05/06/2008 06:24:16 AM
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morris
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How well do 12 volt coffee makers work? Should I buy one? If
so, any recommendations? How bout other 12 Volt appliances?
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05/06/2008 07:19:47 AM
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BananaTom
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My 12 volt refrigerator works great, never had a coffee pot with 12 volt power.
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05/06/2008 09:01:23 AM
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ted655
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Originally posted by: morris
How well do 12 volt coffee makers work? Should I buy one? If
so, any recommendations? How bout other 12 Volt appliances?
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Resistance heat, (the element), doesn't care where it gets its power from. The supply wiring needs to be adequate. At least 12ga & 10 is better. The distance from pot to battery is also critical. This is universal with all appliances'
Those little cig lighter 1 cup warmers are purposely sized so as to NOT cause wire heating in auto wiring. They are little more than a sock warmer. The "real" coffe pot my Bud has, came with wire size warnings. He says it's the real deal. Makes hin 3 cups at his deer camp shanty before he goes to his stand.
If possible, get the specs and wire requirements to read first. If it's just a toy, there won't be much on such things.
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05/06/2008 12:56:29 PM
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Sgtdevildog
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I purchased a 3 or 4 cup 12 volt unit a while back to use first
thing in the morning so I wouldn't have to start the generator.
It worked fine, but it took forever to make the coffee - mean
like 45 miutes or so. It was painful to wait. I
think I would get one of those little propane single burners and an
old fashiponed pot before I would go the 12 volt way again.
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05/06/2008 01:19:52 PM
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stmbtwle
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a 4-cup Mr Coffee on an inverter will do it in about 8 min... But it costs about 10 amp hrs.
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05/06/2008 02:11:55 PM
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potis
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I've seen two 12V coffee makers used. One I tried, and
another a friend has tried. Neither worked to my
satisfaction. Mine made a luke warm "pot" (2 cups) of coffee
in about one hour. The other made a warm to mildly hot pot in
about 45 minutes.
On my boat I make it the old fashion way - boil water on the
propane stove and run it through a paper filter. I brew it in
an insulated thermos type carafe to keep it piping hot.
I brew up a full "pot" in 10 minutes and it stays
piping hot all morning.
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05/06/2008 02:45:07 PM
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Amelia
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Another approach might be to heat water to boiling on your stove, and then pour it into an old-fashioned French press pot ($12 and up, depending on size) that you've put the ground coffee in. Let it steep a few minutes until it's as strong as you like it, and then push the little knob down. Voila. Many coffee afficionados prefer this method to all others. It's cheap, relatively quick, works even when the electricity doesn't, (if you have a way to boil the water first), easy to clean and store, and easily replaced.
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Edenton, NC
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05/06/2008 04:54:27 PM
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stmbtwle
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Before I started using the Mr Coffee I used a simple aluminum percolator (Wearever I think) on the propane stove. . It's not as quick or as convenient as the electric, but it still makes good coffee, and I still keep it on board.
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05/06/2008 07:54:36 PM
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alreadygone
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When we were in a 26' SeaRay pocket cruiser with oldfashoned alcohol stove we expected to buy a 12V, but after a few tries with (as Willie mentioned) a aluminum percolator on the alky stove we decided that was plenty good enough. Good coffee quick!
Bob
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I carry a gun because it's too tiring carrying a cop.
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05/07/2008 06:27:17 PM
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DaleHollow
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stumble I do it that way too, refresh me on how long you let it perk i usually do 5 minutes
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05/07/2008 07:34:29 PM
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stmbtwle
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I usually let it perk till it boils over and makes a mess... That's why I went electric!
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05/08/2008 08:01:30 PM
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alreadygone
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Originally posted by: stmbtwle
I usually let it perk till it boils over and makes a mess... That's why I went electric!
B T D T!!!
Bob
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05/09/2008 12:39:02 PM
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potis
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Before going to my current method, which is just the good old
fashion cone shaped filter, pour boiled water over it, I use to
also do the stove top percolator type. But since the
principal behind it is to bring the water to a low boil so it rises
up the tube and flows down over the coffee grounds, as it perks,
you are actually boiling the coffee itself. I find the taste
to be a little on the nasty side. since I like my coffee
strong, it has to perk for a while so it ends up tasting pretty bad
in my opinion. The french press method that was mentioned is
a great way to go. To each his own. But regardless, I
think the little 12V units are terrible.
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05/09/2008 03:41:16 PM
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Forkliftking
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I have a 12 volt, 10 cup made by marine pro and it does a good job. It take 10 or 12 minutes to cook. It looks like a mr coffee. I got it at Overton's marine parts. www.overtons.com
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