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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Since I started drinking coffee, I've gone from instant, to coffee pods and now have a french press for home brewing which I'm pretty happy with. I know, I've really gone up in the world 
So what do you use to make your coffee and is there anything that would make you change? |
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"Another one on pods from Nespresso, given up on bean to cup as they all seem to break on me!"
We but Nespresso compatible pods. They're cheaper, still recyclable and in our opinion better. We've got quite a selection of roasts, a couple of decaffeinated options and a vanilla coffee.
Hmmm nearly time to fire up the machine  |
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A Lidl espresso machine (I also grind the beans in a Lidl grinder!).
Makes a bloody good coffee.
I bought it as I was not sure I'd get the use, and did not want to spend a fortune.
I use it loads, and don't feel inclined to replace it. |
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"We used to use a cafetière but now we use pods. We both LOVE coffee 
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Ahhh nice, a cafetiere does take longer but I really enjoy the process of it and think the coffee tastes better  |
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"We used to use a cafetière but now we use pods. We both LOVE coffee
Ahhh nice, a cafetiere does take longer but I really enjoy the process of it and think the coffee tastes better "
I agree and we have been talking about getting some beans and dusting off the grinder. The ritual of grinding and brewing the coffee is all part of it isn't it.
Do you drink coffee out? We often do and it's very difficult to find a really good cup |
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Day to day I use pods for the convenience. Weekends I tend to use a plug in percolator which I love. The burbly popping noise reminds me of my childhood, and it always makes any ground coffee taste a million times better than my cafetiere or chemex does.
I used to have an aeropress I used for work - amazing little gadget, great for one shot - but it vanished and now I'm working from home so much I've not bothered to replace it. |
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"Since I started drinking coffee, I've gone from instant, to coffee pods and now have a french press for home brewing which I'm pretty happy with. I know, I've really gone up in the world
So what do you use to make your coffee and is there anything that would make you change?"
Have you watched that bloke on social media who is a coffee taster and expert? He brews with all sorts of different machines and his presentation is mesmerising. James something.
I have a percolator, a glass drip filter and an aeropress. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I have a bean to cup machine.
Absolutely love it and no faffing around!"
I think that might be the next one I get if I ever get bored of waiting for the coffee to brew |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"We used to use a cafetière but now we use pods. We both LOVE coffee
Ahhh nice, a cafetiere does take longer but I really enjoy the process of it and think the coffee tastes better
I agree and we have been talking about getting some beans and dusting off the grinder. The ritual of grinding and brewing the coffee is all part of it isn't it.
Do you drink coffee out? We often do and it's very difficult to find a really good cup "
I usually have the beans grinded when I buy the beans but maybe it could be better to grind them myself. I don't really go out for coffee that often but I agree that it can be hard to get a good one  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Since I started drinking coffee, I've gone from instant, to coffee pods and now have a french press for home brewing which I'm pretty happy with. I know, I've really gone up in the world
So what do you use to make your coffee and is there anything that would make you change?
Have you watched that bloke on social media who is a coffee taster and expert? He brews with all sorts of different machines and his presentation is mesmerising. James something.
I have a percolator, a glass drip filter and an aeropress. "
Yes, James Hoffman! I only recently started watching him because I thought I knew nothing about coffee, then I realised I REALLY didn't know anything about coffee  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Tassimo pods for me. Started recycling the pods now too.. "
I had a Nescafe Dolce Gusto one and had the same recycling bin for it I think. Really cool to have those instead of just chucking them |
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"Since I started drinking coffee, I've gone from instant, to coffee pods and now have a french press for home brewing which I'm pretty happy with. I know, I've really gone up in the world
So what do you use to make your coffee and is there anything that would make you change?
Have you watched that bloke on social media who is a coffee taster and expert? He brews with all sorts of different machines and his presentation is mesmerising. James something.
I have a percolator, a glass drip filter and an aeropress.
Yes, James Hoffman! I only recently started watching him because I thought I knew nothing about coffee, then I realised I REALLY didn't know anything about coffee "
That's him! Despite realising I'll never get all the nuances I love seeing all those gorgeous machines and listening to him make coffee science fascinating.
I'd break my meet ban if he was around |
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I (C) am a coffee enthusiast.
With two kids who are both trained baristas, and coffee making equipment running into many hundreds of pounds, it’s a subject close to my heart.
If you just want espresso style black coffee, there is nothing to beat an aeropress. It makes the nicest coffee imaginable and cost £30! The Sage machine cost ten times that and while it has a steam arm, still can’t beat the aeropress. We’ve also got a sage grinder, which is good, but I’m not sure is good value at £200! You can get some nice bags of ground coffee for a few quid if you want to avoid the whole grinding experience.
Tassimo and Nespresso type machines are probably the most expensive way to drink coffee at home. You’re also at the mercy of the choice of pods available. If you really like different or more specialty roasts, you’re screwed!
I’m quite interested in roasting my own beans. Might take a look at roasters as it’s Black Friday. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Since I started drinking coffee, I've gone from instant, to coffee pods and now have a french press for home brewing which I'm pretty happy with. I know, I've really gone up in the world
So what do you use to make your coffee and is there anything that would make you change?
Have you watched that bloke on social media who is a coffee taster and expert? He brews with all sorts of different machines and his presentation is mesmerising. James something.
I have a percolator, a glass drip filter and an aeropress.
Yes, James Hoffman! I only recently started watching him because I thought I knew nothing about coffee, then I realised I REALLY didn't know anything about coffee
That's him! Despite realising I'll never get all the nuances I love seeing all those gorgeous machines and listening to him make coffee science fascinating.
I'd break my meet ban if he was around "
He really does make it all really interesting. I remember seeing a comment describing him as the David Attenborough of coffee and thought that was spot on |
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"Yes, James Hoffman! I only recently started watching him because I thought I knew nothing about coffee, then I realised I REALLY didn't know anything about coffee "
Thanks for that! I’ll have look for him! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A microwave to heat milk up, a spoon to put coffee powder (The Azzuro stuff currently) in the hot milk, and a tiny battery operated whizzer to froth it up. |
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"Since I started drinking coffee, I've gone from instant, to coffee pods and now have a french press for home brewing which I'm pretty happy with. I know, I've really gone up in the world
So what do you use to make your coffee and is there anything that would make you change?"
cup spoon jar of kenco and a kettle works for me,, |
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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Since I started drinking coffee, I've gone from instant, to coffee pods and now have a french press for home brewing...
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All of these (no, not at the same time  ) plus cafetiere... ...depends on time, what has been washed up... and what I fancy   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've done it all with coffee. Filter, pressed, nespresso, dolce gusto, and now I'm on a tassimo.
Out of every different machine I've used over the years its definetly the best pod machine and so many different varieties to choose from.
Easy to clean, descale and a much nicer taste than the best nespresso.
I'm converted now lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We used to use a cafetière but now we use pods. We both LOVE coffee
Ahhh nice, a cafetiere does take longer but I really enjoy the process of it and think the coffee tastes better
I agree and we have been talking about getting some beans and dusting off the grinder. The ritual of grinding and brewing the coffee is all part of it isn't it.
Do you drink coffee out? We often do and it's very difficult to find a really good cup "
I find independent cafes usually do the best coffee, but coffee#1 and the coffee house do lovely drinks too. Far better than Starbucks, Costa etc |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was in Egypt the other year on a diving holiday on a boat, if I wanted coffee I had to ask for Nescafé and got super strong instant, if I was willing to pay I could have Espresso which was even worse as I suspect the ground coffee was months old. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I (C) am a coffee enthusiast.
With two kids who are both trained baristas, and coffee making equipment running into many hundreds of pounds, it’s a subject close to my heart.
If you just want espresso style black coffee, there is nothing to beat an aeropress. It makes the nicest coffee imaginable and cost £30! The Sage machine cost ten times that and while it has a steam arm, still can’t beat the aeropress. We’ve also got a sage grinder, which is good, but I’m not sure is good value at £200! You can get some nice bags of ground coffee for a few quid if you want to avoid the whole grinding experience.
Tassimo and Nespresso type machines are probably the most expensive way to drink coffee at home. You’re also at the mercy of the choice of pods available. If you really like different or more specialty roasts, you’re screwed!
I’m quite interested in roasting my own beans. Might take a look at roasters as it’s Black Friday."
Sounds like you know absolutely loads! I'd love to ask questions but I'm not sure what I'd even need to ask  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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French press. Asda strength 3 house blend. ( for everyday) some more expensive blends for special occasions. Also got french vanilla syrup for a treat. Generally I just have black coffee so don’t see the point in a machine that can do steamed milk.
Would like a bean grinder to try but at moment I’ve got it pretty straight forward. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Oh. Now. I have all the ways of making coffee.
Like you Op, my french press is my go to, I treat it like my instant. It’s quick, I leave it to brew and get in with something come back and I’ve got a cup of joe to go.
Instant, I still have this in, it’s millicano (kenco). |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"We have a really expensive sage coffee machine that we used for the first couple of months but now it's just gathering dust, not one of our best buys!  "
Ahhh, why don't you use it out of curiosity? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"French press. Asda strength 3 house blend. ( for everyday) some more expensive blends for special occasions. Also got french vanilla syrup for a treat. Generally I just have black coffee so don’t see the point in a machine that can do steamed milk.
Would like a bean grinder to try but at moment I’ve got it pretty straight forward. "
I'm in the same situation as you, since getting my french press, I've stopped having milk in my coffee but would like to find some nice independent shops to get beans from going forward |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh. Now. I have all the ways of making coffee.
Like you Op, my french press is my go to, I treat it like my instant. It’s quick, I leave it to brew and get in with something come back and I’ve got a cup of joe to go.
Instant, I still have this in, it’s millicano (kenco). "
It is pretty cool. Do you time how long it brews exactly? I'm a bit pedantic about that
I still have some coffee pods too so need to finish those off |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Nespresso pods (or compatible). My wife bought me a Nespresso maker for my last birthday……were we not already married at that time, I’d have done so on the spot.
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Kettle of boiling water,
nice big clean mug,
tea spoon,
and a jar of Nescafe red top,
or Kenko blue top,
or Dowe Egberts granules
semi skimmed milk,
no sugar...
perfect.
You can keep your fancy brews, daft idea Pods and expensive pretentious shops like Starbucks and Costa, they are not for me.
Simples. |
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By *G LanaTV/TS
over a year ago
Gosport |
"A Kaffelogic Nano 7 home roaster, Melitta Calibra grinder and a Hugh Leverpresso Portable Lever Espresso Maker.
Opinions on the roaster please?"
I have been using the Nano 7 for a few months and it has really good control on the roasting and gets very even, consistent results. Unlike some of the other home roasters you can't see the roast progress with the current design of chaff colllector so you are reliant on setting the darkness of roast on the control panel but this works well. I have tried it on a resonable range of beans including some like moonsoned Malibar which tend to have slightly unusual roasting requirements but nothing seems to cause it problems.
As with most home roasters it can be quiet smelly to run, especially if you want very dark roasts, so ideally should be used under an extractor hood. There can also a small amount fugative chaff escaping the chaff collector on some runs. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Stainless steel cafetier (because glass ones kept smashing). It's great because it's double walled so keeps the coffee warm for longer, and at this time of year I pop it on the radiator while I'm drinking the 1st mug or 2 of the 3 it holds! |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
Northampton Somewhere |
I use a cafetière for my coffee. Aldi do a very nice Columbian and Ethiopian blend, after dinner coffee is beans we grind at home.
I can't drink instant it gives me a headache. I get called posh at work because I have the cafetière! |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
I’m current using a Krups burr grinder and a sage expresso maker. I occasionally use a cafetière which is ok as the grinder has settings for grind. I did think about bean to cup but unless you spend 2-3 grand the grinders use blades. I’m fairly happy with this setup other than 1.8Ltr capacity of the machine I have to fill it every day but then at least the waters fresh |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nescafe, hot water not boiling and milk lol
I do have a caffitiere (spelling) for special occasions. Like I'm staying up to watch something. With that I buy coffee beans and grind them myself then store in the freezer
I did have a 2kg bag of illi beans from work. took a while to get through |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have the little pod machine I think its nespresso or something. Issue is unless you use the crazy expensive official pods its crap. The ones from like sainsbury's or lidl take about 20 mins to fill the cup |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I (C) am a coffee enthusiast.
With two kids who are both trained baristas, and coffee making equipment running into many hundreds of pounds, it’s a subject close to my heart.
If you just want espresso style black coffee, there is nothing to beat an aeropress. It makes the nicest coffee imaginable and cost £30! The Sage machine cost ten times that and while it has a steam arm, still can’t beat the aeropress. We’ve also got a sage grinder, which is good, but I’m not sure is good value at £200! You can get some nice bags of ground coffee for a few quid if you want to avoid the whole grinding experience.
Tassimo and Nespresso type machines are probably the most expensive way to drink coffee at home. You’re also at the mercy of the choice of pods available. If you really like different or more specialty roasts, you’re screwed!
I’m quite interested in roasting my own beans. Might take a look at roasters as it’s Black Friday.
Sounds like you know absolutely loads! I'd love to ask questions but I'm not sure what I'd even need to ask "
Have to disagree on Aeropress vs Sage, the pressure of an Aero press is tiny so you don’t get creme. There is a kind of a hack and it’s fun to do , if you google upside down Aeropress or inverted Aeropress.
Anyway if you real good coffee, on a budget , spend your money on good burr grinder and then any old machine or method will taste amazing. |
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"A Kaffelogic Nano 7 home roaster, Melitta Calibra grinder and a Hugh Leverpresso Portable Lever Espresso Maker.
Opinions on the roaster please?
I have been using the Nano 7 for a few months and it has really good control on the roasting and gets very even, consistent results. …"
Really appreciate that! Thank you! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kettle of boiling water,
nice big clean mug,
tea spoon,
and a jar of Nescafe red top,
or Kenko blue top,
or Dowe Egberts granules
semi skimmed milk,
no sugar...
perfect.
You can keep your fancy brews, daft idea Pods and expensive pretentious shops like Starbucks and Costa, they are not for me.
Simples."
Whats pretentious about a shop that sells fresh coffee? Are fish and chip shops pretentious because they sell fresh food rather than you get some cheaper froxen fish fingers out of your freezer?
There is a lot of production, chemicals and energy that go into taking a natural product like coffee beans to turn them into instant coffee. Surely selling the more natural product is better? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kettle of boiling water,
nice big clean mug,
tea spoon,
and a jar of Nescafe red top,
or Kenko blue top,
or Dowe Egberts granules
semi skimmed milk,
no sugar...
perfect.
You can keep your fancy brews, daft idea Pods and expensive pretentious shops like Starbucks and Costa, they are not for me.
Simples.
Whats pretentious about a shop that sells fresh coffee? Are fish and chip shops pretentious because they sell fresh food rather than you get some cheaper froxen fish fingers out of your freezer?
There is a lot of production, chemicals and energy that go into taking a natural product like coffee beans to turn them into instant coffee. Surely selling the more natural product is better?"
For the same price as a whole tin of instant?
I enjoy a stupid caramel salted latte every now and then like most people. But they are stupidly expensive for what they are. Just the ipod of the coffee world and are bought more as status symbols
Same as the iced coffees they sell in tescos ect they are crazy expensive. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kettle of boiling water,
nice big clean mug,
tea spoon,
and a jar of Nescafe red top,
or Kenko blue top,
or Dowe Egberts granules
semi skimmed milk,
no sugar...
perfect.
You can keep your fancy brews, daft idea Pods and expensive pretentious shops like Starbucks and Costa, they are not for me.
Simples.
Whats pretentious about a shop that sells fresh coffee? Are fish and chip shops pretentious because they sell fresh food rather than you get some cheaper froxen fish fingers out of your freezer?
There is a lot of production, chemicals and energy that go into taking a natural product like coffee beans to turn them into instant coffee. Surely selling the more natural product is better?
For the same price as a whole tin of instant?
I enjoy a stupid caramel salted latte every now and then like most people. But they are stupidly expensive for what they are. Just the ipod of the coffee world and are bought more as status symbols
Same as the iced coffees they sell in tescos ect they are crazy expensive. "
I dont buy real coffee as a status symbol - I buy it because I like the taste. I dont like the taste of instant coffee but I dont denegrate those that do.
Its a shame to see people labelled as
pretentious or status seeking because they like real coffee. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've got an aeropress but can't make a good coffee with it, just want it for taking on holidays and weekends away, any advice pm me pls, and yes I've looked at you tube videos.
I have a Nespresso lattisimo plus for home, love it but never used the milk function so it's big and pointless |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I've got an aeropress but can't make a good coffee with it, just want it for taking on holidays and weekends away, any advice pm me pls, and yes I've looked at you tube videos.
I have a Nespresso lattisimo plus for home, love it but never used the milk function so it's big and pointless "
Grind very, very fine , about 17 grams per cup, don’t use boiling water. If your kettle doesn’t have a thermometer just pour boiling water into a cold cup, then into aeropress after a few seconds. Quick stir and press straight away. Allow more time if you grind coarser |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oh. Now. I have all the ways of making coffee.
Like you Op, my french press is my go to, I treat it like my instant. It’s quick, I leave it to brew and get in with something come back and I’ve got a cup of joe to go.
Instant, I still have this in, it’s millicano (kenco).
It is pretty cool. Do you time how long it brews exactly? I'm a bit pedantic about that
I still have some coffee pods too so need to finish those off"
 I actually do. My oven has that timer thing so 2mins is my brewing times and then press
I have a nespresso as well, my pods are a luxury, as I said, it’s faffing around with the machine, and I feel a press with real beans is a more ‘proper coffee’. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've got an aeropress but can't make a good coffee with it, just want it for taking on holidays and weekends away, any advice pm me pls, and yes I've looked at you tube videos.
I have a Nespresso lattisimo plus for home, love it but never used the milk function so it's big and pointless
Grind very, very fine , about 17 grams per cup, don’t use boiling water. If your kettle doesn’t have a thermometer just pour boiling water into a cold cup, then into aeropress after a few seconds. Quick stir and press straight away. Allow more time if you grind coarser "
Ok so I don't have a grinder, maybe I used the wrong type of ready ground coffee  bought some Lavazza for my next try.
Because I only have 1 or 2 cups a day will the beans still be ok to use even if I grind just enough for each use.
So much I don't understand about it all |
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"Kettle of boiling water,
nice big clean mug,
tea spoon,
and a jar of Nescafe red top,
or Kenko blue top,
or Dowe Egberts granules
semi skimmed milk,
no sugar...
perfect.
You can keep your fancy brews, daft idea Pods and expensive pretentious shops like Starbucks and Costa, they are not for me.
Simples.
Whats pretentious about a shop that sells fresh coffee? Are fish and chip shops pretentious because they sell fresh food rather than you get some cheaper froxen fish fingers out of your freezer?
There is a lot of production, chemicals and energy that go into taking a natural product like coffee beans to turn them into instant coffee. Surely selling the more natural product is better?
For the same price as a whole tin of instant?
I enjoy a stupid caramel salted latte every now and then like most people. But they are stupidly expensive for what they are. Just the ipod of the coffee world and are bought more as status symbols
Same as the iced coffees they sell in tescos ect they are crazy expensive.
I dont buy real coffee as a status symbol - I buy it because I like the taste. I dont like the taste of instant coffee but I dont denegrate those that do.
Its a shame to see people labelled as
pretentious or status seeking because they like real coffee. "
Completely agree.
I don't meet my mates in pubs and pay £4 a pint. I meet them in coffee shops and pay £3.50 a latte. What's the difference? Is someone paying for a pint in a pub being pretentious when they could buy bottles or cans from a supermarket? |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I've got an aeropress but can't make a good coffee with it, just want it for taking on holidays and weekends away, any advice pm me pls, and yes I've looked at you tube videos.
I have a Nespresso lattisimo plus for home, love it but never used the milk function so it's big and pointless
Grind very, very fine , about 17 grams per cup, don’t use boiling water. If your kettle doesn’t have a thermometer just pour boiling water into a cold cup, then into aeropress after a few seconds. Quick stir and press straight away. Allow more time if you grind coarser
Ok so I don't have a grinder, maybe I used the wrong type of ready ground coffee bought some Lavazza for my next try.
Because I only have 1 or 2 cups a day will the beans still be ok to use even if I grind just enough for each use.
So much I don't understand about it all "
Yes just keep them in a freezer. Or Experiment with different pre ground and grinders are pricey , Taylor’s are decent. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've got an aeropress but can't make a good coffee with it, just want it for taking on holidays and weekends away, any advice pm me pls, and yes I've looked at you tube videos.
I have a Nespresso lattisimo plus for home, love it but never used the milk function so it's big and pointless
Grind very, very fine , about 17 grams per cup, don’t use boiling water. If your kettle doesn’t have a thermometer just pour boiling water into a cold cup, then into aeropress after a few seconds. Quick stir and press straight away. Allow more time if you grind coarser
Ok so I don't have a grinder, maybe I used the wrong type of ready ground coffee bought some Lavazza for my next try.
Because I only have 1 or 2 cups a day will the beans still be ok to use even if I grind just enough for each use.
So much I don't understand about it all
Yes just keep them in a freezer. Or Experiment with different pre ground and grinders are pricey , Taylor’s are decent."
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"Kettle of boiling water,
nice big clean mug,
tea spoon,
and a jar of Nescafe red top,
or Kenko blue top,
or Dowe Egberts granules
semi skimmed milk,
no sugar...
perfect.
You can keep your fancy brews, daft idea Pods and expensive pretentious shops like Starbucks and Costa, they are not for me.
Simples."
A lot of people feel like the about coffee and coffee shops.
I think it's missing the point a little. Meeting friends or just going to a coffee shop as a couple (we tend to avoid chains) is about more than the drink, it's a social occasion. Also we love coffee and appreciate the different tastes of various types. It's not for everyone, just like real ale and pubs aren't everyone's cup of tea ( ). It probably does appear pretentious to some people but I'm not sure what I can do about that or what I'm pretending. |
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"Nescafé gold and a kettle. I know. I'm wild! "
I roll this way too, but don't use Nescafe 
Can't be faffing around which machinery, pods, pids, capsules, filters or any other gubbins!! |
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"All about the cafetière for me. I need to start grinding my own beans though and it'll be perfect. Always black, no sugar
Love the earthy Ethiopian beans "
Nice! Are you able to taste the difference between different regions? I'd love to be able to tell the difference |
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Tried pods. Got a cafetiere, now got an espresso machine, but not quite at the stage of grinding my own beans (oo-er!) yet. I'm quite happy with asda house blend.
I do really appreciate a good coffee when out though. |
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"Tried pods. Got a cafetiere, now got an espresso machine, but not quite at the stage of grinding my own beans (oo-er!) yet. I'm quite happy with asda house blend.
I do really appreciate a good coffee when out though. "
That's fair enough, I haven't tried of the supermarket ones yet, just from a local coffee shop and a Starbucks one. I also love your use of oo-er |
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"Husbands got a coffee machine on a timer so he comes down to freshly brewed coffee every morning.
I hate coffee but don't mind the smell of a morning "
Ooooh that sounds like the life! I'm the only coffee drinker my family and they all say the same thing |
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"Nescafé gold and a kettle. I know. I'm wild!
I roll this way too, but don't use Nescafe
Can't be faffing around which machinery, pods, pids, capsules, filters or any other gubbins!! "
Yaaaay kettle friend! But please don't say Maxwell House, anything but that! |
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"Got an aeropress a while back, really easy to use and makes a great cup of coffee
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroPress"
I was torn between the aeropress and the french press when I started and went with a french press. I might still get it and just compare between the 2 |
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"I love my wee Swan Retro espresso machine. It'll be in overdrive making Baileys coffees throughout December.
Sign me up for a subscription to those x"
It's a date you can come OD on caffeine with me for Xmas |
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"I love my wee Swan Retro espresso machine. It'll be in overdrive making Baileys coffees throughout December.
Sign me up for a subscription to those x
It's a date you can come OD on caffeine with me for Xmas "
What else is on the menu? My thirst is insatiable |
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"I love my wee Swan Retro espresso machine. It'll be in overdrive making Baileys coffees throughout December.
Sign me up for a subscription to those x
It's a date you can come OD on caffeine with me for Xmas
What else is on the menu? My thirst is insatiable "
My house is very 'help yourself' so as long as I don't have to do all the work you can have whatever you like |
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"Tassimo pods for me. Started recycling the pods now too..
Where do you recycle them. I was unaware you could"
If you Google Podback, you can apply to receive bags to put the pods in to put out with the recycling bin |
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"I love my wee Swan Retro espresso machine. It'll be in overdrive making Baileys coffees throughout December.
Sign me up for a subscription to those x
It's a date you can come OD on caffeine with me for Xmas
What else is on the menu? My thirst is insatiable
My house is very 'help yourself' so as long as I don't have to do all the work you can have whatever you like "
Be sure to tie the mistletoe somewhere you want me to kiss you under  |
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"I love my wee Swan Retro espresso machine. It'll be in overdrive making Baileys coffees throughout December.
Sign me up for a subscription to those x
It's a date you can come OD on caffeine with me for Xmas
What else is on the menu? My thirst is insatiable
My house is very 'help yourself' so as long as I don't have to do all the work you can have whatever you like
Be sure to tie the mistletoe somewhere you want me to kiss you under "
I'm Miss Elto so I guess you're under me |
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"I love my wee Swan Retro espresso machine. It'll be in overdrive making Baileys coffees throughout December.
Sign me up for a subscription to those x
It's a date you can come OD on caffeine with me for Xmas
What else is on the menu? My thirst is insatiable
My house is very 'help yourself' so as long as I don't have to do all the work you can have whatever you like
Be sure to tie the mistletoe somewhere you want me to kiss you under
I'm Miss Elto so I guess you're under me "
Oh missy, that sounds truly delicious! |
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As I refurbish and sell Cafetieres for a hobby naturally I use a Cafetiere, but also have a percolator and various sizes of Mokka Pots to give me other options. |
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I have had all sorts over the years but for pure connivence I now have a Nespresso vertuo. I like the pods and the easiness plus I only buy the full cup ones as I can’t be bothered with the others- I’ve had the other nespresso but prefer the vertuo. Occasionally I use the stove top one with some fresh local beans but these days it’s too much faff |
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Tried many things, a coffee machine, aeropress and just a normal kettle and instant. I've settled now on grinding my own beans and using a milk frother.
Oh and I'd recommend a cafetiere mug, very handy sometimes |
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In the morning, I make an instant coffee and take it with me for my journey to work
I'm not brand centric - I'll buy whatever is on offer when I need some
In the evening, I have one of them metal coffee brewers that you warm up on the stove
I buy M&S single origin ground coffee for that. It is rather lovely |
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I like coffee being made for me so no I don't make it... sometimes I have a phase of buying chai latte capsules for my dust collection bosch machine. Thats about it. Adore those coffee maniacs though. Took some pics of old coffee machines for my caffeine obsessed friend recently, when I visited museum. He loved it |
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Mostly a Greek coffee briki. Its like a little saucepan that produces the most amazing coffee (with the help, obviously, of the most amazing beans and water!) Im a typical Greek that needs my morning fix in order to start the day! |
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"I uy ground coffee from lidil or Aldi for less than £2 and use a stove coffee maker. Or French press
Way you better than anything else.
Why pay more money for a crap instant?"
So here’s my grief when somebody says ‘get some good quality ingredients …etc’ what makes it good quality? The price? Nope, I’ve had cheaper nicer things in my opinion. And the Aldi coffee is good for me. |
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Me, if I have to have coffee then instant in a mug. But I prefer tea to be honest.
Mrs Claus has those Tassimo pods at home and orders all sorts of wanky combinations when we go out - it’s like some sort of alien language shes speaking when ordering. |
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