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Coffee Makers

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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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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?
I have a tiny one espresso cup Barletti. Bombproof and brilliant.
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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 :D :D :D

https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/pr ... es875.html
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Grumpy-Grandad wrote: 7 May 2021, 11:50am We use a Sage Barista Express and its very good :D :D :D

https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/pr ... es875.html
Thanks Grumpy-Grandad but I only wanted to by a coffee machine not a coffee plantation :lol: . I like my coffee but not enough to spend that sort of money on a machine.
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
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francovendee wrote: 7 May 2021, 12:31pm
Grumpy-Grandad wrote: 7 May 2021, 11:50am We use a Sage Barista Express and its very good :D :D :D

https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/pr ... es875.html
Thanks Grumpy-Grandad but I only wanted to by a coffee machine not a coffee plantation :lol: . I like my coffee but not enough to spend that sort of money on a machine.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Good B2C machines don't have to cost that much.
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Can you not get tea posted to you. I can recommend Miles tea blended in the West country at Porlock. :D
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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.

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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
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.
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rjb wrote: 7 May 2021, 1:52pm Can you not get tea posted to you. I can recommend Miles tea blended in the West country at Porlock. :D
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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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 :( .
Yorkshire Tea, as in that brand? Weren't any floor sweepings available? ;)
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?
Do you mean Barletti? https://www.barletti.com/

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.
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Bonefishblues wrote: 7 May 2021, 10:03am Aeropress is another option to consider - I use one at work.
Aero press here too.
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Maillot Rouge wrote: 7 May 2021, 6:41pm
Bonefishblues wrote: 7 May 2021, 10:03am Aeropress is another option to consider - I use one at work.
Aero press here too.
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 guess :D
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