Coffee Thread

[Monkey]

I am a new convert to Seattle's Best Espresso. The local coffee place uses it exclusively and I am super impressed.

[Ansel]

On this packet at the moment:

[Fazer]

I rarely have more than a cup or 2 a week.

I've got a proper coffee addiction, i have 2 in the first 45mins of getting out of bed. After that, it could be one every hour, or hour and a half, if i'm not doing anything. I'm trying to get on top of it now, so i slip red bush tea in every other cup and nothing after 6.

[Ansel]

I've got a proper coffee addiction, i have 2 in the first 45mins of getting out of bed. After that, it could be one every hour, or hour and a half, if i'm not doing anything. I'm trying to get on top of it now, so i slip red bush tea in every other cup and nothing after 6.

I did that when i was smoking, drank about 6 cups a day... then did it when first snussing but recently i have just 1 or 2 a day and that's about right.

[Fazer]

I did that when i was smoking, drank about 6 cups a day... then did it when first snussing but recently i have just 1 or 2 a day and that's about right.

I'm just having my 10th mug of the day, that's it after this one, nothing till the morning

Edit: Every day i say "no more than 5", if i'm out and about i can do it, if im sat around it's hard but i can do it. today was just a bad day

[heders]

I get much more sensitive to coffee while using snus. Have anyone else noticed that? Before I could drink pot after pot of coffee but now, three cups and I get jittery.

[Ansel]

I get much more sensitive to coffee while using snus. Have anyone else noticed that? Before I could drink pot after pot of coffee but now, three cups and I get jittery.

Maybe but for me it was only when i quit smoking altogether and was on NRT that coffee would really affect me not in a particularly positive way.

[Fazer]

I get much more sensitive to coffee while using snus. Have anyone else noticed that? Before I could drink pot after pot of coffee but now, three cups and I get jittery.

Yes, three mugs and a couple portions within 1.5 hours should do the trick, nice and jittery

[gax1985]

I use a 50cc KoolAid scoop. Every 50cc makes 5 cups(to my liking). Using a teaspoon can introduce error, and it's more work.

Take a look in antique shops for a burr grinder. If you keep your eyes open, you can find some good deals.

I'm currently using Aldi preground coffee cause I'm broke. It's surprisingly good for 34oz @ $5.30, but not exceptional. I'd be pleased if I were served that at a diner. I'm also using a Hamilton Beach electric perc. Makes better coffee than an auto drip imo.

My /preferred/ setup is this... 8 O'Clock French roast whole bean coffee ground before being made in a French press. I have an Armin Trosser grinder with Zassenhaus guts. My Zassenhaus fell apart after 15 years or so, and the Armin ground too slow, so I combined the parts. French press makes my favorite coffee, but it's harder to clean, and you have to make several small batches instead of one big one, so it stays warm.

I want to try Turkish coffee. I don't know if it was someone here that mentioned it, but it looks great. It's ultra ground coffee, and put directly in the cup with water, and you drink the whole thing.

Its great ! I drink it occassionally , because the turkish coffee I picked up is rare to be seen frequently. Its imported from Turkey! The caffeine buzz is much stronger than any regular coffee , and you will feel like you want to clean or do any chores you need to do !

[Brugs]

I have an automatic ten-cup Cuisinart and usually drink an entire pot (or close to) before my early classes. Can't be too healthy....the way I look at it I'm protecting myself from Alzheimer's with my coffee and Grov habit. A cup of french roast and a farmer's pinch of lös–the perfect combination, even better than your first cigarette of the day used to be

[Frosted]

That Delonghi looks good Ansel. I'm dragging this thread up again because I may have an coffee epiphany. I looked at those Ansel and presently it's out of my budget for a decent one.
I've been a bit of a snob at the cartridge coffee makers but I succumbed. I got the Dolce Gusto Piccollo coffee maker from Amazon for £56 which is nothing for a coffee maker. I wasn't expecting any great shakes to be honest but for that price I'd give it a go. After all it's got the 15 bar of pressure needed to get the caffeine out. No other non-pressurised coffee maker has ever done the job for me, they always leave me caffeine deficient.
Well I ordered this thing 2 days ago and it's here. Now I wasn't expecting much from the latte as powdered milk always tastes like crap. Was I surprised. This thing is indestinguishable from milk - there was a clean taste and it gave me that buzz that I've been seeking. So it seems that all the reviews are indeed true. The coffee was hot and tasted like coffee shop coffee.
All you do is fill up the back with water. Switch it on and in about 20 seconds you've got your coffee - and it is really hot too. I've only tried the latte so far so the next one I'll go for will be an Americano. I'm very very fussy about my Americano after having lots of it in New York so this will be an acid test.

Here's a video and it really is as simple and great as this

[Skell18]

That Delonghi looks good Ansel. I'm dragging this thread up again because I may have an coffee epiphany. I looked at those Ansel and presently it's out of my budget for a decent one.
I've been a bit of a snob at the cartridge coffee makers but I succumbed. I got the Dolce Gusto Piccollo coffee maker from Amazon for £56 which is nothing for a coffee maker. I wasn't expecting any great shakes to be honest but for that price I'd give it a go. After all it's got the 15 bar of pressure needed to get the caffeine out. No other non-pressurised coffee maker has ever done the job for me, they always leave me caffeine deficient.
Well I ordered this thing 2 days ago and it's here. Now I wasn't expecting much from the latte as powdered milk always tastes like crap. Was I surprised. This thing is indestinguishable from milk - there was a clean taste and it gave me that buzz that I've been seeking. So it seems that all the reviews are indeed true. The coffee was hot and tasted like coffee shop coffee.
All you do is fill up the back with water. Switch it on and in about 20 seconds you've got your coffee - and it is really hot too. I've only tried the latte so far so the next one I'll go for will be an Americano. I'm very very fussy about my Americano after having lots of it in New York so this will be an acid test.

Here's a video and it really is as simple and great as this

I think those machines are ok, I still have a tassimo machine which is fine, but none of them come close to my bean to cup machine, it grinds the beans then makes perfect coffee. Since I drink espresso 99% of the time its perfect, at £400.00 though its pricey, but for our usage its well worth it, it has a milk frother if I want a cappo, and it does the job perfectly.

I could never fault my tassimo machine though, the espressos were good as were the long coffees, so for the price they are good value for money and good coffee.

[Frosted]

The bean to cup was the one I wanted but they are pricey.

I'm tucking into an Americano now and it is very very good.

[Burnsey]

I'm an Americano lover too....at the moment straight shots from our De Longhi....cheers!

[Skell18]

The bean to cup was the one I wanted but they are pricey.

I'm tucking into an Americano now and it is very very good.

Never looked back since i got it, worth every penny! My mother has had them for years and always raved about them, avoid the Gaggia ones though, she had no end of problems, the delonghi one I have (same as my mother's) is amazing and never missed a beat.