Favourite coffee

[freakydancer]

Why don't you give me a call El Duder?

You got yourself a good one here el duder!!!

Have a good night out with Paul(a).

[andy]

You got yourself a good one here el duder!!!

Have a good night out with Paul(a).

and tell us all the gory details

[Lola]

Look el duder you’r messing around. You can forget me!

[andy]

duder you have got yourself 3 genuine females
nina, paula and lola

[freakydancer]

duder you have got yourself 3 genuine females
nina, paula and lola

and they're all stunners!

Get in my son...

[Warrior Princess]

and they're all stunners!

Get in my son...

Sounds like you and Andy are feeling a bit left out - i'm sure 'dude' wouldn't mind a bit of support and company.

[freakydancer]

Sounds like you and Andy are feeling a bit left out - i'm sure 'dude' wouldn't mind a bit of support and company.

If they were bone fide females, then I'd give it a go

Trouble is, I'm sure they'll either be hiding it or they've all got a very bad case of hemarroids.

[expat]

Richmond Upon Thames? There are plenty of great places to have coffee - the best one is at the choclatiere's place on Old Palace Terrace, the street behind Dickens & Jones, opposite the Jewellers. Fantastic. Also - the Chocolate Cafe on Red Lion Street.

I'm getting into appreciating good coffee - buying 100% arabica for home & considering getting a grinder and buying beans. Any tips welcome.

Don't fall for the expensive coffee machine snobbery. Get the best grinder you can, and any coffee maker will make good coffee from the result. Also never skimp on the bean quality (price), and grind as you use. Keep the beans sealed (vacuum-sealed packets of beans that no longer feel vacuum-packed are still OK: the sealed packet fills up with CO2 from the beans, not air from outside).

[Paddy]

Don't fall for the expensive coffee machine snobbery. Get the best grinder you can, and any coffee maker will make good coffee from the result. Also never skimp on the bean quality (price), and grind as you use. Keep the beans sealed (vacuum-sealed packets of beans that no longer feel vacuum-packed are still OK: the sealed packet fills up with CO2 from the beans, not air from outside).

Yes and no.

If you haven’t a commercial espresso machine then I would say it’s not worth buying the domestic imitations.

The next best equipment to use is a Coffee Pot that forces the water through the coffee, after that a Cafeteria will do.

You can buy a good second user machine for a few hundred pounds, well worth it.

Important considerations:

Buy whole roasted beans. Grind them yourself. The ready ground coffee is a compromise and is not good for anything.

Use charcoal filtered water, this will prevent scale from floating on the top.

Practice with various grinds from coarse to fine powder. Start with making an espresso. The coffee should dark with a trickle of gold coloured crème. The Gold coloured crème should float and stain the cup as you drink. (When you buy a good coffee you should have a gold coloured stain left all the way down the cup)

Don’t try to get too much out of the coffee because it will taste bitter.

For Latte and Cappuccinos, you with need variations of froth. Froth can be wet or dry.

You will need a steamer. Best practice is to put the jug in the fridge and use best quality cold milk. Blow so steam out to get rid of any water. Place the jug of milk in the steamer and turn on the steam. Try and surf the milk adjusting the height accordingly. As the milk froths up reduce the pressure. Do not let the milk boil.
Keeping a small amount of pressure up will make a dry foam. Using a quick high pressure will make a wet foam

[Francko]

Ristretto or "corretto" anywhere south of the Alps.

F#ck off Luigi, I am the only italian in the forum!