Coffee

[laurence]

mokamokamokamokamoka

you know you want to

 

[sazzaa]

Think I have to now!

 

[srw]

I fear I might be too late, but...

...Don't get a stove-top coffee pot. They're a really bad idea because they heat up the coffee grounds before passing water through them - and so the coffee roasts some more. The result is very bitter. There's a reason why packets of Lavazza are so anaemic - they're roasted in the expectation that they'll be cooked some more on the stove.

For the best long coffee use a pour-over method (cafetiere/French press or jug and strainer) For a short coffee, use a proper espresso maker. I use a Presso machine (I see it's now been rebranded a ROK by Presso). Hand-pumped espresso which tastes fabulous. http://www.rokkitchentools.com

The Bodum grinder, on the other hand, is a great choice.

 

[Piemaster]

For more of a stocking filler a smartcafe mug is the business. Ideal for me as I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and as it's a double wall construction it stays hot for ages - good at work when I get dragged off after making a fresh brew.
Works for loose tea too. Loose tea v. bags. Like comparing ground coffee with instant.

 

[sazzaa]

Ended up buying a Bodum grinder and ordered in some beans, which have ended up being the best coffee I've ever tasted. Highly recommend these - http://www.caffeginevra.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/miscela-silver

 

[Fab Foodie]

I hear the criticism of Moka Pots, but it's not true that they only make bitter coffee! A little experimentation with beans, grind and technique makes perfect.
The Aeropress though imakes blindingly good coffee, is cheap to boot and can use the finest grind of coffee.

http://www.aeropresscoffee.co.uk/

I use a 3 cup Bialetti Moka pot with an Iberital grinder at home and the Aeropress with a Porlex hand grinder for work.

 

[Fnaar]

A little experimentation with beans, grind and technique makes perfect.

That's what I said to Miss Goodbody up the road, after a quick Wiener Melange

 

[Fab Foodie]

That's what I said to Miss Goodbody up the road, after a quick Wiener Melange

Have you tried a rich Colombian ...

 

[Fnaar]

Have you tried a rich Colombian ...

No, but I've had a ristretto with a full-bodied Nicaraguan

 

[JoeyB]

I just sent the wife to Currys for a cheeky little coffee machine

 

[swee'pea99]

I fear I might be too late, but...

...Don't get a stove-top coffee pot. They're a really bad idea because they heat up the coffee grounds before passing water through them - and so the coffee roasts some more. The result is very bitter. There's a reason why packets of Lavazza are so anaemic - they're roasted in the expectation that they'll be cooked some more on the stove.

What a load of cobblers! Really, amazing. One of the definitive ways of making coffee, with countless millions of devotees, proven over a century - and all this despite producing 'very bitter' results. Does that strike you as likely? Absolute 24 carat double-espresso bollocks.

 

[stephec]

How could I learn to be as good at grinding as you, Fnaar?

I feel like I'm a has bean

It's all in the wrist action.

 

[Vidor06]

I got a moka pot over Christmas. Makes the best coffee I have had outside shop bought.

 

[stephec]

I've got one of these - http://www.delonghi.com/en-GB/produ...espresso/icona-vintage-ecov-310bk-0132106068/

and a pot, and using Lavazza Oro there is a difference between the two.

The coffe tastes smoother and less bitter when it's machine made.

I like the look of the handpresso, how do the results compare to machine made?

 

[Schmilliemoo]

I got a gaggia coffee machine and a dualit burr grinder. As long as the grinder does it nice fine and even you're laughing.
I'd love a moka pot though. Are they ok on ceramic hobs?