Well, being stuck in for another x number of Months, anybody recommend a decent contraption ?

3 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Russell Hobbs coffee Maker, think I paid about 70 dabs for mine about 18 months ago, filter coffee, easy to manage and clean. 

I don't do dried freeze shite anymore, it taste rank once you've upped your game.

I generally buy a French 5 or Italian 4 filter blend.

...and your house smells lovely, unfortunately over lockdown ive drank to much of the stuff, filter coffee became the new beer.

 

I've got one, and same as you blasting the French 5 back in the morning, run a friend over to Wrightington Hospital today and killed time waiting supping Americano with ginger nuts. Is it close to KO time yet ?

Espresso pot

Buy coffee beans decent quality, roasted, and grind to suit. 

Nespresso Vertuo is really good if you like bug coffees and you don’t want to fick about topping up an espresso with hot water from the kettle 

Works out more expensive than bean to cup but you can easily switch between 1 coffee and another with pod. My Mrs goes strong, I’m on a milder blend, sometimes Decaf etc - Much harder work to switch with B2C

Save yourself a fortune and just buy a cafetière.

You can choose from loads of different fresh ground coffees (keep them in the fridge) and you only make what you need.

These capsule machines are shite and gimmicky. Plus they lock you in to their coffees.

As Grey says, 4/5 strength Ethiopian blends are the dogs.

Always had Nespresso machines, just convenient

I've got a Mokka pot which is okay too for on the stove top

Aeropress is meant to be great option and they are cheap

When the kitchens done next year I'm going to invest in a proper coffee machine, something like a Sage 👍

I have a mokka pot paired with an induction milk frother. Made by severin. Beautiful coffee. 
 

 

I have a bialetti type thing for on the hob - cheap, easy to use, easy to clean.

Tea only for me

the amount folk spend on coffee is staggering, new Starbucks opened in Radcliffe yesterday causing massive traffic delays

but back to the topic I bought the Mrs one for xmas last year it’s in the loft 

6 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Tea only for me

the amount folk spend on coffee is staggering, new Starbucks opened in Radcliffe yesterday causing massive traffic delays

but back to the topic I bought the Mrs one for xmas last year it’s in the loft 

The Mrs or the machine?

@Mr Grey Talk me through it, boil the kettle, pour the water in with the beans? Leave it to simmer? 
Do you add milk? Can you use it if you just want one cup?  Are they easy to clean? 

5 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

That's the problem, they all want one or like the idea of one, use it once then can't be arsed with the up keep of the machine. I wonder how many UK households have an unused coffee machine gathering dust.

Mine is filter coffee, wash the pot and filter, simple... putting water in is like filling a kettle up. 

Just want a brew upkeep sack that boil the kettle 

 

5 minutes ago, Rudy said:

The Mrs or the machine?

@Mr Grey Talk me through it, boil the kettle, pour the water in with the beans? Leave it to simmer? 
Do you add milk? Can you use it if you just want one cup?  Are they easy to clean? 

take her food up twice a day

kettle cup mellow birds  job done

7 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Fucking hell, its matchday and coffee is the conversation of the day!! 😅

Haha happy days Cheers Grey

1 hour ago, Spider said:

Save yourself a fortune and just buy a cafetière.

You can choose from loads of different fresh ground coffees (keep them in the fridge) and you only make what you need.

These capsule machines are shite and gimmicky. Plus they lock you in to their coffees.

As Grey says, 4/5 strength Ethiopian blends are the dogs.

Yeah forget those nespresso things. Just a basic cafetiere will do you. Lidl have some decent ground coffees. The 5 strength are a bit much for me.

Anyway, best drinks machine purchase this year? A sodastream, I shit you not. We were going through four litre bottles of fizzy water every 5 days or so. This is cheaper, environmentally friendly and shows how much we get ripped off for carbonated mineral water as it tastes tge same as from the bloody tap. 

2 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Yeah forget those nespresso things. Just a basic cafetiere will do you. Lidl have some decent ground coffees. The 5 strength are a bit much for me.

Anyway, best drinks machine purchase this year? A sodastream, I shit you not. We were going through four litre bottles of fizzy water every 5 days or so. This is cheaper, environmentally friendly and shows how much we get ripped off for carbonated mineral water as it tastes tge same as from the bloody tap. 

Saw the soda stream the other day, never realised they cost around £120. Mind you never had the original one so don’t know if the price was relatively the same 

The other half drinks loads of fizzy water so may have to look at getting one instead of building up loads of plastic bottles. When they go in the recycling bin I cover them up with my empties to avoid any embarrassment with the neighbours 

 

 

 

Just now, DirtySanchez said:

Saw the soda stream the other day, never realised they cost around £120. Mind you never had the original one so don’t know if the price was relatively the same 

The other half drinks loads of fizzy water so may have to look at getting one instead of building up loads of plastic bottles. When they go in the recycling bin I cover them up with my empties to avoid any embarrassment with the neighbours 

 

 

 

Thats why we looked into it, we'd tried to recycle them in other ways - seed planters etc but it was just daft.

We got ours in a offer, cost £70.

Even tried the orange syrup for the kids the other day, thinking about the old ones and how crap they were I wasn't holding out much hope but tasted like Fanta (and bare in mind this is using crap tasting southern water) so an added bonus. So got the Tonic mix as well and its great, sure sorted for GnTs over Xmas.

*Disclaimer; NiC is in no way an affiliate of, employed by or a beneficary of Sodastream TM or any outlets pertaining to the sale of Sodastream TM equipment in the UK or any overseas territories.

Got a Dolce Gusto and some refillable pods, making a brew is a breeze and as Mr Grey says much better than jar shite.

Currently drinking this tasty brew.

https://www.darkartscoffee.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/lost-highway-seasonal-espresso-mexico

I have a Sage espresso machine which makes great coffee and can texture the milk, but previously had a small delongi espresso machine which also had a steam wand but cost a fraction of the price and still made a decent cappuccino.  The Delongi could take capsules but also fresh coffee. But if you just want black the a cafetiere is the cheaper way to go. 

I would recommend to anyone though to get a grinder so you can grind fresh beans, coffee is much better stored as whe beans and ground fresh.

Loads of great coffee roasters in the UK who do mail order either whole beans or ground. Highly recommend grey seal and Darkwoods coffee.

 

13 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

Saw the soda stream the other day, never realised they cost around £120. Mind you never had the original one so don’t know if the price was relatively the same 

The other half drinks loads of fizzy water so may have to look at getting one instead of building up loads of plastic bottles. When they go in the recycling bin I cover them up with my empties to avoid any embarrassment with the neighbours 

 

 

 

I have one of these for exactly this reason, it is brilliant and as you fizz what you want straight away you don't end up throwing any flat stuff away if you don't fancy finishing a bottle. You also control the amount of gas you put in so can get stuff that makes your eyes water it is that fizzy.

 

The syrups are alright as well if you like pop, simple delivery on the gas, but reduction in plastic waste is the main benefit 

We used to drink Maxwell House but that Carte Noire is something else.

Posh as fuck you lot.

Aye, carte noire

What an absolute toff

 

Anyway, machines

We have a lavazza, pods are about 20 p each

If I got another, it'd be bean to cup, I think

But be miles cheaper to get a grinder and cafetiere

 

Taylors, I think, do coffee bags

They're pretty good

 

Jar of Ness Caff, teaspoon, kettle

Job done

Just try the Nescafé black roast. A beltingly strong instant.

 

For real coffee, I agree, cafetière and choice of any pre-ground beans.

I’ve got fucking loads, Tassimo, Nepresso, filter. Still searching for a good one.