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For those of you who like me have given up on cafetières because of all the faffing around, I now use these German made Finum brewing baskets for both ground coffee and loose leaf tea (different baskets for each): https://www.amazon.co.uk/finum-Mediu...brewing+basket. You can buy bigger ones as well.
Nothing gets through the stainless steel micromesh with loose leaf tea and cafetière grind coffee only teeny tiny particles. They're dead easy to use in the mug with the lid on top and afterwards underneath the basket as a drip tray, simplicity itself to tap out the detritus when cold and then a quick rinse under the tap. Occasionally a proper clean with hot water, detergent and non-scratch scourer. Been using the same baskets for well over a year now and still good as new although somewhat darker in shade, especially the tea ones. |
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Bean to cup is the only way to go. People come to my house just for the coffee!
It's a DeLonghi and it makes absolutely beautiful coffee. Buy a bag of beans relatively reasonably and it goes a long way. A very worthwhile investment if you like your coffee. Better than paying €4 at Costa for an espresso topped up with a small bucket of hot water!!!! The 'pod' machines make no sense to me. Coffee comes from beans!
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Nespresso. Have had two machines in the last 20 years _ they are very robust. Easy to order capsules on line or on the 24 hour telephone service. The quality of the coffees offered is excellent , much better than any other pods I have tried. When I did have a problem, the telephone staff could have not been more helpful and did not quibble. Plus a free recycling service for the pods.
I won a dolce gusto machine in raffle couple's weeks ago. Whilst there are more types of drinks available, the quality of the coffee is simply not as good. Machine now donated to our volunteer office! |
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Blimey - I remember when people drank coffee, straight, in a cup - sugar and milk optional
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Tbh, I don't see the point of these.
Either get a blade grinder and a cafertiere or buy a proper pump machine and a decent Burr grinder. I have a Dualit burr grinder, it is pretty good, very fine grinds, it does have a couple of faults, but it was only £70, so cheap for a burr grinder and I have a Gaggia Classic espresso machine and have had this for a few years now, changed the pressurised baskets to non-pressurised ones a couple of weeks after i had it and a few months back decided to change the wand to a more professional one. I was thinking of getting another machine but to be honest the classic is fine, the thing I may buy is a new grinder, i had a look at the sage pro, it looks nice, but a a bit pricey at £200. Even with my gaggia, i still use pod machines, sometimes I want a faily decent cup of coffee and sticking a pod in is quicker than mucky around warming the gaggia, griding, tamping and all that sort of thing. |
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Bean to cup is the only way to go. People come to my house just for the coffee!
It's a DeLonghi and it makes absolutely beautiful coffee. Buy a bag of beans relatively reasonably and it goes a long way. A very worthwhile investment if you like your coffee. Better than paying €4 at Costa for an espresso topped up with a small bucket of hot water!!!! The 'pod' machines make no sense to me. Coffee comes from beans!Saying all of that, if i get to the stage where i get fed up with the mucking around of a semi auto machines, I would get a bean to cup machine myself. |
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We have two tassimos we liked the one at home so much we bought another for the caravan, if you want a larger cup of coffee you need to either use two pods add more water and milk or buy grande pods. Personally I like the smaller cup size as I use a proper cup and saucer. The chai latte is blooming gorgeous !
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My 2 year old DeLonghi Nespresso still works fine.
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I have a pod machine for quickness but also use a moka pot if I want a more traditional method. I think the problem is that Brits expect to be able to put a huge great mug underneath and fill it to the brim. These machines provide espresso. I think if you want a longer coffee then make a smaller size drink and top it up with hot water.
The cost saving works for me because I only drink coffee at home and never pay over the odds for Starbucks, Costa or any other place that sells dirty water. Every now again I'll try the local Costa just incase and it'll always taste like p****. I can make better tasting coffee at home. |
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Bean to cup is the only way to go. People come to my house just for the coffee!
It's a DeLonghi and it makes absolutely beautiful coffee. Buy a bag of beans relatively reasonably and it goes a long way. A very worthwhile investment if you like your coffee. Better than paying €4 at Costa for an espresso topped up with a small bucket of hot water!!!! The 'pod' machines make no sense to me. Coffee comes from beans!Quote:
Bean to cup machines are ok, you get a consistent cup of good coffee every time, better than pods, but not as good as manual ones if you do it right. A mate have a Gaggia Anima bean to cup, a really nice machine and makes pretty good coffee, but i can tell the difference.
Saying all of that, if i get to the stage where i get fed up with the mucking around of a semi auto machines, I would get a bean to cup machine myself. I also picked up 1kg of Lavazza Qualita Rossa Coffee Beans for £10 delivered, they're around £3.60 for 200g in the supermarkets. |
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I bought a DeLonghi Magnifica bean to cup a few weeks ago and can honestly say I'm getting better coffee than the decent enough manual one I was already using. Got it from Amazon for an irresistible £229 delivered and it's both amazing and very quick.
I have just made myself a coffee and it was lush, really nice, new beans, never used them before and i managed to dial in the grind right first time. Quote:
I also picked up 1kg of Lavazza Qualita Rossa Coffee Beans for £10 delivered, they're around £3.60 for 200g in the supermarkets. I buy locally roasted coffee for my espresso machine, it is not the cheapest coffee, but it is nice coffee, prices are around a fiver for around 260 gramms, depending on the variety and they will grind it for you if you want to certain grades. i like my coffee, i like it it to be as good as possible. |
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I have a pod machine for quickness but also use a moka pot if I want a more traditional method. I think the problem is that Brits expect to be able to put a huge great mug underneath and fill it to the brim. These machines provide espresso. I think if you want a longer coffee then make a smaller size drink and top it up with hot water.
The cost saving works for me because I only drink coffee at home and never pay over the odds for Starbucks, Costa or any other place that sells dirty water. Every now again I'll try the local Costa just incase and it'll always taste like p****. I can make better tasting coffee at home. i am not a lover of costa coffee to be honest, but it is better than Starbucks, the problem with starbucks is that they burn the coffee beans when roasting, for some reason they seem to think we prefer it. Nero is pretty good for a chain coffee bar, but we have a local company here that is in the centre of town and their coffee is pretty good, but there is another local one, which is a bit out of the way and their coffee is amazing, it was there that I found out there is a local company that roast their own coffee. Coffee chains train their baristas and it takes a long time to get trained up, but at the end of the day different things affect coffee taste. Our costa is awful, I went in there a few months back, but when i went to Gloucester and had a coffee in a costa in there it was much better. |
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I buy locally roasted coffee for my espresso machine, it is not the cheapest coffee, but it is nice coffee, prices are around a fiver for around 260 gramms, depending on the variety and they will grind it for you if you want to certain grades.
i like my coffee, i like it it to be as good as possible. |
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I use a Nespresso with the Aeroccino to make a good latte. I tend to use 2 pods of espresso and add milk to the 'max' line in the Aeroccino. This is enough to fill a mug.
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It's a DeLonghi and it makes absolutely beautiful coffee. Buy a bag of beans relatively reasonably and it goes a long way. A very worthwhile investment if you like your coffee. Better than paying €4 at Costa for an espresso topped up with a small bucket of hot water!!!! The 'pod' machines make no sense to me. Coffee comes from beans!