Coffee Machine - Which One?
26 November 2016, 10:57 AM
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Coffee Machine - Which One?
I've always fancied a coffee machine but been put off by price and need to clean every few minutes. I need something free standing (no plumbing) which will give me say 4-5 cups per day of decent tasting coffee with pre-ground beans (although I think I do have a grinder in the back of a cupboard). Also reasonably easy to clean and perhaps with a washable filter.
Could you guys who know about these things give me a steer from machines shown in link. Finally what is your recommendation for the coffee itself?
Thanks, David - view all on link
http://email.espares.co.uk/public/re...3kbz3hcI&slt=0
Could you guys who know about these things give me a steer from machines shown in link. Finally what is your recommendation for the coffee itself?
Thanks, David - view all on link
http://email.espares.co.uk/public/re...3kbz3hcI&slt=0
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26 November 2016, 11:31 AM
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Love my Nespresso machine, very easy to use and maintain
https://www.nespresso.com/uk/en/citiz-machines-range
Capsules purchased via their website for around 30p each. Always comes next day and great service over the phone.
I always avoid ones that use powdered milk as to me it really doesn't taste right.
I'm by no means a coffee expert though.
What is your budget?
https://www.nespresso.com/uk/en/citiz-machines-range
Capsules purchased via their website for around 30p each. Always comes next day and great service over the phone.
I always avoid ones that use powdered milk as to me it really doesn't taste right.
I'm by no means a coffee expert though.
What is your budget?
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26 November 2016, 11:37 AM
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Here's a third vote for a Nespresso machine. They're about the best of those types of machine and they are far easier to live with than what you're talking about.
26 November 2016, 11:43 AM
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Hi David, I hope you find a good coffee machine for yourself, but I just use the plunging beaker to froth the heated milk, and make fulfilling coffee in my large cup with that.
Not a coffee but a tea lover, but this morning, i suppose the frost out there caused me to go harsher with my taste. I've had one so far, and this is the second one I'm consuming right now:
The coffee I use is Kenko milicano.
Absolutely delicious. ❤️
Mister makes harsh Lavazza coffee for himself all the time. He has been using just the plunger of late. His top notch machines are in the top cupboard for some reason, but he wants to keep them. Otherwise, I would have asked him to post you one for nothing.
Not a coffee but a tea lover, but this morning, i suppose the frost out there caused me to go harsher with my taste. I've had one so far, and this is the second one I'm consuming right now:
The coffee I use is Kenko milicano.
Absolutely delicious. ❤️
Mister makes harsh Lavazza coffee for himself all the time. He has been using just the plunger of late. His top notch machines are in the top cupboard for some reason, but he wants to keep them. Otherwise, I would have asked him to post you one for nothing.
26 November 2016, 03:55 PM
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I think its all a racket tbh .
Grandfather would do this , as good as anything else . and cheap
Pour water into a saucepan and place it on the stove. Be sure you use more water than you normally would use if you were using a coffee maker.
Add the coffee to the water and stir the coffee/water mixture.
Turn the heat on your stove to medium-high and bring your coffee to a boil while stirring it occasionally.
Once your coffee comes to a boil, allow it to boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and turn off the oven. This will allow all the grounds to sink to the bottom.
Allow the coffee to sit in the saucepan for about 4 minutes.
Slowly pour your coffee into a cup or using a ladle, slowly fill your cup with the coffee.
Grandfather would do this , as good as anything else . and cheap
Pour water into a saucepan and place it on the stove. Be sure you use more water than you normally would use if you were using a coffee maker.
Add the coffee to the water and stir the coffee/water mixture.
Turn the heat on your stove to medium-high and bring your coffee to a boil while stirring it occasionally.
Once your coffee comes to a boil, allow it to boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and turn off the oven. This will allow all the grounds to sink to the bottom.
Allow the coffee to sit in the saucepan for about 4 minutes.
Slowly pour your coffee into a cup or using a ladle, slowly fill your cup with the coffee.
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I have cappuccino machine - and I love it
but somethimes I quite like a Nescafe instant coffee
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I think its all a racket tbh .
Grandfather would do this , as good as anything else . and cheap
Pour water into a saucepan and place it on the stove. Be sure you use more water than you normally would use if you were using a coffee maker.
Add the coffee to the water and stir the coffee/water mixture.
Turn the heat on your stove to medium-high and bring your coffee to a boil while stirring it occasionally.
Once your coffee comes to a boil, allow it to boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and turn off the oven. This will allow all the grounds to sink to the bottom.
Allow the coffee to sit in the saucepan for about 4 minutes.
Slowly pour your coffee into a cup or using a ladle, slowly fill your cup with the coffee.
Grandfather would do this , as good as anything else . and cheap
Pour water into a saucepan and place it on the stove. Be sure you use more water than you normally would use if you were using a coffee maker.
Add the coffee to the water and stir the coffee/water mixture.
Turn the heat on your stove to medium-high and bring your coffee to a boil while stirring it occasionally.
Once your coffee comes to a boil, allow it to boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and turn off the oven. This will allow all the grounds to sink to the bottom.
Allow the coffee to sit in the saucepan for about 4 minutes.
Slowly pour your coffee into a cup or using a ladle, slowly fill your cup with the coffee.
I'll try that. I'm a great fan of grandparent recipes.
26 November 2016, 08:42 PM
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I bought one of these just over a year ago when I started to work permanantly from home.
http://www.delonghi.com/en-gb/produc...0b-0132215047#
It did feel expensive at the time, but in my opinon was worth every penny, as for me coffee has to be perfect. This allows you to set the coarseness of the grind, the temperature your coffee is served at, the volume produced each time you hit the button, and a strength that you prefer. The only time you get a coffee which is less that perfect is when the bean hopper is running low and not enough beans are avaiable to grind a full 'puck'.
It does need to be cleaned periodically, and it has a built in de-scaling program. I dont mind those things, because it does what it does so well. I would drink 5 - 6 americano's per day, and my wife may have two possibly three. The water resivoir just about does this without needing refilled.
I have used several other machines and methods over the years but this machine surpasses them all - in fact if it broke down tomorrow, I'd replace it with another in an instant.
In terms of coffee itself - it is too personal a choice to make a sound recommendation. I have a bag of Indonesian Kopi Luwak beans which were £60 for 250g, and I wouldn't thank you for them. Currently using SD Bell's Cuban beans, also like their Robusta Roast. I would regularly try artisan roasts from Badger & Dodo (from Cork) Suamtran Gegarang is very good, but sporadically available. When there is nothing else, Starbucks Espresso beans or their Christmas Blend is acceptable becasue it is consistent if a little over-roasted.
http://www.delonghi.com/en-gb/produc...0b-0132215047#
It did feel expensive at the time, but in my opinon was worth every penny, as for me coffee has to be perfect. This allows you to set the coarseness of the grind, the temperature your coffee is served at, the volume produced each time you hit the button, and a strength that you prefer. The only time you get a coffee which is less that perfect is when the bean hopper is running low and not enough beans are avaiable to grind a full 'puck'.
It does need to be cleaned periodically, and it has a built in de-scaling program. I dont mind those things, because it does what it does so well. I would drink 5 - 6 americano's per day, and my wife may have two possibly three. The water resivoir just about does this without needing refilled.
I have used several other machines and methods over the years but this machine surpasses them all - in fact if it broke down tomorrow, I'd replace it with another in an instant.
In terms of coffee itself - it is too personal a choice to make a sound recommendation. I have a bag of Indonesian Kopi Luwak beans which were £60 for 250g, and I wouldn't thank you for them. Currently using SD Bell's Cuban beans, also like their Robusta Roast. I would regularly try artisan roasts from Badger & Dodo (from Cork) Suamtran Gegarang is very good, but sporadically available. When there is nothing else, Starbucks Espresso beans or their Christmas Blend is acceptable becasue it is consistent if a little over-roasted.
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I think its all a racket tbh .
Grandfather would do this , as good as anything else . and cheap
Pour water into a saucepan and place it on the stove. Be sure you use more water than you normally would use if you were using a coffee maker.
Add the coffee to the water and stir the coffee/water mixture.
Turn the heat on your stove to medium-high and bring your coffee to a boil while stirring it occasionally.
Once your coffee comes to a boil, allow it to boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and turn off the oven. This will allow all the grounds to sink to the bottom.
Allow the coffee to sit in the saucepan for about 4 minutes.
Slowly pour your coffee into a cup or using a ladle, slowly fill your cup with the coffee.
Grandfather would do this , as good as anything else . and cheap
Pour water into a saucepan and place it on the stove. Be sure you use more water than you normally would use if you were using a coffee maker.
Add the coffee to the water and stir the coffee/water mixture.
Turn the heat on your stove to medium-high and bring your coffee to a boil while stirring it occasionally.
Once your coffee comes to a boil, allow it to boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and turn off the oven. This will allow all the grounds to sink to the bottom.
Allow the coffee to sit in the saucepan for about 4 minutes.
Slowly pour your coffee into a cup or using a ladle, slowly fill your cup with the coffee.
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Well thanks folks. I'll have a cup of tea and ponder 
Had a couple of thumbs up for De Longhi machines which grind beans as well and I do like that smell....
David
Had a couple of thumbs up for De Longhi machines which grind beans as well and I do like that smell....
David
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Like many people, I love the smell of filter coffee, but the taste is OTT for me hence my occasional consumption of it. 'Coffee and croissant' also sounds good for breakfast but I end up having a cuppa tea with my warm, fluffy croissant.
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Judgement is coloured by the circimstances. If I were offered the same drink sat in my kitchen, lounge or office, probably not so good. But after a couple of hours on a mountain, the colder, wetter and more tired you are the better it tastes!
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Hi TT,
I try and avoid mountains
Ordered one of these which seems to do the same job and leaves me some change to buy some beans. David
http://www.argos.co.uk/search/esam2800/
I just need a Whisky maker now - any ideas?
David
28 November 2016, 08:15 AM
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Whenever this subject comes up it always makes me wonder why people spend all that money on these machines when a moca is the best way to make a coffee, Italians are probably the biggest coffee drinkers and they all use these, I've had one for more than 15yrs only bought a 2nd one because I need one in each country.
https://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-6-Cu.../dp/B000CNY6UK
Simple, quick, consistent and easy to clean, if you want hot frothy milk that's easily done in the microwave or on the stove and the little electric frothers are cheap as chips.
P.S Pay the extra for the Bialetti don't buy a copy.
I even take it camping and the coffee it makes tastes the same at the top of a mountain too.
https://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-6-Cu.../dp/B000CNY6UK
Simple, quick, consistent and easy to clean, if you want hot frothy milk that's easily done in the microwave or on the stove and the little electric frothers are cheap as chips.
P.S Pay the extra for the Bialetti don't buy a copy.
I even take it camping and the coffee it makes tastes the same at the top of a mountain too.
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