Coffee Machine

[dede]

I meet up with a friend for a drink in town and paid for a cup of boiling water with a little jug of milk, I had to stand at a counter and pick from a few different tea bags, open it myself and make my own cup of tea in a massive cup. So what did I pay for?

[gertbysea]

I wish I was a coffee snob. I am a tea drinker and nothing makes me more angry than going to a cafe and having to make my own cup with a small jug of boiling water, a tea bag and a small jug of milk. Why go out when I can have the same at home??? Grrrr! Give me a loose leaf jug (I've at least got one of those at home, but its so easy to give to customers and probably a lot more cheaper than bags).

If I could order a cup of tea from a cafe: they SHOULD bring it to me made up in a FINE TEA CUP (black with a small jug of milk on the side). I like one cup, but it needs to be from a fine porcelain cup and a cup that doesn't lose heat easily. Otherwise its just ordinary.

 

I agree. I do not own  tea bags nor instant coffee. Yuk yuk yuk .  To have freshly ground coffee  for every cup is  wonderful. The listening to it grind, the smell  of it  heightens the senses  and the anticipation adds to the enjoyment of a good cup of coffee.

I was lucky when I bought my house that it has a automatic boiling water system  at the sink which is just the right temp for a lovely cup,of fresh brewed tea. And DH  bought the best domestic coffee machine on the market a Swiss made Jura. All stainless steel  inside  and it produces the hottest bestest coffee .

We are not coffee snobs Dashingden but connoisseurs of fine  coffee and that does not make us bad people.

I think I will,have a cuppa  right now.

Gert

[fundj&e]

instant coffee yum yum yum 

[gertbysea]

And you an Italian! shame shame shame

Gert

[maddy]

Well thank god this forum's members doesn't lynch you for using pods or instant, and liking it! .....I tell you....some people are so fanatical about it, it ends up in heated debates 

Anyway dede....check out the product reviews here http://www.productreview.com.au/p/map-bella.html
I have heard before that people (including some of those coffee snobs) didn't mind the coffee....well those who weren't too afraid to admit it 
If you have access to the coffee easily, then it sounds like a good way to go.
The nespresso pods are more expensive, and you will have postage costs on top of that.

I've had 2 manual machines previously.  A delonghi and sunbeam.  Honestly, I preffered the convenience and clean up of the pod machines, and once I found the strength coffee I liked....I haven't looked back.
I would suggest if you do buy one, try the top strength & a mid strength capsule first....or they may sell a sampler pack so your Hubby could find what he likes best.

I think it's a good Fathers Day present    Men really do love gadgets!

[obbie]

i have a small coffee machine at work, but we don't use it, as it is a pain to clean..
 
instant..  I do have coffeeworks coffee...

[Delightful Den]

Maddy while I do like my freshly ground coffee at home and I agree with Gert about the ritual an sensual stimulation of making coffee from scratch. I do use a pod machine at work and also at DD's house.

When I visited my brother and SIL in the US last year they had a pod machine called a Krups. It used big pods and filter style coffee like the Americans drink and well as having tee and hot chocolate pods.  You could get different flavor teas and coffee blends that matched what the chain stores used. For example you could buy pods that were 7eleven blend or Dunkin Doughnuts.

Again it is an expensive way to buy coffee but is is convenient if you only have one cup a day. or drink coffee infrequently.

[gertbysea]

Obbie Coffeeworks  do pods.

There are some pods which are refillable but why bother.

A lot of good coffee grinding places are making pods theses days and lots available in bulk on line making it cheaper. I find with those machines the water is not heated hot enough for me but I would have one  if I ever needed one.


Den one of my first coffee makers was a Krups I bought in Sydney  40 years ago and  was a great coffee maker.it wasn't a pod machine but a filter one. i finally wore it out and went over to a proper coffee machine.

I think Americans are finally coming around to drinking good coffee but they do like it weak with half and half and sugar. OMG YUK!

As for uni and her International Roast I will say no more.    To each his own.

Gert

[cookie1]

I don't mind my Moccona instant, but I do love my Nespresso machine. I only have one of those a day. DH doesn't like it at all. Today we had visitors for lunch and I gave them Nespresso but heated the milk in the TMX. One said it was the best coffee he had had for ages. He remarked that the milk was just right. I heated it to 80 and frothed it at the end.

[Greyhoundmum]

First coffee machine a DeLonghi which lasted until end of warranty then was repaired many times. IN the end I said no more as I had spent over $700 on repairs for it..

I then got a Saeco ( bought online at auction, they said batch had damadged box

[Greyhoundmum]

Don't you hate it when you hit send too soon!,


Saeco machine works well. I have tried the pod machines they are in quite a lot of hotels these days, but personally we drink too much coffee between us to make them economics.  I buy my beans wholesale a couple of kilos at a time.

[gertbysea]

I think the pods are fine if you are not drinking a lot but they can be expensive.  At least the coffee is ground coffee, maybe not arabica  but fresh when sealed . Some of the nespresso machines come with  frothers and most give you a  false creama on top which looks good if not authentic.

Gert

[cookie1]

I had a Sunbeam Cafe series machine before and that gave a pretty good crema. The main reason I got rid of it ( actually it is under a shelf on the floor of the pantry) is as I'm usually the only one having coffee it took a while to make it. Now I can make my coffee at about the same speed as DH's instant one.

[dede]

Harvey Norman has sol out of the Map coffee machines
Might have to wait or re think the fathers day present. Bugger.

[achookwoman]

We also love our coffee.  I can tell the time by my need to have a coffee at 11.00am.  Over the years we have had several machines.  The one at the moment is a Saeco.  DH doesn't cook but does make a mean coffee.  We buy the very best coffee we can get our hands on. Usually between $50/60 a K.  I have done the sums and it costs about 50c a cup.  That is about the cost of the pods. The used grounds go on the lemon tree.  The Saeco grinds the beans for each cup,  so it is important to make sure that you get the coffee that you like.    We often drive home from shopping to have our own coffee as it is better than what the local shops make.

Like CP we also like our tea.  I like weak black and object to paying $3+ for the awful stuff from the cafes.  I also like my tea in a TEA cup.