Reply to: Coffee Machines

[realityhack]

This topic comes up once every few months, so a search would provide more information.

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[expat]

If you make a cup of 'regular' coffee using espresso and hot water, would you just make an espresso and stick the kettle on?

Just run more water through the machine.

[Svalbaard]

Coffee shouldn't be left in a pot to stew. If you value your coffee it should be made as fresh as possible.

I have a copper stove top coffee maker that I bought in a Moroccoan souk years ago for pennies. It still makes the best espresso I've had and it's totally worth the sacrifice of the convenience that the robot coffee machines give you.

[hyperD]

"I bought my local Caffè Nero"

Threaded.

[d000hg]

I have a Gaggia Synchrony, got it from Amazon a couple of eyars ago for less than £200 (RRP was £350 odd)

It is a bean to cup machine with a separate steamer. Well worth every penny as I have had hundreds of coffees in the 2 years I have owned it. No issues with maintenence or anything, solid piece of kit.

Damn but these are expensive, the Baby Dose costs about the same as my washing machine! I was hoping £100 would be a realistic budget for something nice

[EternalOptimist]

I'm planning on treating myself to a Rancilio Silvia at some point soon - supposedly legendary in the world of coffee making but a bit pricey at £375.

that looks ace, I must get me one of those.

I fell in love with an Orange juice machine in the Rheged centre , Kewsick. It had two big scoopy arms and plucked up the oranges from a basket then sliced them up and squashed the bits to make juice. A bit like one of the metal warlords from 'War of the Worlds'

[Solidec]

I have a Gaggia Synchrony, got it from Amazon a couple of eyars ago for less than £200 (RRP was £350 odd)

It is a bean to cup machine with a separate steamer. Well worth every penny as I have had hundreds of coffees in the 2 years I have owned it. No issues with maintenence or anything, solid piece of kit.

[d000hg]

If you make a cup of 'regular' coffee using espresso and hot water, would you just make an espresso and stick the kettle on?

[expat]

We recently bought a Krups dual machine, and find it excellent. My own old Gaggia is in the garage, may be kept or not.

The Krups has 2 sections, entirely independent, in the same body: an espresso machine and a drip maker. We got the latter because partner likes the smell of filter coffee in the kitchen on a Sunday morning.

The espresso part has 3 cups, double, single, and pods. All 3 give excellent results with astounding crema. Easy push-buttons for dispensing. Pods are not too expensive.

I couldn't believe it for 179.00 (John Lewis). I had resigned myself to giving up my beloved Gaggia to keep my partner happy; but instead we got something that makes better coffee (OK, old machine needed a service, but still...)

[d000hg]

I have the Gaggia Baby Dose, and although I'm on my third in a year (reliability does seem an issue) the coffee is really superb. Use the 5 minutes it takes to make a great cup of espresso as a break from work which will also do you good.

Did they replace the broken ones under warranty without problems?

[voodooflux]

I'm planning on treating myself to a Rancilio Silvia at some point soon - supposedly legendary in the world of coffee making but a bit pricey at £375.

[Archangel]

I have the Gaggia Baby Dose, and although I'm on my third in a year (reliability does seem an issue) the coffee is really superb. Use the 5 minutes it takes to make a great cup of espresso as a break from work which will also do you good.

[TheVoice]

I have 2 Tassimo machines, never found them overly costly...

[dinker]

The best thing to get is a £40 kettle (or less if you're a cheapskate), and a large tin of Arabica or Gold Blend instant coffee.

Or just stick a saucepan of water on your hot-plate.

[OwlHoot]

The best thing to get is a £40 kettle (or less if you're a cheapskate), and a large tin of Arabica or Gold Blend instant coffee.