Me too. Tastes good to me. The only wee machine is the bean grinder. Which is my best tip buy beans not ground coffee, ground coffee goes off very quick.
I do like a good cappuccino if I'm out, though never set foot in Starbucks and never will.
I should get a grinder but instead go for Lavazza Qual Rossa...
Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth. On the back it said, "Wish you were here."
I would like to point out that its not the machine that make perfect coffee, its the coffee itself, i.e. the blend the strength etc.
The machine just heats it up, so if you don't like a coffee from a certain machine make sure you like the coffee first.
Apart from being expensive, i love Starbucks, Costa, Cafe Nero and the likes but i always find it's just not hot enough. Probably so you neck it and Foc off and make room for another customer.
Have to admit I'm very sceptical of the whole pods thing, just seems like propriety, overpriced, over packaged coffee. These days I have a grinder, basic Cuisinart one (not too bad, but doesn't really grind quite fine enough), so just grind up whatever beans are on special. Often it's Taylors of Harrogate 2 x0.25Kg for £5, but did recently pick up some 1.5Kg bags of Lazzara coffee beans from Lidl for £8. Prior to that I used to work in Soho, so usually popped into the Algerian Coffee Shop on Old Compton St, 0.5Kg bag of decent beans for about £6, and would grind up fresh on spot if required. Either way, I've no idea what that works out a cup.
Your own grinder is a good way to go, so you can grind some more coarse for a cafeteria for when you're feeling lazy or just have loads of people round who want coffee. Freshly ground always makes for a better cup, no doubt about it.
Don't go for the frothy milk thing myself, but knocking out a latte in the morning for the wife is great for earning brownie points. (Oi! No, not knocking out a morning latte like that, you dirty minding wotsit!) ;-)
The frothy milk thing is handy for hot chocolates too, which the kids like.
(15-12-13, 10:02 PM)Arfa link Wrote:Your own grinder is a good way to go, so you can grind some more coarse for a cafeteria for when you're feeling lazy or just have loads of people round who want coffee. Freshly ground always makes for a better cup, no doubt about it.
It's all in the grind! Can't be too coarse, can't be too fine! I made coffee during Desert Storm... )
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HOLD THE BUS !!!!!!! SHE LIKES IT !!!!!!!
She was less than pleased when she opened it (as expected) and it sat in the box with mutterings of "we've looked at them before and decided we don't want / need one cluttering up the counter.
She nipped out this morning and told me to get it out and she'd have a look. I unpacked it and was surprised how much smaller it was out of the box.
I took photos of the unpacking progress for when I had to re-pack it to send it back.
Arriving home, she commented that it was much smaller than she imagined, "right, make me a latte then".
Instruction book came out, coffee type was chosen and away I went. A couple of minutes later a cup of frothy steaming latte was ready.
You could have knocked me over with a feather when she said, "That is lovely, much better than one you would get out".
After 30 years of marriage, she still surprises me
The other day I bought one of them stove top coffee makers,,the same as the wench in Italy made for us ,,all individually.
water goes in the bottom bit,coffee powder in the middle and screw the pot on top..on the hot plate and a few minutes ,,a full flavoured steming hot drink,,i use hot milk with it,,i don't think I coul take it black,,expresso,,,who drinks that stuff,????
George Clooney!
An ageing test pilot for home grown widgets that may fail at anytime.
(26-12-13, 08:26 PM)slimwilly link Wrote: yes,,they still surprise you !!! :lol :lol
The other day I bought one of them stove top coffee makers,,the same as the wench in Italy made for us ,,all individually.
water goes in the bottom bit,coffee powder in the middle and screw the pot on top..on the hot plate and a few minutes ,,a full flavoured steming hot drink,,i use hot milk with it,,i don't think I coul take it black,,expresso,,,who drinks that stuff,????
George Clooney!
I got the stainless steel one because I thought it looked good rather than those hexagon ally ones but they all do the same job. Mine is a 10 cup (my arse it is ) thats expresso cup that is about the size of an egg cup. It makes two cups about the size of a tea cup, and I use brown sugar and coffee mate as I find milk is a bit pissy and makes it too cold.
A lot of other coffee makes say expresso on the packet but that just refers to the roast as being a bit darker, but the proper stuff should be almost like dust to get the best taste. I find myself shaking the packets of so called expresso coffee and you can "hear " the size of the grind.
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
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