On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > Sounds convenient! > > But who buys coffee in cans any more? For us coffee snobs, who buy fresh > roasted beans and travel with coffee grinders (and in my case, because I > couldn't find a decent manual grinder, who also had to buy an inverter so > we could run the electric coffee grinder in the van), this would be kind of > like traveling to Logan, Utah to look for a Bentley in Tom's used > bookstore! > > Why punch holes in the bottom (now top) of the can, rather than simply > removing the bottom so it becomes a cylinder? Does it toast better with > some small holes rather than one big hole? > > > Joy > > Yuban coffee in cans is quite good....but the cans are made from cardboard. Probably not so good for the stove. I just toss the bread right on my stove....make sure the grill has a chance to be hot enough to clean off the germs. Simple is good, when it comes to van camping. And the toast tastes just fine, along with the canned coffee...There really is a huge difference between Yuban and say 'Folgers or some of the other brands, though. Don Hanson |
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