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| Thread ID: 140232 | 2015-09-09 03:16:00 | Should I buy an Expresso machine | micky (7329) | PC World Chat |
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| 1408099 | 2015-09-10 00:56:00 | Mate... please don't be too offended by this, but I reckon you're full of plop. I mean... what's a "real" coffee lover? Someone who goes to sleep with a cup of it at night? And what's so unreal about instant coffee? And... a decent brew of beer doesn't have to be called steinlager. Sorry, you're off my christmas card list (if I had one) Real lovers of real coffee simply wont drink instant. Id rather not have a coffee than drink that stuff. Same as I wont drink warm flat beer :) |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1408100 | 2015-09-10 01:13:00 | Mate... please don't be too offended by this, but I reckon you're full of plop. I mean... what's a "real" coffee lover? Someone who goes to sleep with a cup of it at night? And what's so unreal about instant coffee? And... a decent brew of beer doesn't have to be called steinlager. Sorry, you're off my christmas card list (if I had one)So true Greg. I drink both. WhatI don't like is instant coffee that tries to be the real deal | plod (107) | ||
| 1408101 | 2015-09-10 01:15:00 | ... what's a "real" coffee lover? And what's so unreal about instant coffee? Er......my mum. She hates instant. Seems it's too weak? Or some such thing? I am the opposite, the coffee beans coffee and coffee bag stuff, all tastes like a dirty oven on high and burning....that smell. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1408102 | 2015-09-10 01:48:00 | I tried some imported Nescafe African (I think it was), which tasted much stronger than our common NZ available instant brands. It's in the taste. Many Kiwi's grew up on instant tea's, water, beer, and coffee's - surely. Euro's, Brits, probably being more refined, perhaps know better about coffees? or Tea's? | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1408103 | 2015-09-10 01:56:00 | Mate... please don't be too offended by this, but I reckon you're full of plop. I mean... what's a "real" coffee lover? Someone who goes to sleep with a cup of it at night? And what's so unreal about instant coffee? And... a decent brew of beer doesn't have to be called steinlager. Sorry, you're off my christmas card list (if I had one) Taking your steinlager example, lets compare a good beer to the swill that Ive tasted out of kegs (not all keg beer) Just personally, Id rather not drink awefull watery keg beer , just for the sake of drinking it. Same with coffee. Some cant taste the difference between pepsi & Coke : therefor no difference, "full of plop " :) some(Me) cant taste the difference between cask wine & good wine, therefore no difference , "full of plop " :) Many (ie all of USA) cant taste the diff between vegemite & marmite: therefore there is no difference The try your instant without the 2 or 3 teaspoons of sugar . Most instant drinkers mask the actual coffee taste with sugar Almost anything tastes different if you stick enough sugar in it. Thats why I cant drink whiskey unless its mixed with coke(ie sugar)....so I cant tell a good whiskey from bad. Thatdoesnt mean all whiskeys are good whiskeys Many people wont buy cask wine, and dont want to drink cask wine. Many coffee drinkers find instant awefull, same thing. Try you instant coffee without sugar or milk(ie not a coffee milkshake). Then compare the taste to real exxxxxsssssspro (with extra x's & s's) :wub |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1408104 | 2015-09-10 03:26:00 | Have to agree with 1101 that you can't expect to copy a $3000 professional machine at home. The main problem is that the home machines rely on the exact amount of grinding and the exact amount of coffee to control the water flow. That in turn affects the temperature. It's really hard to get everything right Eventually we tried Nespresso and found it vaguely OK. Nespresso only makes half a cup per pod (5g of ground coffee) so we went with the opposition (Caffitaly) which has 8g per pod. If you live near a Briscoes, a Caffitaly coffee machine is the way to go. Briscoes sell the pods for 70c 'on sale' which is nearly all the time. Taking into account the pods being 60% bigger and the price 30% cheaper, you pay only 44% of what Nespresso owners pay (Harvey Norman also sells the Caffitaly pods. I don't know why Consumer totally ignored Caffitaly. Been bribed by Nespresso??) |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1408105 | 2015-09-10 03:48:00 | I've had a budget Nescafe Dolce Gusto machine for over a year now, and I'm more than happy with it. Machine is manufactured by de Longhi (a reputable make), priced between $119 for the budget model to $250 for the same thing with more bells and whistles. Pods are $10 for 16 capsules. Nescafe couriered me a replacement capsule holder when I managed to lose the original in transit somewhere. No charge, either. | WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1408106 | 2015-09-10 04:01:00 | I tried some imported Nescafe African (I think it was), which tasted much stronger than our common NZ available instant brands. It's in the taste. Many Kiwi's grew up on instant tea's, water, beer, and coffee's - surely. Euro's, Brits, probably being more refined, perhaps know better about coffees? or Tea's? We do proper coffee in NZ really well, world class IMO. My experience of Coffee in the UK was not a good one. |
Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1408107 | 2015-09-10 04:29:00 | Despite all the expensive machines the majority of Italians, who do know a thing or two about still use a Bialetti at home. You can get a three cup model ( small espresso brew ) for about $45 to $55 if you shop around. Just Google Bialetti for more info. |
bonzo29 (2348) | ||
| 1408108 | 2015-09-10 09:13:00 | We made our choice today and bought the Barista Express BES870 so the journey begins. | micky (7329) | ||
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