Nature's Coffee Kettle
By Suzanne
Anyone who knows me in real life knows that I am a coffee addict. I could drink it morning, noon, and night and not have enough. So, when Nature’s Coffee Kettle sent me two “kettles” of their product, I was pretty jazzed. The Coffee Kettle is just what the name says except that it’s in bag form. Instead of reaching for your brewing contraptions in the morning, all you need is just one Nature’s Coffee Kettle and hot water. From there, the directions are easy. According to the back of the of the “kettle”, you simply open the top of the zip pouch, slowly pour in 4 cups of hot water, and then wait 30 seconds for it to brew. Then you have freshed brew joe in it’s own “kettle” that you can serve from simply by opening the spout and carefully pouring it in to your favorite mug. That’s it. It’s that easy.
When I go out hiking, I want to be as light as possible. More often than not, that means that I have to leave coffee behind unless I want to go with instant (Eww!). However, I was instantly impressed with the size, or should I say lack there of, of Nature’s Coffee Kettle products. The pouch that brews four 8 ounce cups of 100% Columbian Coffee weighs a measely 1.2 ounces. Also, because it’s just a resealable pouch, it’s super compact. It’s just about as thick as my cell phone in the thickest point and it goes down to next to nothing on the edges. In other words, the “kettle” is right up my trail. It’s super compact and would let me easily bring coffee with me anywhere.
In the effort to look at the “kettle” from all sides, I am dubious of anything that would increase my waste as opposed to the traditional brewing method that uses a reusable kettle. I also don’t think that anything about the packaging itself could be recycled although please correct me if you know a way to do it. It will definitely be an issue that I hope to look at more as my time with Nature’s Coffee Kettle goes by. In the end, since it saves me so much weight, I can definitely see myself using it instead of a regular kettle.
Stay tuned as I give Nature’s Coffee Kettle a taste and check out just how easy it is. The “kettles” come in a bunch of flavors including hot apple cider. I can’t wait to have hot apple cider on the trail this fall!
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Manufacturer: Nature’s Coffee Kettle |
