Aeropress!
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- Gillthepainter
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I’m not convinced by bean to cup
Me neither.
I really wanted one before we got the little Lavazza. But my enthusiasm has gone off the boil.
jLewis has a Sage for £250, that I almost bought when our LV was clogging. But it's behaving itself again.
I've got 2 x self fill metal pods (thanks Pampy, I'm still using yours), that are great for filling with your coffee of choice.
My sister says she has an unwanted machine, which I can collect from her when we next visit. Might be June if hotels open up?
I shall let you know the brand as apparently it was expensive. And it is never used.
I really cannot justify buying a Sage. I'll stick with Aeropress, and a cafetiere if the little Lavazza dies.
- Stokey Sue
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Coffee is really the only hot drink I like, but I don’t buy it from coffee shops, unless of course I’m already out and about
Apart from anything else the essential accessories to the first two coffees of the day are a dressing gown and slippers, even when not in lock down
So it seems to me that it’s worth having a good home machine and not a huge extravagance if it lasts. There’s obviously an argument that for me in particular it would be easier and less messy to use pods but if I filled my own (which I would) then that argument goes
Apart from anything else the essential accessories to the first two coffees of the day are a dressing gown and slippers, even when not in lock down
So it seems to me that it’s worth having a good home machine and not a huge extravagance if it lasts. There’s obviously an argument that for me in particular it would be easier and less messy to use pods but if I filled my own (which I would) then that argument goes
- Gillthepainter
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Filling your own pods, Sue, is a compromise.
The results are not as good as a coffee pod. I've used the plastic self fill ones, and I've got the metal pod replicas.
They don't create the crema. But they do work.
On a preference scale, I'd say:
1. pod
2. aeropress
3. cafetiere
4. self filled pod
5. instanty stuff
But I like to mix my options between all the methods.
The results are not as good as a coffee pod. I've used the plastic self fill ones, and I've got the metal pod replicas.
They don't create the crema. But they do work.
On a preference scale, I'd say:
1. pod
2. aeropress
3. cafetiere
4. self filled pod
5. instanty stuff
But I like to mix my options between all the methods.
- halfateabag
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Yes Sue it is a Sage machine, it was not cheap but it does a fine cup of coffee, bit of a faff to clean but only do it once every so often.
The pod machines are 2 a penny these days as the pods are one use only.
Sage is the Oz arm of Breville apparently.
The pod machines are 2 a penny these days as the pods are one use only.
Sage is the Oz arm of Breville apparently.
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my brother has a sage, all bells and whistles thing, with a touch screen that you can program to get each person's perfect cup of coffee. i have a gaggia and him indoors - they can make a perfect cup of coffee, too.
- Gillthepainter
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with a touch screen that you can program
Good God.
I haven't seen one of those, but then again, I don't "window shop dreamily" for anything over £200.
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halfateabag wrote:Sage is the Oz arm of Breville apparently.
Not quite sure what you meant there, as Breville is the Aussie company. I'd never heard of Sage until I read this thread!!
'Sage by Heston Blumenthal is the UK operating name for the Australian manufacturer Breville. The company sells its coffee machines around the world - the only difference is the name of the brand.'
If that's what you meant then I misunderstood you - sorry.
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I recently noticed the Breville/Sage link and was a bit surprised as in the UK Breville have in the past been the suppliers of inexpensive but adequate small appliances that you’d buy at Argos or Homebase
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Note on coffees - I've tried both of Lidl's exceptionally cheap ready-ground blended coffees, at £1.09 for 230g, and found the Italian bland borderline unpleasant. I got through the pack however, it wasn' so bad if I used slightly less than I'd normally use. It still had a slightly burnt flavour though. I'm on their French blend now, a little one-dimensional, but better than the Italian stuff.
Here's the main item I meant to post:
Aeropress filters seem at first sight to be relatively cheap, at £8.00 for 350. That's 2.43p each however, and at £1.20 for 40, normal coffee filters work out at 3p each, so Aero only slightly cheaper. Another way of thinking of it, two Aero filters costs the price of an old 5p shopping bag, which everyone moaned about having to pay.
However as I was making a cup of tea earlier, I realised that the teabag was an almost exact match for an Aeropress filter. They are Lidl Red one-cup teabags, which were 79p for 160 on special offer. That's 0.49p per bag, nearly five for the price of one Aero filter. I feel a test coming on...
Here's the main item I meant to post:
Aeropress filters seem at first sight to be relatively cheap, at £8.00 for 350. That's 2.43p each however, and at £1.20 for 40, normal coffee filters work out at 3p each, so Aero only slightly cheaper. Another way of thinking of it, two Aero filters costs the price of an old 5p shopping bag, which everyone moaned about having to pay.
However as I was making a cup of tea earlier, I realised that the teabag was an almost exact match for an Aeropress filter. They are Lidl Red one-cup teabags, which were 79p for 160 on special offer. That's 0.49p per bag, nearly five for the price of one Aero filter. I feel a test coming on...
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i recently bought some of the lavazza (decaf) 'intenso' via amazon. good strong roast compared to most decaf coffees.
good in the gaggia, good in the aeropress and a good price!
good in the gaggia, good in the aeropress and a good price!
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I’m a decaf drinker and I’ve always though Lavazza much better than any others.
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Decaf
Update on the tea bag thing - made a cup of tea with teabag in the Aeropress but it burst. Haven't bothered following up. Could probably fine tune it so it works (original intention was to empty bags of tea and use as filter at a fifth of the Aero price).
Update on the tea bag thing - made a cup of tea with teabag in the Aeropress but it burst. Haven't bothered following up. Could probably fine tune it so it works (original intention was to empty bags of tea and use as filter at a fifth of the Aero price).
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i only buy lavazza (unless illy is ridiculously cheap) but i often feel hard done by when the only way to get a more intense flavour is to use more coffee rather than it being a higher roast.
this is the first time i've seen a level 5 roast in (any) decaf. it's not just arabica but robusta, too so that may be how they get the stronger flavour as well as the roast.
i often think that coffee roasters think that decaf drinkers don't like strong flavours - some of us are drinking it to avoid the unwanted, adverse effects.
tea - vomit! (i don't see the vomit emoji that's why you've got the word).
this is the first time i've seen a level 5 roast in (any) decaf. it's not just arabica but robusta, too so that may be how they get the stronger flavour as well as the roast.
i often think that coffee roasters think that decaf drinkers don't like strong flavours - some of us are drinking it to avoid the unwanted, adverse effects.
tea - vomit! (i don't see the vomit emoji that's why you've got the word).
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It's the surprised-looking blue one which is socially distanced from the other yellow icons...
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hahahaha - no, i don't see any of them because i've turned them off!
they irritate me with their bouncing around etc in peoples posts. for me, it would be good if they weren't down the side of the writing pane, too, but then i suppose i could move that part of the webpage so they were somewhere in the air to the right.
they irritate me with their bouncing around etc in peoples posts. for me, it would be good if they weren't down the side of the writing pane, too, but then i suppose i could move that part of the webpage so they were somewhere in the air to the right.
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scullion wrote:i only buy lavazza (unless illy is ridiculously cheap) but i often feel hard done by when the only way to get a more intense flavour is to use more coffee rather than it being a higher roast.
this is the first time i've seen a level 5 roast in (any) decaf. it's not just arabica but robusta, too so that may be how they get the stronger flavour as well as the roast.
i often think that coffee roasters think that decaf drinkers don't like strong flavours - some of us are drinking it to avoid the unwanted, adverse effects.
tea - vomit! (i don't see the vomit emoji that's why you've got the word).
Scully, do you grind your own beans? If so there a heaps of small independent roasters around. You can buy ready ground if you want. Products are much fresher.
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yes, i know and yes i do (three or four different grinders along with almost every way of brewing).
i have a number of different types of coffee beans in the freezer (although none of them are decaffeinated) one of which is from a local roaster (one of the others is blue mountain) and another that my son brought back for me from mozambique, earlier this year. i put up with the effects on rare occasions
i have as yet to taste decaf beans from small roasters that hit the mark in the strength stakes and i would imagine that doing a bespoke roast would push the price up and require me to fork out for a bulk quantity - and our freezer isn't that big.
so i will continue to drink my lavazza version of 'housewives coffee' (i haven't drunk instant for decades) and if anyone can point me in the direction of a reasonably priced, strong roast, good flavoured, decaf coffee bean i am open to suggestions.
i have a number of different types of coffee beans in the freezer (although none of them are decaffeinated) one of which is from a local roaster (one of the others is blue mountain) and another that my son brought back for me from mozambique, earlier this year. i put up with the effects on rare occasions
i have as yet to taste decaf beans from small roasters that hit the mark in the strength stakes and i would imagine that doing a bespoke roast would push the price up and require me to fork out for a bulk quantity - and our freezer isn't that big.
so i will continue to drink my lavazza version of 'housewives coffee' (i haven't drunk instant for decades) and if anyone can point me in the direction of a reasonably priced, strong roast, good flavoured, decaf coffee bean i am open to suggestions.
- Gillthepainter
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I'm on the same hunt as you, Scullion, having gone decaf myself.
I just put up with the weaker coffee. Lavazza here too, as it seems to be the only one in the shops when I'm looking for some.
I'm guessing Nero, or another chain such as Soho will have a strong decaf for sale perhaps (don't like starbucks, it's a bit sweet). Their shot/coffees are fortified to the point I wonder if they have actually made my foaming skinny cappuccino with regular coffee by mistake.
I just put up with the weaker coffee. Lavazza here too, as it seems to be the only one in the shops when I'm looking for some.
I'm guessing Nero, or another chain such as Soho will have a strong decaf for sale perhaps (don't like starbucks, it's a bit sweet). Their shot/coffees are fortified to the point I wonder if they have actually made my foaming skinny cappuccino with regular coffee by mistake.
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i've even considered roasting my own, in a popcorn machine (sitting in the cupboard since the young left home!) and may still do if and when i can get unroasted decaf beans.
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