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Lavazza for me as well in the brown pack. Currently using the Mocha flavour in the silver pack which is not to bad. I have tried most other brands but will stick with Lavazza at this stage.
I use the stove top unit to make expresso coffee but was wondering if one of those Krupps or similar, 15 bar espresso machines would be any better.
Daniel
Definitely quicker. I wouldn't be without mine and If it broke I'd buy anotherone in a flash. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Forest Gump
The best coffee for me is the one SHMMC gives me
Its the right strength , temp, correct sugar added and stirred ,proper size mug
and its delivered to the shed.
The trouble with life is there's no background music.
I get my coffee from the Griffiths direct outlet near the corner of Ferntree Gully and Springvale rds. Good coffee and cheap too. Beans only of course, since it just isn't on to have anything other than freshly ground coffee in the espresso machine ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Come to think of it, I'll have one now :)
Ive had a Delonghi (sp) dripolator for the last 2 years and use Lavazza ground coffee, I wouldnt go back to any other way.
Like Craig said, Id buy another in a flash when this one goes to coffe heaven.
Al :)
WE used to have the Brev. drip filters but after burning 4 out in 3 years ....just kept the coffee going all day.... went shopping..... ahem opp shopping and got 2 old electric glass top percalators and hav'nt looked back. For those in Adelaide buy our beans either central market or Gorganis(?) warehouse on south rd Tonto
The problem with percolators is that they continue to strain through the coffee again, again and again thus resulting in a very bitter stewed brew.
Only the seppo's could have dreamed this one up.
Just the opposite. I like it black, strong and small. Same way Zed likes his men.Quote:
Or that the valve thing always leaks coffee onto the hotplate, and that Breville's idea of a "cup" is about half the size of mine...
Coffex super bar or the new Vittoria Oro, in the saeco.
Bewdy, mate.
Cheers..............Sean, who never sleeps :)
I was wondering why you married a Pygmy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grunt
Al :rolleyes:
Lavazza in the gold for me - or Illy if I'm feeling flush - but it has to be espresso!!
CraigB, I have one of those stove top espresso machines, but about 5 years ago I purchased one of those Krups Espresso 15 Bar machines.
The units are a little different these days but the functionality is pretty much the same.
I would say to purchase one and learn how to use it, to get a flavour that you like. Mine came with a short video on how to use it.
I work from home and make myself an espresso most mid mornings, using Lavazzo decaffinated coffee, (blue packet). I make effectively a double espresso and find it wonderful.
One does have to leave the machine on for about 10 minutes to get it really quite warm and I preheat the cup first with some hot water from the kettle. In short it's a hassle, if you wish to make it a hassle, but it makes extremely good coffee.
The Krups espresso machines also have a patented aerator type thing on the end of the steamer, it makes the milk heating thing quite good. Other brands have different things on the end of theirs so I suppose it's like a different version of fuel injection.
The machines of today are cheaper than when I purchased mine but just the same in their functions.
I found mine to be so good that I go back to the stove one only when I wish to make some for a mate who won't have it any other way.
Mick.
I did a bit of research at coffeegeeks.com and the Rancillio silvia is getting good reviews. The only problem is it costs around $750 Australian. Might buy a cheapie and have a play.
In one of these sites it was saying that in Italy pretty much every household still uses the stove top units. They make a coffee with the stove top unit first to get the taste buds working and then head down to the café for a good coffee.
Review here.
http://www.coffeegeek.com/reviews/co...ilvia/Plankton
Sold in Australia here.
http://www.coffeeco.com.au/articles/comparison.html
Daniel
This is like the machine I've got. Choice recommended it. The other 2 that Choice recommended are no longer available.
KRUPS NESPRESSO 893
http://www.choice.com.au/files/f116765.jpg
Price: $499 (The manufacturer told us in May it was just about to drop the recommended price to $399.)
Exterior: Plastic
Good points
Bad points
- Equal best in the test overall.
- Second best in the taste test.
- Good at frothing milk (without its froth enhancer).
- One of the fastest to make the first cup of coffee.
- The tank is easy to fill and the water level easy to check.
- Very good controls.
- You can only use it with NESPRESSO coffee cartridges, not with plain ground coffee (see All packaged), which makes it expensive in the long term, as well as to buy.
- You can only make one cup at a time.
- You can’t adjust the amount of steam for frothing.
- The coffee temperature (in the cup) was lower than with most other machines
Thanks for that. I've had a Krups for the past eight years. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimark
I use it everyday.