Coffee Nerds Unite

Dropbear said:
Dear God, man. Tell me you have an EU stop-gap bail-out rescue plan I’m place to keep an emergency source of caffeine flowing while traditional production lines are interrupted!

My go-to when the Nespresso (frequently) breaks down is to make cold brew.
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I know. Scary. I’ve been using my bodum but it’s not the same. My Italian friends insist I need to stop behaving like a child and “upgrade” to a moka pot

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Pimpernel Smith said:
That Nespresso Vertuo is costing me dear, especially as the eldest has got into the Barrista caramel malarkey.

As I buy through the Nespresso website, it's easy to see how much I'm spending, the last couple of months - coffee bill = €200+. Approx 10 capsules a day. My contribition to that is between 1-3 max. Generally, 1 or 2.
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Your ability to turn anything into a problem never ceases to amaze me. Just get one of those Saeco, Jura, whatever all-in-one machines and be done with it. You can then source your coffee beans from a hipster shop and complain about the woke idiots in their beanie hats working there and how they symbolize the downfall of Western civilization. Should bei a win-win situation for you.
 
Lobbster said:
Your ability to turn anything into a problem never ceases to amaze me. Just get one of those Saeco, Jura, whatever all-in-one machines and be done with it. You can then source your coffee beans from a hipster shop and complain about the woke idiots in their beanie hats working there and how they symbolize the downfall of Western civilization. Should bei a win-win situation for you.
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It is what it is, expensive shit.
 
Pimpernel Smith said:
It is what it is, expensive shit.
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nah, not really. You’re just buying into the expensive nespresso nonsense.

1kg of premium coffee beans (eg Monmouth Coffee from Borough Market) is 28GBP. A single shot espresso is 9g, so you can get 110 shots per bag, or 25p per shot.

If you’re doing 10 shots a day, or 300 shots a month, that’s 75quid a month.

You’re just overspending.
 
belinmad said:
nah, not really. You’re just buying into the expensive nespresso nonsense.

1kg of premium coffee beans (eg Monmouth Coffee from Borough Market) is 28GBP. A single shot espresso is 9g, so you can get 110 shots per bag, or 25p per shot.

If you’re doing 10 shots a day, or 300 shots a month, that’s 75quid a month.

You’re just overspending.
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I know that, I've just sussed it out. I fell for all the bling, trinkets and colourfull pods.

We do have proper coffee machines in this house and the mother-in-law, when she was here, wouldn't use anything else.
 
I think Rambo said the same thing to me a few pages back: Nespresso is great for that one cup when you’re in a rush. Once you start doing multiple pods a day, it’s time to look for a proper coffee maker.

I’m using the Nespresso to force myself to cut down my coffee intake. It’s ‘sort of’ working.
 
Dropbear said:
I think Rambo said the same thing to me a few pages back: Nespresso is great for that one cup when you’re in a rush. Once you start doing multiple pods a day, it’s time to look for a proper coffee maker.

I’m using the Nespresso to force myself to cut down my coffee intake. It’s ‘sort of’ working.
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indeed i did. i also said to stay away from the vertuo machines because they're even more expensive than the regular machines.
 
Grand Potentate said:
indeed i did. i also said to stay away from the vertuo machines because they're even more expensive than the regular machines.
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Meanwhile, I’m on my fourth vertuo in two years (warranty replacements), but this one seems to be working well. I am doing a cleaning cycle after every twenty cups as well.
 
Dropbear said:
Meanwhile, I’m on my fourth vertuo in two years (warranty replacements), but this one seems to be working well. I am doing a cleaning cycle after every twenty cups as well.
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That’s ridiculous. I still have my original machine from 10+ years ago.
 
belinmad said:
Was it any good?
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I was a regularly hung-over 20 year-old trying to get my shit together to make it to class in a share-house with four other degenerates and whoever else crashed there overnight, so I’m not sure I’d trust my recollection on who good the coffee was. I *think* it was better than French press though.

I do remember it was a bitch to clean and never made enough (we would regularly make the coffee super strong by over filling the coffee compartment and then add additional water).

I’m trying to cut-down on crap in the kitchen that doesn’t get used regularly, or else I’d probably but one as a back-up.
 
Dropbear said:
I was a regularly hung-over 20 year-old trying to get my shit together to make it to class in a share-house with four other degenerates and whoever else crashed there overnight, so I’m not sure I’d trust my recollection on who good the coffee was. I *think* it was better than French press though.

I do remember it was a bitch to clean and never made enough (we would regularly make the coffee super strong by over filling the coffee compartment and then add additional water).

I’m trying to cut-down on crap in the kitchen that doesn’t get used regularly, or else I’d probably but one as a back-up.
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I hear you. I’m just curious about it
 
We just have too many gadgets in the kitchen. My wife has a milk frothed think she uses for her tea and coffee or even just for drinking out milk. And now the kids are into it, making hot chocolates. It’s a losing battle for me to stay minimalist, so I probably should buy a new coffee maker and phase out the pod machines.
 
belinmad said:
Anyone here use a moka pot?
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I have everything - belt & braces - accumulated over the years - in case of emergencies - - the "new" Breville with inbuilt coffee burr grinder. Ms agrees its the best. Only small negative is its single boiler so have to wait a few seconds after steaming milk before extracting brew.

A near new, 6 months used, DeLonghi full auto machine with inbuilt burr grinder - but couldn't get the grind fine enough. I now realise I could perhaps strip the machine down and do some hacking - after all its only sitting in cupboard.

I also have a Bialetti Moka pot, Vacuum fancy candle driven glass machine thing, a few French presses, an AeroPress, a few pour filter holders that go over a cup, and a stainless steel little one cup filter.

They all have their strengths and weaknesses.
Aeropress great for travelling and making a decent brew mostly.
French press, large, good for making coffee for say 4 people. Downside is grind must be right (and not easy to get right) otherwise you get grit in coffee.
Vacuum fancy machine - OK coffee but more dramatic and fiddly than needed. Fun to show off.
Pour filters can be good coffee but a bit too much faffing around - especially when making more than one cup.

The Moka pot is a must have. Traditional its a medium size for two cups and aluminium. The best I've used was a modern red enamel coated stainless steel one cup.
 
belinmad said:
I hear you. I’m just curious about it
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I have several. They are good workhorses. If you are an espresso drinker though, you won’t get the crema and what not that you would from a proper machine of course. But at its price point it can’t be beat. (Also, disclaimer, I hate drip coffee)

One thing to note is that you can’t do a partial dose; a 3 cup makes 3 cups and no less. So depending on how much your party varies it might make sense to have several of different sizes. (I have a 1, 3, and 6)
 
Nespresso usually have a deal going to offer cups and other shit if you order enough pods from them. This is getting ridiculous.

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Coffee grinder is back. Life is good.

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Moka experiment was ok. Good fallback in case the machine(s) go(es) on the fritz again.
 
Nespresso is offering 2 free sleeves of Voltesso & Ice Leggero when you buy 8+ of Original or Vertuo sleeves using the codes below.

Vertuo Code: FREECOFFEE2022

Original Code: FREECOFFEE22
 
Thanks to a few of you here making the recommendation, I got an Aeropress for the office. Good coffee. Well made gadget and a cool toy to play with!

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Dropbear said:
Thanks to a few of you here making the recommendation, I got an Aeropress for the office. Good coffee. Well made gadget and a cool toy to play with!

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Pro tip from me - do the "Old Reverse Press" - no NOT The Reverse Cowgirl at least not at work..

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Oh and FFS get rid of that ugly mug

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