And you can't tell the difference in taste?
And you can't tell the difference in taste?
I have chemex, v60, aeropress, moka, cafetiere, pod machine and an espresso machine and I can taste the difference....
I'm far from a coffee snob but I enjoy the "process"
Yeah, and when you've drunk too much coffee you can pi$$ in it....I like the ritual of the chemex
Of course I can, they are different processes. Im taking about Nespresso vs espresso machines. The only difference in taste is the blend and the roast, very few people can tell which is which in a blind taste test, even “professionals” as we proved with our experiment.And you can't tell the difference in taste?
I have chemex, v60, aeropress, moka, cafetiere, pod machine and an espresso machine and I can taste the difference....
I'm far from a coffee snob but I enjoy the "process"
Another vote for the Nespresso machines and range of capsules. One machine can give you every thing from expresso to latte and Americano. The range of capsules, with different strengths and types of beans is more than enough to let you find a favourite or several...
Have you bought it yet?Well, after reading this thread and thinking long and hard I've made a decision.
I'm buying this...
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Haha! Only kidding
I've settled on a coffee machine and I hope she'll be happy with it. The next decision is do I give it to her for her birthday at the end of November or wait until Christmas? I think I'll give it to her for her birthday so it doesn't sit unused and run the risk of not working when it comes out of the box on Christmas day.
Thanks again all. I've learned a bit too
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Yes...
I personally do coffee first then milk. That's the traditional way too. You'd pour the shot then froth the milk and add it.
That's why I got a bean to cup, water in, beans in, press a button. Done. The extra faff would just put me off.I wonder if all the guys who like the whole manual process of 'coffee making' used to shoot film........?
I drink coffee 90% tea 10% and although I do like the appeal of the whole coffee process I currently just stick with L'or in a jar!!
Tell her it is not a present ... it's a kitchen appliance!
My first father-in-law always bought personal things for birthdays and practical things for Christmas.There is a part of me that thinks like this and that a present should be more personal. But, this isn't a vacuum cleaner or other appliance like that and it is maybe a bit more personal than that sort of thing as she likes her coffee. I think it's more like the electronic tyre pump and the car battery starter I bought myself a few months back than some characterless functional appliance. I would be rather pleased if someone bought me a cordless vacuum though
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Another thing is that she's Thai and although she did celebrate Christmas and of course birthdays in Thailand it's much more low key over there for her lot at least as presents aren't really exchanged at Christmas and birthday presents and celebrations are a lot more simple and subdued compared to what I'm used to.
In my experience, you should NEVER take that literally.
but she isn't western, she's asian and with a different culture or at least family traditions and upbringing and if I spend too much she really will give me a hard time. For example Mrs WW like many women seems to be permanently glued to her smartphone and would start WW3 if it went missing but she wont let me buy her the latest new one because it's too much I had a Kazakh GF and she was completely different and just loved prezzies.
The beans and roast make a massive difference, though. What did you use in your test? I've had Nespresso from their own branded pods and it was OK, probably better than the sort of thing you usually get at the end of a meal in a restaurant, or the bitter liquid that the big coffee chains drown in milk and sugar (Starbucks seem to burn their beans as a matter of policy). But it's not nearly as good as the espresso I can get at some specialist coffee places in London, partly because they know how to use their machines and grinders, but mainly because they are using decent, fresh beans from roasters like Square Mile. No supermarket beans (even the better brands like Ily) are going to give you this sort of drink, because none of them are fresh to start with - most don't have a roasting date, and if you're lucky enough to find something like Union that does, it will probably be several months old by the time you put it in your basket in Sainsbury's.
We did the test at the RAVE coffee roaster and used thier freshly roasted beans.
Get a VST basket to replace the standard one, so much better. And change the steam wand for a Rancillio one. Very easy to do, but makes a world of difference.
