See I love sweets... but I don't care for the fat in drinks much. I prefer a peppermint or caramel mocha made with skim milk and no whipped cream (which has a lot of sugar but not much fat) in terms of taste, all calorie concerns aside.
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COFFEE and how to make it
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See I love sweets... but I don't care for the fat in drinks much. I prefer a peppermint or caramel mocha made with skim milk and no whipped cream (which has a lot of sugar but not much fat) in terms of taste, all calorie concerns aside.
jbmac, thanks, but i dont wanna be drinking espressos at home....
does espresso have the same effect in body, as normal coffee???
or do espressos hit the blood stream faster and make you more happier? compared to a slower drinking normal coffeeee..
Pod method uses tea bags...but coffee bags.......
sorry... im just trying to understand this area a bit more, and make a good purchase.
Thanks.
does espresso have the same effect in body, as normal coffee???
or do espressos hit the blood stream faster and make you more happier? compared to a slower drinking normal coffeeee..
Pod method uses tea bags...but coffee bags.......
sorry... im just trying to understand this area a bit more, and make a good purchase.
Thanks.
Same here. I usually stick with 2% milk because I think it tastes less watery than skim. I really like Vanilla Lattes and Caramel Machiattos.
Calories schmalories I say.
But in the end, I'm a regular, medium-roast, coffee guy, with a little milk and sugar.
I'm just fixed myself an iced coffee and am enjoying it as I type this.
Same here. I usually stick with 2% milk because I think it tastes less watery than skim. I really like Vanilla Lattes and Caramel Machiattos.
Calories schmalories I say.
But in the end, I'm a regular, medium-roast, coffee guy, with a little milk and sugar.
I'm just fixed myself an iced coffee and am enjoying it as I type this.
dude, whats the iced coffee?
just make as normal and put in fridge?
you drink it cold..?
To the OP. If you want a good tasting cup of coffee, then you're going to have to spend a little time making it. I haven't had the chance to try the Keurig machines, but I have tried coffee from a Senseo pod, and it doesn't taste very good at all.
In my opinion, getting the freshest beans you can find, will make a good cup of coffee, whether you use a french press or a drip maker.
In my opinion, getting the freshest beans you can find, will make a good cup of coffee, whether you use a french press or a drip maker.
I said what it is above. But to keep you from scrolling.....
I drink it with a little milk, sugar and a few ice cubes.
And, yes, I drink it cold. It's like iced tea.... but it's coffee.
Get a couple of single cup filters - plastic with gold plated filter, a Bialetti Moka Express Stove Top Coffee Maker, and a coffee grinder - with grain size selector.
Coffee - a week to a month's worth of beans - keep in the freezer and grind as required.
Maybe start by using the Bialetti on weekend mornings and the filter the rest of the time.
Read somewhere - water boiled, coffee spoiled, ie boiling water for tea and just off the boil for coffee.
Cheers,
OW
Coffee - a week to a month's worth of beans - keep in the freezer and grind as required.
Maybe start by using the Bialetti on weekend mornings and the filter the rest of the time.
Read somewhere - water boiled, coffee spoiled, ie boiling water for tea and just off the boil for coffee.
Cheers,
OW
First, I don't like any of those pod systems because the coffee is stale. The ground was weeks or months ago. I prefer simple Melitta. Buy fresh roast coffee, either grind at store for a week supply or grind at home. Put in filter. Use water that has rested after boil. Tannin comes out at 212 degrees, won't be there at 206 - so just wait a minute or so. Pour - great coffee.
Here's a couple of websites that aren't for the faint of heart:
coffeegeek.com -> relatively mild
home-barista.com -> super-obsessed espresso-philes.
I think the best coffee you'll get right now is buying an Aeropress. You don't need an expensive grinder to get good results, and it make a very smooth Americano for me to drink while I'm Cafiza-ing my NS Oscar.
Just promise promise promise to buy beans that you know are fresh. I don't mean beans with a 'use by' date on them, but beans roasted within the last week. It will make more difference than anything else you can do.
coffeegeek.com -> relatively mild
home-barista.com -> super-obsessed espresso-philes.
I think the best coffee you'll get right now is buying an Aeropress. You don't need an expensive grinder to get good results, and it make a very smooth Americano for me to drink while I'm Cafiza-ing my NS Oscar.
Just promise promise promise to buy beans that you know are fresh. I don't mean beans with a 'use by' date on them, but beans roasted within the last week. It will make more difference than anything else you can do.
Am I the only one who thinks those coffee pods aren't all dat? I think they taste stale and thin.
I make mine using a Vigano and I try to grind the beans fresh in the morning. I use either light cream or half and half.. Okay, call me a coffee snob, but if you want good quality stuff make it yourself and do it right. Coffee ain't the type of thing you just slap together.
I make mine using a Vigano and I try to grind the beans fresh in the morning. I use either light cream or half and half.. Okay, call me a coffee snob, but if you want good quality stuff make it yourself and do it right. Coffee ain't the type of thing you just slap together.
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bob2131 - missed that you are in the UK - As a start, there might be a Whittard of Chelsea near you -
http://www.whittard.co.uk
Cheers,
OW
http://www.whittard.co.uk
Cheers,
OW
ive opened a can of worms
Espresso makers JUST make espresso?
What is a filter? Single cup filter?
So i can get a coffee grinder, which simply grinds?
So this would be a separate machine from the french press/pod machine?
this is very complicated.
Im just gonna shop in supermarkets, so thats it.
I see no one is using nescafe?
IS THIS THREAD FULL OF AMERICAN PEOPLE OR BRITISH???
So what shall i buy????
why do we need to grind if we can buy ground coffee already in packs????
I THINK I like the sound of french press........
ground coffee is simply grinded down coffee beans into powder form???
UK
Argos and asda is all i am going to use.....
Espresso makers JUST make espresso?
What is a filter? Single cup filter?
So i can get a coffee grinder, which simply grinds?
So this would be a separate machine from the french press/pod machine?
this is very complicated.
Im just gonna shop in supermarkets, so thats it.
I see no one is using nescafe?
IS THIS THREAD FULL OF AMERICAN PEOPLE OR BRITISH???
So what shall i buy????
why do we need to grind if we can buy ground coffee already in packs????
I THINK I like the sound of french press........
ground coffee is simply grinded down coffee beans into powder form???
UK
Argos and asda is all i am going to use.....
I think you should read the thread again and see what you can learn from it.
This is one of those threads where the OP asks questions page after page, and will never be able to produce a cup of coffee at home. These threads usually lead to ridicule later.
This is one of those threads where the OP asks questions page after page, and will never be able to produce a cup of coffee at home. These threads usually lead to ridicule later.
I think you should read the thread again and see what you can learn from it.
This is one of those threads where the OP asks questions page after page, and will never be able to produce a cup of coffee at home. These threads usually lead to ridicule later.
lol
this is the thread i have been looking for forever.
Keep it going...
i ask questions because people miss them out or assume i know what they are talking about.
seems like this thread is USA exclusive....... UK coffee making is different.
Sometimes a really good, strong espresso will make the hair on my head tingle .... mmmm mmm good
How's is UK coffee making different? Are the physics different in your kitchens?
Nescafe isn't coffee. It's freeze-dried brewed coffee crystals.
If Nescafe is coffee, then so is Coffee Crisp.
"How do you like your coffee?"
"I like my coffee crisp."
Okay, the Keurig machine is great. I have one, and use it all the time. But if you're a crazy one-pot-a-day coffee drinking mofo like me, using the Keurig to satisfy your coffee needs is like wiping your butt with hundred dollar bills. You might as well develop a cocaine habit while you're at it.
Do like me - be able to drink the most bargain basement crap imaginable, and then appreciate the good stuff when you're fortunate enough for it to come along. That way your coffee bases are covered.
Do like me - be able to drink the most bargain basement crap imaginable, and then appreciate the good stuff when you're fortunate enough for it to come along. That way your coffee bases are covered.
Good question, I like a shot of espresso in my coffee, or in Starbucks terms, a "Redeye". I like the taste, the jolt of caffein, the aftertaste, and yes in your terms it hits the blood stream faster and makes me happier.
But at home I just usually drink watered down espresso, or Cafe Americano (I stand corrected, thanks Surely) which comes out to about 4-5 ounces a serving with the xtra water, and cream. I either use Espresso, Italian, or French roast coffee ground for the espresso maker. I don't use pods, the espresso maker uses little round washable, and reusable stainless steel containers that you fill with the espresso grounds, put the container with the grounds into the handle that attaches to the espresso machine, and push the start button. You can see I am using shot glasses in the original photo I submitted, but now I use a little 6 oz coffee mug instead. It's so easy to make fresh Cafe Americano on demand, that I make 4-5 of them as needed in the morning, instead of a pot of coffee.
hawkey = lol
surely = lol
i dont know how uk and usa coffee making is diff....im asking here how... but i think it is differently made.......
Ive been drinking nescafe for YEARS...god i wish i knew before.... im not drinking it no more, only as last resort....
But i gotta say, 2 spoons + of nescafe is HARD CORE, as when i make this for visitors, they cant take it...they say its too much... (this is how i drink it)
I guess nescafe is like one of the orginals, and early advertising on TV got into my head that this is what coffee is.....
dmr727 = LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!
so youre saying that Keuring is expensive?
Im only one cup a day coffee man....
Southern california? cool....
JBmac = can we make espressos WITHOUT using an espresso machine??
I only have large coffees with double esspressos in them on holdiday...
hell, i only drink espressos on holiday or when travelling....
When in Rome and all that.....
FOR TASTE, TEA IS BETTER....SO I CAN DRINK TEA IN DAY...
BUT COFFEE IN MORNING....I DONT KNOW WHY, BUT COFFEE TASTES SO GOOD IN MORNING....BUT TASTES NOT SO GOOD IN DAY.....
Nobody is talking about MILK, OR COFFEEMATE, OR CREAMER ETC ETC....
I find brown sugar is better with coffee. Demerera.
surely = lol
i dont know how uk and usa coffee making is diff....im asking here how... but i think it is differently made.......
Ive been drinking nescafe for YEARS...god i wish i knew before.... im not drinking it no more, only as last resort....
But i gotta say, 2 spoons + of nescafe is HARD CORE, as when i make this for visitors, they cant take it...they say its too much... (this is how i drink it)
I guess nescafe is like one of the orginals, and early advertising on TV got into my head that this is what coffee is.....
dmr727 = LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!
so youre saying that Keuring is expensive?
Im only one cup a day coffee man....
Southern california? cool....
JBmac = can we make espressos WITHOUT using an espresso machine??
I only have large coffees with double esspressos in them on holdiday...
hell, i only drink espressos on holiday or when travelling....
When in Rome and all that.....
FOR TASTE, TEA IS BETTER....SO I CAN DRINK TEA IN DAY...
BUT COFFEE IN MORNING....I DONT KNOW WHY, BUT COFFEE TASTES SO GOOD IN MORNING....BUT TASTES NOT SO GOOD IN DAY.....
Nobody is talking about MILK, OR COFFEEMATE, OR CREAMER ETC ETC....
I find brown sugar is better with coffee. Demerera.
I guess with a French Press you could, but I'm stuck on my Breveille Espresso machine. For brewing coffee at home I use a Bodum Santos electric Vacume coffee maker. Makes the best pot of coffee ever. I don't think they make or sell the electric one anymore though, just the one you have to brew on top of a stove.
And I use half n' half in my coffee or espresso.
OP, Have you only just discovered coffee?!
Anyway, I have used a keurig, when I went over to New York it was alright, about the same as the nescafe/krups one here, but I have never seen one in the UK. What I would suggest is a cheapish espresso machine with a milk steamer. Go to cafe Nero and watch how they make their lattes. It is really simple. A shot of espresso, then filled with steamed up milk. Easy.
I also have a Nescafe/Krups Dulce Gusto machine, but the pods are £5 for 8 drinks, so a little steep for my liking, and making your own is a little more effort than instant, but more rewarding. Although Carte Noir is really nice instant coffee.
So my recommendation (as someone in the UK).
-Argos (even Tesco/Asda) cheap option: Cheap espresso machine with steamer - £30, then some illy Espresso coffee grounds.
-Argos expensive option: Krups Dolce Gusto - £80
-Asda/Tesco cheapest/easiest yet still nice option: Carte Noir
Hope that makes things a little easier.
Anyway, I have used a keurig, when I went over to New York it was alright, about the same as the nescafe/krups one here, but I have never seen one in the UK. What I would suggest is a cheapish espresso machine with a milk steamer. Go to cafe Nero and watch how they make their lattes. It is really simple. A shot of espresso, then filled with steamed up milk. Easy.
I also have a Nescafe/Krups Dulce Gusto machine, but the pods are £5 for 8 drinks, so a little steep for my liking, and making your own is a little more effort than instant, but more rewarding. Although Carte Noir is really nice instant coffee.
So my recommendation (as someone in the UK).
-Argos (even Tesco/Asda) cheap option: Cheap espresso machine with steamer - £30, then some illy Espresso coffee grounds.
-Argos expensive option: Krups Dolce Gusto - £80
-Asda/Tesco cheapest/easiest yet still nice option: Carte Noir
Hope that makes things a little easier.