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Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1172 |
Santa brought a Tassimo machine.
I haven't slept for 72hrs now!! Caffeined outta my nut!!!! My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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29th Dec 2015 6:55pm |
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McGeordie Member Since: 20 Feb 2012 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 220 |
I've got one of these, had it about 10yrs, just overhaul it every 3/4 with new gaskets, use it every day 3 or 4 times with expresso ground coffee and its great, might not be as fancy as a machine, but it really nicely made and I like the process, oh, and added bonus, its robust, and I can take it away with me if I'm going on my hols:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Presso-ROK-Espress...B0012IQ92C Sold Def 90 HT 2010...Stornaway..(SOLD in Oct 2014) Current: delivered October 2014:- 110 USW XS.....Montalcino Red |
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29th Dec 2015 9:13pm |
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Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087 |
All this talk of Bean to Cup and caffeine addictions has driven me nuts during my recent challenges...
What with that little boost and feeling great now Spring is on the way, we have just ordered a fairly decent Bean to Cup machine... Rog... The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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10th Jan 2016 4:43pm |
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Mr Fox Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: green & pleasant land Posts: 1037 |
Rog, when you're ready to have a bean-to-cup machine that rivals your Defender in the awesomeness stakes, lets chat about you buying a Jura machine |
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12th Jan 2016 9:13am |
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ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328 |
Rog
Great choice is that Machine I have One in the Kitchen One in the Cave (Oh its technically not a B2C machine which is a good thing) Remember smaller bags of coffee are fab Try a monthly delivery from kopi |
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12th Jan 2016 9:21am |
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stricko Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: East Sussex Posts: 120 |
Ours is a Gaggia Classic - about £250
Not the capsule type but lovely coffee nevertheless. --------------------------------------------------------------- |
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12th Jan 2016 1:57pm |
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Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087 |
Nice one Ken, thanks, although I'm not sure what you mean by 'technically not a B2C'... Arrived yesterday bang on time and we spent most of the evening getting acquainted with it... I agree absolutely with the smaller is fresher approach and had already ordered a weekly delivery from Pact.com, which just happened to be the Sage Oracle's recommended source (with a voucher for a free first delivery from Pact, which has already been credited against our initial purchase by Pact... )... Click image to enlarge Rog... The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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13th Jan 2016 9:44am |
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ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328 |
Its not a Bean to Cup
Separate Grinder to Infusion (which is a good BTW) Twin boiler prep Coffee n Milk at the same time |
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13th Jan 2016 10:01am |
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Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087 |
More confused than ever now Ken...
Beans go in the top and coffee arrives in the cup... We have Josh from Sage coming to show us the finer points of the using The Oracle on Monday, all part of the deal... Rog... The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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13th Jan 2016 10:52am |
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ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328 |
Rog White Glove service really (They don't have Green Gloves)
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13th Jan 2016 1:31pm |
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gabe3105 Member Since: 25 May 2015 Location: Grimsby Posts: 237 |
I was never really much into coffee until I got a DeLonghi Magnifica bean to cup machine, but they are much better than instant and I am really enjoying it.
Being one to always keep an eye open for future upgrades, I am intrigued, given the difference in price between mine (about £300) and the Sage ( ), how it could produce so much better quality coffee. Surely if you are starting off with a coffee bean and then turning it into coffee, what more can it do or how can it do it better? The blurb on the Sage website also only seems to mention Espresso - I take it you can also do a "normal" long coffee with it? |
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13th Jan 2016 2:23pm |
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Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087 |
Hi Gabe - I suppose the simple answer is The Oracle is a fully automatic machine, although it can do manual equally well, and there is a lot more to it, including, as Ken already mentioned, a separate boiler for coffee and the milk bubbly thing...
We have had a Nespresso machine for a long time, in fact we have two, but the 'real' coffee experience with The Oracle was something I considered long and hard, but having survived a serious illness last year, I realised there is no time like the presence to give these things (and much more!) a shot - pun intended... Of course, it also has Heston's name applied to it, so that has to be worth at least half the cost... Additionally, the company, Sage, send out a White Glove representative to show you how to use it properly...
Yes, that's the one Ken, I will loan him my own Green gloves for the duration of his stay... Rog... The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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13th Jan 2016 4:42pm |
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Organic Member Since: 05 Oct 2015 Location: Shropshire Posts: 21 |
We've had our Gaggia Classic since 2002 and it's a great bit of kit. The odd descale it all it has required maintenance wise. However, we do use bottle water in it though, as our tap water is very hard.
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13th Jan 2016 5:05pm |
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alfred. Member Since: 25 Jun 2012 Location: Brindisi - Puglia Posts: 37 |
From an Italian coffee lover , my recommendation is SAECO Poemia DEFENDER 110 SW Puma 2.2 Corris Grey "ROKKO TORPES II"
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13th Jan 2016 5:18pm |
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