Food & Dining Coffee Again

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  1. MTR

    MTR Well-Known Member

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    Got a new addition, highly recommended coffee machine

    Breville BES880

    Purchased coffee beans from
    Our favourite barista but the coffee has a bitter taste. Damn

    I think its just trial and error until we get it right

    Any tips welcome
     
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    You'll need to experiment with the grind.
     
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  5. MTR

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    Thanks

    Also thinking barista course, it should be fun

    Prior to this machine I was using pods, I honestly cant stand them. Expensive but not real coffee and wasteful packaging .... bad all around
     
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    Moved.... :)

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    I just purchased this Piccolo Espresso®
    Read good reviews. Lets see once this arrives, I will experiment with different beans and grinds.
     
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    My hubby insists on drinking that awful Cuppacino stuff ... open the sachet, tip into the cup, pour in the water and it all froths up supposedly like a cappuccino ... tasted one once ... urgh ... chemical overload and disgusting coffee
     
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    Just as well his taste in women is superior to his taste in coffee... ;)
     
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    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    That does not count as coffee...... but then..... I drink from a PLUNGER (Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! I hear people scream :D:D:D:D)

    FWIW here's my review of beans (pre-ground I have used)
    • Lazzio (Aldi) medium - terrible! Taste like and looks like dishwater.
    • Lazzio (Aldi) Dark - not bad, the darkness hides a lot of sin.
    • Vittoria Italian Blend - solid, my daily go-to coffee
    • Bean Ground and Drunk Classic Roast - very nutty, really nice.
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    Picked up my supply last Friday - out of stock as he was still roasting in the morning. Came back later in the day, still warm. :D

    Admittedly, it ain't cheap. :p
     
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    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    Those prepackaged blends can be weeks/months old, just like imported virgin olive oils.
     
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    I have been using a Sunbeam Cafe Series machines for over 10 years [I've had two] it makes great cappuccinos and I have got it down to a fine art, however, takes practice ... :D Have been buying beans from Buy Coffee Beans Online | BAY BEANS [Sydney] and grinding every morning.
    Beans from the supermarket are old and not worth buying ... :(
     
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    Uh well, better than the chemical powders that taste vaguely like coffee....

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    Mock-kona, 43 been, Maxwell Out House - say no more.
     
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    What coffee?????
     
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    Forsyth Coffee House

    The factory vacuum seals it, the shop just bags it up.
     
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  19. The Y-man

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    Actually, how do people rate the pre-pack supermarket coffee grinds to a capsule?

    The Y-man

    Edit - oops, they are apparently called "pods".... :p
     
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  20. Tony3008

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    Guilty as charged as the stockpile in my kitchen (built up whenever it's on offer) will show.
     
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