Any coffee/espresso nerds on here?

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Fab Foodie

hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
Location
Kirton, Devon.
I’ve been a espresso fan for many years now since my Italian customers converted me.
Years ago I bought a proper grinder with a view to getting a real espresso machine...but never got round to it...
I survived on a Mokka pot, Nespresso and and an Aeropress. All make a fine coffee, but neither a proper espresso with a good crema and the theatre of the barista....

But now thanks to the ever loving @Hill Wimp I/we are soon to be in cofvevfe heaven....just as soon as I get the hang of this beauty!

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So if there are any coffee geeks out there with experience to share, am all ears :-)
 
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StuAff

Silencing his legs regularly
Location
Portsmouth
There's a long-running thread over in BikeRadar commuting https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/12751344/silly-commuter-coffee/ which may be of help.

Might have to pop round when it's legal…
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
I’ve been a espresso fan for many years now since my Italian customers converted me.
Years ago I bought a proper grinder with a view to getting a real espresso machine...but never got round to it...
I survived on a Mokka pot, Nespresso and and an Aeropress. All make a fine coffee, but neither a proper espresso with a good crema and the theatre of the barista....

But now thanks to the ever loving @Hill Wimp I/we are soon to be in cofvevfe heaven....just as soon as I get the hang of this beauty!

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So if there are any coffee geeks out there with experience to share, am all ears :-)
It looks good but does it make all the right bronchial and emphysemic noises?
 

HMS_Dave

Grand Old Lady
I absolutely love Costa Rican beans. Every morning, Grind em up, stick em into the espresso machine. I have a cheaper machine than that one, but it makes a decent cup with a nice crema.
 

stephec

Legendary Member
Location
Bolton
You've go the right brand there, I had a DeLongi espresso pump that made a decent cup, then it broke and I bought a Gaggia, somehow for a machine with the same spec it made a much better one.

I'm currently using a DeLongi bean to cup which does a top job.

My favourite beans are Booth's own espresso ones followed by Lavazza Oro.
 

Drago

Legendary Member
That looks pretty swish. I like a good coffee (I dont do milk, makes me sick, so tea is off the menu) and have done ok with the DeLonghi Nespresso. Its a bit of a ballache having George Clooney hanging round my kitchen though.

Youll have to let us know how it goes.
 
Location
London
I've had a gaggia classic for years - a great bit of Italian engineering - if your water is at all hard you have to make sure that you descale it regularly or you will run into problems.
I also have the Gaggia burr grinder.
I used to use the stand for both as well so you can do that knocking of the grounds into the tray like a real barrista.

I have 3 espressos first thing in the morning, then a fair few more later.
Can't function without it basically.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I imagine you need to drink a lot of coffee to justify the outlay......and maybe the faff of preparing and cleaning ??
I have/had** a Tassimo which suits me as I have just one per day and that is a "long" one eg Americano with milk.
**it stopped working:sad:
Got onto Bosch who reckon it could be a dodgy batch of pods but I am not sure.
 
Location
London
I imagine you need to drink a lot of coffee to justify the outlay......and maybe the faff of preparing and cleaning ??
I have/had** a Tassimo which suits me as I have just one per day and that is a "long" one eg Americano with milk.
**it stopped working:sad:
Got onto Bosch who reckon it could be a dodgy batch of pods but I am not sure.
whatever that turns out to be, confirms my determination to never go near a pod dave.
Can't see a "dodgy batch of beans" halting things.
Pods are for peas.
Or George Clooney.
Apologies if my tone seems a bit hyper - had 4 espressos already :smile:
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
whatever that turns out to be, confirms my determination to never go near a pod dave.
Can't see a "dodgy batch of beans" halting things.
Pods are for peas.
Or George Clooney.
Apologies if my tone seems a bit hyper - had 4 espressos already :smile:
But do you agree that, for just one cup per day, the outlay and faff are just too much.
BTW, I don't much like granular coffee.
 

SheilaH

Guest
I imagine you need to drink a lot of coffee to justify the outlay......and maybe the faff of preparing and cleaning ??
I have/had** a Tassimo which suits me as I have just one per day and that is a "long" one eg Americano with milk.
**it stopped working:sad:
Got onto Bosch who reckon it could be a dodgy batch of pods but I am not sure.

I think maybe 5 coffees a day are drunk in the house (not all by me). It's not much faff really,about 10 seconds to prepare a shot. 25 seconds to pour (one press of a button...its a volumetric machine) Knock out puck then quick flush of portafilter and job done. Certainly more faff than a pod machine, but then the results are much better, doubly so if you are steaming milk. Cleaning isn't a minor weekly faff, takes about 5 minutes. It's all worth it, though. I wake up everyday to a flat white that is better than you'll get in all but the specialist coffee shops. The only downside is that I can no longer be arsed to make filter coffee because it is so much of a faff!

I think pod machines are great if you can accept that they have their limitations. I wouldn't have one myself, but they are at least consistent, something which is hard to achieve on single boiler thermostat controlled machines such as the OPs. I bought my mother in law a pod machine last year. She was chuffed but I had a vested interest.
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