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That's a false dichotomy for me. If I am near my french press, I will never pay for a cup of coffee. However, if I am not near an available french press, i.e. o

That's a false dichotomy for me. If I am near my french press, I will never pay for a cup of coffee. However, if I am not near an available french press, i.e. on the road, I have no other choice than to buy a cup of coffee, unless I pass on coffee entirely. But since I can't really whip out my french press in an airport, I still occasionally pay too much for mediocre coffee.

masklinn 4y ago
> But since I can't really whip out my french press in an airport You can whip out an aeropress in an airport, and can probably finnagle 200mL boiling water from one of the eateries or shops (I would assume that to be the bigger challenge as you can’t exactly start a fire at the gate, not to mention carrying a gas cartridge through security).
- neogodless 4y ago
  I can't even prevent my pre-coffee self from making a mess in my own kitchen with an Aeropress... god forbid my travel-exhausted self balancing my stuff on a suitcase in an airport lounge!
  - masklinn 4y ago
    There’s mitigation options but they all have their limitations / issues: - caffeine pill to wake up, then coffee for the taste / comfort - brew in the evening (at home when flying out, at the hotel when flying back in) and store in a quality insulated mug, using a zojirushi, freshly brewed coffee in yields too-hot-to-drink 10 hours later (but that’s nothing a travel mug and waiting a few minutes can’t solve). - there’s also the flash-frozen thing which Hoffmann showed and seemed happy about, but I think it needs to remain frozen (it can’t be stored at room temp) which is not super convenient when travelling unless you have good logistics (or regularly travel back and forth so could have stashes at critical locations) - similar situation (travel between known location), do better recon and find an acceptable coffee shop on the way (then hope they don’t go out of business)
analog31 4y ago
They're certainly not going to let me into the airport with my Svea backpacking stove, fuel, and Moka pot. ;-) Making my afternoon coffee that way on my front porch has been a ritual since the pandemic began.

masklinn 4y ago

> But since I can't really whip out my french press in an airport You can whip out an aeropress in an airport, and can probably finnagle 200mL boiling water from one of the eateries or shops (I would assume that to be the bigger challenge as you can’t exactly start a fire at the gate, not to mention carrying a gas cartridge through security).

neogodless 4y ago
I can't even prevent my pre-coffee self from making a mess in my own kitchen with an Aeropress... god forbid my travel-exhausted self balancing my stuff on a suitcase in an airport lounge!
- masklinn 4y ago
  There’s mitigation options but they all have their limitations / issues: - caffeine pill to wake up, then coffee for the taste / comfort - brew in the evening (at home when flying out, at the hotel when flying back in) and store in a quality insulated mug, using a zojirushi, freshly brewed coffee in yields too-hot-to-drink 10 hours later (but that’s nothing a travel mug and waiting a few minutes can’t solve). - there’s also the flash-frozen thing which Hoffmann showed and seemed happy about, but I think it needs to remain frozen (it can’t be stored at room temp) which is not super convenient when travelling unless you have good logistics (or regularly travel back and forth so could have stashes at critical locations) - similar situation (travel between known location), do better recon and find an acceptable coffee shop on the way (then hope they don’t go out of business)

analog31 4y ago

They're certainly not going to let me into the airport with my Svea backpacking stove, fuel, and Moka pot. ;-) Making my afternoon coffee that way on my front porch has been a ritual since the pandemic began.