Espresso machine for caravan?

[Eldorado]

Not sure if this is equipment or chit-chat

One of my indulgences, when I am forced to work from home, is decent home made Single Origin Espresso flat white or Cortado. Don't drink coffee in coffee shops because (mostly) its rubbish IMO, so I need to make decent coffee away from home.

My kit/accessories are pretty compact and I have a decent hand grinder, but the espresso machine is rather too big to take in a caravan. I could try Aero press but would lose the milk heating capability.

Wondering what others do?

 

[Sam Vimes]

We use an Aeropress Go, which we also use at home. I prefer a Long Black while Mrs V prefers a Mocha. She heats the milk in the microwave, which we also have in the caravan.

 

[Mel]

You can get a small jug like gizmo that will heat and froth the milk.
We had one similar to this. I never used to as can’t bear warm milk.

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[Sam Vimes]

I should have added that we also have a small battery powered whisk to froth up the milk. She then adds four chocolate buttons and sprinkles chocolate powder on top.

 

[Tobes]

I opt for the Aero press in the caravan for the coffee part. For milk frothing I use a small 2 cup cafetière and microwave (hookup) or pan (off grid) to heat the milk. Put the hot milk in the cafetière, insert the "press" part and repeatedly plunge the press mesh through the hot milk. It does a great job and you can get a range of textures depending on the temperature of the milk, the speed of plunging and depth (introducing more or less air with each plunge).

 

[borderbilly]

Not sure if this is equipment or chit-chat

One of my indulgences, when I am forced to work from home, is decent home made Single Origin Espresso flat white or Cortado. Don't drink coffee in coffee shops because (mostly) its rubbish IMO, so I need to make decent coffee away from home.

My kit/accessories are pretty compact and I have a decent hand grinder, but the espresso machine is rather too big to take in a caravan. I could try Aero press but would lose the milk heating capability.

Wondering what others do?

Stay in a hotel 👍

 

[Eldorado]

Stay in a hotel 👍

but the coffee will still be rubbish 🙁

 

[otherclive]

Stay in a hotel 👍

That doesn’t address the OPs valid question.

 

[borderbilly]

That doesn’t address the OPs valid question.

Just doing a Fred.

 

[Hutch]

I contracted to Agip Energy, an Italian oil company, the first thing they brought over was Coffee machines, pizza ovens and wines.
Espresso coffee or Restrasso, at breakfast were great.
Surprisingly the Nescafé instant Espresso is so close that, my Italian friend thinks it is machine made.
I have a little coffee maker that you put grounds in the top, milk in another area, water in the bottom, it heats up, expresses the water through the ground coffee, and when the milk boils up, shoots that through as well.