All Things Coffee

[MarkMas]

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Yeah, a couple of spoons of ASDA Essentials instant coffee and some warm water from the tap....

 

[MarkMas]

Or...

 

[Gazcw]

Or...

Just tip it fast to get the 7bar required for optimum dissolving

 

[DLax69]

This is excellent; didn't expect much from tea swillers!

During lockdown, splurged on an espresso machine and grinder from Nuova Simonelli...and we have a local bean roaster.

 

[Felonious Crud]

@Zep

... I use a French press and ground with a Sage Smart Grinder Pro.

Cat, this is a coffee thread, not a sex toys thread.

Thank you anyway for your contribution.

 

[Felonious Crud]

During lockdown, splurged on an espresso machine and grinder...

You must really like your coffee.

Have you met Catman..?

 

[CatmanV2]

Cat, this is a coffee thread, not a sex toys thread.

Thank you anyway for your contribution.

For some people, coffee *is* a sex toy!

C

 

[lozcb]

For some people, coffee *is* a sex toy!

C

So you would have us believe ............................whole new meaning from now on , when i ask the missus how would you like your coffee

 

[ChrisQP09]

I recently bought a Sage Barista Pro and it’s amazing!

I only buy freshly roasted beans from Union beans. Soon enough I plan on doing some actual roasting with an Aillio Bullet.

 

[Mr S]

I recently bought a Sage Barista Pro and it’s amazing!

I only buy freshly roasted beans from Union beans. Soon enough I plan on doing some actual roasting with an Aillio Bullet.

I think my Mrs would draw the line at a roasting machine, but fair play to you.

Union beans are very good, i was hooked on their Revelation for a fair time, until i moved to Yoke Cafe beans. My Mignon grinder is easy to clean out, so swapping beans shouldnt be so much of a hassle now.

 

[Mr S]

So you would have us believe ............................whole new meaning from now on , when i ask the missus how would you like your coffee

Extra cream and froth......

 

[ChrisQP09]

I think my Mrs would draw the line at a roasting machine, but fair play to you.

Union beans are very good, i was hooked on their Revelation for a fair time, until i moved to Yoke Cafe beans. My Mignon grinder is easy to clean out, so swapping beans shouldnt be so much of a hassle now.

Revelation is my go to bean! The SBP grinder is very capable but does regularly retain grinds! Thinking about a stand alone Mazzer grinder or Niche Zero for nil retention

 

[Mr S]

Revelation is my go to bean! The SBP grinder is very capable but does regularly retain grinds! Thinking about a stand alone Mazzer grinder or Niche Zero for nil retention

Iv seen alot of comments about the Niche not being as good for retention as they would have you believe. Just do abit of research before you take the plunge.
Iv recently swapped from a Cuisineart Burr grinder to the Mignon, and its been a total game changer. Though i have seen the newer Mignon’s are not suitable for Espresso these days, so just investigate depending what type of coffee you usually make

 

[zagatoes30]

Coffee has come a long way not in this league but I do like to grind beans from a local coffee roaster in Wicklow and put them through the Gaggia but that is normally at weekends. Also have Bosch Tassimo machine for those quick caffeine hits between conf calls

 

[MaserMM]

So you would have us believe ............................whole new meaning from now on , when i ask the missus how would you like your coffee

 

[ChrisQP09]

Coffee has come a long way not in this league but I do like to grind beans from a local coffee roaster in Wicklow and put them through the Gaggia but that is normally at weekends. Also have Bosch Tassimo machine for those quick caffeine hits between conf calls

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Your KG79 grinder can be easily modded via youtube video to grind fine enough for espresso.

 

[DLax69]

I hear great things about the Baratza Sette 270 conical

Sette 270 - Baratza

The Sette 270 sets a standard for high-performance home espresso grinders. The Sette series gearbox designed to provide near-zero retention.

baratza.com

Affordable, too...relatively speaking

 

[Guy]

My wife (who doesn't drink coffee or tea) generously bought me this machine from Bella Barista for my birthday 3 months before the 1st lockdown so proved to be a lifesaver! For me good coffee is like good wine; once you know what good tastes like it is hard to go back. As I limit myself to 3 double espresso based coffees per day they have to be good and I have detoured many miles off route to find good baristas rather than drink ordinary coffee! My Rocket Milano Appartamento is a home version of their commercial offerings and I believe the Eureka Mignon is the entry point for decent grinders. I generally buy my coffee from Podium Place in Newbury as they roast their own beans but have also found UE Coffee (based in Witney) v good.

 

[ChrisQP09]

My wife (who doesn't drink coffee or tea) generously bought me this machine from Bella Barista for my birthday 3 months before the 1st lockdown so proved to be a lifesaver! For me good coffee is like good wine; once you know what good tastes like it is hard to go back. As I limit myself to 3 double espresso based coffees per day they have to be good and I have detoured many miles off route to find good baristas rather than drink ordinary coffee! My Rocket Milano Appartamento is a home version of their commercial offerings and I believe the Eureka Mignon is the entry point for decent grinders. I generally buy my coffee from Podium Place in Newbury as they roast their own beans but have also found UE Coffee (based in Witney) v good.View attachment 113408

Kitchen po rn

 

[zagatoes30]

I suspect Coffee equipment can very quickly match Hi-Fi equipment in always chasing perfection - I can't risk anymore just because purchases