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Old Dec 29th 2015, 12:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Shard
Is there a famous brand of Australian coffee? Obviously beans could be from anywhere, but is there some well known decent Australian brand that can be bought in the supermarket ?
Blend 43 is probably the most popular. Did you need some brought to Canada? If so, I'll be coming in May and can bring a jar. Or PM me and I'll post a jar to you.
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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.
I think you can still get Camp at Coles. Although why anyone would want to is beyond me.
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Old Dec 29th 2015, 5:34 pm
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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.
Agreed. I use a stovetop espresso maker if I'm using ground coffee. Although currently in a tea phase so not much coffee, and if I do have one it's more often than instant.
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Default Re: Australian coffee

Originally Posted by Dorothy
Blend 43 is probably the most popular. Did you need some brought to Canada? If so, I'll be coming in May and can bring a jar. Or PM me and I'll post a jar to you.


I think you can still get Camp at Coles. Although why anyone would want to is beyond me.
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.
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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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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.
I had a Caffitaly machine. It went to my daughter when I moved. I'd rather drink instant than the crap coffee it made.
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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.
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.
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Originally Posted by renth
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.
We spend way too much money on going out for coffee. If we just put aside the $20 we spend pretty much every other day on coffee we could have bought a good used espresso maker and grinder by now.
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20
In an ideal world Zarraffas (GC company) would deliver me a double shot Grande Latte every morning. Love their coffee.
Oh so do I - a grande skinny latte is my treat each week .... and it's a big deal ... that's how sad my life is
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We spend way too much money on going out for coffee. If we just put aside the $20 we spend pretty much every other day on coffee we could have bought a good used espresso maker and grinder by now.

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!
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Oh so do I - a grande skinny latte is my treat each week .... and it's a big deal ... that's how sad my life is
Not sure if it's still there but Bar Italia in Leichaardt used to have big sign on their coffee bar:

NO SKIM, NO SOY, NO DE-CAFF.
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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! )
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?"
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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?"
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' !
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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' !
He has a point !
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