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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1029   
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Delonghi Magnifica bean to cup every time, with a decent bean it's a different league to the pod variety. Have used several pod machines in the past, they are ok if you fill your cup with milk and sugar, most coffee will taste the same, if you are a black coffee caffeine junkie it has to be bean to cup. Trying different beans from around the world, different roasts, finding the one that best with the water from your tap, can be fun.
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27th Oct 2015 9:33pm |
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| JJ Member Since: 18 May 2009 Location: Winchester Posts: 932 
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Andrew James Premium Coffee Maker with integrated grinder. Nearly a year old and has been 1st class so far. Good value as well at about £80. We mix our own beans to get a cup that works for our taste.
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27th Oct 2015 9:53pm |
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| tonyhedge Member Since: 07 Jul 2015 Location: Worcestershire Posts: 101 
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In keeping with the technology we all drive ...
http://www.bialetti.com/coffee/stovetop/mo..._7_22.html About £20 and perfect coffee just like Mama makes. [Well, actually Mama is from St Helen's, not Naples  ] That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not ... oh! That is a dent!
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27th Oct 2015 10:05pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Another vote for delnghi bean to cup. I have had a nespresso but I like being able to ring the changes with different beans and get fair trade etc.
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27th Oct 2015 10:13pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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^^^ but then also cooked with the correct technology
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27th Oct 2015 10:14pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179  
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I got two of them
But too time consuming & slow in the morning, plus I forget to clean them till I want it the next day. (yuk) Hence the interest in the Nespresso type systems My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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27th Oct 2015 10:31pm |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790 
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Not just save yourself the ££ and use the machine in the showroom at work? Had a few decent espressos while I have been waiting
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27th Oct 2015 10:38pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Yeah Jo, but I get withdrawal symptoms on my day off you know 
Plus the gaffer only doesn't mind us having q coffee from the machine when we are with clients, probably why I always look wired to the moon and speak to the most customers
G My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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27th Oct 2015 10:54pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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I heard the machine in the showroom cost £6k
It does make a decent cuppa though  My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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27th Oct 2015 10:55pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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I've got a Gaggia - the best
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27th Oct 2015 10:57pm |
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| CDN38 Member Since: 14 Nov 2014 Location: Courtenay, BC Posts: 729  
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When we built our house 2007 years ago, we installed a Miele, plumbed in so no need to add water.
http://www.miele.co.uk/domestic/built-in-coffee-machines-1760.htm Very happy with it, and when we move out in 2013, the counter read just over 13,000 cups. Not one issue with maintenance, every cup was perfect. (sounds scary, but it's 6 cups a day for a household). |
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27th Oct 2015 11:57pm |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279 
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Quickmill espresso machine and grinder for me. Had a detour to Nespresso for a few years because of laziness.
In the end, it just isn't what I need in the morning! Nothing beats carefully selected 'fresh' beans out of a good espresso machine. I happily waste another 30-35 seconds of my life per cup to fix myself a perfect espresso. 😎 |
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28th Oct 2015 4:43am |
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| treps Member Since: 07 Jul 2015 Location: SE Posts: 244 |
Krupps bean to cup here.
However, as mentioned, the coffee bean is also a key decision. Preferences? I change often. Latest is three sixty degrees Italian expresso. Other favourites? |
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28th Oct 2015 7:29am |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Just watch Bean to cup machines if the grinder is not accessible
Coffee Mould eww Look how quickly grinds go mouldy and then think about the inside of the Grinder |
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28th Oct 2015 7:44am |
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