Australian coffee
#16
Re: Australian coffee
Here's the vomit smiley:
With coffee I think it depends what you're used to. Some people grew up drinking Maxwell house so that is their preference. Remember all those chicory rich blends like Camp coffee? People used to love those once but now few go near them. I doubt you can buy it any more.
With coffee I think it depends what you're used to. Some people grew up drinking Maxwell house so that is their preference. Remember all those chicory rich blends like Camp coffee? People used to love those once but now few go near them. I doubt you can buy it any more.
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#18
Re: Australian coffee
Maxwell House:wesoneedavomitsmiley:
I don't drink instant if I can help it anymore, as it makes me feel a bit woohoo!, but do have Moconna in the cupboard. I have 2 cups of fresh coffee very morning, made with a simple cafetiere (ala Ikea) and generally go for a medium roast, such as Harris (as that's usually on offer). I'm not a coffee snob at all and think the machines are overpriced and unnecessary. I have never liked the pod machines. Think they are over priced and the coffee is generally crap.
I don't drink instant if I can help it anymore, as it makes me feel a bit woohoo!, but do have Moconna in the cupboard. I have 2 cups of fresh coffee very morning, made with a simple cafetiere (ala Ikea) and generally go for a medium roast, such as Harris (as that's usually on offer). I'm not a coffee snob at all and think the machines are overpriced and unnecessary. I have never liked the pod machines. Think they are over priced and the coffee is generally crap.
#19
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Fairly certain it's in Woolies too so presumably someone buys it I've got a pod machine and only like one strength. The husband drinks instant, Robert something. It smells disgusting, no idea what it tastes like. In an ideal world Zarraffas (GC company) would deliver me a double shot Grande Latte every morning. Love their coffee.
#20
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I have 4 pods of espresso from my Caffitaly machine each morning. I saw a espresso machine like the one we have at work for $40 at the Salvos, I should have bought it.
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#22
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I had a Caffitaly machine. It went to my daughter when I moved. I'd rather drink instant than the crap coffee it made.
#23
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I think it's time to invest in a conical burr grinder and a decent espresso maker.
Top tip - use a popcorn maker to roast your own coffee.
#24
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I think it's alright, although now my son is into coffee we spend too much on the pods. These and Nespresso machines are like the inkjet printers of the coffee world. I think Woolies were selling the machines for about $10 or so at the time.
I think it's time to invest in a conical burr grinder and a decent espresso maker.
Top tip - use a popcorn maker to roast your own coffee.
I think it's time to invest in a conical burr grinder and a decent espresso maker.
Top tip - use a popcorn maker to roast your own coffee.
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Re: Australian coffee
This is true but for me, part of the experience is a nice ( hopefully) coffee somewhere away from when I'm on the bike after a hard session with a few friends. It's always good for relaxing and people watching.
However, if I was trudging to the same places every couple of days, then for I'd rather have on at home in my own garden. ( except we don't have a garden! )
An old house I used to live in Mosman had a massive coffee machine. The home owner used to own a cafe in Manly and pulled it out when the place closed. We had a garage sale at that house one Sunday, made about $150 on selling items and about $250 on selling coffee!
#28
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This is true but for me, part of the experience is a nice ( hopefully) coffee somewhere away from when I'm on the bike after a hard session with a few friends. It's always good for relaxing and people watching.
However, if I was trudging to the same places every couple of days, then for I'd rather have on at home in my own garden. ( except we don't have a garden! )
However, if I was trudging to the same places every couple of days, then for I'd rather have on at home in my own garden. ( except we don't have a garden! )
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Re: Australian coffee
Yeah, the getting out is a big part of why we don't bother buying a machine for home. We do try to get out to different places, but we have found a favourite coffee shop not too far from home we frequent. The staff know us now - it's got so if one of us comes in alone they ask "Where's your other half?"
#30
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Haha yeah, that's the danger. After a while you don't want to risk going somewhere else. I used to go to a place in Nth Sydney near where I worked, they used to do loyalty cards that had four rows on nine cups for stamps and the 10th on each row was free. Then they switched to weekly cards, same deal, buy nine get the 10th free. When I asked why they changed they guy said ' people were looking at the cards and working out how much they spent on coffee' !