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Looking for coffee singles today, I stumbled across this site. Most notably, they have the 3oz tuna foil packs and coffee that comes tea-bag style.
http://www.minimus.biz/default.aspx
Cheesewhiz
02-15-2006, 08:42
great site huh? I ordered some stuff from them for my hike this year
otterman
02-15-2006, 09:25
Great site. It just got added to my favorites.
Gooood coffee: www.javette.com
I have been a huge fan since they started :) Fast service also-and excellent packing. The packets of fudge and caramel sauce are sooo good, and get the olive oil packets!
'Tea bag style' coffee usually contains a mixture of ground and instant. Not my cup of tea :)
I used to just make it French/Latin style, ie just add the coffe and sugar to the pot, let it sit and then strain with a tea strainer. Lately I've been using the pot just to boil water, so an alternative needed to be found.
You can't beat Lavazza espresso in a tea infuser directly in the mug. No mess, and it's the real thing. If only I could find a plastic tea infuser. The only ones I can find are metal and weigh about 10 grams. For those who are unfamiliar with tea infusers, they're like two little mesh strainers arranged like a clam and spring loaded to keep them closed. You just use them like a tea bag, rinse them off and you're cleaned up and good to go.
jaywalke
03-14-2006, 21:24
Wow. Sauerkraut in a 1.5 oz. bag.
Made my day . . . I don't think I'll buy any, but for some reason it's nice to know where to get it.
Doc Holiday
04-08-2006, 04:20
Cool site....thanks for the info.
Hana_Hanger
04-09-2006, 05:28
Thanks so much...exactly want I have been looking for :)
hikerjohnd
04-09-2006, 09:57
Looking for coffee singles today, I stumbled across this site. Most notably, they have the 3oz tuna foil packs and coffee that comes tea-bag style.
http://www.minimus.biz/default.aspx
Excellent find! I have thought of setting up a business just like this because this stuff is so hard to find! Now I can just shop!
Aramis,
You wish (Post #6, 3-14-06), “If only I could find a plastic tea infuser. The only ones I can find are metal and weigh about 10 grams.”
I have seen infusers / strainers with a plastic rim, which fit on top of the drinking lip of a standard size cup. A fine gauge nylon strainer is suspended from the plastic rim.
It is not the fully enclosing “clam shell” design typical of infusers for individual cups, and may more properly be called a "strainer," but it’s the same basic design as infusers for tea pots. Look at it this way, it’s large enough to add tea for unexpected guests.
I bought one long ago, so I haven’t looked for one lately. My wife says all the ones she sees are now made of metal.
I’ll let you know if I find one.
hikerjohnd
04-09-2006, 18:23
For those of you looking for a plastic tea infuser -
http://www.kalyx.com/store/proddetail.cfm/ItemID/27745.0/CategoryID/5000.0/SubCatID/360.0/file.htm
hope this helps!
Mountain Mike
04-14-2006, 19:04
Neat site just remember you will be burning 6,000 calories a day on the trail. Food will become a primary craving after a few weeks on the trail & you loose almost all your body fat. What you may consider as single serving now will become an appetizer. When I thru-hiked the AT I used a lot of freeze dried meals. The two person portion were filling at first, but I soon had to supplement them. I also found I started to use a lot of squeze parkay. I put it in everything just to get calories. Margerine has a great calori to weight ratio.
Mountain Mike
04-14-2006, 19:09
As for coffee I still live by cowboy coffee. You just have to do it right. Boil your water. Take it off the stove & add the coffee. let it seep for a few minutes & give a few taps on the side of the pot to settle the grounds. A few drops of water should bring the rest of the grounds to the bottom. Tried the tea bags & my friends said they prefer my cowboy coffee
Here are some nylon tea strainer bags that might be helpful. http://www.herbalremedies.com/autfijstrain.html
Looking for coffee singles today, I stumbled across this site. Most notably, they have the 3oz tuna foil packs and coffee that comes tea-bag style.
http://www.minimus.biz/default.aspx
cool site,thanks:cool: neo
hikerjohnd
04-18-2006, 08:45
Just got my order - this site rocks! I love the convenience it offers, especially for short trips!
Lanthar Mandragoran
04-18-2006, 22:39
Plastic Infuser (http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/stoves%20&%20cook%20gear%20main%20main/coffee_maker.htm)
Light Weight Metal Infuser (http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/stoves%20&%20cook%20gear%20main%20main/tad_hot_beverage_infuser.htm)
Another Metal One (http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/stoves%20&%20cook%20gear%20main%20main/gamila_teastick.htm)
I placed an order on Sunday 4/16. I received an email today (4/19) stating that the order was shipped 4/18 and I should expect it 4/21. Good turn around. They offer lots of things that you might need just one or two of for a first aid kit - benedryl tablets, hydrocortisone cream packets, etc. Lots of sauces... soy , BBQ, A1... that can make re-hydrated food better. Even peanut butter in single serving squeeze packets.
My order from http://www.minimus.biz/default.aspx arrived on time and everything was as advertised. I will order from this company again.
NINpigNIN
05-21-2006, 16:41
They offer lots of things that you might need just one or two of for a first aid kit - benedryl tablets, hydrocortisone cream packets, etc.
Those things are great. Even better for me since I pilfer mine from the medicine cabinet at work. :cool:
Let's hope no one you work with reads this forum. :datz
;)
NINpigNIN
05-21-2006, 18:24
Let's hope no one you work with reads this forum. :datz
;)
Sometimes I'm suprised they can read at all. :D
Looking for coffee singles today, I stumbled across this site. Most notably, they have the 3oz tuna foil packs and coffee that comes tea-bag style.
http://www.minimus.biz/default.aspx
Thanks, ALHikerGal! Great site.