Reddit reviews Vietnamese Coffee Filter Set. Also known as a Vietnamese Coffee Maker or Press 8oz. Gravity Insert. Multiple Sizes and Quantities Available

Here's one on amazon.
Highly recommend getting one of these or trying out pour over or french press coffee! infinitely better than pods, imo.

It helps a bit if you let some international coffee culture into your life!

Lightest possible option : Turkish coffee.

Turkish coffee requires zero additional equipment if you already have a cooking kit. It's all technique and ingredients. You might want a cup to drink it out of that's the proper shape and size, but that is optional.

Go to a coffee place and order a small batch of medium roast beans ground Turkish style (I know Peet's will do this correctly, and will give you reasonable suggestions for beans if you tell them you want to make Turkish coffee). It won't keep, so use as soon as possible. You can also get packaged Greek or Turkish style coffee at some grocery stores, but in my experience it's kind of hit-or-miss unless you're familiar with the brands. Put it into a ziplock bag, and maybe add an oxygen absorber (you can get these at Walmart or other big box stores). It's a good idea to double bag because the grounds are super, super fine -- almost like printer toner. Get some whole cardamom seeds, and keep them in the outer bag. Cardamom is optional, but delicious.

To brew, scoop some fine grounds into your pot. Ideally, you want to serve it in something a little bigger than an espresso cup, but smaller than a regular American-style coffee cup. I like to use a 50ml centrifuge tube from the lab. Not exactly classy, but they weigh almost nothing and they're difficult to break. You can put a cool Arabic sticker on it if the aesthetic of drinking out of a centrifuge tube bothers you.

Roll a seed pod back and forth with your hand on a flat surface (your knee, for example) until you hear it crackle a little bit. Drop the pod in the pot. Fill your cup (or tube, or whatever) with water to measure it, and then add it to the pot. Start heating it gently before stirring to caramelize the sugar. Stir, and then continue to gently heat. It should foam up as it starts to boil -- you want to sort of moderate the heat by lifting the pot from to get a nice, dense creamy foam. Gently pour the brew into your cup, leaving as much of the grounds behind as you can. Handle it gently as you drink it so the grounds settle to the bottom. Most people don't like to drink the last little bit.

If you're going for a short trip, you can just pre-load a couple of 50ml's and skip the bag.

To any Turkish or Greek people on here, I beg forgiveness for all the shortcuts in this method. If you want to do it "right," you probably can manage it at the expense of more fuel and more cleanup. There are some great videos on YouTube for getting a more authentic, foamy Turkish coffee.


Almost as light : Vietnamese coffee.

You'll need a Vietnamese filter (sometimes called a "press," though it's purely gravity fed), which you can find om Amazon for about $8 or an Asian grocery store for $1.

Get some coffee with chicory in it (Cafe du Monde, for example, can be found in many regular grocery stores and is a staple in Vietnamese groceries). The grind is up to you, so experiment with it. Pour a spoonful of condensed milk in your cup, put the filter on the cup, and add your grounds. Add hot water to the filter and let it drip through. You don't want to re-fill the filter, or you can overflow the cup. It's supposed to be a very concentrated brew, like espresso.

You can get a convenient single serving thingy from Copper Cow Coffee (for $5, ack). If you have a Lee's Sandwiches near you, you can get 40 of the exact same thing for the same price, minus the hipster packaging.

Pour over is the way to go. A phin filter is like $10, and it's definitely the easiest way to get excellent coffee every time. I keep a french press around just in case I need to make more than one cup of coffee, but I rarely use it.

I use the 8oz version of this everyday. http://www.amazon.com/Vietnamese-Coffee-Filter-known-Maker/dp/B01953YT1I?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

22g coffee, 180g water

For coffee, look into getting a Vietnamese coffee maker. They're light, cheap, easy to clean, bombproof, and make great coffee.

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No love for the vietnamese coffee press?
https://www.amazon.com/Vietnamese-Coffee-Filter-known-Maker-x/dp/B01953YT1I

I got one off of Amazon from Fitzy Shop. I ended up getting the 8 ounce one which is smaller than I expected, it'll fill up a standard mug about half way. The brew stronger though, not as intense as espresso but sharper and smoother than a French Press. Definitely worth $5!

Then you'll need one of these Vietnamese Coffee Filter.

They can be tricky to get just right, but there are a plethora of good videos on youtube on how to properly use ithem.