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Magnarc · Guru

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KJB · Guru

An Espresso machine does not "make a cup of coffee". An Espresso machine and a Coffee Grinder are the tools used by a Barista to extract coffee oil from coffee beans into a cup. This is known as a shot of coffee or espresso. It is not an automatic process as it requires some human intellectual input to set , control and monitor both machines ("coffee pour" is timed to the second and this can vary during a day with changes in humidity ) - hence the need for a Barista. What you want to do with the "shot" is up to you then - you can add water, milk ,pour it over ice cream , drink it straight or a million other things incl. decorating the final product with "coffee art" if you want ..

dabbler · Guru

It's pretty clear who is the coffee drinker here. The only baristas I avoid are on instant coffee labels and the ones that talk in court.

Magnarc · Guru

Oh dear, I guess its back to the Pablo for me. It got a couple of you going though didn't it? (vbg)

Craig1 · Guru

Where can you still buy Pablo?

Whenarewethere · Guru

This all we can fit in the car. Beens, hand grinder, Aeropress, Able stainless fine coffee filter. We have had a few jealous looks in the outback!

Magnarc · Guru

Ah the old Pablo, once drunk never forgotten! Haven't seen it around for years.

Cupie · Guru

My fav is a double espresso with a side glass of cold water.

The local coffee shop attendants seem to find it strange to serve the water with the coffee ... a common practice in Italy I found.

I keep suggesting to SWMBO that we aught to lash out and buy a good machine but she is not interested despite insisting on buying coffee shop coffee when we are out. I hate spending $5 or so for a cup of coffee.

BTW for those coffee drinking smokers out there ... A mix of coffee grounds & Tobacco is a good killer bait for geckos. A few balls of the mixture eliminated all the geckos in my shed.

Whenarewethere · Guru

I have had a glass of water served here, but very rarely. The norm in Italy.

We use the hand grinder daily at home. Grinding your own beans the coffee taste so much better. Use good quality beans & don't use boiling water.

Good information here

https://www.home-barista.com/forums/

Possum3 · Guru

Cupie wrote:
I keep suggesting to SWMBO that we aught to lash out and buy a good machine but she is not interested despite insisting on buying coffee shop coffee when we are out. I hate spending $5 or so for a cup of coffee.

I would imagine that amortising the cost of an Expresso Machine + paraphernalia would greatly exceed $5.00/ cup.

Whenarewethere · Guru

In one 2 month holiday we spent $700 on coffee, that's when we decided to do our own. Still sometimes buy coffee when we are too lazy & in a country town at the time.

iana · Guru

It costs us between 25-27c to make our own cup of coffee.

-- Edited by iana on Sunday 15th of December 2019 01:05:52 PM

fwdoz · Guru

Magnarc wrote:
Ah the old Pablo, once drunk never forgotten! Haven't seen it around for years.

I remember my dad had Pablo....once....

Never saw it again

Sarco Harris · Senior Member

Can't say that I really can understand coffee snobbery.

To me it is simple:

If I want a cup of coffee, I want it now.
Not in 13.3 minutes after some pretentious hipster has fussed about behind "his" machine which he talks to like his boyfriend and produces a coffee with (this time of year) a pine tree in the froth.

Out generally I have a pot of tea better, value and quicker.

Home (and when out camping) Nescafe Blend 43 is fine, but often a nice pot of tea is just as satisfying or even more so.

Sarco

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Agree Sarco. A nice white ginger and pear tea, from T F is the ticket.

hako · Guru

Many places charge the same for a cup of tea or coffee yet the tea is just a teabag in a cup - ask for a pot of tea and it's 2 teabags in a pot.

Good Luck.

dabbler · Guru

If you don't understand the fuss people make about coffee, try visiting a roaster that has a coffee bar. Talk to the staff and tell them the flavours you like. Most coffee shops and cafes sell beverages with their food. You want somewhere that sells food as an option (if at all) with their beverages. Don't knock until you've tried it (and don't mention Nescafe).

Tony LEE · Guru

I discovered years ago that coffee and wine and olive oil and most hard alcohols and nearly all beers are basically awful-tasting substances that people have to accumulate vast expertise and experience to be able to pretend to enjoy.

Kebbin · Guru

Let's face the facts while a small percentage of coffee drinkers are connoisseurs and enjoy the experience, most in English speaking countries are having little more then a hot milkshake. Try asking a Barista for some fresh cream, first a bewildered look crosses the face, then they come back with the can of whipped cream.

-- Edited by Kebbin on Monday 16th of December 2019 07:47:36 AM

Cupie · Guru

Tony LEE wrote:
I discovered years ago that coffee and wine and olive oil and most hard alcohols and nearly all beers are basically awful-tasting substances that people have to accumulate vast expertise and experience to be able to pretend to enjoy.

Gee, that's a bit harsh Tony.

While one's palate may develop over time, it is just not right to say that we 'pretend to enjoy' various tastes.

I certainly enjoy good red & perhaps white wine and most spirits and beers.

There's no way that I can use those terrible imported adulterated Spanish & Italian bulk Olive Oil in comparison to good Aussie extra virgin.

Nor can I tolerate 43 beans dishwater coffee, although I do enjoy and use LavAzza Intenso instant on a daily basis.

And I'm not a pretender or Wine/Coffee/Olive Oil snob. LOL

BTW, I drink tap water all round Aussie & almost never buy bottled water .... perhaps your comments would be valid if applied to bottled water. LOL

Whenarewethere · Guru

Very young children love lemon.

Instant coffee will taste better if don't put boiling water in it.

The Belmont Bear · Guru

I love the smell of coffee brewing especially early in the morning but unfortunately I can't stand the taste of it - give me a good old fashioned cup of black tea that has been brewed with leaves in a teapot anyday.

Cheers
BB

Whenarewethere · Guru

I like black tea, have a cup or maybe 2 each day. Not so keen on green tea.

Have you tried better quality coffee, we generally buy Toby Estate Broadway. Harris Farm has it $11.99 200g. We have resorted to pre ground when they were out of beans, but beans are much better.

Also look for the date on the pack, if it is over a month old avoid buying coffee unless you are having withdrawal symptoms!

I have banged on this subject, don't use boiling water in coffee. If you like hot coffee pre heat the cup. It is the reason cups are sitting on top of espresso machines.

Santa · Guru

Magnarc wrote:
Barista.
A person who has the ability to make pretty patterns using milk on a cup of coffee which has been made by a machine.

Nothing pretentious about the term barista Magnarc, it's Italian term where it means a male or female "bartender" who typically works behind a counter, serving hot drinks (such as espresso), cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks^,

We may think its a bit flash, no big deal in Italy, although to have a good barista working in your establishment is a real asset.

There certainly is a lot more involved than dumping hot water onto instant coffee in a cup. smile

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barista

Dougwe · Chief one feather

The Belmont Bear wrote:
I love the smell of coffee brewing especially early in the morning but unfortunately I can't stand the taste of it - give me a good old fashioned cup of black tea that has been brewed with leaves in a teapot anyday.

Cheers
BB

I'm the same BB, although I like green tea as well. I actually have a selection of different teas to take the boredom out of the equation.

Agree about the pot too. Being solo I have a one cup coffee plunger and use that as a tea pot. Works well too.

Cupie · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
The Belmont Bear wrote:
I love the smell of coffee brewing especially early in the morning but unfortunately I can't stand the taste of it - give me a good old fashioned cup of black tea that has been brewed with leaves in a teapot anyday.

Cheers
BB

I'm the same BB, although I like green tea as well. I actually have a selection of different teas to take the boredom out of the equation.
Agree about the pot too. Being solo I have a one cup coffee plunger and use that as a tea pot. Works well too.

I too love the smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning along with Bacon, eggs & toast but my preferred beverage is green tea with a tiny dab of honey.

I buy ITOEN Matcha Traditional Green Tea, which is a blend of Aussie tea leaves & Japanese Matcha tea powder ( I think that they used to send the Au leaves to Japan to grind but their web site makes no mention of that these days.) Available from WW or cheaper on line.

I also carry a box of my favourite Twinings teas (& a couple of the popular blends), particularly Chai that must be drunk with a little milk, but then when I want a hit I select Russian Caravan.

Having said that, it is hard to beat a handful of billy tea leaves brewed in an old black billy over a campfire. Drunk from a tin mug of course.

I have a two cup coffee plunger (OK for leaf tea too) and a couple of Tupperware tea glasses for my tea.

And we throw off at 'coffee snobs' & Baristas. LOL

Santa · Guru

Dougwe wrote
I too love the smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning along with Bacon, eggs & toast but my preferred beverage is green tea with a tiny dab of honey.
I have a two cup coffee plunger (OK for leaf tea too) and a couple of Tupperware tea glasses for my tea.

Now your talking Doug, bacon and eggs, my favorite breakfast, accompanied by freshly brewed home roasted coffee.

Sadly bacon and eggs doesn't happen often, however the coffee happens a few times a day, I enjoy good coffee, in fact I'm having one as I type, not a tea drinker.

I imagine a lot of people would use a coffee plunger for tea making, seems ideally suited to the job.

Speaking of pretentious, this is my coffee machine, its nearly 10 years old (bought it new) and does produce excellent coffee. smile

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Craig1 · Guru

Jeez Santa, if you can drive that, you could get a job with jetstar at the moment, take a paycut and still get $270k