Espresso coffee...why do people bother with it ?

[stephec]

Most people would think of Americano being white unless stated as black Americano??

Depends on which story you believe.

I read that during WWII, or when a lot of Italians emigrated to America, pick which ever version you prefer the sound of, they made their usual espresso weaker by adding an equal amount of hot water to it as it was too strong for American tastes.

 

[Time Waster]

Why LOL?

They don't compare to gear costing hundreds of pounds but they do make a very reasonable coffee.

I expected it to get a response from the coffee snobs. It's actually a very good way to make coffee. If you ever use French press or moka pot the aeropress I've found makes a better coffee. The other ones seem to make the coffee a little more bitter than the same coffee in an aeropress.

 

[cyberknight]

Some years back when I was running two jobs; day and evening five days a week just to make ends meet, at the evening job in a hotel I would pop Pro Plus tablets and wash them down with expresso coffees simply to keep me awake and 'on task'.
The main downside for me that whilst my body was dog tired, my brain was so wired that it wanted to keep on going. Not nice.

Sounds like me when I used to do rotating day and night shifts,on nights I was wired on caffeine just to stay awake.around 3 am I generally felt homicidal

 

[cyberknight]

I just thought it was coffee for people with only a little bit of time in the morning. 2 glugs and it’s gone.

I make my coffee luke warm at work so I can swing it down quick

 

[BrumJim]

Anyone got a view on aeropress made coffee? Anyone actually tried it! LOL!

Much better than a cafetiere, filter coffee, or coffee from a cheap machine. And much more portable to than any of those other options too.

 

[Jameshow]

Much better than a cafetiere, filter coffee, or coffee from a cheap machine. And much more portable to than any of those other options too.

And affordable!
Must get a paper filter for my next cycle tour, having a long coffee at leasure is a great pleasure!

 

[All uphill]

Why bother with an espresso when you could drink a big cappuccino?

Why bother with a whisky when you could drink a pint of beer?

 

[Alex321]

I must admit americano is my drink of choice on cafe stop rides , what annoys me is you are asking for a black coffee and they ask if you want milk?
no i want a black coffee ffs !

That one really irritates me too. When "Americano" first became a term, it specifically meant a black coffee, and I still order it on that basis. Why would I then want milk with it?

At east in the coffee machine in work it still means a black coffee.

 

[Alex321]

Most people would think of Americano being white unless stated as black Americano??

In which case "most people" would be wrong.

I've never come across anywhere that if you ask for an Americano they automatically serve it with milk, but most do ask if you want milk, or ask if you want it white or black.

 

[lazybloke]

Much better than a cafetiere, filter coffee, or coffee from a cheap machine. And much more portable to than any of those other options too.

Looks like a variation on a cafetiere.
Might be worth a try.

 

[rogerzilla]

When someone next to me asks, "Can I get a skinny latte?", it makes me feel unaccountably stabby

 

[Jameshow]

In which case "most people" would be wrong.

I've never come across anywhere that if you ask for an Americano they automatically serve it with milk, but most do ask if you want milk, or ask if you want it white or black.

Probably an age thing!

 

[slowmotion]

I have one big mug of cafetiere coffee for breakfast, and that's usually it for the day. I only have double expressos on long motorway journeys, when loitering at hospitals before appointments, and after a restaurant meal when everybody else is feasting on puddings.

 

[DaveReading]

That one really irritates me too. When "Americano" first became a term, it specifically meant a black coffee, and I still order it on that basis. Why would I then want milk with it?

In italy, if you want a white coffee that's not a cappucino, an Americano con un po' di latte is the most reliable way to get one.

 

[cyberknight]

That one really irritates me too. When "Americano" first became a term, it specifically meant a black coffee, and I still order it on that basis. Why would I then want milk with it?

At east in the coffee machine in work it still means a black coffee.

indeed