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Hiya,
I would really appreciate some assistance from the coffee connoisseurs of the Lounge.
I am looking for a freshly ground coffee of a medium (ish) strength for us to enjoy on Christmas morning with a bread & butter brioche pudding. Can you recommend any please and thank you ☕️
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"That sounds absolutely delicious.
My favourite coffee is Yirhacheffe. It's Kenyan and I think it's lovely.
I've only ever found it on line.
Also some of the beans they have in Aldi are very nice. "
Thanks so much, I will look into this. x |
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Have a look at the ASDA Extra Special Range. Not one of the connoisseurs or brand gimps but honestly had 2 now and it’s some of the best ground coffee I’ve tasted.
Pure delicious & a range of options from various countries.   |
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I've heard that Kiss The Hippo™ do a marvellous Christmas blend ground coffee and also GRIND™ do one too. They are medium in depth, strength and flavour so that they can be enjoyed at any time, so as not to clash or overpower the palate when eating or grazing on most edibles associated with festive food. |
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"Have a look at the ASDA Extra Special Range. Not one of the connoisseurs or brand gimps but honestly had 2 now and it’s some of the best ground coffee I’ve tasted.
Pure delicious & a range of options from various countries. "
Ok thanks for this  |
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"I've heard that Kiss The Hippo™ do a marvellous Christmas blend ground coffee and also GRIND™ do one too. They are medium in depth, strength and flavour so that they can be enjoyed at any time, so as not to clash or overpower the palate when eating or grazing on most edibles associated with festive food."
Great, thank you for these |
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"I've heard that Kiss The Hippo™ do a marvellous Christmas blend ground coffee and also GRIND™ do one too. They are medium in depth, strength and flavour so that they can be enjoyed at any time, so as not to clash or overpower the palate when eating or grazing on most edibles associated with festive food."
It has never occurred to me to keep grind coffee in my hice. (Spoken in my best Charles III voice) |
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I tend espressos drinks and my coffee roasters of choice are:
Urban baristas
Rave coffee
Square mile coffee
They are all coffee roasters so you’ll get freshly roasted coffee delivered to your door |
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"I tend espressos drinks and my coffee roasters of choice are:
Urban baristas
Rave coffee
Square mile coffee
They are all coffee roasters so you’ll get freshly roasted coffee delivered to your door "
Ooh thank you! |
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Fortunately we have Pumphreys coffee just down the road. They do all sorts of flavours.
I like a similar taste so could recommend their blue mountain blend.
They sell on line at pumphreys-coffee dot co dot uk
HTH
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"Fortunately we have Pumphreys coffee just down the road. They do all sorts of flavours.
I like a similar taste so could recommend their blue mountain blend.
They sell on line at pumphreys-coffee dot co dot uk
HTH
GF"
Thank you! |
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"i love my coffee from several different jars in the cupboard and fresh roasted beans machine too nothing beats a nice coffee and there plenty of nice ones too"
We love a coffee too. Do you have a favourite ground coffee? |
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You can order from Winchester coffee roasters online and they will deliver. They have my current favourite coffee for cafetiere or filter - Nicaraguan Bethania.
They're not great for espresso if you're using a moka pot or an aeropress, for that I'd probably go for Union Coffee revelation beans, you can buy them through amazon. It's a dark roast and strong but smooth and not bitter. |
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For fresh ground you're best off finding a local cafe that sells beans, they'll grind it for you when you buy it, freshest you can get really.
If you can get a grinder then even better, the difference is massive but a good grinder is pricey and a bad one is pointless. |
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"For fresh ground you're best off finding a local cafe that sells beans, they'll grind it for you when you buy it, freshest you can get really.
If you can get a grinder then even better, the difference is massive but a good grinder is pricey and a bad one is pointless."
This is really helpful thanks. Maybe I should look into buying a grinder too. |
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"This is really helpful thanks. Maybe I should look into buying a grinder too. "
Ah, the first step in spending all your money on coffee equipment. Welcome 🫡
Go look at the Fellow Opus. That's the sort of money you want to spend on a grinder if you want "a good one". Others exist, YouTube has lots of good videos on the subject. You can spend more for diminishing returns.
If you can manage to thread the needle, both talking yourself into buying a good grinder (it's really worth it) and then not buying any other expensive coffee stuff (..less worth it), you win. Buy good coffee, dial in the grind, dump into an aeropress, that's the best bang/buck coffee you can get imo.
v60, cafetiere, all good. Try not to get into home espresso, it'll ruin your life. |
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Oh, and top tip: you can freeze beans! So if you find one you like, throw it in the freezer in freezer bags (push out as much air as you can, make sure it's actually sealed). Then either grind frozen or thaw fully before opening the bag to grind.
You can't really do this with ground coffee. |
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Buy a cheap grinder in Lidl or Aldi or Amazon guys then go to TK max and buy 3 coffees from 3 different far off places,and mix and match with them, say 1 scoop 5 strength 2 scoop 4strength 1 scoop 3 strength,you will end up with a far better coffee than anything you can buy.
I used a strong Italian espresso bean as my base and blend in mix 3 or 4 brands I pick up in my travels, grind up enough for 1 week at a time,
Currently using Arbuckle's (wild west coffee) with a sweet Peruvian and Moroccan, gets the gears moving until midday keeps the plumbing regulator,smells amazing, granted the spoon stands up on its own  |
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Any with a number 3 rating , I would also recommend buying the beans and grinding yourself but problem is buying a cheap grinder, it will grind using blades instead of burrs, which is a complete waste of time you might as well buy ready ground. A better option is to buy it from somewhere that grinds it for you.
Grindr is the most important thing, more important than the coffee you buy and more important than the device you used to make it |
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"Any with a number 3 rating , I would also recommend buying the beans and grinding yourself but problem is buying a cheap grinder, it will grind using blades instead of burrs, which is a complete waste of time you might as well buy ready ground. A better option is to buy it from somewhere that grinds it for you.
Grindr is the most important thing, more important than the coffee you buy and more important than the device you used to make it"
Grindr.... |
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"Any with a number 3 rating , I would also recommend buying the beans and grinding yourself but problem is buying a cheap grinder, it will grind using blades instead of burrs, which is a complete waste of time you might as well buy ready ground. A better option is to buy it from somewhere that grinds it for you.
Grindr is the most important thing, more important than the coffee you buy and more important than the device you used to make it
Grindr...."
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It’s all in the grind…. |
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"Buy a cheap grinder in Lidl or Aldi or Amazon guys then go to TK max and buy 3 coffees from 3 different far off places,and mix and match with them, say 1 scoop 5 strength 2 scoop 4strength 1 scoop 3 strength,you will end up with a far better coffee than anything you can buy.
I used a strong Italian espresso bean as my base and blend in mix 3 or 4 brands I pick up in my travels, grind up enough for 1 week at a time,
Currently using Arbuckle's (wild west coffee) with a sweet Peruvian and Moroccan, gets the gears moving until midday keeps the plumbing regulator,smells amazing, granted the spoon stands up on its own "
I agree with getting a grinder, but if you're going cheap, you'd be better with a hand held grinder, any of the cheap Lidl/Aldi ones I've seen (and only seen two or three) are blade grinders and aren't really up to the job. "Might" be ok for v60 or french press. But wouldn't be any use for espresso either in mokka pot or machine.
I was told it's like photography. It's better to spend your money on the lens (or in this case grinder) than the camera. |
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Lidl have one caked Bremen coffee in, its part of their Emily in Paris inspired range.
Is a medium grind so good for cafetiere but I love putting it though the AeroPress.
I really dislike acidic floral flavours and take mine black and this stuff is perfect for my tastes. |
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"My advice nothing from a supermarket or known branded range is going to be really good"
Yeh, I've found this to be essentially true, the problem is that the beans can be months old by the time you're picking them up.
Although I have seen people picking through the speciality brands in the supermarket to find ones that have been roasted within two weeks.. sometimes they even find something.. |
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Thanks everyone for your advice and recommendations.
I have bought a coffee grinder and just ordered Jamaican blue mountain. Really looking forward to enjoying this on crimbo morning with hubby ☕️🥰
Mrs |
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