Coffee Makers
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Coffee Makers
I'm drink more coffee since our friends have been been unable to travel to France bringing our favourite Yorkshire tea .
French tea just isn't to my taste, far to weak.
We use a very old Krupps coffee maker, great machine but very difficult to get spares for and I'm coming to the end of finding ways to fix it.
I prefer to use ground coffee and don't want anything that uses capsules.
I've been looking at a Barletti traditional coffee maker and wonder if anyone here uses one.
They look quite rugged and durable but what's the coffee like?
French tea just isn't to my taste, far to weak.
We use a very old Krupps coffee maker, great machine but very difficult to get spares for and I'm coming to the end of finding ways to fix it.
I prefer to use ground coffee and don't want anything that uses capsules.
I've been looking at a Barletti traditional coffee maker and wonder if anyone here uses one.
They look quite rugged and durable but what's the coffee like?
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I have a tiny one espresso cup Barletti. Bombproof and brilliant.francovendee wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 9:48am I'm drink more coffee since our friends have been been unable to travel to France bringing our favourite Yorkshire tea .
French tea just isn't to my taste, far to weak.
We use a very old Krupps coffee maker, great machine but very difficult to get spares for and I'm coming to the end of finding ways to fix it.
I prefer to use ground coffee and don't want anything that uses capsules.
I've been looking at a Barletti traditional coffee maker and wonder if anyone here uses one.
They look quite rugged and durable but what's the coffee like?
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Aeropress is another option to consider - I use one at work.
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We use a Sage Barista Express and its very good
https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/pr ... es875.html
https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/pr ... es875.html
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Thanks Grumpy-Grandad but I only wanted to by a coffee machine not a coffee plantation . I like my coffee but not enough to spend that sort of money on a machine.Grumpy-Grandad wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 11:50am We use a Sage Barista Express and its very good
https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/pr ... es875.html
Thanks for the suggestion.
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I also take this camping. Lovely low tech and works for loose tea as well.
https://www.whittard.co.uk/equipment/te ... 40620.html
https://www.whittard.co.uk/equipment/te ... 40620.html
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Good B2C machines don't have to cost that much.francovendee wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 12:31pmThanks Grumpy-Grandad but I only wanted to by a coffee machine not a coffee plantation . I like my coffee but not enough to spend that sort of money on a machine.Grumpy-Grandad wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 11:50am We use a Sage Barista Express and its very good
https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/pr ... es875.html
Thanks for the suggestion.
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Can you not get tea posted to you. I can recommend Miles tea blended in the West country at Porlock.
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Franco, I have had an earlier model of this for several years.
https://www.johnlewis.com/de'longhi-mag ... e/p5129274
Expensive, yes, but great. You get what you pay for. Press a button and excellent coffee comes out, no grinding or mess. Fill with water and beans occasionally.
Al
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Expensive, yes, but great. You get what you pay for. Press a button and excellent coffee comes out, no grinding or mess. Fill with water and beans occasionally.
Al
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I'm not sure I agree in the middle range tbh. Buy something cheaper and you still get the same brew unit and grinder, boiler too - they are the important bits of any B2C machine. There's a lot of 'value' being added to models for 'frou-frous' of limited use.al_yrpal wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 2:24pm Franco, I have had an earlier model of this for several years.
https://www.johnlewis.com/de'longhi-mag ... e/p5129274
Expensive, yes, but great. You get what you pay for. Press a button and excellent coffee comes out, no grinding or mess. Fill with water and beans occasionally.
Al
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We did that last Autumn and it took weeks to get here and postage was pricey. It was worth it to get a decent cuppa.
With France working to the very letter of the trade deal I'm hesitant to try getting it here again.
Fingers crossed, as soon as he's allowed a friend is coming over and will bring some. I'll be interested to see how he gets on getting it through customs.
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Yorkshire Tea, as in that brand? Weren't any floor sweepings available?francovendee wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 9:48am I'm drink more coffee since our friends have been been unable to travel to France bringing our favourite Yorkshire tea .
Do you mean Barletti? https://www.barletti.com/I've been looking at a Barletti traditional coffee maker and wonder if anyone here uses one.
They look quite rugged and durable but what's the coffee like?
Or maybe Bialetti? As in a stovetop moka pot?
Well done you ditching the capsules. For fast filter coffee, I use a Hario V60 cone+jug set. For posher coffee, I use a Lacor (Spanish) stainless moka pot, but I don't consume too much unfiltered coffee because it's worse for cholesterol, sadly.
I've used a Bialetti while travelling and it seemed OK but it was my first few goes at it, so the coffee was a bit overextracted for my taste. I don't see why it wouldn't come good with time.
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My first coffee everyday is Bialetti. It’s bomb proof and gives a great espresso. I use a 3 cup one for my own consumption.
I did persevere with a cheap copy for a couple of years and it wasn’t a patch on the original item.
I did persevere with a cheap copy for a couple of years and it wasn’t a patch on the original item.
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Aero press here too.Bonefishblues wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 10:03am Aeropress is another option to consider - I use one at work.
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I was a bit sceptical when bought one, but it won me over with the quality of the coffee it produces - which is kind of the point, I guessMaillot Rouge wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 6:41pmAero press here too.Bonefishblues wrote: ↑7 May 2021, 10:03am Aeropress is another option to consider - I use one at work.