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The Hario gooseneck kettle is my go-to for brewing coffee in Nacho the Van. Since I use camp stoves to heat water for pourovers, it never occurred to me to use anything else. Most often, when I serve coffee, I'm off the grid as there's no electricity besides the small Jackery electric generator I use for my coffee grinder. However, when I had to start using the Hario at home every day, I realized how fantastic of a kettle it is.
So what happened?
When it came time to replace my hand grinder, I knew I wanted to test drive a higher-end and more expensive one. Would it even make a difference? That’s when I decided to pick up the TIMEMORE Nano. I knew TIMEMORE already created a wide variety of quality coffee serving and brewing products. It was time to make the leap from a $15 grinder to a $120 one. Would I even notice?
One of the questions I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how much it costs to brew a good cup of coffee. Many who are not members of the specialty coffee nerd club (which I’m a member of) look in from the outside and are baffled that we won’t think twice about spending $150 on a gooseneck water kettle, $150 on a Bluetooth scale, $350 on a coffee grinder, and so on. Is all of that really necessary?
Taking it a step further, can I brew a good cup of coffee on a $20 Mr. Coffee drip brewer?
One of the conversations I have with racers, whether they’re riding mountain, gravel, or road bikes, is their coffee plan before their race starts. How much coffee do you have? When to drink it? How much is too much? More than that, how do you plan on brewing coffee wherever the race is at? Let’s jump into this and explore how to get the most out of your coffee experience before your race begins …
Last summer, we published an article about brewing coffee in a Stanley Classic lunch box. It was by far our most popular article last year. Why? There continues to be a trend all over social media about people making fun coffee brewing setups with the Stanley lunch box. So, how did it fare with our new travel pouches?
Easy. That’s the best descriptive word I could think of.
Yes, you heard that right! We’re pretty stoked about our new travel pouches. While they truly are convenient and easy to use, don’t think that this means the coffee is inferior and tasteless—quite the opposite. While I’ll circle back to the coffee in a moment, I want to share with you what we’re looking for and how you can become a Loam Coffee Roasters travel pouch tester and content creator. Here’s how …
