Espresso machines

[jimboalee]

hahaha now tidy your room before tea!

This is a Freudian slip. johnnyh puts a teabag in his brew basket !!!!

 

[johnnyh]

hahaha now that would be interesting to say the least!

 

[Norm]

No, the water temperature only gets to 85c in most of them, and everyone knows you need boiling water (in a warmed pot and poured into the cup before the milk) to make tea.

 

[Fiona N]

Unless it's Japanese green tea, then 65C is plenty. The Japanese advise you to swish the teacups with boiling water to cool it before adding to the teapot.

+1 Gaggia classic

 

[garrilla]

Stovetop. You can take it camping too, as good coffee is something you should never be without.

+1

 

[BrumJim]

One of these:
http://www.bialetti.it/uk/catalogue/scheda.asp?id_cat=19
on the weekend,
One of these:
http://www.aeropresscoffee.co.uk/
at work
And pre-ground coffee from these people:
http://www.jamesgourmetcoffee.com/
Love a bit of Old Brown Java or Monsooned Malabar.
....awaits attacks by the young and fresh crew.....

 

[Rhythm Thief]

There's also nothing to go wrong with a stovetop coffee maker. A new seal between the two bits every so often and it'll last for years.

 

[swee'pea99]

No, the water temperature only gets to 85c in most of them, and everyone knows you need boiling water (in a warmed pot and poured into the cup before the milk) to make tea.

I think it was John Cleese who I heard once being sniffy about Americans 'who seem oblivious of the difference between 'boiling' water and 'boiled' water.'

 

[garrilla]

[quote name='swee'pea99']I think it was John Cleese who I heard once being sniffy about Americans 'who seem oblivious of the difference between 'boiling' water and 'boiled' water.'[/QUOTE]

There is cafe a near where I work that I no longer frequent as when you order a cup of tea they bring a cup with hot water in it and the teabag of your choice on the saucer. I tried to explain the difference between boiled and boiling. I also tried to explain the subtle art of infusion but got nowhere.

 

[Llama]

this is what ive got and yes it is really worth the effort to use the grinder

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bialetti-Mo...r_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1256220004&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krups-Twin-Blade-Coffee-Mill/dp/B00004SPEU

i use lavazza beans
http://www.ocado.com/webshop/produc...s/20239011?parentContainer=SEARCHcoffee beans

 

[goo_mason]

I bought one of these Gaggia's from Jenners back in 1991 or 1992; still going strong though not used as often as it used to be. Having read this thread though, I'm going to but a nice pack of Lavazza espresso beans at the weekend and fire the old thing up.