A Question For Coffee Drinkers

[stephec]

If it's an espresso machine on the cheap that you're after, and you don't mind second hand, keep an eye on eBay.

Because of their weight they're often sold as collection only which cuts down the field of potential bidders.

I've seen good quality machines go for £20-30.

 

[pawl]

A Cafetiere should work well if you put enough coffee grounds in, about 3 times as much as you'd put in a cup of instant coffee. per cup.
A lot of people think its just the same as instant but that has been concentrated whereas you only get the flavour from the grounds and then discard them.

I have just bought a Lacafetiere., works like a coffee perculator.
Go to www.lacafetiere.com

 

[stephec]

@Dave7 what kind of coffee is it that you want?

Lattes/espresso/cappuccinos that you get in Costa, or just good filter coffee?

 

[Dave7]

@Dave7 what kind of coffee is it that you want?

Lattes/espresso/cappuccinos that you get in Costa, or just good filter coffee?

TBH I dont really know/understand the different types of coffee...........I drink it long i.e. a standard cup with milk ---no sugar. I've never tried those small cups of dark looking coffee (is that espresso??)

 

[andyfraser]

Yes, that's espresso. I personally use a filter machine with a timer. I set it up at night and it makes the coffee in the morning. I like espresso but my favourite coffee comes from a cafetiere. To get the best from your chosen machine comes down to experimenting with the coffee and amount of coffee until you get it how you like it.

 

[Fnaar]

Moka pot for me... and instant at work.
HOWEVER... having been a total coffee fiend most of my adult life, I've recently stopped (except occasionally) drinking coffee after midday...I'm sleeping so much better!!!

 

[benb]

I like my press coffee, but if I was going to get something new and cheap, it would probably be an aeropress

Aeropress is awesome. OP won't regret getting one.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Moka pot for me... and instant at work.
HOWEVER... having been a total coffee fiend most of my adult life, I've recently stopped (except occasionally) drinking coffee after midday...I'm sleeping so much better!!!

I expect Miss Goodbody's brazilian is enough to get you going in the morning.

 

[Globalti]

If I'm forced to drink instant coffee this stuff is waaaay superior to Nescafe and has a nice rich smokey flavour:

http://www.percol.co.uk/instant-coffee.html#nice4

 

[andyfraser]

I'm tempted to try that but every time I've tried an instant that's been recommended or is supposed to taste like ground coffee it actually just tastes like instant.

 

[Hacienda71]

Just put two spoons of instant in the cup. I have fooled quite a few coffee "experts" who claim they would never drink that horrible stuff doing that.

 

[andyfraser]

I've heard that too. I tried it once but it still tasted like instant. Maybe not knowing helps.

 

[Thomk]

I got one of these for £25 and it's fine:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonShef-Capacity-Programmable-Function-Re-usable/dp/B00BJ1CDSQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1418662202&sr=8-3&keywords=coffee maker

I'm not a coffee expert by any means or a big drinker, just happily drink Machu Picchu and the Ethiopian stuff from Aldi. You don't have to spend a fortune but you do have to spend SOMETHING to have a half decent coffee

 

[MontyVeda]

Moka pot!

yes, this. cheap enough in TK maxx.... if you boil the kettle first it's only a minute or two for a proper coffee.

 

[MontyVeda]

If I'm forced to drink instant coffee this stuff is waaaay superior to Nescafe and has a nice rich smokey flavour:

http://www.percol.co.uk/instant-coffee.html#nice4

a spoonful of soil is waaaay superior to Necafe