Is the Cafellissimo Pour Over Coffee Maker worth buying? I used this single-piece stainless steel paperless coffee filter daily over a 2 week period while we were house sitting and thought it worked great. The filter is well constructed and ideal for making a single cup of coffee.
Is the Cafellissimo Pour Over Coffee Maker a Good Buy?
Pros: Simply makes great coffee (of course, the right coffee bean is always key). No need for paper filters, so no waste. Made of stainless steel, not plastic; important if you think hot water and plastic are a poor match. Perfect for a quick, single cup of coffee. Compact, convenient coffee gadget ideal for travel.
Cons: More expensive than other pour over coffee drippers. The double-walled mesh filter must be cleaned well after each use. Not the best option if making more than 1 or 2 cups of coffee at a time.
Cafellissimo Drip Test — One Year Later!
I used my Cafellissimo Pour Over Filter for 1 year and here is how it’s doing!
Simple and Compact Make the Cafellissimo Ideal for Travel
I love coffee, and I brew it at home almost every day. I also enjoy getting coffee out at coffee shops, but freshly brewed coffee at home is always best, and the Cafellissimo pour over coffee maker is ideal for travel, so I keep one in my “travel kitchen”.
If you already have a better travel coffee system, feel free to comment on the youtube video and let me know. I really enjoy my French Press coffee, but a French press does not travel as well.
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We tried the Dash Egg Cooker, which is basically an egg steamer. The rapid egg cooker model we reviewed can “boil” 1-6 eggs at a time. In addition to cooking soft, medium, or hard-boiled eggs, you can also make an easy omelet, which was really more like an egg scramble. The best feature of the egg cooker was its use as an egg poacher, since it can poach two perfect eggs faster than you can boil a pot of water.
Trying Out the Egg Cooker for the 1st Time
The Dash Go Egg Cooker model I tried didn’t have an alarm, but the newer model Dash egg cookers do, and they are also rated pretty well over on Amazon. Check out the current prices for a Rapid Egg Cooker on Amazon.
Complete Egg Cooker includes 3 distinct trays for different egg styles
Why buy this egg cooker?
Good for a quick egg dish for 1 to 2 people.
Great for poaching 2 eggs pretty fast.
Sturdy build for a kitchen gadget, and not too expensive.
No muss, no fuss boiled eggs soft, medium, or hard.
Easy clean up.
Why you don’t need this egg cooker:
Not practical for preparing eggs for more than 2 people at a time.
The omelets are more like egg scrambles.
Other than poaching 2 eggs, it’s not particularly “rapid”.
How hard is it to cook eggs? If you currently have a stove, a pot, and a pan, then you can already cook eggs any way you want…so do you need a new gadget taking up space in the kitchen?
Well constructed and pretty cheap last time I looked on amazon.
Cleaning Up the Dash Egg Cooker
It’s a pretty hassle free clean up. The base of the Dash Egg Cooker is electric and not safe to put in a dishwasher or submerge under water. You might get some stains on the heating pad from egg residue, but just add a splash of vinegar and it wipes right off. The plastic omelet tray, poaching tray, boiled-egg holder, and steaming dome are all dishwasher and sink safe, so wash accordingly.
Dash Egg Cooker Conclusion
I’m not a kitchen gadget guy, because I’d rather have free counter and cabinet space, but overall I have to give the Dash egg cooker a thumbs up. It’s not TOO big, it’s not overly junky in its construction, and it does a good job cooking eggs. If you like gadgets, then this device is not a total rip-off. I can see where it would be useful to someone wanting a quick egg without a lot of hassle. Here’s our affiliate link if you want to check out the egg cooker on Amazon.
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Is a French Press coffee maker best for brewing great coffee? I won’t mince words, the answer is YES. I’ve worked in the restaurant business for almost 30 years. and I’ve made and served coffee almost every way imaginable, at work and at home, and my preferred method is the French Press.
Coffee will taste great no matter how you brew it just as long as you pay attention to the 3 keys to a delicious cup of coffee:
Use freshly ground, flavorful coffee beans.
The right water temperature.
And the right brew time.
What beans are best? Only you can say, and you won’t know until you try different beans and different roasts. The closest I get to being a coffee snob is when it comes to coffee beans. Once you start freshly grinding whole beans at home, it’s hard to go back to pre-ground coffee; the difference in flavor is worth the effort.
But coffee making is certainly not a hard and fast science. You don’t need a thermometer and a stopwatch. You hear a lot about the perfect ratio of water to beans, and the exact water temperature needed, but really, you just need to be in the ballpark, and it’s a big ballpark. Don’t be intimidated by too much coffee information. Coffee is simple, and it’s entirely subjective. The best cup of coffee is the coffee you love, and it doesn’t matter how you get there.
How I make French Press Coffee
In a pot, measure out water and bring it to a boil. The ratio of water to beans should be whatever YOU PREFER. I like strong coffee, and use a ratio of about 4 oz. of water for every 1 Tbsp ground coffee beans, but I will adjust this depending on the strength of the coffee beans. There is no wrong ratio.
Using a coffee grinder, coarsely grind the coffee beans and measure them into the bottom of the French press carafe.
Once the water boils, set water pot aside uncovered 1 minute to cool. You don’t want to pour boiling water over the ground beans…after one minute the temperature will be just right.
After 1 minute has passed, pour the hot water over the beans. Stir the grounds in the hot water. Then cover with the upraised filter and carafe top and let brew for 4 minutes.
After 4 minutes, slowly plunge the filter down through the coffee.
Pour and drink and enjoy.
If you make extra, and have leftover coffee in the French press, pour it out of the press and into a coffee thermos/carafe to keep hot. Coffee that remains sitting in the press with the ground beans will steep too long and become too strong.
If you like to micro-manage, then pour over coffee might be your jam
How to Clean a French Press Coffee Maker
Many think cleaning a French press is a hassle, but this is mostly because people don’t like getting the wet grounds out of the carafe, but it’s easy if you have a wire strainer/sieve.
Just fill the carafe with water and pour through the strainer, repeat as needed. Once the grounds are removed, take the plunger apart and wash the carafe and plunger parts by hand. Or place all of the pieces in the dishwasher.
Clean your French Press after each use, and occasionally soak the mesh filter overnight in a solution of 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water, this will keep oils from building up in the mesh.
What about a Stainless Steel French Press?
One of the drawbacks to a glass carafe French Press is that it can break quite easily, but you can use a sturdier Stainless Steel French Press to make the same great coffee.
Other Ways to Brew Coffee
Coffee is just ground beans steeped in water. No matter how you dress the brewing method up, that’s all it is. I like making coffee on the stove top with a Moka Pot, especially if it’s a small pot and I’m making coffee just for myself.
Brew great coffee on the stove top with a moka pot.
If I don’t have a brewing system, then a stove-top egg coffee is a handy method for making coffee, especially if you don’t have freshly ground beans. Egg coffee can take a sub-par brand of pre-ground coffee and give it a silky smoothness that elevates it to something you might even love.
A simple Pour Over Coffee works, too, in a pinch. This ultra-basic brewing method is a bit more attention intensive depending on your setup, but if you don’t mind standing there pouring the hot water, and you can do it without getting distracted halfway through the process and coming back to cold coffee, then it’s as good a method as any.
I make coffee any way I need to. If a French press is handy, that’s what I’ll use, but coffee is good as long as you use the freshly ground beans you love. Don’t you agree? You can find all of my coffee related videos on my CHEF BUCK COFFEE VIDEOS PLAYLIST.
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Be your own barista with a simple moka pot coffee maker and brew super smooth espresso style coffee at home on a gas or electric stove top.
Moka pots come in a variety of sizes, so it’s easy to brew a cup just for yourself or for friends. Coffee from a moka pot is not a true espresso like you get from an espresso machine, but it’s strong enough to kick you in the pants. And remember, you don’t need a degree from Coffee College to brew awesome coffee; the foundation for a great coffee is using freshly ground coffee beans that you love.
The bottom boiling chamber which is filled with water.
The middle funnel/filter which is filled with the ground coffee.
And the top coffee pot chamber where the brewed coffee collects.
When heated, the water comes to a boil in the bottom chamber and rises up the funnel and passes through the ground beans where it brews the coffee, continuing up through the funnel where it collects in the top chamber as strong, ready to drink coffee, or it is often mixed with hot water to make an Americano or with hot milk to make a cafe au lait.
Brew great coffee on the stove top with a moka pot.
How to Use a Moka Pot
Fill the bottom chamber with hot water from the tap; fill to the pressure valve level, not above. Some folks fill the bottom chamber with almost boiled water, and if you’ve got time for that, do so; usually when I want a cup of coffee, I want it as soon as possible, so heating it to completion in the actual moka pot works just fine for me, and it cuts out an unnecessary step, I think.
Fill the middle funnel/filter with ground coffee. Using freshly ground coffee beans you love is the single greatest thing you can do to accomplish the perfect cup of coffee. Unremarkable coffee beans will make unremarkable coffee no matter how you brew it.
Do not compact the ground coffee into the filter, simply fill it level to the top and level it off. Use a medium grind of coffee, just like you put in an electric coffee machine. Don’t use a course grind as in a French press, or as fine a grind as used in an espresso maker where pressurized water is forced through the grounds.
Securely screw on the top pot, but no need to overtighten.
Place the moka pot on the stove on low heat with the top up. A moka pot coffee maker can be used on a gas or electric stove.
I love to use a little moka pot for the perfect cup of cafe au lait
Low and slow is the moka pot mantra. Even on low heat, it will brew in a timely fashion, so no need to rush. Be sure the moka pot handle is not overly exposed to the heat, or the handle may become too hot and become damaged.
After only a few minutes, the water will begin to boil and reach a temperature where it rises through the funnel, pass through the coffee, and pour through the funnel top into the upper chamber. If your heat is correct, the coffee comes through slowly and fills the upper chamber steadily. The coffee shouldn’t gush out of the top, but rather pour gently out of the funnel.
As brewing nears completion, the coffee will quicken and become lighter and have a final push through the funnel top.
Immediately close the top and remove the pot from the heat.
It’s not a true espresso, but it can be a very strong coffee, especially if using a darker roast. If that’s how you like your coffee, then drink away!
I like mine mixed with a bit of hot water to make an Americano-style cup of coffee, or mixed with an equal amount of hot milk or cream to make a cafe au lait. Take a peek at current prices for Moka Pots on amazon and see if you find one you like.
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How to get rid of fruit flies? Just build a simple fruit fly trap. All you need is a bottle, paper to make a funnel, a piece of tape, and some bait. The bait can be anything that draws fruit flies; a little vinegar or just a slice of fruit are the easiest things to use.
Fruit flies are not pretty. No one wants fruit flies in the kitchen, but they love kitchens! Or at least they love things in the kitchen. What kinda things? Anything sweet, or rotten, or fermented; basically anything smelly. Even if you can’t smell it, they can.
1) Make a fruit fly trap! Don’t wait until there are lots of fruit flies. Make a fruit fly trap right away. Fruit flies reproduce quickly, so nip the problem in the bud.
2) Keep over-ripe fruit and vegetables in the fridge.
3) Wipe down food prep areas after every use.
4) Empty your garbage regularly, and keep perishable garbage bagged and in the fridge.
5) Keep your recyclables clean. Dirty cans and bottles attract flies, especially soda and alcohol containers.
doesn’t a wine bottle make a classier trap?
How to Make a Fruit Fly Trap
To make a fruit fly trap, you’ll need a bottle. Any bottle will do, but I prefer a darker bottle; it just looks classier.
Use a little vinegar or slice of fruit to draw fruit flies.
Place a little vinegar in the bottle, just enough to cover the bottom. Construct a funnel using a magazine page. Put a piece of tape at the bottom of the funnel to hold it in place.
Make a loooong funnel to go deeeeep into the bottle, this will prevent fruit flies from escaping.
The funnel should be long and narrow. You want the end of the funnel to go deep into the bottle; this will prevent the flies from getting out. Push the funnel into the bottle and set the bottle in a corner out of the way. Fruit Flies will be drawn to the vinegar and become trapped in the bottle. It’s simple and effective. Once you’ve caught some fruit flies, you can do whatever you want with them, cause that’s the law of the jungle.
and see if you find one you like.
