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tournedos: Just remembered this old thread. I appreciate good coffee but I'm not interested in any high fidelity coffee making or cluttering my kitchen with various grinders and other apparati, so I bought myself a Nespresso Lattissima+ last Christmas. I was so happy with it that I bought another one to use at the office - and now this new Inissia for the GF, who doesn't care for milk in her coffee. I still brew a pot of "regular" wakeup coffee each morning and use my old Bialetti Moka pots occasionally, but these are just unbeatable for that quick coffee.
Just remembered this old thread. I appreciate good coffee but I'm not interested in any high fidelity coffee making or cluttering my kitchen with various grinders and other apparati, so I bought myself a Nespresso Lattissima+ last Christmas. I was so happy with it that I bought another one to use at the office - and now this new Inissia for the GF, who doesn't care for milk in her coffee.
I still brew a pot of "regular" wakeup coffee each morning and use my old Bialetti Moka pots occasionally, but these are just unbeatable for that quick coffee.
He he -you brought it back on track... Starting with coffee, it ended up being about cats... Funny how threads here on Beoworld often ends up with something completely different. But I like that ;-)
Well - talking about coffee:
I mostly drink coffee from a plain filter coffee machine. If I drink Latte or Cappuchino at home -it's Nescafé...(he he - some of the Connoisseurs will choke in their cappuchino from their 'x1000' $ machines now...) -Did he really say that ..? Yes he did..! And it tastes good too..!
This Melitta Stage is my 'main device': (some might say the design is inspired by the Beovision 8)... :-D
-and at the moment, mostly this coffee:
Not very exotic, I know - but I like it... ;-)
It looks very BV8
Interesting, I approach coffee the same way, I have a cheap drip coffee maker for morning java, sometimes I use a burr grinder to grind beans, usually I just buy ground coffee, albeit not bottom shelf ground coffee, but not ultra high end either. I tend to prefer a stronger, more bitter roast.
For espresso, I have a bottom end Nespresso machine. I am actually pretty impressed with it, it will deliver a decent cup with real crema! Easy peasy too. We don't drink enough espresso or cappuccino to make all the measuring, tamping, and such worth it with a more traditional machine, I just needed something to make a decent cup quickly and easily when needed, and the Nespresso machine works just fine for that.
Then there's the definition of Navy coffee...make 12 cups of coffee using 24 cups worth of the cheapest coffee you can find, and let it sit on the warmer for at least 10 hours. The kind of coffee that if you spill it on yourself they treat you for bruises and abrasions not burns! I never knew the truth of this until I had a job where we worked with the US Marines. I quickly learned to forgo the coffee over there, I could have a cup in the morning, and still have an acid stomach and rattling eyeballs at midnight.
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
This is how I/we do coffee.
On the left my 'several times during the day-coffee' - an instant (my best choice).
As you may notice, the glass looks very 'used' - it gets refilled often.
On the right our favourite coffee - if both drink and/or friends/family come by.
Fresh grounded with fresh boiled water in the pot - Yummy!
Oh - nearly forgot it .... and a little fresh milk or cream ----- and a tiny bit of (very) dark chocolate.
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
instant... I'm rather visit our SimonLévelt shop for some fresh beans...
"Believe nothing you read and only half of what you see, let your ears tell you the truth."
I have a little grinder like that but I use it to grind spices*, and have a burr grinder with a reservoir for beans on top and a pull out drawer for the ground coffee. I still tend to use pre-ground coffee most times, I will tell you that if the rest of the family aren't awake when you hit the burr grinder switch they will be after it finishes grinding.
* Helpful Hint - if you use a grinder like MM's to grind spices, and want to get the flavor out, you clean it by grinding a couple of tablespoons of plain, dry white rice in it. Really gets rid of the last round of spices or coffee flavor so you don't contaminate the next thing you grind.
A french press and what ever organic beans sound good at the local co-op, and yes, I'm that hipster with a vinyl collection. So we're a social networking site now? We should set up beoworld dating so we can meet people with similar interests...
grinding is the only way, I have a Dieter Rams Braun grinder and team this up with an Eva Solo Cafe Solo which is great.
the only issue I have is how to store beans, I normally just buy small quantities and keep them in the fridge but this means frequent runs to the store.
how do you guys store your beans
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
brewing Guatemala Elephant.... I have a soft spot for Central American coffee. It's described as a full bodied, medium-strong roast and compliments the sounds from my BeoGram.
My mother always had "Madam Blue" on the stove, it had a fabric sock inside where the ground coffee was placed, boiling water was poured onto the coffee and after a couple of minutes the coffee was ready. Madam Blue was always on the stove, ready for action.
Today I use a combined grinder brewer, and when I hear the grinder working in the morning, its my wake up call
Collecting Vintage B&O is not a hobby, its a lifestyle.
We have two sizes of the Alessi Sapper Stovetop coffee makers bought from the factory shop in Omegna near lago Magggiore . Plus an Alessi Coban machine by Richard Sapper. We use Lavazza or Illy.
Beo Century ,Beoplay V1, Beocenter 6, Ex-Beolit 12, Beotime , A8. Beolit 15 , Form 2i , Beolab 2000, Beoplay A3.Beosound 1
The Alessi Coban is a coffee machine as David Lewis would have designed it
Mark: If anyone is ever in South West London I'll put the kettle on.
If anyone is ever in South West London I'll put the kettle on.
We'll let you know
I use a francis francis x1 for my coffee. Usually with illy beans. Still need a good grinder since this will make the caffè much better.
Wouter
Simonbeo: The Alessi Coban is a coffee machine as David Lewis would have designed it
Indeed! I had an Alessi Coban for years until it eventually died from over-use. Something great to know is that the color and texture matches that of the Beolab 2000 PERFECTLY. Also, if one is building the kitchen style based on the Beolab 2000, Kitchen Aid has a mixer with a color called "granite" that also matches the Beolab 2000 and the Alessi Coban.
The Francis Francis is beautiful and it makes nice coffee / koffie even though it's not that hot.
I had a beautiful Italian Nemox, but it sits in storage in leiu of a Nespresso machine.
When that packs in , i will get the bench top Miele.
when I'm not drinking coffee I like a cheeky beer ....
and when I'm drinking coffee I like a cheeky biscuit ....
Evo Solo cafetiere is my favourite coffee utensil ...
BeoNut since '75
Aussie Michael: The Francis Francis is beautiful and it makes nice coffee / koffie even though it's not that hot.
I never have this problem, but when you make coffee, you'll need hot cups otherwise the coffee will cool down too fast. And you have to keep the portafilter attached to the group head. Combined with good beans and a LOT of practice you'll get absolutely great (and hot) coffee!
Nespresso is much easier though and tastes quite good :-)
Thanks Wouter... yeah i agree re hot cups.
My friend who had the Francis Francis used the Illy ESE pods, they tasted beautiful too
Has anyone tried the Scanomat Top Brewer? Thinking of getting one but would like to know what the coffee is like and how reliable the machine is.
I love Lavazza Espresso coffee with the plunger type cafetierre.
For anyone who has a Nespresso machine, I can 100% recommend CRU KAFE. For nicer tasting than all of the pretty good Nespresso capsules. It's a new company based in the UK with Organic and Fair-trade coffee from all over the world. The Intense number 12 is my favourite!
CRUKAFE.COM
Mark: and when I'm drinking coffee I like a cheeky biscuit ....
I like a packet :-)
As an Australian , can you explain a Flat White as opposed to a Latte?
incidentally , we have a Torinese additive for our coffee on special occasions . It's called Bicerin and it's a chocolate liqueur and pretty rare outside of Turin . Very pleasant in a B&O cup.....
I'll just fire up the stove top Alessi for a cup or two of Lavazza now.
elephant:@Simonbeo ... A flat white is uh ... Flat ! A latte is ... anything but ... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli%27s_principle
A flat white is uh ... Flat !
A latte is ... anything but ... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli%27s_principle
A latte is frothed , then ?
beojeff: Simonbeo: The Alessi Coban is a coffee machine as David Lewis would have designed it Indeed! I had an Alessi Coban for years until it eventually died from over-use. Something great to know is that the color and texture matches that of the Beolab 2000 PERFECTLY. Also, if one is building the kitchen style based on the Beolab 2000, Kitchen Aid has a mixer with a color called "granite" that also matches the Beolab 2000 and the Alessi Coban.
i just bought a Beolab 2000 . Not likely to be in the same room but I see the similarity!
Simonbeo:A latte is frothed , then ? Beo Century ,Beoplay V1, Beocenter 6, Beolit 12, Beotime , A8 , MX 5500 .
Simonbeo: As an Australian , can you explain a Flat White as opposed to a Latte?
I can! Here are the three main milk coffees and their descriptions:
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last time I was in California I was asked if I wanted my coffee open... this question blew me sideways and I said no it's a take out and I wanted a lid please... it seems it meant do I have milk or not
So, is "open" with or without?
I've never heard of such a thing...but then that's Kalifornia for you.
elephant:Three ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Jonathan Oops I mean ☕️☕️☕️
Oops I mean
☕️☕️☕️
Yes . Thanks Jonathan !
all becomes clearer
just sayin...