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[Doug Hus]

Has any one used this or a similar product? It looks like coffee in a tea bag.

Thank,
Doug

[Link .]

I haven't used that particular brand but I have used other brands that put them in tea bags, they have been around for many years and yes they work if that is the question, but I have found other methods I like better.

[Roger Caffin]

Just a caution about those coffee bags. Check what is in them carefully. The ones sold in Australia contain ground coffee and 'soluble coffee'. What that really means is that there is a little bit of coffee grounds and the rest is just instant coffee, packaged very expensively.

Cheers

[Terran Terran]

If I'm going to carry coffee, it's going to be good coffee. I can only imagine how long those stay on the shelf or how good the beans were to begin with. Peets Major Dickasons or locally roasted. MSR cone works well An Aeropress works better, though usually much too heavy.

[Sean Westberg]

A few folks over at the coffee sub-reddit have been saying that there's real promise for the minipresso.

I've got one on preorder but it looks like it's a 13 ounce espresso maker (.8 pounds) that uses a pump for pressure. The kicker for me is that it's a 40 dollar unit instead of like… 150 that you'd expect for a coffee maker. Might be worth looking into.

http://www.wacaco.com/

[Cassie Thomas]

If these are anything like other coffee pods, the brew will taste like cheap, stale, overpriced instant coffee. Bringing instant is very lightweight; who needs the pods? Based on the porosity of the pod material, hot water is not in contact with any grounds (v. pulverized coffee) long enough to develop flavor, unlike the situation in a true pour-over set-up.

When I want to splurge on weight a bit I bring ground coffee, paper filters, and a piece of aluminum foil. The foil is easily formed into a pour-over cone (just flatten it between uses). Used, dried filters and grounds can be burnt if permissible in the area you are visiting. Otherwise dry them before packing them out. Disposing of the minimal grounds in a nearby large volume river or marine waters may or may not be kosher.

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