Australian Outback Coffee Maker, from Piet Verhart (Aug
16/98)
I just saw
a message by Tim Janosik asking about an Australian Outback
coffe maker.
I never heard of it, but there is an efficient kettle around, of which
a
photograph is attached. It is not a very common piece of equipment
but I
know of a Dutch couple who brought a similar, though smaller, piece
of
equipment home in the early Eighties.
The kettle in the picture was probably made by a boilermaker,
aided and
abetted by a wood turner. It always accompanies the outings of the
Capricorn Field Nats to prepare the morning and afternoon tea. It could
be
very efficient if the firebox were not without exception stuffed to
the
gills with fuel leaving no access for air. Such is life.
Best regards, Piet