Question for the coffee aficionados

[MrEarl]

Hello,

I'm another Nespresso fan, the convenience is just too good to pass up, while still getting a good coffee.

I far rather the original size capsul (we have both an Original machine and the Vertuo machine).

I do think that many of the flavours being offered by Nespresso are terrible, and they'll try and sell you any oul rubbish, so I am now sticking rigidity to the Roma and India capsules, on the ordinary machine, or occasionally the Stormio from the Vertuo range).

I've tried several other brands, incl own brand offerings from the supermarkets, but found most of them to be a bit watery, or not a flavour that I liked. Starbucks offer one or two that are okay, while Cafe L'Or weren't bad, either.

As an aside, I saw something on CNN recently that was suggesting that the Brazilians may need to find new makets for their choice, if Trump slaps Brazil with a 50% tarrifs, given they think it'll reduce sales to the USA, so thay may bring cheaper coffee in our direction.

 

[Salvadore]

Cough, cough, 'scuse me. DeLonghi a bit out my price-range, unless the numbers come up tonight.

This one available for €379 in Arnotts. Invest some of the big money you won on the Tipp game!

DELONGHI ECAM220.22.GB Delonghi Magnifica Start Bean to Cup Machine - BLACK

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[mathepac]

Thanks. That actually looks like good value. But for now I still have a stock of Tassimo capsules, 9x16 capsule packets and a perfectly good (so far) cheapo Tassimo machine to keep me caffeinated.

Maybe when the stock of capsules runs out, or the machine gives up the ghost, you can call around for cup of DeLonghi produced, Tipp-funded coffee. Or maybe I should invite the hurlers around first for something stronger ...

 

[mathepac]

Also have the option of recycling the pods

Great option to have. I do open the used capsules and collect the grounds to spread on the lawns. I brush it in between cuts.

But that leaves me with the capsules which are a combination of aluminium and plastic with no easy recycle option for mixed-material "waste".

 

[odyssey06]

Disgraceful, this thread has been moved here and not to letting off steam!!!

 

[Purple]

I'm another Nespresso fan, the convenience is just too good to pass up, while still getting a good coffee.

Same here, though the branding is incredibly pretentious and off-putting. Their flavoured coffees are all terrible, though all flavoured coffees are terrible. If you don't like the taste of coffee then don't drink it.

I do like the hob top classic espresso maker. You can get one for under €25 and it makes great coffee.

 

[Ceist Beag]

Just measured for you, 6 heaped teaspoons is 18g. That is coarse ground coffee which you use for a cafetière, if you’ve bought pre ground beans in a shop they’re likely finely ground for making espresso, so you may only want 3-4 heaped teaspoons as it is denser and will brew much stronger in a cafetière.

FWIW 3fe would say you add this to the cafetière with your boiling water for 4m:30s then stir and leave for another 4m:30s before plunging.

Thanks Zenith, looks like I am definitely one of those who doesn't put enough coffee in then! 6 heaped teaspoons for one mug of coffee is about 5 heaped teaspoons more than I use currently!
I use a Bodum French press, grind my own beans (generally grind them to a setting which is closer to fine than course) and I stir immediately, not after 4m30s so this thread has been very useful in pointing out my numerous reasons for not having the perfect cup!

 

[Jazz01]

you can call around for cup of DeLonghi produced, Tipp-funded coffee

ouch.... that coffee would be too bitter a taste for me to have...

Or maybe I should invite the hurlers around first for something stronger

Now that would be more enticing

 

[Firefly]

I've been around the houses with coffee making:

I used to enjoy the whole coffee-making process, but now I just want convenience - push a button with little/no clean up. I also want the option of a hot drop / second cup, without any effort. Lazy aren't I?!!

Used an AeroPress for years: Makes really nice coffee, but too much work and makes only 1 cup at a time, so no refills / useless for a crowd.

French Press: Like the coffee, but a bit messy to clean and also I find top-ups / 2nd cups are luke-warm.

DeLonghi Dedica(Not a bean to cup): Descalling was a pain and the machine broke-down eventually. The bean-to-cup machines seem like a great option, but expensive & not sure they would last. Descalling is a pain and some of them need servicing, which is way to much effort for me.

I had a Nespresso, but found the coffee a bit watery / "pasteurized".

Had a Bialetti coffee maker years ago - way too much work for me I'm afraid.

My current object of choice is a trusty, filter coffee machine (Morphy Richards) with water from my Aarke jug. Coffee not quite as nice as above, but still perfectably drinkable. The machine is very basic - just an on-off button...exactly what I wanted. Very easy to clean. Hot top-ups too. If and when it kicks the bucket, I can just buy another one for less than 40 euro. So perfect for me for now.

 

[mathepac]

ouch.... that coffee would be too bitter a taste for me to have...

Would it soften the blow a bit if I referred to it as "bookie-funded"?

 

[Marsupial]

that leaves me with the capsules which are a combination of aluminium and plastic with no easy recycle option for mixed-material "waste".

You can send them back, post-free to Tassimo in Kells!

Business Reply Licence DN 7345

Jacobs Douwe Egberts Ireland, Unit 3, Kells Business Park, Kells, Co.Meath A82 K2E1

 

[mathepac]

Excellent, closes the recycle loop, although with a minimum of 100 of them per return, I think it'll be less like the envelope they suggest and more like a box! 3-day's worth rescued, 8 capsules, all labelled up and rescued. Thanks.

Tassimo capsules recycle link

 

[Jazz01]

In relation to the aluminum pods, as part of the Nespresso order, you can get special recycling bags (free of charge), just fill them as detailed and once full, can organise a pick up.

Bags are from podbak , that details UK, but the Nespresso site has additional details here ( doorstop pickup service , so really no reason not to recycle )

 

[Cervelo]

A lot of people put far too little coffee into the drip machine. By a factor of 3 or 4.

I use a ratio of 6g coffee per 100 mL water - works well.

Gawd, I'm guessing the coffee I make wouldn't be strong enough for you guys
I only use 60g of coffee to 1.8 Litres of water on a standard brew time,
tastes fine to me, maybe I need to get my taste buds checked

 

[peemac]

Several years ago I stocked bodum. At the time they had a fab chrome espresso maker. (Granos €500), they also had a coffee grinder and a mini coffee bean roaster (roaster was a different brand) and had a promo of green coffee beans.

It was fun roasting the beans, grinding them whilst still hot and then making coffee. Yep, it tasted fab. Took 30+ min to make a cup if you were roasting the beans.

The Nespresso vertuo isn't bad and the coffee is ready in 30 seconds, so that's my fav.

 

[Purple]

In relation to the aluminum pods, as part of the Nespresso order, you can get special recycling bags (free of charge), just fill them as detailed and once full, can organise a pick up.

Bags are from podbak , that details UK, but the Nespresso site has additional details here ( doorstop pickup service , so really no reason not to recycle )

I do wonder how environmentally friendly the recycling process actually is.

 

[Firefly]

I do wonder how environmentally friendly the recycling process actually is.