Thread: Campfire Compact Espresso Maker

Originally Posted by davidsonsm

I've just got the porlex. Was thinking of using a drill to drive it rather than the handle. Is that the height of laziness?

The first week or so I thought it was a bit hard to hand grind but after a few weeks it didn't bother me any more. I only do 1 cup a day & occasionally a second cup. Maybe if I was doing 3 to 4 cups a day then I would think about electric but it would have to be a good grinder which doesn't retain the ground beans.

I once bought a batch of very expensive single roast beans. They were tough to grind & I was a bit concerned about the stress on the hand grinder.

Fwiw a good eleccy grinder won't heat the Beans.

Here's my setup,makes a damned good coffee too .

Originally Posted by Dockstrada

Here's my setup,makes a damned good coffee too .

What brand is it??

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by The ho har's

What brand is it??

Mrs hh

Bought it in Italy on my last visit cant remember , though I remember it wasn't made in Italy but in Malaysia.

That looks like a Bellman. If it is, the CX25 has no pressure gauge, the CX25P has one

Struth! all this discussion of the finer things in life ....and not a Range Rover to be seen! Damn! Just look at those photos! my taste buds are positively drooling... Why isn't the Mod doing his/her job and censoring this subliminal suggestiveness ...it's an attack on our addictive senses I tell you!

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Oh and I love my 1 coffee per day in the morning, though I couldn't justify the cost of some of the suggestions here
:

AeroPress $60
Porlex hand Grinder $similar

You can buy kits with them both for $120ish and you'll get some decent beans with hipster sprinkles on too.