cookstar

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once we finish our utility room, we have decided to treat ourselves to a coffee machine, we haven't had one before and know nothing about them other than we want one.

So, we need a machine that takes capsules, and also the hot milk function for hot chocolates etc.

Oh, and it needs to look cool, budget is £200.


Any ideas?

Turbohot

Get a plunger, cheap and cheerful.

Plenty of coffee lovers here. Wait till you get some great ideas here. Hodgy's coffee machine is the best one, but that costs about 600 squids, I believe. He takes it around everywhere with him, he likes it so much.

Seriously, his coffee machine is demon.

zip106

Nowt wrong with a bottle of Camp and hot water out the tap.

Just like my Gran used to do.

warrtster

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I've got one of these...
£70 back on a gift card at the moment too.

tony de wonderful

Most SN member wouldn't look at machines under £1000 lol.

corradoboy

I have an 80 quid voucher for the Nespresso Store if you buy a new machine (extra tenner for existing club members). I can post you it if you want.

Check out HUKD for the best prices, always good deals kicking about on Nespresso machines.

Turbohot

What is your coffee pride and joy, then? A pathetic coffee plunger like this one for £7.99?>





Same here.

Turbohot

Wow that's ^ a great offer from corradoboy, Cookstar! Grap it, man! I have had no one ever giving me even a fiver worth of voucher for nothing, and here you are; so lucky to be offered £80 to £90 worth of coffee machine vouchers! Grap it before someone else sticks their beak in.

ScoobyWon't

dpb

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ariete-138...item565aae06fc

trails

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I've got one of these...had it for about five years makes really good coffee. I did look to replace it with something flashier but nothing I found has convinced me to spend any money.

http://www.johnlewis.com/de%27longhi...ine/p230952922

Sister and bro-in-law have a Nespresso jobbie; clean and easy to use but coffee is nowhere near as nice as proper coffee

Graz

I too have one of these (though in dark blue), very impressed but the OP asked for a machine that would also make hot chocolate and you can't do that so easily with this.

It's not impossible, just set it to make a Latte and it will dispense a quantity of frothy steamed milk into a cup but it expects to follow this with a shot of espresso so you'd need to quickly whip your milk cup out of the way and put something else under to catch the hot water from the espresso cycle. I make a babycino for our toddler in the same way, he's fascinated by the machine and all the noises (coffee Daddy, coffee Daddy...)

Matteeboy

A Gaggia Classic; does ESE pods and ground coffee, has a steam wand (although most recommend replacing it with a Rancilio one).

Justme103

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I have a budget Dolce Gusto from Tesco £49.99
Makes a good Coffee & hot chocolate

hodgy0_2

I have heard these a very good

tony de wonderful

I just drink tea at home. If coffee machine are a new middle class status symbol then so be it. My money is better off in the bank.

dpb

Bet it don't stop you going out for a starbucks

dpb

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/de-l...amazon-1716104

cookstar

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Thanks for the offer.

Do you know if the voucher can be used against a new machine or is it for the capsules etc?

cookstar

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Thanks for that, just ordered it.

addi monster

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Give the wifey a damn good wallop!!!! pffftttt pudding burners hey,,,, GET HER BACK IN THE KITCHEN! PROBLEM SOLVED!

corradoboy

AFAIK it's credit for anything you want from the Nespresso Store, so you could probably buy another machine I suppose.