a mess.
- Be careful of the steam from the electric kettle.
- Pack a towel to make your coffee on, because spills are a mess.
- Use the same grind of coffee you use in your coffee maker at home.
- If you rinse the coffee press immediately after use, it isn't a problem to clean.
- I use zip lock bags, but you could easily put your creamer, coffee and sugar into some nice sealable containers for travel.
- You do not HAVE to pour your coffee into a mug or travel container. It is possible to drink it right from the press pictured here. I've done it and don't really enjoy the weight of the whole device or the fear that I'm going to get grinds in my mouth.
- Pour enough hot water over the grounds to cover and then use your long handled spoon to mix the water and grounds well. Allow to settle for a few seconds and then fill the rest of the way with the hot water from the kettle. Then start your timer. This makes sure that all of the coffee grounds get in on the party.
Nutrition
Serving: 13oz | Calories: 1kcal | Sodium: 18mg | Calcium: 11mg