How best to make coffee? (Tassimo content)

[stephec]

As has already been said, a pre heated thick walled cup is what you want.

Out of these the Costa cup is my first choice for that reason.

 

[Nibor]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-Cup-Warmer-Port-Hub/dp/B0009VEL1O

 

[KneesUp]

Doesn’t actually matter - but it’s got to be unpasteurised yak’s milk..

I have otter milk flown in from Shetland during winter, but in warmer months I prefer badger milk.

Incidentally I was on a school trip to a farm when one of the kids asked why we don't use pig's milk. Apparently it tastes ok, but pigs are very difficult to milk.

 

[MiK1138]

I have in my office a Tassimo machine because I work surrounded by coffee shops, and being unable to resist the temptation of a half decent coffee versus something made with a kettle and instant coffee was proving expensive. I am aware that making coffee with said machine is not very cheap, but it is cheaper than buying the coffee ready made.

My question though is one of physics - how does one best make a coffee that stays warm? For completeness, the equipment I have available is as follows:

1 x kettle
1 x fridge (containing milk)
1 x mini oven
1 x Tassimo-mejig

My question is, will my coffee stay warmer for longer if I add milk to the mug and then get the machine to add the coffee, or if I make the coffee and then add the milk? I tend to think it should be the former as the temperature difference between the hot liquid (coffee and milk mix) will be closer to room temperature from the off, and thus it will fall slower - but can anyone shed any light on how I might do better? Currently my coffee is cold in a matter of minutes.

Yours drinking cold coffee,

K. Up

Drink it black, then it doesnt matter if it gets cold

 

[Cycleops]

The question is - milk in before the coffee or after?

The question is milk at all. This should be a subject on its own.

 

[subaqua]

get tassimo machine
pick up
walk to bin
lift lid
put tassimo machine in bin

go to Argos /John lewis

buy
1) coffee grinder
2) decent filter coffee maker

go to Waitrose/Tesco/Aldi/Supermarket of choice

buy coffee beans of choice - if not sure buy lots and experiment

go back to office
Follow instructions on equipment

pour coffee into warm mug - earthenware not fecking china

add milk /sugar/cream to taste.

 

[jefmcg]

[QUOTE 4578532, member: 45"]You end up with coffee that is strong and tastes like it is out of a machine rather than percolated. I think that's because with the aeropress the water is forced through the coffee grinds with fair pressure, whereas with a cafetiere it's more like just straining the grinds out of the fluid.[/QUOTE]
Yes, difference is pressure. That's what makes espresso different to filter (etc) coffee.

 

[KneesUp]

get tassimo machine
pick up
walk to bin
lift lid
put tassimo machine in bin

go to Argos /John lewis

buy
1) coffee grinder
2) decent filter coffee maker

go to Waitrose/Tesco/Aldi/Supermarket of choice

buy coffee beans of choice - if not sure buy lots and experiment

go back to office
Follow instructions on equipment

pour coffee into warm mug - earthenware not fecking china

add milk /sugar/cream to taste.

I had a filter machine. I ended up drinking far too much coffee as it was there, all the time, keeping warm. It is also a pain to wash one out when you want coffee. At home I use a moka pot. The machine is convenient for work.

 

[jefmcg]

Speaking of a chore to wash, we just cleared my family home, and my brother got the Pyrex Silex "mad scientist" coffee maker, somewhat like this one.

Not sure what happened to the perculators and infinite bodums cafetieres .

 

[Katherine]

Get a thermos mug with a lid. I use one outside at school.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

If you want something to stay at an acceptable temperature for longer you have to get the things you use as hot as possible and then minimise the rate of heat loss

So it's a combination of @Cubist advice to heat stuff up...the cup, the milk, anything.....and then @jefmcg advice to use a thermal mug to reduce the rate of heat loss

I have a Dolce Gusto every morning and I always pour freshly boiled water into the cup first to get the cup as hot as possible

Don't forget to minimise the ambient temperature gradient betwixt cup and office: before you go home the night before, whack the air con up to maximum, put it on manual override and set the fans on full blow, get the building like Qatar on a hot summers day before you brew.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

[QUOTE 4578298, member: 45"]Pod coffee is vile.

Spend £20 on an Aeropress and stick all of your coffee machines in the cupboard. You won't need anything else.[/QUOTE]
I was wondering when someone would recommend an Aeropress. They're about £25 now but they really make a good mug of coffee, provided you top the boiled kettle up with cold water to keep the temperature down to around 85-90 degrees.

 

[Cubist]

No no no. It is all about heat capacity, not heat retention or shunning of tradition. Heat retention is moot because the heat escapes most from the top, which cannot be stopped unless you put your coffee in a sippy cup.

The heat capacity of a large mug is far to high and will sap half the coffee's temperature within seconds. Of course, if you do as @Cubist suggests, then heat capacity works in your favour. But then you have to heat the cups before making coffee. Also, in that case, the latter designer cup will work better beca

I'm sorry, but I use a Gaggia Classic and an Iberital doser grinder. All else is folly.

 

[midlife]

Slightly off topic but you can buy a bag of Tassimo pods off eBay dirt cheap that have an unseen assortment.... you can get some really weird study for a Tassimo lol

Shaun

 

[I like Skol]

I'm sorry, but I use a Gaggia Classic and an Iberital doser grinder. All else is folly.

I have to admit to being on the receiving end of Cubist's coffee making show and can confirm he does make a fair cuppa, almost as good as my instant concoctions on a good day. His bacon buttys hit the mark too