Coffee machines - what have you got?

[snooky]

I have a DeLonghi Magnifico grinds froths the lot but I always feel coffee could taste stronger tried various beans, maybe its the addiction ?

[cj121]

Not at all but the second hand commercial models are out because they focus on espresso exclusively.

french press/ pourover/ syphon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007F183LK/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000VAWXOU&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=07VQ311NAZFG4T0G3VWQ

espresso entry level:

http://www.happydonkey.co.uk/iberital-mc2-grinders/

High end espresso

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mazzer-Italian-Espresso-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B005D75U7I

something that will do everything reasonably well

http://www.myespresso.co.uk/product.php?xProd=529&gclid=CjwKEAiAoJmlBRCxjKeizPHVs1ESJAC6cxjUAF1gmBqZXaj6OR9CAdcwB2vYi-youa0985tPrQYxsBoCkzfw_wcB

would be my sugestions

Cheers Sli

As anticipated, the price puts me off tbh. I'm just not ready to drop that ? on a grinder yet.

[Sligub]

Cheers Sli

As anticipated, the price puts me off tbh. I'm just not ready to drop that ? on a grinder yet.

Try a hand grinder http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hario-Medium.../dp/B001802PIQ

Get some fresh roasted beans from a local roster or from one of the good online roster I recommend http://ravecoffee.co.uk. They roast and ship the same day

It will let you see that it's worth the effort/money.

[Gary]

I too have a nespresso machine, a DeLonghi Latissima, which is super for making a wide range of drinks, espresso's, latte's, capochino's etc. got a great deal in Debenham's which included 4 tall capochino/latte glasses and ?70 towards the coffee pods.

[EdBlackadder]

I have a big old dual drip/espresso machine i barely ever get to use as the other half hates the smell. Generally i stick to a small cafetiere, find it smoother and tastier than my brother's Tassimo or the in-laws-to-be's Nespresso. Honestly apart from the odd espresso I don't really care for the Italian -style coffees, prefer a simple drip or cafetiere.

[cj121]

Try a hand grinder http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hario-Medium.../dp/B001802PIQ

Get some fresh roasted beans from a local roster or from one of the good online roster I recommend http://ravecoffee.co.uk. They roast and ship the same day

It will let you see that it's worth the effort/money.

That's just what I was thinking Sli, and given it'd be my first foray into grinding, it'll be a cost effective way of having a play. Thanks for the earlier links again

[oskihen]

Couldn't get any simpler , and a great start to the day

[wolfie]

Oskihen ,

i did a job for a Turkish family , they made me a cooked coffee i think they called it in the same machine , it was lovely , wouldnt let me leave till id had some cake also lol ,

as you say great start to the day

[ValeTudoGuy]

Oskihen ,

i did a job for a Turkish family , they made me a cooked coffee i think they called it in the same machine , it was lovely , wouldnt let me leave till id had some cake also lol ,

as you say great start to the day

They would have used a Cezve..... It's the best coffee in the world IMO.... When it's done right...... I can't do it right. Lol

[ValeTudoGuy]

This is a Cezve also known as an Ibrik or Briki depending on where in the world you are.

The Turkish, Greek and Arab countries all claim ownership of it.

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[oskihen]

This is a Cezve also known as an Ibrik or Briki depending on where in the world you are.

The Turkish, Greek and Arab countries all claim ownership of it.

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My sister in law is Lebanese and makes coffee in those , a cup of that certainly makes you sit up and take notice in the morning

[ValeTudoGuy]

My sister in law is Lebanese and makes coffee in those , a cup of that certainly makes you sit up and take notice in the morning

Yeah, it's stong as F?ck! Bloody brilliant though. You also need a special grind of coffe, it needs to be as fine as talcum powder.

[oskihen]

Yeah, it's stong as F?ck! Bloody brilliant though. You also need a special grind of coffe, it needs to be as fine as talcum powder.

You do she grinds her own on a grinder passed down from her mother looks like something out of a junk shop but works a treat ,
I had to do a couple of days work earlier this year at a rental property and the tenants were eastern Europeans, she made me a coffee in one of those but used course grained coffee, I was relaying the floor and joists in the bathroom and promptly launched it down the bog, bloody disgusting like drinking stewed grit

[butternutsquashpie]

This is a Cezve also known as an Ibrik or Briki depending on where in the world you are.

The Turkish, Greek and Arab countries all claim ownership of it.

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Ah, brill.
Love those little things. How did you describe useage?

[parnaby]

Was stopping in a hotel in Singapore a couple of weeks back and there was a nespresso machine in the room. First time I had tried it and I'm hooked. Will be my first purchase when I am back in the UK.