Coffee Machine - Which One?
28 November 2016, 09:04 AM
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This:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-Ma...hi+bean+to+cup
Great bits of kit.
Might be a bit expensive at the outset, but the cost of beans make up for it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-Ma...hi+bean+to+cup
Great bits of kit.
Might be a bit expensive at the outset, but the cost of beans make up for it.
28 November 2016, 11:02 AM
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, if you cut out the use of the red wine as an ingredient for the edible gravy. That as well very rarely. Not a drop even during my S.E.A. holiday. Just didn't fancy any.I may have some Bayleys this Christmas. That's if I fancy.
28 November 2016, 06:31 PM
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I now know that it's Baileys, not Bayleys.
28 November 2016, 06:37 PM
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I'm sure they've done it for aesthetics, but technically, the logo should surely be: Bailey's.
Or even Baileys' (if the possessive is intended for more than one person of the Bailey family).
Or it could simply just be a made up brand, a la Aunt Bessie. In which case it can be anything it damn well wants LOL.
Or even Baileys' (if the possessive is intended for more than one person of the Bailey family).
Or it could simply just be a made up brand, a la Aunt Bessie. In which case it can be anything it damn well wants LOL.
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28 November 2016, 07:59 PM
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I'm sure they've done it for aesthetics, but technically, the logo should surely be: Bailey's.
Or even Baileys' (if the possessive is intended for more than one person of the Bailey family).
Or it could simply just be a made up brand, a la Aunt Bessie. In which case it can be anything it damn well wants LOL.
Or even Baileys' (if the possessive is intended for more than one person of the Bailey family).
Or it could simply just be a made up brand, a la Aunt Bessie. In which case it can be anything it damn well wants LOL.
Despite all that, I'm planning to consume a little shot of it before I eat my Christmas dinner. After food, it's too heavy to drink. All that cream in it, I suppose.
28 November 2016, 09:19 PM
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28 November 2016, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
I find eggnog unacceptable. Not a good drink. Very bad texture.
I love advocaat and lemonade at Xmas! It HAS to be Warninks.
With desiccated, shredded coconut around the edge of the glass. Plus a cocktail cherry on a cocktail stick.
AKA a Snowball...(but not the 'machoest'
of drinks lol)
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28 November 2016, 09:37 PM
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Never had one. Sounds good, though. Specially with the shredded coconut on the edge of the glass. I'd like a sweet Lassi in the same way without alcohol.
28 November 2016, 11:24 PM
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01 December 2016, 09:04 PM
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Normally I don't do "consumer advice" kind of threads, at least not on this kind of stuff, but I've had all sorts of coffee machines over the years, e.g. a 200 quid Nespresso pod machine, the Bosch Tassimo on David's link (My mum still has one of these), a number of espresso machines (I have the exact one Ditchmeister linked to, and a number of others), a coffee grinder etc etc.
Out of all the coffee machines I have tried, the best one for good tasting coffee (to my own taste buds) is something for 24 quid, namely the mighty aeropress. Link here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-Aer...ords=aeropress The coffee it makes tastes very similar to the stovetop espresso machines, but without the bitterness (because the water you pour in isn't crazy hot (i.e. compressed steam at > 100 degrees), it doesn't seem to turn the coffee bitter and it also doesn't get the same burnt taste). The coffee that comes out of this mother is so smooth that I don't even bother with milk anymore (a must with a lot of other coffees (especially instants) to take away the bitter taste).
Currently I have the aeropress at work, and at home I have a cheap and nasty perculator from Tescos (14 quid), which with decent coffee and a decent filter actually tastes very nice indeed once you've got the hang of adding the right amount of coffee per cup. It only makes "long" coffees, though, so if you're a straight up espresso kind of guy, this is not for you.
With the aeropress, I favour very fine espresso grinds, and ideally from brazilian or far eastern beans (sorry, I'm a complete nerd with this). I don't bother grinding beans anymore, as I don't think it makes any noticeable difference to the taste (the beans smell nice when you first grind them, so it kind of adds to the experience, but I don't think I could tell a cup that was made from pre-ground beans and "instantly ground" beans provided that they were the same beans and that the pre-ground ones hadn't sat around for ages in the air - air sealed container is where it's at).
It takes me about a minute now to make a coffee with the aeropress, including the "cleaning" (which is a rinse under the tap).
We have some fancy bean to cup coffee machines at work with reasonable beans, but they are not patch on the aeropress in terms of strength and smoothness.
I personally would not buy another fancy machine now - either a cheap perculator or an aeropress (or indeed boiling the coffee on the stove is nice too, if you can be bothered. My grand mother had a similar technique to the one described above, and it was pretty nice tbh).
Out of all the coffee machines I have tried, the best one for good tasting coffee (to my own taste buds) is something for 24 quid, namely the mighty aeropress. Link here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-Aer...ords=aeropress The coffee it makes tastes very similar to the stovetop espresso machines, but without the bitterness (because the water you pour in isn't crazy hot (i.e. compressed steam at > 100 degrees), it doesn't seem to turn the coffee bitter and it also doesn't get the same burnt taste). The coffee that comes out of this mother is so smooth that I don't even bother with milk anymore (a must with a lot of other coffees (especially instants) to take away the bitter taste).
Currently I have the aeropress at work, and at home I have a cheap and nasty perculator from Tescos (14 quid), which with decent coffee and a decent filter actually tastes very nice indeed once you've got the hang of adding the right amount of coffee per cup. It only makes "long" coffees, though, so if you're a straight up espresso kind of guy, this is not for you.
With the aeropress, I favour very fine espresso grinds, and ideally from brazilian or far eastern beans (sorry, I'm a complete nerd with this). I don't bother grinding beans anymore, as I don't think it makes any noticeable difference to the taste (the beans smell nice when you first grind them, so it kind of adds to the experience, but I don't think I could tell a cup that was made from pre-ground beans and "instantly ground" beans provided that they were the same beans and that the pre-ground ones hadn't sat around for ages in the air - air sealed container is where it's at).
It takes me about a minute now to make a coffee with the aeropress, including the "cleaning" (which is a rinse under the tap).
We have some fancy bean to cup coffee machines at work with reasonable beans, but they are not patch on the aeropress in terms of strength and smoothness.
I personally would not buy another fancy machine now - either a cheap perculator or an aeropress (or indeed boiling the coffee on the stove is nice too, if you can be bothered. My grand mother had a similar technique to the one described above, and it was pretty nice tbh).
01 December 2016, 09:29 PM
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For me it's all about finding the right coffee that's to your taste, I haven't bothered with grinding beans for years, since probably around the time I stopped using my coffee machine and bought the moca, these days I just use the Lidle Bellarom Gold 100% Arabica, it's got a nice hint of chocolate and doesn't cost a fortune, occasionally buy some of the taste the difference stuff as a bit of a treat when I'm feeling flush. 
02 December 2016, 06:04 PM
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Looking at this hard core alcohol bottle, it has just made me realise that I haven't done any intake of alcohol for over two years , if you cut out the use of the red wine as an ingredient for the edible gravy. That as well very rarely. Not a drop even during my S.E.A. holiday. Just didn't fancy any.
I may have some Bayleys this Christmas. That's if I fancy.
, if you cut out the use of the red wine as an ingredient for the edible gravy. That as well very rarely. Not a drop even during my S.E.A. holiday. Just didn't fancy any.I may have some Bayleys this Christmas. That's if I fancy.