Best coffee maker

[northernladyuk]

I have a Nespresso. Makes perfectly decent cups of coffee. I'm getting a second machine for the office. There are third-party pods though I stick with the Nespresso as they have a free pod recycling service (third party pods are plastic and can normally go in your plastic recycling but only if you can be arsed to wash them out after using them).

Acceptable for the office, I would agree.

[Lambert Simnel]

Reputedly (if you did go to a proper coffee forum rather than a contracting one), separate grinder and espresso machine is the optimal way to go, but it'll take more time than the Bialetti you've already decided is too time-consuming. I'd recommend a beans-to-cup machine (I use a Gaggia personally, but haven't properly tried to compare De Longhi etc.) Decent coffee, and I like being able to choose a range of different coffees (I'd recommend Roast&Post) rather than being limited to what Nescafe have seen fit to put into their pods.

My wife did win a Nespresso machine but it was just a bit disappointing compared to the Gaggia, so we gave it away. Wasn't bad coffee by any means though, it was just not as good.

[Acme Thunderer]

Aeropress, make your coffee. Take the bottom off and fire the grounds and filter into the bin.

[ladymuck]

I've had a de'longhi bean to cup machine for the better part of 10 years (facebook recently reminded me of the anniversary). You can set the grind coarseness, how much coffee is used per portion, and how hot the water is. Makes a nice cuppa with a good crema

This is the modern version of it (mine is black)
https://www.johnlewis.com/de'longhi-...white/p2975131

[SimonMac]

Successful IT contractors tend to drink a lot of coffee.

tulip if that’s the case god help me when I become successful, I’m borderline humming bird as it is

[Scruff]

Sage Barista and Aeropress for me. www.redber.co.uk for the beans

[FarmerPalmer]

Once you have the machine, it is a slippery slope, you start looking at the beans from artisan roasters.
Why spend all that money on a decent machine to put in cheap supermarket coffee.

https://www.origincoffee.co.uk/collections/coffee

https://extractcoffee.co.uk/shop/

I have no connection to either of the above companies, except as a customer

Delonghi Dedica expresso machine, and Krups Burr Grinder here.

[d000hg]

You're right, I keep forgetting this forum isn't really for successful IT contractors, but all manner of losers.

Successful contractors have lots of cash to throw about, but that doesn't mean they're throwing it at the right thing.

[BR14]

Successful contractors have lots of cash to throw about, but that doesn't mean they're throwing it at the right thing.

i spent most of mine sensibly, on sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.
but i admit to squandering the rest

[sasguru]

Successful contractors have lots of cash to throw about, but that doesn't mean they're throwing it at the right thing.

There's no such thing as the "right thing" to spend your money on - once you've got enough to be completely secure, you can squander the excess as you like. Some people don't even bother with the security bit.