A Good Cup of Coffee

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Hanneke Dec 2022 9:11am, 8 Dec 2022 96,449 posts	0 Hanneke Rhb indeed! I am an espresso fan but in the French press at work I used to use lighter roasts and a coarser ground. So many variables indeed in espresso. I have a proper machine but also use a stove top. Even between different stove tops there is a difference! Aluminium and stainless steel for example. I gave used ss for many years. You can taste it if espresso has been made in an aluminium Bialetti...
Hanneke Dec 2022 9:12am, 8 Dec 2022 96,450 posts	0 Hanneke Just try different tamping pressure... And that is only one variable...
Red Squirrel Dec 2022 1:49pm, 11 Dec 2022 22,577 posts	0 Red Squirrel Wow! I’m gonna start saving for a proper machine and a barista course… I’ve given away my Krups grinder as I wasn’t using it enough. I buy small batches of beans locally and get them ground there. A coffee roaster has opened around the corner from me. I’ll investigate.
Hertford Tiger Dec 2022 6:21pm, 11 Dec 2022 659 posts	0 Hertford Tiger A proper machine (well my sage) was a game changer. I thought the Nespresso was good but now I wouldn’t consider going back. When this dies (currently 5 years old) I think I may go for something even more exotic but don’t tell Mrs T ( I hope she doesn’t read this thread!)
Hertford Tiger Dec 2022 6:22pm, 11 Dec 2022 660 posts	0 Hertford Tiger When we are away in the caravan I use a stovetop pot different from the Sage but still good coffee
Hanneke Dec 2022 6:38pm, 11 Dec 2022 96,585 posts	0 Hanneke I have a Delongi... The smallest machine I could get that does make coffee properly. Setting it is a faff but the price of it and size of it make up for the faff. And once set to my taste, I have never had to change the setting.
rhb Dec 2022 7:14pm, 11 Dec 2022 2,029 posts	0 rhb There's lots of good reading via this blog: baristahustle.com
jacdaw Dec 2022 10:55am, 12 Dec 2022 3,783 posts	0 jacdaw Not sure who mentioned them, but I bought a couple of bags of coffee beans from Salford Roasters on the basis of their comment; first bag is really good (El Salvador el Molinito) as French press / V60.
Hanneke Dec 2022 1:06pm, 12 Dec 2022 96,606 posts	0 Hanneke I have just opened a kilo of Dutch supermarket Jumbo's own Punchy Espresso dark roast beans. Lovely, shiny, dark roasted that made a most excellent coffee this morning!
rhb Dec 2022 3:19pm, 12 Dec 2022 2,030 posts	0 rhb jacdaw that might have been me. If you like similar check out Ancoats Coffee too, this one is my current daily brew: ancoats-coffee.co.uk