Coffee

this shit is not good for you

They can take my coffee away...when they pry my cold dead fingers off the cup.

Hahaha the last sentence on the first para made me think somehow the last automatic step the machine did was upload a video of itself to Youtube.

http://www.discostyle.com/discochart/191-200/192b.jpg

http://www.discostyle.com/discochart/191-200/192.jpg

^^^^^^great album

Oh, man, I would pay nearly anything for a coffeemaker that was constantly uploading pictures of itself to its MySpace page and stuff

"got wasteed with the toaster last nite, LOL, i was still makin irish coffee in the morning . man im so bord now, why is the water hear so HARD"

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I made the coffee. I made it. I shot the water into it. Now it is coffee. This was 121º F. It is coffee now. I made the coffee. See my Flicker account.

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How do I shot water

Okay, I'm DESPERATE. I want a proper cappuccino/caffe latte maker. So I need a cappuccino machine, right? Anyone have any ideas on which one to get? I don't want one which uses Nespresso (fuck that). Pads are alright but a bonus, not the main thing.

*sigh*

Yes, I crossposted this shit. And YES I know I said that it's bad for my migraine. but fuck it, I'm craving for lattes. BIG TIME.

It really depends how high your standards are. Do you want really good quality espresso or is it more just that you want your caffiene with some frothy milk.

If the former is really important to you, you're going to have to lay out hundreds of dollars. The cheapest non-pod machines that meet espresso snob standards are the La Pavoni Europiccola and the Rancilio Silvia, and they both run in the $500-700 range. And the Pavoni is STILL not easy to froth milk with, although you can learn to do it (don't know how the Silvia is).

The Nespresso machines are actually considered very good and much cheaper so you might want to re-think it - although otoh the coffee pods are much more expensive than buying your own coffee so it's kind of like the printer/ink thing in the long run. You'll get a more consistent result (and less work and mess) without having to grind and tamp yourself. I'd re-consider it unless you have some kind of ethical problem with the Nestle corporation.

Espresso drinks are not easy to do right, but they are a wonderful thing. This site is a pretty good comprehensive guide:

http://coffeegeek.com/

I have an 8-cup Pavoni. I can't quite get a pro-style cappuccino out of it, let alone three or four, and I've been told that it's because the little thing just doesn't produce the amount of steam you need. The drinks I make are just as tasty and satisfying though, just not as impressive-looking.

Those machines you see in Grumpy or Joe or wherever often cost anywhere from $8000-$15000.

A waaaaaay cheaper option:
I really love my bialetti stovetop espresso maker. it is not up to fancy espresso machine standards, but it makes lovely lattes for me. and they now have a model (Brikka) that supposedly forms a real crema.
http://www.bialettishop.com/index.html

I really love my bialetti stovetop espresso maker
that's all ya need

Bah, those are American products righht? I live in shitty Belgium. Still, maybe I'll get that Nespresso machine. I noticed a very nice DeLonghi machine. Hmm....

http://www.vandenborre.be/WEB/images/products/300/252174_0.jpg

*drool*

I'm sure Italian espresso makers are available in Belgium.

Stovetop machines are a totally different animal. However, they do not froth milk so you can't make a cappucino or latte with one.

a *real* espresso machine forces the water through a very tightly packed coffee *cake* at very high pressure, and thus it extracts the oils differently. You can't get that effect with a stovetop machine, however you can still get coffee that's quite tasty in its own way.

oh, I think there are also separate milk frothing devices if you want to make a cap with a stovetop espresso machine. Might be a cheaper way to go, although I can't vouch for the effectiveness of those frothers.

i need to make another batch of cold brew.

How do I founding frothers?

maybe here:

http://www.wholelattelove.com

er, nevermind that. Here are a few, anyway:

http://www.espressozone.com/milk-frothers.html?gclid=CLS8qZiRi5ICFRIrHgodpnLd9Q

Has anybody used the stovetop machines with extra little valves? I think the idea is to increase the pressure of the steam enough to come closer to real espresso (though its still going to be a more bitter if the temperature is higher, no?). I gave up on the stovetop a few years in favor of a press, but might be interested if you can really get something closer to cheap home espresso without the foolishness of expensive home machines.

I'll probably get that Delonghi one which works with Nespresso. Can't be bothered with learning all the different things. It makes lattes. It makes cappuccinos. Fine with me. Alas it'll be in a couple of months, cause I don't want my mommy milk drinking baby to wake up at 5 am ready for a scream cause of all that caffeine I pumped into her stomach. (Not that she doesn't do that now, but it's not cause of caffeine...)

yeah, sounds like your best bet.

the stovetop frothers work pretty well and it is a good morning workout for the forearms

pavoni is the business

Yay aeropress!

Yay Aeropress as in you've used it and it's great? Because I'll buy one right now with a little encouragement.

hmm, maybe I'll get one of those. I kind of want a simple one-cup method of making a regular cup of coffee when I don't feel like an espresso-based drink

I love that it's made by the same company who makes Aerobie

the aeropress, which i have only just seen now for the first time, is one of those things in the world that makes me react in a way that to causes me to worry about whether the levels of cynical douchebag in my system have reached critical and what to do abt that

wait is aerobie a frisbee?

levels rising

wait what do you mean robyn?

yeah aerobie is a magical flying ring that flies really fucking far

they were popular when I was around middle school age. They're actually a lot less fun than frisbees because they go so far.

i always almost cut my palms on those things! on the off chance that i am throwing those things around

i like frisbee
i don't like the organized frisbee game
xpost

but wait what did you mean about the aeropress making you feel like a cynical douchebag?

i don't know why! it seems gimicky! and has a stupid name!

i'm sad that my own awesome frisbee disappeared. i guess i leant it to someone.
xpost to self - that organized frisbee game is called 'ultimate'. which i also don't know why i dislike so much.

fact: i almost bought a new stovetop espresso maker via internet today but then it was 6pm and i had to leave the office. maybe tomorrow.

I just ordered one of those aeropress things. I've been thinking about getting a stovetop espresso maker for at least a month, and this was cheaper and looked worth trying.

report back! i don't want to be a cynical douchebag! at least not abt coffee!

I broke my French press a couple of weeks ago. And came this close...

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... to buying another one. Another customer at the fancy kitchen store talked me into the aeropress. It's a dumb name but it makes fantastic espresso and coffee. I even bought a bag of decaf beans because it's so good that I wanted an afternoon cup, but I can't handle caffeine after lunch, keeps me up at night.

Doesn't this happen with tea as well? Staying up? I don't really notice the difference. God, I want a latte now. :-( But can't as I am breastfeeding....

so why doesn't the aeropress come with a free aerobie is what i want to know
i wld like this one in orange
http://www.aerobie.com/ProductInfo/WebImages/Main/SqDisc-Main-ForWeb250.jpg

French Press = most overrated coffee device ever. Even regular drip coffee tastes better to me if made right.

i agree
which is why i'm curious about how/why this aerobie coffee machine is better
aesthetically i like the stovetop stainless steel bialetti ones, and as i've said on this thread or another, i like the sound they make as they bubble up, it is the I AM COFFEE AND I AM HERE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW sound

I would think the fact that it uses a vacuum to force the water through the grinds probably results in a better extraction of oils from the coffee without the nastiness that results from grinds either sitting in water too long or having too much water go through them.

I think my mom used her steel stovetop perc well into the 90s. My grandparents definitely did; they died knowing no other coffee prep.

it's after noon, time to switch from coffee to fake coffee.

i drank an afternoon coffee today, as a treat

fancy

thats right

There's unfinished coffee in the cafetiere in front of me, it's 8.30pm, do I microwave and consume n.b. am also on the beers

let's fuckin do this

also cooking orzo. champion of the fuckin world

coffee + beers is a low key speedball