Okay, you can do this. I can't stomache the instant coffee shite I drink at work much longer (if we've been good it's douwe egberts, bad and it's kenco 🙁 ). I want to make a long coffee at home and transport it with me on the cycle to work. Probably decant into a mug once at work. What's good without being overly artisan, nor too expensive, and sits happy in a bottle cage please?
Okay, you can do this.
Gawd how many people have I triggered by saying this? This is what drinking Kenco does to a man.
Lifeventure insulated flask. Cheap, works, and you can get spare parts.
My brother just showed me that the Bodum stainless steel mugs with the silicone band around them fit in a bike cage. Had mine 10 years and never noticed!!! You can also get one with a coffee brewing doodah in it.
Aeropress at work.
Hows the cleaning of an Aeropress in comparison with cafeteria? Quicker/easier?
Second the Elite Deboyo. Comes with a proper screw on lid if you want to use as a flask, or a normal ‘bidon’ lid if you want to swig coffee whilst riding. Perfect for the commute 👍🏼
Aeropress is probably a tad easier than caffatierre, but not much in it really.
Bodum mug in cage. Looks like the band will prevent rattle. Also keeps hot ages, and a decent lid that doesn't burn your lips. Only downside is it will dribble if not kept upright, but there are not many truely leakproof mugs.
Aeropress is a LOT easier to clean than a cafetiere. Assuming you use papers filters anyway. I find cafetiere a faff, only used wen guests are here
Lifeventure/aladdin cheap insulated mug does well with a couple of wraps of duct tape around it. Think it's called a thermal travel mug
I've had one of the Elite Deboyo for about 5 years. Works 'ok' - if you've got <1hr commute then will be fine, providing you get the flask hot 1st. The screw-on lid is defo better for heat retention than the plastic biking lid.
When I've used it when biking for 2-3 hrs, it's typically warm but not hot. Though maybe the repeated sipping let's someold air in / warm air out even through the biking lid bite valve / spout / whateveryoucallit.
My Klean Kanteen travel cup (as was available in the Singletrack shop) is however significantly better, if you can manage to jam one in a bike bottle holder (or just put in a bag if you ride with one - the 'big mouth' screw on lid is excellent, the 'cafe cap' is OK but you just need to be sure you've put it back together correctly for a good seal after taking it apart for cleaning
Thermos 190755 Stainless Steel King Flask, 470 ml, choice of colours
Fits in a bottle cage. Keeps 3/4 pint of the nicest coffee you can make at home hot for a good long while, probably til you want to go home again.
Life venture insulated mug for ease.
For nice, proper coffee, it's Stove, Hario V60 and proper mug.
Thanks for the suggestions. Will be giving the Elite Deboyo a try, and I think it's probably time to give an aeropress a go soon too.
I’ve got a yeti rambler. Bonus being it’s actually nice to drink from (as far as insulated mugs go).
I think it’s probably time to give an aeropress a go soon too.
Do it. I work out of two offices most of the time and have had an Aeropress in one and a (Delter?) in the other. They're both good (Delter probably better for flavour vs Aeropress slightly more convenient) and save time and money over buying coffee at work.
Kambukka travel mugs are good, I have the 300ml but you can get 500ml as well , no chance of a spill if the cap is locked.
Just get an aeropress and have decent coffee at work.
Another Deboyo user here and very happy with its thermal performance.
Aeropress no mess, pretty quick, impress the laydeeeez or the gentz.
Make coffee for the ones you want to enter your secret kabal, create disharmony in the business get your boss sacked, take over, buy a coffee machine. Simple.
Hows the cleaning of an Aeropress in comparison with cafeteria? Quicker/easier?
So much easier than a cafetiere - with the paper filter, you just pop the coffee puck straight in the bin, rinse, ready to go again. Cafetieres are frowned on in our office as bellends were blocking the sink.
Plus it's a great talking point. Usually centred on the smell of the coffee rather than my coffee making skills.
https://www.elite-it.com/en/products/water-bottles/thermal/mia-thermo
Keeps liquid hot. I make drink at 7am and it's still to hot to drink direct from the flask at 1pm. Fits in a bottle cage. Takes two large mug's worth
Aeropress is a LOT easier to clean than a cafetiere. Assuming you use papers filters anyway. I find cafetiere a faff, only used wen guests are here
Totally i always wonder how people use the vloody thing to thinks its even remotely similar faff levels. Shout out to Matts v60 aswell. Nice coffee.
Another happy aeropress user here. It lives in the work kitchen cupboard and I grind fresh coffee every few days to take in.
Is this the next workers revolution to sweep the country? Can't get posh coffee at work and don't want to drink the free stuff? 🤣
Wars have been started for far less...but I'd be weighing the faff up and maybe look at taking your own sachets of preferred coffee in and making it there. May not be proper posh but a supply of nicer coffee is surely far easier and less faff than something else to prepare before you leave for the day?
Aeropress is a LOT easier to clean than a cafetiere. Assuming you use papers filters anyway. I find cafetiere a faff, only used wen guests are here
You reckon? IME of workplace kitchens, aeropress users are the most prone to tarting about.
I don't see what's so terrible about coffee made in a cafetiere, put coffee in add hit water, fit lid take to desk and enjoy at ypur leisure.
There's seems to be a lot of theatre in preparing your aeropress which you then watch for 5 mins before leaning on it (and the mug it's sat on). Then you have to fastidiously clean the thing it seems, by which time us cafetiere users are almost done with our first cup and considering a second...
At home I use a Moka pot if I have the time, cafetiere if I don't.
Just get a filter coffee machine at work and everyone can have decent coffee.
I haven't used my aeropress for years as I find it a faff, as above. Now I have a filter coffee machine with a thermos jug. Might not complete coffee snob standards, but it's way better than instant.
Aeropress much easier to clean because you whack a compressed puck of coffee into the bin rather than having to deal with loose wet grounds.
Then you have to fastidiously clean the thing it seems
Nah. Whack out the puck then rinse for 5 seconds if you're feeling like it. The faff with aeropress is having to buy and store the paper filters.
On my commuter bike I had a coffee cup holder that went on the bars. It would accept my Starbucks travel mug that was the same shape as a standard paper cup. I wouldn't want to ride a long way with it though, just across the city centre from the station.
Ejecting puck and rinsing aeropress then putting on drainer is less than 5 seconds, I'd buy one and make coffee at work sod extra weight on me or the bike.
Just get a filter coffee machine at work and everyone can have decent coffee.
Tried that in an old office, it was good for a bit but became a bit of a point of conflict for some, who's getting the coffee in, what sort, who's going to clean the thing? Etc. then someone leaves it on overnight leading the resident arses to predict fiery death...
A communal tool for coffee prep implies a sense of community amongst it's users, that may well not be present.
haven’t used my aeropress for years as I find it a faff, as above. Now I have a filter coffee machine with a thermos jug. Might not complete coffee snob standards, but it’s way better than instant.
You should see the edinburgh office.
There is.
A filter machine
An espresso machine
A chemex
A v60
A stainless mesh filter the above 2
And still someone drinks the nescafe.
Need to add a shout for the Clever dripper, even less faff and cleaning than aeropress.
Only downside is it will dribble if not kept upright, but there are not many truely leakproof mugs.
I picked up a couple of Contigo mug flasks from TKMax years ago and they're not leaky and keep hot things hot for ages.
If I had to :shudder: go back to the office, I'd be making coffee in the office.
I have a Wacaco Nanopresso that I use in the Camper, either with espresso ground coffee (lavazza works fine) or Nespresso pods for easier clean up.
Lovely bit of kit if verging on Coffee ****er...
+1 on the Contigo mugs. I've got one that fits in a bottle cage, doesn't leak and can be whacked in the dishwasher. Not that I have ever used it on the bike, but someone on here asked years ago what would fit in a bottle cage, so I tried it to see.
It's one of these.
And still someone drinks the nescafe.
Is it the red stuff as well, not even gold blend?
then someone leaves it on overnight leading the resident arses to predict fiery death…
That's the beauty of the ones with thermos jug, once it's gone through the filter it turns off and the coffee sits in the jug staying warm. Will never last long enough to go cold.
The Bodum travel mug with the silicone band sits, and is secure, in a bottle cage. I treated myself to one for work, so I can carry a coffee everywhere. (We have to use sealed cups on the factory floor)
The correct answer is to get your boss to buy a decent coffee machine. Otherwise an Areopress is the answer for faff free decent coffee at work. Takes seconds to clean out. And you can always choose what coffee you drink if you fancy a change.
Plus it’s a great talking point. Usually centred on the smell of the coffee rather than my coffee making skill
A woman walked into the kitchen at work (8000 employees but ~60 sharing the kitchen) once and said my name based on the fact that she had met someone at a party in a pub. When she said where she worked he said "do you know X he works there?" The only other thing he knows about me is that I run beer tastings and have an English accent. She didn't know I run beer tastings but figured that the guy with the English accent who is always making coffee with the weird plunger thing must be the same person. She was right.
Is it the red stuff as well, not even good blend?
I believe that is called simply 'Brown' in these parts.
Nah. Whack out the puck then rinse for 5 seconds if you’re feeling like it. The faff with aeropress is having to buy and store the paper filters.
Metal filter and developing the knack for twisting it off the puck without any sticking. Aeropress and filter get rinsed once a week if they're lucky. I'm writing this while brewing.
Aeropress or a cafetiere, somethings in life are worth the extra minute of clean up
🤣 Leeds office has a nice big coffee machine with choices, americano, latte, espresso and stuff, chuck beans in the top and it grinds them. I think it's the contractors that pay for that rather than us!
Am I missing the point here?
The OP's question was not about making the coffee, but rather about transporting an already made coffee.
The question should be 'How long does a coffee keep before it becomes stale?'
I prefer to drink my coffee as 'freshly made', not what it will taste like in 1 hour or so.
Am I wide of the target?
Cafetierre for me. I just slosh it down the sink when I'm done.
I'm not a fan of the waste, but also have nespresso pods in my desk/bag as the machines are pretty ubiquitous and it's quick if I've cycled in on a rainy day and have t rush into a meeting.
The client side team have a full V60 setup with grinder, scales, thermostat controlled kettle etc. And one of them brings in 3 big flasks every day of cardamon coffee, it's like espresso strength coffee with notes of pilau rice and black treacle.
Am I missing the point here?
The OP’s question was not about making the coffee, but rather about transporting an already made coffee.
The question should be ‘How long does a coffee keep before it becomes stale?’
I prefer to drink my coffee as ‘freshly made’, not what it will taste like in 1 hour or so.
Am I wide of the target?
I think the OP want's coffee at work, and most people agree with you that bringing it in from home is not the optimal solution.
I always fancied one of these cup-holders, or maybe that's just the romantic ideal of riding the bike into work in a nice modern town center office allong a smooth segregated cycle path past a favorite coffee shop and stopping for a latte and croissant to go. Rather than the reality of riding in a hurry down twisty potholed roads in the rain to an office on the outskirts of a provincial town with no nearby services.
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