The emergency blackout kit

[flynnaus]

Heres a thought that arose from reports of blackouts following recent wild winds in Sydney:

How would you manage if there was a blackout?

Remember - no espresso machine, no electric grinder, no electric kettle, no electric stove. If its an extensive blackout, you may have a long way to travel to the nearest available cafe if there is one within reasonable traveling distance.

I have a LaSorrentina Atomic,a Zass hand grinder and a gas cooktop. Sometimes I take the Zass to work but I have a wall hand grinder as well as a mortar and pestle. If necessary I could do a wok roast if I didnt have beans at hand.

I wonder how many others have thought of it and consider if it was a severe blackout where it might be several days before power is restored. Perish the thought of it ever happening but I wouldnt be surprised if some have been caught out before.

It took me a little while to nut it out to ensure I am covered.

[bolb]

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How would youmanage if there was a blackout?

I would just go a red or good scotch and forget the coffee until i could attempt to do it justice.

[Thundergod]

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I have the Aeropress and a gas cooktop but I dont have a manual grinder.

[Koffee_Kosmo]

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I have the Aeropress and a gas cooktop but I dont have a manual grinder.

You probably have a
Mortar and Pestle

I have a gas stove & hot plates so a Turkish coffee will be nice & ground in a Mortar & Pestle

KK

[Dimal]

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Thats where our little 2.4KW gen-set comes in handy

Mal.

[phrostyboi]

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ive got all bases covered except no hand grinder... wanted a zass hand grinder years and years back but could never seem to get them locally and any places that advertised them had no stock

so id have to resort to putting my beans in a bag and belting them with a rolling pin and using my trust plunger

doesnt do the CS beans any justice, but desperate times would call for desperate measures

[Koffee_Kosmo]

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Ohh I forgot I do have a couple of hand grinders a Turkish mill & a MG Zass style box grinder

KK

[doug81]

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aeropress and kyocera hand grinder get used daily anyway, so not much of an issue for me (although I would miss my lovely Silvia latte)

[flynnaus]

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aeropress and kyocera hand grinder get used daily anyway, so not much of an issue for me (although I would miss my lovely Silvia latte)

How would you heat the water?

[doug81]

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gas stove & saucepan

and if the gas went out, Id use the bbq. gotta have that coffee!!!

[bassway]

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Havent had a long black out for years now.

When we did I used a wall mounted hand grinder and a brikka stove top (wasnt a coffee snob then!).

Our wood combustion heater has a "stove top" (the top isnt insulated). This was hot enough for the brikka to work.

[cksyd]

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Gas stove, gas bbq, wok, wooden spoon, Kyocera hand grinder, Bellman Stovetop, Bialetti Stovetop....

yeah, were covered... 8-)

[flynnaus]

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Gas stove, gas bbq, wok, wooden spoon, Kyocera hand grinder, Bellman Stovetop, Bialetti Stovetop....

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Theres always one! ;D

[blanyon]

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One of the great advantages of a coffee van!!! Never without coffee. ;D

[Coffee2Di4]

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Good to see youre all coming over to the wok roasting - its about time!