Coffee
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@Crucial First had Kopi Luwak 20 years or so ago and gain within the last 5. Like everyone else don't get it. It's a mild pretty flavourless coffee. What's the point?
Evert tried the coffee fruit itself? I'm told its bloody good - as is carob apparently. I get dried coffee fruit husks and make tea from them. Really good and you can leave a pot on the go all day as it doesn't stew.
I used to do the full on triple shot expresso for years but now I have a flat white at 6.00 am on the way to work. Get a second at the weekends and a couple of times a week at work. Quite a come down as I used to be a 15 cups a day guy.
I remember listening to a programme on sports doping years ago which explained the caffeine hit - which is something I have never experienced. Apparently a small minority of people have a gene which means they store the caffeine in their system rather than immediately access it. These people never feel any effects from coffee and ironically are the ones who should limit consumption the most. Oh well just add it to the list of over indulged drugs.
I have a habit of going to Taste Auckland drinking too much and walking out with the latest food accessory - BBQ, micro-brewery etc. Few years back I bought two double boiler Italian Expresso machines. I hardly ever (maybe half dozen times a year) use mine as I already get up at 5:30 and I resent the extra ten minutes it would take. But damn it looks fine as a very expensive gleaming chrome industrial art piece on my kitchen bench.
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@Crucial First had Kopi Luwak 20 years or so ago and gain within the last 5. Like everyone else don't get it. It's a mild pretty flavourless coffee. What's the point?
Evert tried the coffee fruit itself? I'm told its bloody good - as is carob apparently. I get dried coffee fruit husks and make tea from them. Really good and you can leave a pot on the go all day as it doesn't stew.
I used to do the full on triple shot expresso for years but now I have a flat white at 6.00 am on the way to work. Get a second at the weekends and a couple of times a week at work. Quite a come down as I used to be a 15 cups a day guy.
I remember listening to a programme on sports doping years ago which explained the caffeine hit - which is something I have never experienced. Apparently a small minority of people have a gene which means they store the caffeine in their system rather than immediately access it. These people never feel any effects from coffee and ironically are the ones who should limit consumption the most. Oh well just add it to the list of over indulged drugs.
I have a habit of going to Taste Auckland drinking too much and walking out with the latest food accessory - BBQ, micro-brewery etc. Few years back I bought two double boiler Italian Expresso machines. I hardly ever (maybe half dozen times a year) use mine as I already get up at 5:30 and I resent the extra ten minutes it would take. But damn it looks fine as a very expensive gleaming chrome industrial art piece on my kitchen bench.
I know I am being a bit of a pork chop but it's Espresso (Isn't it??)
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@mariner4life Oh, smooooooth.
oh i am not trying to pull you
I'm just saying, if i was setting up a profile to catfish lonely dweebs on a sports forum, a bisexual chick who loves footy and writes porn is a pretty fucking good place to start
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@mariner4life said in Coffee:
@mariner4life Oh, smooooooth.
oh i am not trying to pull you
I'm just saying, if i was setting up a profile to catfish lonely dweebs on a sports forum, a bisexual chick who loves footy and writes porn is a pretty fucking good place to start
Don’t ruin this for me bro
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Coffee is a big part of my life. I love the aroma, the taste and the little kick the caffeine gives me. Very strong, short and black (no milk or sugar). Basically a double espresso. Probably drink about five or six cups most days, never more than ten.
Loathe decaf.
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If someone mistakenly gives you decaf beans as a pressie (which sadly happened to me), grind them up and us them in a rub for beef on the bbq.
It's just like when someone mistakenly gives you a heinekin light at a bbq (which sadly happened to me), find a potplant that needs watering and let the poor little bugger deal with it.
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@mariner4life And I would have got away with it too, if it weren't for you pesky kids...
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@mariner4life And I would have got away with it too, if it weren't for you pesky kids...
I'm on to you
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@Duluth Breville do some good entry level ones. We've got the BES870 Barista Express (https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/home-appliances/coffee-and-beverages/coffee-machines/breville-barista-express-espresso-machine.html). Cost about $700 when we got one in cherry red from Noel Leeming last year.
Pros:
- easy to use - semi automated
- built in grinder that's good enough
- heats up really fast - pulls good coffee in about 30 seconds
- outstanding value in my opinion
Cons:
- single boiler, so takes a while to froth milk after expressing your coffee (or vice versa)
- less control than a high end machine
Overall, we've been super impressed with it. Pulls decent consistent coffee, with good crema and flavour. Would compare it to a decent cafe coffee - not the best you'll drink, but certainly good enough. We are drinking about a kilo of coffee a week at the moment (2 of us home for 7 days), and have no regrets at all. That said, we are coffee heathens and cheat by using a Nespresso milk frother while we pull coffee... faster and no cleanup to worry about.
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Thanks
I probably should've mentioned my current setup is a Breville Oracle. I've lost patience with it.
Its electronics died just inside the warranty period and I got a full replacement. Then the replacement machine needed some minor repairs.
Now it sounds like the pump needs replacing.. it's just started leaking.. and some of electronic options are starting to play up.So I'm leaning towards a specialist manufacturer. They tend to have better reliability according to the reviews
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@Duluth Breville do some good entry level ones. We've got the BES870 Barista Express (https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/home-appliances/coffee-and-beverages/coffee-machines/breville-barista-express-espresso-machine.html). Cost about $700 when we got one in cherry red from Noel Leeming last year.
We're thinking of buying one of these. Seems the standout in the price range (we don't want to spend over $1000).
Glad to hear you'd recommend it. All up how long does it take to make two standard coffees in the morning? Never had a machine before and my one concern is I'll be wrestling with the thing for 10-15 minutes each morning.
