How not to make a cup of coffee.
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I recently upgraded my coffee maker from a Gaggia Navaglio bean-to-cup machine to a much more complicated Sage / Breville<sup>*</sup> The Oracle and this morning was the first day to pull a "1st of the day" coffee for myself. Insert portafilter to grind-and-tamp, lock it, wait, move it to the water displanser, lock it in place, press the "1 cup" button. Whirr, whirr, SPUTT! and coffee grounds are ejected everywhere (except fortunately over the cat who was eating at the time).
Guess who forgot to put the filter basket in the portafilter? <innocent whistle>
Well, that's a mistake I won't make again ... either that or I'll need a cup of coffee before I make myself a cup of coffee in the mornings!
When it's used properly though, it makes a damn fine cup o' Joe!
- Sage in the UK, Breville elsewhere - Breville sold the name in the UK in the 80's and it's now associated with a brand of toastie makers, so they use Sage here instead.
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I've had a Breville. Frankly, I don't like paying for garbage that I end up having to throw away, so I will never buy another. I had a terrible experience with them. Hope yours is better.
So I bought myself a Ninja - and I liked it so much I bought one for my sister and her family. It's not for espresso (though they make those too). I'd offer the model # but it looks like they don't manufacture it anymore. Shame. Still, they sell it on amazon currently: https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Specialty-Fold-Away-Frother-CM401/dp/B07PFLM2LK
It's expensive. It's also worth it. It's one of those things that's so well engineered that you appreciate it every time you use it.
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I've had a Breville. Frankly, I don't like paying for garbage that I end up having to throw away, so I will never buy another. I had a terrible experience with them. Hope yours is better.
So I bought myself a Ninja - and I liked it so much I bought one for my sister and her family. It's not for espresso (though they make those too). I'd offer the model # but it looks like they don't manufacture it anymore. Shame. Still, they sell it on amazon currently: https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Specialty-Fold-Away-Frother-CM401/dp/B07PFLM2LK
It's expensive. It's also worth it. It's one of those things that's so well engineered that you appreciate it every time you use it.
@code-witch That's not expensive on planet Coffee Machine! :laugh:
The one I'm upgrading from was about three times that price, and the new one ... well ... Don't look!
I got mine second hand, and it was an absolute steal at US$400!
And WOW! It makes a great cappucino! Mind you, at that price new it should give bl****bs as well. :blush:
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Yeah this one is strictly drip, although it can do over ice, and a couple of other brew styles. In the drip coffee maker world, it's kinda pricey. As espresso machines go, not so much, but it isn't one.
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Non-wimps go for cowboy coffee. :)
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"I have not yet begun to fight! Wait until I finish my coffee."
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Non-wimps go for cowboy coffee. :)
@theoldfool The modern, city version of cowboy coffee is a french press. Same concept; fits my lifestyle better.
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@code-witch That's not expensive on planet Coffee Machine! :laugh:
The one I'm upgrading from was about three times that price, and the new one ... well ... Don't look!
I got mine second hand, and it was an absolute steal at US$400!
And WOW! It makes a great cappucino! Mind you, at that price new it should give bl****bs as well. :blush:
@OriginalGriff said in How not to make a cup of coffee.:
it was an absolute steal at US$400!
And here's me with my $20 Mr.Coffee, I feel so, so cheap....but in a good way! LOL
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@OriginalGriff said in How not to make a cup of coffee.:
it was an absolute steal at US$400!
And here's me with my $20 Mr.Coffee, I feel so, so cheap....but in a good way! LOL
@jeron1 I prefer the taste of fresh expresso to drip coffee - those machines tend to stew the coffee and that wrecks the delicate flavours.
It's fine if all you want is a caffeine boost, but if you want to savour it, you need fresh brewed.
Yeah, it's expensive - but it works out cheaper than starbucks! At $4.25 for an espresso, I'm ahead in less than 6 months, even with the cost of beans added to the machine price.
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@jeron1 I prefer the taste of fresh expresso to drip coffee - those machines tend to stew the coffee and that wrecks the delicate flavours.
It's fine if all you want is a caffeine boost, but if you want to savour it, you need fresh brewed.
Yeah, it's expensive - but it works out cheaper than starbucks! At $4.25 for an espresso, I'm ahead in less than 6 months, even with the cost of beans added to the machine price.
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@OriginalGriff Truth be told, I lost a vast majority of my taste and smell some 20 years ago, so cheap go I!
@jeron1 That's a bugger - my neighbour lost his during Covid, and it still hasn't come back. That's got to make eating really boring...
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@jeron1 That's a bugger - my neighbour lost his during Covid, and it still hasn't come back. That's got to make eating really boring...
@OriginalGriff I tend to eat memories, for instance, I'll eat a burger and say "wow, this is a good burger!", based on things like seasoning (I can detect salt, spicy, sour, sweet..) , juiciness, etc. I cannot experience nuances that require more olfactory sensing. Yes, it can be boring, but I am eating some things I never liked before, with the notable exception of the vile weed, cilantro, NEVER! LOL
