I have got coffee in my eyes

[smutchin]

So what exactly is s flat white?

Do you want a serious answer or a funny answer? Unfortunately, I can't think of a funny answer so...

I used to wonder this myself when I ordering my daily cappuccino at Monmouth on the way to work. That's a proper hipster coffee joint if ever there was one and all the cool kids were ordering flat whites. After a while, I eventually plucked up the courage to ask the young man with the ornately waxed moustache behind the counter what it was... Basically, it's a short latte - a double shot of espresso with steamed milk, but not as much milk as in a latte. The steaming gives the milk a silky texture, but not the full-on froth of a cappuccino. For me, it's perfect - I find a latte too milky, and a cappuccino too frothy. Only trouble is a lot of the mainstream places that have lately added the flat white to their repertoire don't really get it and what they serve is no different to a latte, except in that it's 50p more expensive.

And in case you're wondering why it has an English name, that's because it's an Australian invention.

 

[Tin Pot]

Do you want a serious answer or a funny answer? Unfortunately, I can't think of a funny answer so...

How about...say, Keira Knightly?

 

[smutchin]

Is that why my cafetière coffee always tastes like crap? I thought it was me. Somehow.

No, it's because you're making it wrong. There's no reason in principle why anyone can't make a perfectly decent cup of coffee in a cafetiere.

 

[smutchin]

How about...say, Keira Knightly?

You can't think of a funny answer either then?

 

[Salty seadog]

Do you want a serious answer or a funny answer? Unfortunately, I can't think of a funny answer so...

I used to wonder this myself when I ordering my daily cappuccino at Monmouth on the way to work. That's a proper hipster coffee joint if ever there was one and all the cool kids were ordering flat whites. After a while, I eventually plucked up the courage to ask the young man with the ornately waxed moustache behind the counter what it was... Basically, it's a short latte - a double shot of espresso with steamed milk, but not as much milk as in a latte. The steaming gives the milk a silky texture, but not the full-on froth of a cappuccino. For me, it's perfect - I find a latte too milky, and a cappuccino too frothy. Only trouble is a lot of the mainstream places that have lately added the flat white to their repertoire don't really get it and what they serve is no different to a latte, except in that it's 50p more expensive.

And in case you're wondering why it has an English name, that's because it's an Australian invention.

Yes I know and I think you know I know.....

How about...say, Keira Knightly?

You can't think of a funny answer either then?

It's in the lead at present...

 

[Tin Pot]

No, it's because you're making it wrong. There's no reason in principle why anyone can't make a perfectly decent cup of coffee in a cafetiere.

How hard can it be? Put in coffee, put in water, wait, press, pour. Tastes like crap.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Are you feeling more awake lately?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

[QUOTE 5168150, member: 45"]You can, but it won't taste the same as proper coffee.[/QUOTE]
Cafétière coffee is still proper coffee in my book, but Aeropress coffee is almost always better.

 

[KneesUp]

I'm still awake.

 

[Tim Hall]

[QUOTE 5168430, member: 45"]I empty mine straight away, swill it under the tap, push the plunger back in and stick it on the drainer.[/QUOTE]
This. Second to the lovely coffee it makes, the best bit is hitting the plunger with the hand and depositing a puck of used grounds in the compost bin.

 

[wheresthetorch]

If you want a longer yet strong coffee, use a moka pot with a fairly coarse grind - perfect!

 

[cyberknight]

If you want coffee in your eyes just buy some of that shampoo that has it in and dont rinse.

 

[KneesUp]

If you want a longer yet strong coffee, use a moka pot with a fairly coarse grind - perfect!

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I do at home - no stove at work though!

 

[wheresthetorch]

I do at home - no stove at work though!