Bean to cup

[amcdonald]

I thought this was going to be a thread about sperm donation?

Bean to cup....

Nah it had to be about Mooncups surely

[Troll]

Bean to cup....

Nah it had to be about Mooncups surely

Read about them in the Telegraph...

[Ticktock]

Read about them in the Telegraph...

I really wish I hadn't just Googled them. After seeing the preview line of text I had no wish to click through to see full details.

[bless 'em all]

I really wish I hadn't just Googled them. After seeing the preview line of text I had no wish to click through to see full details.

Faced with your comments I just had to watch the ''how to use' infomercial.

I suppose they couldn't use 'egg-cup' as a name, copyright and all that.

[NickFitz]

I bet 999 people in a 1000 can't tell the difference between coffee made by a fancy expensive machine, and that made from a few beans ground up and chucked in a £10 cafetiere from Sainsbury's.

[MarillionFan]

Have you tried flicking it?

[NotAllThere]

I'm told this kind of coffee maker produces excellent results. Cona.co.uk - Home of The All Glass Retro Coffee Maker



I know nothing about coffee, so I have a Nespresso.

[Halo Jones]

We have this one, it’s a bit over your stated budget but if the other Delonghi machines are half as good then I can recommend the brand.

A few things to consider with B2C machines:

If you like your coffee hot you will be disappointed with the cappuccino / latte as the milk just doesn’t get up to the temperature you may be used to from machines with steamers (such as the Gaggia)

Get one that has a pre-ground container you can then use this for decaff: it saves having to try & empty the beans out..

Look at the milk container, be sure that the spout that goes into the base unit is not metal – if you keep the container in the fridge the metal may shrink in the cold & this can cause connection issues.

You will need to descale on a regular basis, if you don’t it can bung up the mechanism; descaling is an easy process but get the proper Delonghi fluid.

[Gibbon]

I'm deep in the world of coffee machine reviews and completely baffled.

I know that I don't want one of those pod insertion situations - I want bean to cup.

But which ones are any good? Is it possible to get one for under £500?

Heellpppp.

Trying to get the perfect coffee machine is like trying to get a perfect man, impossible.

So make do with one that is dependable and easy to clean up like a pod machine (nepresso is big in Italy).

Plus both will got the job done in the time it takes to make a slice of toast.

[Scrag Meister]

Reminds me I still have a bag of beans that my dad bought back from a trip to Honduras, a while ago now.

What is the sell by date on coffee beans, how long before they need chucking out?