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    replied to Crucial on last edited by
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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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  • HoorooH Offline
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    replied to dogmeat on last edited by
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    @dogmeat said in Coffee:

    @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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    replied to Hooroo on last edited by
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    @Hooroo yes. It's also again not gain and ever instead of Evert....

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    @dogmeat said in Coffee:

    @Hooroo yes. It's also again not gain and ever instead of Evert....

    I know there were typos in there but there are people who still call it expresso

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    @Mokey 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

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    replied to mariner4life on last edited by
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    @mariner4life said in Coffee:

    @Mokey 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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  • sparkyS Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
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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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    @sparky said in Coffee:

    Loathe decaf.

    a lot of decaf is shite. But decaf after dinner is better than no coffee or staying awake to Cricket WOrld Cup hours πŸ™‚

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  • CrucialC Offline
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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.

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    @Crucial said in Coffee:

    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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    replied to JK on last edited by
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    @JK could be worse, could be Heineken zero or whatever it is called!

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  • MokeyM Offline
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    replied to mariner4life on last edited by
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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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  • SnowyS Offline
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    replied to Mokey on last edited by
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    @Mokey Go t to say I’m feeling a little disappointed now.
    @mariner4life ’ s description was pretty good for the bunch reprobates around here.

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    replied to Mokey on last edited by
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    @Mokey said in Coffee:

    @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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  • DuluthD Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
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    Any espresso machine recommendations? My current setup is about to die

    Lelit, Rancilio, La Pavoni etc?

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  • PaekakboyzP Offline
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    replied to Duluth on last edited by
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    @Duluth I think @Crucial made mention of his coffee set up in another thread. I'm still a plunger pleb πŸ™‚

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  • nzzpN Offline
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    replied to Duluth on last edited by
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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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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    replied to Duluth on last edited by
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    @Duluth What's your budget? A Vibiemme Domobar if you've got the coin.

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  • DuluthD Offline
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    replied to nzzp on last edited by Duluth
    #130

    @nzzp

    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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  • barbarianB Offline
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    replied to nzzp on last edited by
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    @nzzp said in Coffee:

    @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.

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