Reddit reviews HIC Harold Import Co. 2662 coffee filter cone, no.2-Plastic, Black

Would $3.50 for a plastic pour cone be within your budget?

I bring my pour over. You can look up a lot of different techniques on how to make it but it's mostly bs.

Just boil water, put your grounds in a paper filter inside the pour over funnel thing, set that on top of a cup. Once the water boils pour just enough to wet the grounds. Wait till you see the bubbling / expansion stop, then pour water slowly until you have enough coffee.

Very minimal setup, not sure why more people don't do it.

Edit: found a collapsible one from gsi

Sure, I spent a year making all kinds of extracts and tinctures and reading endless forum discussions about it. There is a great technique called the Quick Wash Ethanol Extraction Technique. QWEET. There are other methods that work, too, but this one is my stand-by now. Feel free to ask if anything is unclear.

Anyway, you basically use 190 proof grain alcohol chilled to 0 degrees F in a freezer. You then decarboxylate your crumbled plant material for an hour at 240 degrees F in your oven, then freeze it, too.

In my recent batch I had a couple ounces of Charlotte's Web flower, so I crumbled that into a half gallon mason jar after the decarbing process, then put it into the freezer, too.

So you end up with two things in your freezer at zero degrees:

• 1 bottle with 500 or more ml of grain ethanol. A fifth is 750 ml.
  
  
• 1 half gallon mason jar containing 60 grams (2 oz) of crumbled decarboxylated cannabis
  
  You should also have another 2 jars to collect the filtered extraction. They can be quart jars.
  
  After things have chilled to temp, the process goes like this:
  
  

1. Bring out the frozen jar of cannabis and the bottle of chilled ethanol. Have the second and third jar ready. You now pour the ethanol into the jar with the cannabis until it is just covered, no more. Just enough for it to slosh a bit. You slosh it around in that jar for one minute. Some people don't even do it for a full minute, but I do.
   
   
2. This slurry is then quickly poured through a small kitchen strainer into the clean empty jar. This is just a pre-filter to remove most of the plant material. Let the ethanol drain out of the material, then discard the spent cannabis.
   
   
3. The third empty mason jar is now covered by one of those personal coffee filter holders, with a [quality unbleached coffee filter] (https://www.amazon.com/If-You-Care-Unbleached-Filters/dp/B005P0FTYM/ref=pd_sim_79_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B005P0FTYM&pd_rd_r=6a4bbfb5-cf5c-11e8-ab44-9143b7b890b1&pd_rd_w=AdTtr&pd_rd_wg=mHLjJ&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=Q31XVYZ0VWC9SAXJVC0F&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=Q31XVYZ0VWC9SAXJVC0F) in it. Start pouring. This takes a while, so you pour an amount in and wait for it to drain, then add more, etcetera. Eventually it has all been filtered and is in the third jar.
   
   After that you can do a few things. It is technically already a tincture, but you can evaporate off some alcohol to concentrate it more. You can also turn it into thick oil or dabbing material by pouring it into a clear pyrex baking dish and letting all of the alcohol evaporate. The longer it sits the thicker it gets. You then use a razor to scrape it up.
   
   For a truly ideal tincture I will evaporate off all of the alcohol as described, because frankly alcohol tinctures DO taste like shit. I scrape up the thickened oil and then dissolve it into 60 ml (two ounces) of MCT oil. It easily dissolves with just a bit of heat and stays that way, and there is very little taste at all. Now it can be used sublingually for maximum absorption. You can even get all fancy and add flavors. 2 or 3 drops of this oil-based flavoring is ideal.

Aeropress is good, however I think the best way is one of the over the top rubberized ones. You just put it over the top of a cup, drop in a filter , and put your grounds in. I have one of these I use when I'm camping but I know I've seen some silicone ones as well out there just can't remember where:

HIC 2662 Coffee Filter Cone, Black, Number 2-Size Filter, Brews 2 to 6-Cups https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001S353EQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_XhqYAbK11QJ9Z

I see these in supermarkets every day, and I've personally got an armload of them. Where are you looking? I've found that fancy kitchen gadget stores won't have the cheap plastic cones because there is no profit in them, so you may need to look in more mundane places.

Example from amazon

> So I fill a mug with however much water I want to use (about 3/4 full) I pour this into a kettle and boil.

Once boiling, I add my measured kratom out (anywhere between 5-10 grams is what I personally use) and swirl it around to mix it.

Then I set it back on the stove on low-medium heat (3 on my stove, simmering) for 10 minutes.

While this is happening I set up said mug with one of these on top (something like this below)

https://www.amazon.com/HIC-2662-Coffee-Filter-Number/dp/B001S353EQ/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1537229608&sr=8-17&keywords=pour+over+coffee+dripper

with a filter that fits that (normal coffee filter?) and after the ten minutes is up I drain the kratom/water mixture through that.

After about 5 minutes of letting all the liquid drain through, i push the rest of any remaining liquid through by pushing a spoon on the filter. I kind of wrap up the filter so as not to get any kratom powder in the mug, press liquid out with spoon.

Then I add some ice cubes and I drink! My SO works at a coffee shop, which is why I had the pour over thing handy. It might seem like a lot, but it really is easy.

Hope this is helpful!

Or if you're into saving more money, one of these

Sleeping: my husband and I have slept on a 4"-thick memory foam mattress topper for years. We find them to be very comfortable, definitely on the firm side but that's what we prefer. I love sleeping on memory foam. They're cheap as far as beds go, easy to pack up and move, and easy to fold in half to give you more floor space. I've only ever used them on carpet, though, directly on a hard floor I think wouldn't be very comfortable.

Regarding kitchenware: This really depends on how much cooking you like to do and plan to do. I do a significant amount of home cooking, and my bare-bones set up would be (and has been): chef's knife and paring knife, plastic cutting "board", (cast iron) frying pan, large and small saucepans, spatula, wooden spoon, ladle, set of mixing bowls, cookie sheet, set of measuring cups/spoons, dish towels. Possibly add a colander and a baking dish of some kind, oven mitts, a rice cooker or slow cooker IF they will save you a lot of time (not useful for making rice just occasionally), and a [French press](
http://www.amazon.com/French-Press-Coffee-Maker-20/dp/B0084ORV60/ref=sr_1_9?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1407221402&sr=1-9&keywords=french+press) or pour over coffee maker if you drink a lot of coffee.

I'd also recommend a table of some kind, either high or low, to eat at and use your laptops.

I do it the same way using one of these and a gold tone filter. I don't know if it's 'the best' way, but it works great for me.

Have you looked into a coffee filter cone? I bought mine for $2.50.

In college, I boiled the water while getting dressed, etc. and then poured the water over the beans with one hand while eating breakfast with the other. It didn't cost me too much time in the mornings, and it tasted infinitely better than the shit coffee I was buying on campus.

I make coffee with this thing everyday. When I go backpacking or camping, I just take it with me. It weighs almost nothing. What's the big deal?

http://www.amazon.com/Dozenegg-B001S353EQ-Plastic-Filter-Medium/dp/B001S353EQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1416422648&sr=1-2&keywords=single+cup+coffee+filter

I've used one of these in the past and it worked out fine. Use them at home sometimes as well.

These days I just use instant coffee when camping/backpacking.

Sounds like a pretty good plan. That being said, a French press is great for the coffee aficionado. It's just more effort than I'm willing to give most of the time. Until I get a bigger kitchen, I'm still using one of these with paper filters. All it requires is hot water and ground coffee. Not the best cup of joe, but it saves me the $1.50 it would cost at Wawa.

Hopefully you find a good coffee maker. You should consider this I have one, and it is amazing! Plus its way cheaper.

I had a similar debate with myself when I was in a rut with my Melitta brand 1cup cone (small a hole in the bottom - impossible to alter brew times effectively). Luckily, I had a $3 plastic generic "Melitta" cone (like this one, might be exact same but was cheaper in a store near me https://www.amazon.com/HIC-Coffee-Filter-Number-2-Size/dp/B001S353EQ/ref=pd_sim_79_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MV4E5QM7CJ2NAYRV9AXD) to try first and I think it's comparable to beehouse results. Have had some absolutely stellar brews that are in the same league as some of my favorite Kalita brews. In the end I stopped short of getting a Kalita because this plastic 'beehouse'/Melitta could take any (Edit**: could take the commonly available wedge) filter but was also as damage-proof as a Wave (and was cheaper/I had already bought it). And I'm confident with the same dialing in effort and grinder quality you can get equivalent cups.

Just my two cents - I'm always up for saving them!

What I use frequently:

Volrath Tongs, wooden spatula, industrial size roll of aluminum foil, a beat up pan of some sort and a little rack that fits in it, insulated carafe, burr grinder, coffee roaster, kettle. Here's the versions I can find on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Brew-Rite-Coffee-Filters-100-Count/dp/B0037KM7XS/
http://www.amazon.com/Vollrath-Company-47316-Utility-16-Inch/dp/B00125URGE/
http://www.amazon.com/Dozenegg-B001S353EQ-Plastic-Filter-Medium/dp/B001S353EQ
http://www.amazon.com/Durable-Packaging-Standard-Aluminum-Length/dp/B008ELGV5U/
http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Vacuum-Insulated-Stainless-51-Ounce/dp/B00JKMF5C2/
http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Bistro-Electric-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0043095WW/
http://www.amazon.com/Le-Creuset-Enamel-Teakettle-Caribbean/dp/B000Q5VX8W/