Coffee...at home.

You are on the slippery slope to buying a "Bean to Cup" machine for several hundred squids, roasting and grinding your own coffee beans which you import exclusively from some plantation in the Ethiopian Highlands...

First step is buy some decent ground coffee and a cheap cup top filter (I've had a plastic one for about twenty years that still gets used most days). Then you can get a grinder and grind the beans before you use them (this for me is the biggest step of improvement after moving to ground coffee as packs of ground coffee lose their aromatics once the pack is opened so after a couple of weeks the coffee will taste quite flat). Then think about things like a French Press or an Aeropress.
 
Had a pod machine years ago, got rid, awful for the environment and not a great teste for the price.
Currently use this one if not using bean to cup, great for travel too
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stove top Moka pot for me. and keep your ground coffee in the freezer to keep it fresh tasting. and a milk frother if you like that sort of thing, or just dab some milk in your cup in the microwave before pouring

the pod machine are a mugs games, expensive and not particularly good coffee,
 
We bit the bullet and got a Grind trial subscription. Been impressed so far, very decent tasting coffee. Not sure if we'll keep it up but I'm tempted.

We also have a bean to cup and agree, it's probably the most used item I've ever purchased..almost time for an upgrade tho (we've had it years)
 
VladKinder said:
Anyway, at home I've not a big coffee drinker as it gives me acid so I'm not paying for expensive machine.
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You can get a much less acidic coffee with cold brew. You don't need anything special but you can buy jars with filters to make life easier.

The only additional to a normal coffee is time and fridge space. If you have the latter then you can keep a rolling stock but you need about 48hrs per batch.

You can then fill a mug about a third of the way up and add hot water.

Much smoother and slightly sweeter than the same coffee done traditionally.
 
used the bags and never got the same tasting cup twice. very hard to judge when ready but if you get it right really good
 
t4tomo said:
I could type it in Capitals and then it would be FACT ;) .

which part are you disputing , the expense or the taste?
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Well, I don't drink coffee so can't comment on the taste. My wife does, though, and is very happy with the taste of the pods for her Dolce Gusto machine. Expense wise they don't seem bad to me. On offer usually and about £3.75 for 8 drinks even at full price, so less than 50p a cup. That's not bad surely?
 
Had a cafetiere/french press for a while but hated the whole faff with cleaning it afterwards and trying not to block the sink. So I got a Tassimo machine and thought the capsules were recyclable...well, I've been chucking them in recycling anyway... :unsure::eek:
 
TheYorkshireTerrier said:
You like McDonald's coffee? I think it's the worst I've ever had from a takeout place, regardless of how cheap it is.

Nespresso machine for me with the Aeroccino milk frother. I usually just get the Amazon brand pods, Solimo I think they are called, great value for money compared to the big brands like Starbucks.
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McDonalds coffee seems very branch specific. I’ve had some that have been lovely and plenty that are awful, I expect they use the same beans / milk so must be down to cleaning schedule.
 
One good point of using coffee grounds is that if you have a problem with next door's kitty rather enjoying your beautifully tilled flower beds to go poo-poo, sprinkling used coffee grounds will keep the little darlings from doing so.
 
Littlejimmy said:
Had a cafetiere/french press for a while but hated the whole faff with cleaning it afterwards and trying not to block the sink. So I got a Tassimo machine and thought the capsules were recyclable...well, I've been chucking them in recycling anyway... :unsure::eek:
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Most of them only through Podback.
 
FatFrank said:
Good heaped teaspoon, two sweeteners and a good glug of semi, you won't regret it.
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If you're putting sweeteners and milk in it, you're not drinking coffee - that's a sweet, milky, coffee flavoured mixture

Each to their own though (y)
 
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