My kinda coffee....

gtvlusso

Just got a tin of this stuff:



Think my brain may explode!

Mr Plum

Nice

I got sick of the sh*t at work so now bring in a single cup cafetiere; never again will I drink Tesco Classic Rich Roast instant coffee...

lost_in_thought

We have nespresso machines here, and an abundant supply of capsules, which I appropriate for my own nespresso machines at home.

Call me a heathen, but it's nice coffee of consistent quality.

Alphabet

we have bullet coffee and a cafetiere here - decent machine in the kitchen, but unless I'm buying from a shop i tend to just go for spoon dissolving black stuff.


BTW if anyone wants decent coffee in London, head over here:

http://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/

mate of mine runs it. He won the world barista championships (they have a competition for everything these days) and know pretty much everything about cwafee there is to know.

cjcp

For the last three weeks, I've not been drinking coffee at home. OJ only for me in the morning.

I didn't think I'd ever write those words.

hatbeard

lost_in_thought wrote:

We have nespresso machines here, and an abundant supply of capsules, which I appropriate for my own nespresso machines at home.

Call me a heathen, but it's nice coffee of consistent quality.

there was one of those at my last employers offices and I really miss it now I'm back to catering size tins of nescafe gold blend. *shudder*

but as a programmer it's a proven fact I cannot function in my job without caffeine in my system so I make do.

UndercoverElephant

Stove-top espresso machine here, and a selection of fresh-roasted coffees from around the world. It's not so bad at times.

gtvlusso

lost_in_thought wrote:

We have nespresso machines here, and an abundant supply of capsules, which I appropriate for my own nespresso machines at home.

Call me a heathen, but it's nice coffee of consistent quality.

My wife wants one of those! Are they really that good? I have not tried one yet.

At home we have a plumbed in Gaggia machine that I bought from an auction (it is not a massive one!) - It is a very violent/overkill way of making 2 cups of coffee, but makes a nice feature in the kitchen and means we have boiling water on tap.

At work we have machine that take pre-ground coffee...

Agent57

I'm blessed with a fantastic local coffee roaster (http://www.atkinsonsteaandcoffee.co.uk/), and we get our office tea and coffee supplies from them. At the moment, it's the old standby Old Brown Java.

We use a standard drip filter machine at work, but I recently bought an AeroPress for home, which makes a nice brew. I also have a one-cup filter holder at work (widely used in France, I'm told) for when I CBA to make a full pot.

I do also drink freeze-dried instant, but I don't think of it as coffee, really. I tend to think of it as a different drink, as I would with tea or cocoa. As instants go, I'm a fan of Nescafe Alta Rica.

Kieran_Burns

We have Nescafe normal powered crap.

I hate you all. :evil:

lost_in_thought

gtvlusso wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

We have nespresso machines here, and an abundant supply of capsules, which I appropriate for my own nespresso machines at home.

Call me a heathen, but it's nice coffee of consistent quality.

My wife wants one of those! Are they really that good? I have not tried one yet.

At home we have a plumbed in Gaggia machine that I bought from an auction (it is not a massive one!) - It is a very violent/overkill way of making 2 cups of coffee, but makes a nice feature in the kitchen and means we have boiling water on tap.

At work we have machine that take pre-ground coffee...

I was really anti- them, I had a Krups machine, and my mum had a Gaggia 'Factory' which she still has, then my brother bought me a Nespresso for christmas a few years ago, and I haven't looked back! Waaaaay better than the Gaggia for consistently good coffee.

I do wish they would occasionally maybe get a special edition capsule that was filled with, for example, Illy coffee.

lost_in_thought

cjcp wrote:

For the last three weeks, I've not been drinking coffee at home. OJ only for me in the morning.

I didn't think I'd ever write those words.

*gasp

Are you having a coffee as soon as you get to work, then?

notsoblue

Alphabet wrote:

BTW if anyone wants decent coffee in London, head over here:

http://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/

mate of mine runs it. He won the world barista championships (they have a competition for everything these days) and know pretty much everything about cwafee there is to know.

+1, Great place.

notsoblue

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Stove-top espresso machine here, and a selection of fresh-roasted coffees from around the world. It's not so bad at times.

If there was a fire in my flat, I'd run back in to get my stove-top espresso machine. Its stainless steel and makes delicious coffee. I tend to keep it as a treat for Weekend mornings though, its strong stuff. Theres something about the ritual of preparation that makes me prefer it to automatic machines I've used.

UndercoverElephant

notsoblue wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Stove-top espresso machine here, and a selection of fresh-roasted coffees from around the world. It's not so bad at times.

If there was a fire in my flat, I'd run back in to get my stove-top espresso machine. Its stainless steel and makes delicious coffee. I tend to keep it as a treat for Weekend mornings though, its strong stuff. Theres something about the ritual of preparation that makes me prefer it to automatic machines I've used.

At home we have one from the 70's which was designed by F. A. Porsche. It's a wonderful thing which will still make superb coffee in 100 years. We have lots of kids, so it's in use often.

gtvlusso

lost_in_thought wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

We have nespresso machines here, and an abundant supply of capsules, which I appropriate for my own nespresso machines at home.

Call me a heathen, but it's nice coffee of consistent quality.

My wife wants one of those! Are they really that good? I have not tried one yet.

At home we have a plumbed in Gaggia machine that I bought from an auction (it is not a massive one!) - It is a very violent/overkill way of making 2 cups of coffee, but makes a nice feature in the kitchen and means we have boiling water on tap.

At work we have machine that take pre-ground coffee...

I was really anti- them, I had a Krups machine, and my mum had a Gaggia 'Factory' which she still has, then my brother bought me a Nespresso for christmas a few years ago, and I haven't looked back! Waaaaay better than the Gaggia for consistently good coffee.

I do wish they would occasionally maybe get a special edition capsule that was filled with, for example, Illy coffee.

I can see some unplumbing action in our kitchen and a new Xmas pressie for my wife! Thanks LiT!

lost_in_thought

gtvlusso wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

We have nespresso machines here, and an abundant supply of capsules, which I appropriate for my own nespresso machines at home.

Call me a heathen, but it's nice coffee of consistent quality.

My wife wants one of those! Are they really that good? I have not tried one yet.

At home we have a plumbed in Gaggia machine that I bought from an auction (it is not a massive one!) - It is a very violent/overkill way of making 2 cups of coffee, but makes a nice feature in the kitchen and means we have boiling water on tap.

At work we have machine that take pre-ground coffee...

I was really anti- them, I had a Krups machine, and my mum had a Gaggia 'Factory' which she still has, then my brother bought me a Nespresso for christmas a few years ago, and I haven't looked back! Waaaaay better than the Gaggia for consistently good coffee.

I do wish they would occasionally maybe get a special edition capsule that was filled with, for example, Illy coffee.

I can see some unplumbing action in our kitchen and a new Xmas pressie for my wife! Thanks LiT!

I'd heartily recommend the DeLonghi cube-shaped ones - I am not a dairy person myself, but it really froths milk well. Like, really well. It does it for you, so no faffing.

EDIT: It's the EN660

Fixedweasel

+1 stove top

I was enlightened into the ways of the stove top espresso devise a few years back, and have become more appreciative of the bean as a result …………I would be mortified to loose my slowly seasoning stove top.

pianoleo

At home I use an Aeropress (google it!) with whatever I can get my hands on - currently Union Sumatra. At day job one, they have a site-wide deal with Costa - costa machine, costa beans, costa cups, half costa price, or thereabouts. Day job two and evening job it's generally grit in a cup. Eurgh.

Greg T

Voila.

Filter in.

two tablespoons of your freshly ground (if you can be arsed) coffee

Wet the coffee grinds - let them soak for ten seconds

Then top up with water.....

Here's the art - the more water you put in - in one go - the weaker your coffee will be.

I go for a three top up plan post "soaking" - fewer if your are less manly than me (probably) and more if you are manning up.

It also takes up the space of one mug in your cupboard.

You can get rid of the grinds easily by just throwing the filter away or composting it - if you knit your own pubic hair jumpers.

bobinski

Highly recommended for Nespresso machines...

http://www.thecoffeepod.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d26.html...

that take 44mm ese capsules.

But the best coffee in London is surely a toss up between the Scooter cafe in lower marsh waterloo and the Lido cafe in Brockwell park.

lost_in_thought

bobinski wrote:

Highly recommended for Nespresso machines...

http://www.thecoffeepod.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d26.html...

that take 44mm ese capsules.

But the best coffee in London is surely a toss up between the Scooter cafe in lower marsh waterloo and the Lido cafe in Brockwell park.

But their site doesn't mention Nespresso at all - only other brands. Surely if their pods worked in Nespresso machines they'd make a big deal of it?

Agent57

Greg T wrote:

That's pretty much what I was describing with my "one-cup filter holder at work (widely used in France, I'm told)", above; only mine's brown and plastic. The AeroPress is faster though, overall, I think.

pianoleo

The Aeropress is faster, uses tiny and v. cheap (but good!) filters, and looks like a school chemistry set. I prefer the taste - as it's faster, the grounds are in contact with the water for less time so don't burn, and one ends up with less acidic coffee. That's the theory, anyway... Nowt wrong with filter coffee though!

El Diego

Stove top pot and whizzed up beans for me.

Agent57

The trixiest part is getting my water at the right temperature. Boiling is too hot, and I've no idea how long to leave it post-boil so it has cooled to around 80 degrees.

bobinski

lost_in_thought wrote:

bobinski wrote:

Highly recommended for Nespresso machines...

http://www.thecoffeepod.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d26.html...

that take 44mm ese capsules.

But the best coffee in London is surely a toss up between the Scooter cafe in lower marsh waterloo and the Lido cafe in Brockwell park.

But their site doesn't mention Nespresso at all - only other brands. Surely if their pods worked in Nespresso machines they'd make a big deal of it?

perhaps they cannot?
i use them in my krups Nespresso and my Delonghi ese machine at work. BUT my krups is several years old and i suspect that while the ese pods just fit in the holder, Nespresso's attempts to circumvent other coffee pods being used mean they wont fit in newer machines. sorry to have raised hopes or mislead.

Clever Pun

at home I've got an espresso machine and grinder.. Also have a cafatiere depending on my mood.

I get my coffee from Monmouth. tastes nice out of these


At work I use a gold filter to have nice coffee rather than the stewed filth they serve.

rjsterry

notsoblue wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Stove-top espresso machine here, and a selection of fresh-roasted coffees from around the world. It's not so bad at times.

If there was a fire in my flat, I'd run back in to get my stove-top espresso machine. Its stainless steel and makes delicious coffee. I tend to keep it as a treat for Weekend mornings though, its strong stuff. Theres something about the ritual of preparation that makes me prefer it to automatic machines I've used.

No, no, no, no, no! You want one of the proper hexagonal aluminium Bialetti ones - aluminium conducts heat far better than stainless steel.

We did have a Gaggia at work: the boss bought it because he wanted proper coffee, but then nobody looked after it and it stopped working. So he gave it away to the boyfriend of one of the staff, who spent a couple of hours cleaning the limescale out of it and now has a free Gaggia. We now have a clever double-skinned stainless steel cafetiere that keeps the coffee hot very well..

notsoblue

rjsterry wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Stove-top espresso machine here, and a selection of fresh-roasted coffees from around the world. It's not so bad at times.

If there was a fire in my flat, I'd run back in to get my stove-top espresso machine. Its stainless steel and makes delicious coffee. I tend to keep it as a treat for Weekend mornings though, its strong stuff. Theres something about the ritual of preparation that makes me prefer it to automatic machines I've used.

No, no, no, no, no! You want one of the proper hexagonal aluminium Bialetti ones - aluminium conducts heat far better than stainless steel.

We did have a Gaggia at work: the boss bought it because he wanted proper coffee, but then nobody looked after it and it stopped working. So he gave it away to the boyfriend of one of the staff, who spent a couple of hours cleaning the limescale out of it and now has a free Gaggia. We now have a clever double-skinned stainless steel cafetiere that keeps the coffee hot very well..

Its a Bialetti. But after the cleaner put my old aluminium Bialetti (god rest its poor soul) in the dishwasher, I thought it best to replace it with a stainless steel one. Not noticed an effective difference between steel and aluminium, though in this case the steel brewed coffee tastes alot less "Aluminium Oxide-y"

rjsterry

notsoblue wrote:

Its a Bialetti. But after the cleaner put my old aluminium Bialetti (god rest its poor soul) in the dishwasher, I thought it best to replace it with a stainless steel one. Not noticed an effective difference between steel and aluminium, though in this case the steel brewed coffee tastes alot less "Aluminium Oxide-y"

Aaaaaargh! :shock: Mind you, you could always load your own dishwasher :P My mother-in-law is a bit gung-ho with the dishwasher, so I know how this happens. (BTW, this is why washing soda is supposed to be good for seized seatposts) Conductivity probably isn't an issue on a hob, but if you are heating it up on a little camping stove, then every little helps.