coffee in hand luggage
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I have carried various organic matters including, in fact, coffee (although ground) in my hand luggage on BA flights and never had any issues with security or BA.
My husband travels with his own coffee, coffee dripper and whatever else he considers necessary for 'his' cup of coffee every flight he takes and he even annoyingly does DIY coffee on long haul flights from time to time. He has had no issues whatsoever except for the envious look from other passengers...
Do you carry a standalone heating element rather than a kettle?
I saw one in the US ages ago but I haven't seen one around anywhere else. Do tell me if you know where to get the 240v one (the one I bought in the US was 110v).
My husband travels with his own coffee, coffee dripper and whatever else he considers necessary for 'his' cup of coffee every flight he takes and he even annoyingly does DIY coffee on long haul flights from time to time. He has had no issues whatsoever except for the envious look from other passengers...
CWS travels with a coffee + tea stash, sugar, water heater and mug in the all-in-one Skypak bag. No problems anywhere, including Australia, New Zealand and the USA, though I always mention it if asked if I have any food products on me. One never knows where one will end up, but I do know where I'll end up without caffeine in the morning. LHR and LIS won't be a problem.
I saw one in the US ages ago but I haven't seen one around anywhere else. Do tell me if you know where to get the 240v one (the one I bought in the US was 110v).
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I use a nominally 110v heating element, from REI in the USA. Because it's a very simple device, with no circuit board electronics, it works perfectly well on 240v, it is just twice as fast as boiling up.
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on a somewhat unrelated note....Mrs R was once pulled aside at a German airport when she put her carry-on through the scanner. Turns out she was coming home with a stash of proper German marzipan, and the chemical signature of the almond paste is not dissimilar to certain explosives and was picked up by the electronic sniffer thing (all sounds quite high-tech...?)
weirdly, this can't have been the first time it has happened since the staff were very quick to guess (before even opening her bag) that she might have a large quantity of marzipan in there
weirdly, this can't have been the first time it has happened since the staff were very quick to guess (before even opening her bag) that she might have a large quantity of marzipan in there
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Mazipan, on the older scanners, had the same consistency as Semtex.
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Theres no liquid in Nespresso though... unless you mean Tassimo ones of which some are liquid capsules? Dont see why Nespresso would need to be in a clear bag. ^
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Most commercial stuff has no smell (eg Semtex)
NB: I have a historical professional knowledge and qualifications for making things go bang
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Thanks for confirming they wont need to go into a plastic bag!
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In Tassimo the coffee (e.g. americano) discs contain ground coffee. . The creamer is a liquid.
Not sure about the more specialist flavours though.
Not sure about the more specialist flavours though.
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This sounds like the immersion water coil I carry if I suspect that my hotel room won't have a kettle or coffee maker.
Customs in some countries will want you to report the coffee as an ag/food product.
I've never heard of a TSA limit on (dry/solid) coffee.
Customs in some countries will want you to report the coffee as an ag/food product.
I've never heard of a TSA limit on (dry/solid) coffee.