Any coffee/espresso nerds on here?

[Blue Hills]

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The handle fell off! I've only had it 30years. I don't know, Italian engineering...

as posted below your original post, bits available.
I would think that is perfectly salvagable,
Despite my best efforts I now and again forget a pot on the stove and burn the handle off.

 

[swee'pea99]

as posted below your original post, bits available.
I would think that is perfectly salvagable,
Despite my best efforts I now and again forget a pot on the stove and burn the handle off.

It's true, and I have looked into it, and one day I will do it, but tbh it's been easier just to use my daughter's instead, now she's moved back in.

 

[Domus]

Not a nerd but a coffee lover, desperate for this lockdown to be over as having coffee and cake is a big part of bike riding for me. At home we had a new kitchen fitted 9 years ago, when asked what I wanted in the kitchen, I said a coffee machine, after that I'm not bothered. It's a NEFF bean to cup and I usually buy Lavassa beans at about £11 per Kg bag which lasts about a month. In the caravan I have a Nespresso pod thing but as the water is hard in Grange I buy bottled water in Lidl to keep it clear.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Not a nerd but a coffee lover, desperate for this lockdown to be over as having coffee and cake is a big part of bike riding for me. At home we had a new kitchen fitted 9 years ago, when asked what I wanted in the kitchen, I said a coffee machine, after that I'm not bothered. It's a NEFF bean to cup and I usually buy Lavassa beans at about £11 per Kg bag which lasts about a month. In the caravan I have a Nespresso pod thing but as the water is hard in Grange I buy bottled water in Lidl to keep it clear.

Try Happy Donkey Classic Italian as an alternative to the Lavazza beans.

 

[newts]

I'm also missing coffee, stops on the bike ride, fingers crossed we won't have to wait much longer.
My coffee setup is simple, Aeropress, adjustable kettle for just the right temperature & my favourite mug/glasses.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'm also missing coffee, stops on the bike ride, fingers crossed we won't have to wait much longer.
My coffee setup is simple, Aeropress, adjustable kettle for just the right temperature & my favourite mug/glasses.
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The Aeropress is such a simple and effective coffee making device, and cheap too.

 

[slowmotion]

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.
the taxpayer to upgrade your home

If you need to descale it ( or anything else), don't buy the puny little over-priced sachets from a supermarket. Go onto Ebay and score a 2kg tub of food grade citric acid crystals for a mere £7.80.

 

[AuroraSaab]

Not a nerd but a coffee lover, desperate for this lockdown to be over as having coffee and cake is a big part of bike riding for me. At home we had a new kitchen fitted 9 years ago, when asked what I wanted in the kitchen, I said a coffee machine, after that I'm not bothered. It's a NEFF bean to cup and I usually buy Lavassa beans at about £11 per Kg bag which lasts about a month. In the caravan I have a Nespresso pod thing but as the water is hard in Grange I buy bottled water in Lidl to keep it clear.

Are you in Costco? They often have the red Lavazza on offer at £9 a kilo. Lidl had the Crema for £10 a kilo last week.

If anyone is buying a machine I can highly recommend the DeLonghi Escam bean to cup machines. The DeLonghi outlet on ebay sometimes do them refurbished quite cheap.

Saw this on Amazon today. Big reduction but no idea if it's any good.

Amazon product ASIN B087S4636GView: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Morphy-Richards-162101-Filter-Machine/dp/B087S4636G/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=morphy+richards+162101+grind+%26+brew+bean+to+cup+filter+coffee+machine&qid=1612998873&sprefix=Morphy+Richards+162101+Grind+%26+Brew&sr=8-1

 

[Rusty Nails]

When I was a kid in Merthyr in the 50s and 60s we had a lot of Italian cafes in the town. After school days an Saturdays we always used to go into one in the town centre to meet up with girls. It had a machine like this one and after school we would always have "frothy coffee" (no cappuccinos in those days!) and to eat we used to have a meat pie - heated up with steam from the coffee machine.

I've Just had two coffee makers of my own; a Krupps that lasted about 14 years and the DeLonghi, which I've had for five. It works brilliantly but I wish it would break so I can buy an expensive, flashy new bean to cup machine.

Or one of these:

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

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I wouldn't even plug it in, just put candles down and dance naked around it on the solstice.

 

[slowmotion]

as posted below your original post, bits available.
I would think that is perfectly salvagable,
Despite my best efforts I now and again forget a pot on the stove and burn the handle off.

I've done that and chucked the Bailetti out. I only discovered that spares were available later. A kind parishioner on CC told me but I've forgotten who it was.

 

[MntnMan62]

I am particular about my coffee. I've done the research for an espresso machine and a grinder to handle the fine grind but have not pulled the trigger on getting it due to cost. I typically do french press in a vintage Bodum Bistro. I'll also use a Bialetti Moka Pot as well, but less often. For both I use a Baratza Virtuoso burr grinder. I also take the time to weigh my beans and water to ensure consistent ratios. And I use a manual milk frother for milk drinks. Basically I'm drinking cafe au lait almost exclusively. And when I don't have time to faff around with this stuff I'll have the occassional K cup from the Keurig.

 

[slowmotion]

Can any fellow coffee nerd tell me the correct temperature for the water when you pour it into a cafetiere? I usually try 93C and measure it with a digital thermometer, either on the way up to the boil or on the way down. (Yes, I'm sad.) I believe that you can buy kettles that stop heating the water at a temperature below 100C but that would just add to general kitchen clutter.

 

[MntnMan62]

Can any fellow coffee nerd tell me the correct temperature for the water when you pour it into a cafetiere? I usually try 93C and measure it with a digital thermometer, either on the way up to the boil or on the way down. (Yes, I'm sad.) I believe that you can buy kettles that stop heating the water at a temperature below 100C but that would just add to general kitchen clutter.

I watched a video by James Hoffmann where he showed that for french press you cannot possibly "burn" or "scorch" your coffee with water that is too hot because even as you pour it into the carafe it is nowhere near the temp it would need to be to burn the coffee. Here's the link:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_r5kpXPRYo

 

[Colin Grigson]

We use a Siemens EQ9 bean to cup and to us it’s amazing. Huge variety of coffees it can produce and each can be personalised and stored in it’s memory. Very expensive to buy, requires water filters and de-scaling tablets plus cleaning tablets but it’s maintenance is basically done itself as and when required. The water tank requires filling and the rinsing waste emptying every so often, but a great machine for people that appreciate nice coffee but don’t aspire to barista levels of preperation.