Too Much Coffee

I found these at a flea-market a few weeks ago and it seems to me they have something to do with brewing coffee...
Would like to know more about them, e.g. where are they from, hoe are they used, stuff like that...
Anybody???

They look like a bizarre cross between a percolator and drip filter. The holes appear too big to offer enough resistance for a drip brew, but there is no obvious way that I can see to brew by percolation. I'll bet some other the others will know straight away

Oh, maybe you put the water in the solid metal section that you have on the cup to the right and then inset the grinds into the filter section seen on its side to the left of the picture. Then put that on the first bit and the "holey" lid on top of the whole shenanigans. Finally put the solid lid on that. Then apply heat to the bottom and percolate, before transferring the brew into the cup? Okay, probably not ............ I'll get mt coat

It's a drip filter, like one bodem make. Coffee into the bit on it's side, but the bit with handle on top, put on top of cup, fill with hot water, put lid on and let it drip away...nearly Cakey. Nice bit of kit...

Do I get a prize?

NO!

Meanie

But I guess by your lack of answer Mr Carlos that I am right...no?

Hola!

A friend of mine brought something like this from Vietnam, if I remember correctly. I recall that the coffee was spiced, and ground extremely fine (like an espresso-grind), and you put some kind of heavily condensed and sweetend milk in it before brew ... fascinating.

espressomattic wrote:Do I get a prize?

Sorry, No Prize...
I also figured out it's a drip filter... The holes are quite big, so needs course grind... Then because of the lid (also with holes) you put on and press tight, the water poured on does not rush through, but goes slowly...

I have yet to find the best courseness, but getting there...

What i'm also wondering is: where are (or were) they used... Is it something typically from a specific country?

I found 4 more by the way, in my grandmothers cupbord...

These are common in Vietnam

The Vietnamese use a similar system, but Vietnamese one cup drip filters are generally of a coarser design. These are Belgian. Rombouts still produce a plastic one cup system, which developed from these.

Bodum do a nice one too, ideal for camping...

I think that this goes slightly beyond the borders of just Vietnam I think it's "common" enough in S.E. Asia. IIRC (from about 25-30 yrs ago) AND am not mistaken, this may also be referred to as "Kopi C" in Malaysia, Brunei, and maybe even Singapore. Kopi, as you can guess means coffee... the "C" stands for the "condensed milk" which is very very widely used in SE Asia. If you hear "Kopi O", it means coffee black as "o" is very similar to one of the chinese dialects spoken in those countries for the word "black"

Some links to look at for "Vietnamese Coffee"
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/vietnamese/
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/vietnamesecoffee.htm
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia ... c0005.html
http://www.montrealfood.com/vietcoffee.html
http://www.ringsurf.com/info/Food/Coffe ... ed_Coffee/

That should keep you going for a bit I've got lots more links if you want them but I think they all essentially say the same thing...

Not sure what the original items are, but here's my Vietnamese coffee press, assembled and disassembled.

Ground coffee goes between the two filter pieces and then you tighten the top filter down and pour hot water in from the top. (Hmm, sounds familiar...tamp...brew....)

Vietnamese Iced Coffee is lovely…plus this is my least expensive coffee maker. Less than £5 (or $10 US...I'm living on the Pacific Rim).

Hi,
I recognise the ones on the first image as the typical one-cup mugs that were (sometimes still are) used in bars and at home a long time ago here in Belgium. If I'm right, it's actually a Belgian invention. We still have the plastic ones on the market here.
Let's say it's the convenience aspect of Senseo long before DE came up with the idea.

http://www.koffiebureaucafe.be/html/totaalsplit.dhtml?page=hoe

Interesting! Vietnamese cuisine has French influences...it's possible the coffee press got introduced from Belgium via France to Vietnam.