Best Coffee method for work (non electric)

Sneaky Peaky

Sneaky Peaky

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Fed up with paying sillly money for not very good coffee from Starbucks/Costa franchises in our office so looking for recommendations for options.

Can't be electric unfortunately and been through the various instants including the microground stuff and not been that impressed so not really an option.

Never tried aeropress etc so I guess that would be the next thing? are there any that will give even a reasonable amount of crema?

Tia
 
Hmm - thanks although never been impressed with Cafetiere's before but if someone can advise me on what preground coffee to try I could give it another go..

Any other options?

Thanks
 
lol, I'm no coffee expert don't get me wrong but I do like a good flat white from a coffee shop.The franchises we have at work are nowhere near the same as they are on the high street unfortunatley.

At home I've got a nespresso machine, probably blown all my credibility now but you can get a half decent cup with the Arpeggio capsules, better than instant and cafetieres imo. If i could get something on a par with that without a machine I'd be happy I think..

What about an aeropress, how would that compare?
 
I just buy pre-ground and cafeteria at work, anything else takes too long.

Everyone else has instant so if I start faffling around with hand grinder, putting it in the aeropress, waiting, stir and press it down etc, it would take about 5 mins. It really would look like I spend my time making coffee than working.

I mean it is not the best coffee in the world but it saves a lot of time for something reasonable.
 
I use a SmartCafe mug for home/work, it's pretty handy.

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You wont get "crema" atleast actual real crema and not fake injected with air to give fake crema unless your using an espresso machine.

cafetieres beat instant coffee and taste pretty good with a decent preground coffee
 
An Aeropress is superior to a cafetiere and is also quicker. You'll never get crema without an espresso machine though.

I'd get an Aeropress and start buying decent coffee beans from Has Bean, Square Mile, Nude, Monmouth, or any of the other roasters mentioned in the coffee thread.

Then just decide if you want to take a little hand grinder in with you and buy whole beans (better) or just buy ground beans (faster but it'll go stale quick).

Most people would recommend buying whole and grinding yourself.

I use a Hario Skerton hand grinder and an Aeropress at home. It's fantastic.
 
How are you going to get boiling water then? :confused:

My firm supplies a coffee machine (yuck!), a catering urn and a nespresso machine.

Surely it wouldn't take much to get one passed my facilities/HR?
 
I use a Chemex in the office :) I grind at home just before I leave for work, and bring the ground coffee to work in a vacuum-sealed plastic clip-seal box. It's very neat and easy and doesn't require electricity, heat or much cleaning.
 
Aeropress would be my choice tbh. With the Kaffeologie S filter. You'd also need a decent hand grinder. Hario Skerton, Mini or the Porlex Ceramic would good partner for the Aeropress.

If you want to make more than one coffee at a time, then you've got the Chemex or the Kalita Carafe. I love the Kalita style brewer, but for this I'd always go Chemex.

If you actually want espresso, then you've got the Handpresso (they do have one that handles ground coffee and not pods) and the Mypressi. One is a bike pump style arrangement and the other runs off co2 canisters.
 
Thanks again, will check those out too.

We have one of those instant boiling water taps provided precisely for those reasons, they don't want people bringing in their own kettles!

Cheers
 
Brew some high strength, high concentration coffee at home in a chemex or aeropress. Take it in in a flask, decant some in to a mug and top up with hot water/milk if required.

That's what I do anyway, using a chemex.
 
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