The kids!

French Press & Kanis en Gunnink coffee. Sometimes with an extra glass of water, I like that after a cup of coffee.

Always looking forward to my days off, so I'll have some proper coffee. I don't think what the work coffee machine thinks is coffee, actually is.

I've got a Baby Gaggia similar to G's and honestly, it hasn't turned out that well.

It takes a while (circa 15 minutes) to get the water up to temperature from cold, so you're faced with either leaving it on heating all the time so it's ready to go when you want or standing around waiting.

And even then it comes out not hot enough for my liking. I've resorted to warming the milk in the microwave before poring in lest it cool it too much. Even then I normally have to give the whole lot a quick blast in the microwave to get it heated up. I don't even like my coffee boiling hot.

The coffee it produces is very very good. I use the Costa stuff because I like it.

When all is said and done though I think I do wish I'd have gone for an instant on Nespresso or Tassimo machine, I know it's more expensive per cup but I don't consume enough to make the savings on the espresso machine, especially given how much of a faff it is.

Horses for courses but if like me you fancy the occasional posh coffee not a constant stream of them that's the way I'd go.

As for tea, I have a dedicated man hand deliver it to my door each fortnight because fuck yeah.

Good stuff it is too, and I knows my chai.

Lavazza Rossa's great with a moka pot, I only switched to Illy when I got my espresso machine. Speaking of which, cracking the ring pull on a can of Illy is one of the best sounds.

I've got a fresh can for tomorrow. I shall savour the opening of it .

Woooooooo!

awesum


g.man

Heh.

Thanks, just wish I hadn't waited so long. Have to say I'm very impressed with it so far, gets up to temp quickly, and produces hotter coffee than my old Delonghi ever did. It's also made to a much higher quality and doesn't rattle the whole work surface whenever the pump gets going.

My Bialetti mocha pot was a great stand in, and I love it, but there really is no comparison.

Obey, rofl

Did you get a coffee?

Raiziel wrote:

Did you get a coffee?

Ironically they did get it wrong. Made me a tall skinny mocha with whipped cream to go, when I asked for a tall mocha with whipped cream to go. Perhaps if it hadn't taken three of them to make one drink then none of this would have happened.

doh

g.man

I'm no big coffee drinker, I even resort to adding salt on occasion. However I am tempted by a percolator, is perc coffee shit then? You all mention crazy machines

Yeah, nothing wrong with stove top. I'd add that if you can find locally someone who sells fresh beans and in various blends and such that you buy them, rather than package stuff from the supermarket. It's not bad, but if you can find a good supply, fresh beans are the business.

I get my beans from a couple of places, and it's just a matter of asking. They will check if it's for stovetop or not, and it DOES make a difference. I've tried quite a few from places and experimented a bit, and the ones they suggested weren't good for stovetop. . .weren't that great.


We've got two at home, one which does one big cup and another that does two regular cups. Lovely strong coffee.

Meanwhile, had a look ast the sunbeam jobbie I was thinking of getting. Looks like it does all that we want, and is only $330. Which is awesome. Trying to source a shop style grinder with a doser for under $400 is proving tricky. Crossed fingers I've found one, but we'll see.

I got my Moka pot on Monday and I love it.

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