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commander Jun 25th 2009 3:40 am

I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 
Any coffee fiends out there...I love coffee but am sick of the old gold blend..

I am thinking of buying one of those expresso/cappuccino makers..

Where is your favorite bean located? I like a dark Kenyan myself..

Is there a Wittards or similar here to buy the beans. I have an electric grinder and a cafeteria...

TGFKASE Jun 25th 2009 3:41 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697229)
Any coffee fiends out there...I love coffee but am sick of the old gold blend..

I am thinking of buying one of those expresso/cappuccino makers..

Where is your favorite bean located? I like a dark Kenyan myself..

Is there a Wittards or similar here to buy the beans. I have an electric grinder and a cafeteria...

Are you ShadyaHeart in disguise??????:rofl::rofl:

954RR Jun 25th 2009 3:43 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697229)
Is there a Wittards or similar here to buy the beans. I have an electric grinder and a cafeteria...

I thought Wittards went down the pan when the recession hit at Christmas. :unsure:

commander Jun 25th 2009 3:44 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by 954RR (Post 7697236)
I thought Wittards went down the pan when the recession hit at Christmas. :unsure:

here, you may be right..who else is there locally?

Blue Cat Jun 25th 2009 4:13 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697238)
here, you may be right..who else is there locally?

loads of places do beans, Marks and Spencers, Starbucks etc

commander Jun 25th 2009 4:15 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 7697270)
loads of places do beans, Marks and Spencers, Starbucks etc

yea but i want speciality beans....

MataHari Jun 25th 2009 4:17 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697273)
yea but i want speciality beans....

special coffee for special people...

commander Jun 25th 2009 4:18 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by MataHari (Post 7697277)
special coffee for special people...

you drink coffee?

Blue Cat Jun 25th 2009 4:21 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697273)
yea but i want speciality beans....

Carrefour have them loose so does Waitrose ;)

MataHari Jun 25th 2009 4:23 am

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Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697278)
you drink coffee?

not as much as I used to...days go by without it, which was unthinkable when I lived in Holland...

Emerald_Eyes Jun 25th 2009 4:28 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697273)
yea but i want speciality beans....

You can get a good selection of beans at Gloria Jeans. I have one in my office, which is most convenient! But I think you get them in most of the malls too. I think Starbucks also sell beans and they're supposed to be ethically sourced.

lionheart Jun 25th 2009 5:35 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697229)
Any coffee fiends out there...I love coffee but am sick of the old gold blend...I like a dark Kenyan myself..

Why not ask Madam Medusa nicely and she may bring you back some from her up-coming Mount Kenya safari trip? Personally, although I do have a preference for Kenyan women, its the Colombian coffee I like the best...mind you, their women are pretty hot too.;)

Amnesia180 Jun 25th 2009 11:24 am

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Funny you should talk about Coffee... This guy is doing a review of the "Five best coffee shops" as published by Abu Dhabi Week. Pretty funny reading, actually. www.abudhabilist.com.

Spugsy Jun 25th 2009 11:29 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7697229)
Any coffee fiends out there...I love coffee but am sick of the old gold blend..

I am thinking of buying one of those expresso/cappuccino makers..

Where is your favorite bean located? I like a dark Kenyan myself..

Is there a Wittards or similar here to buy the beans. I have an electric grinder and a cafeteria...

Coffee is for puffs.

Grace O Malley Jun 25th 2009 11:36 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 
commander, buy the coffee maker from Jashamal in marina mall, upstairs in the new part of the mall.

Its a Kenwood and i paid around 800 dibs for it.

The beans, starbucks are ok, but i get mine from Lebanese roastery, good cup of coffee

commander Jun 25th 2009 11:55 am

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by Spugsy (Post 7698326)
Coffee is for puffs.

i bet, being from a northern toilet, that you are a cuppa tea kinda bloke??

shakh your bootie Jun 25th 2009 12:01 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by Grace O Malley (Post 7698352)
commander, buy the coffee maker from Jashamal in marina mall, upstairs in the new part of the mall.

Its a Kenwood and i paid around 800 dibs for it.

The beans, starbucks are ok, but i get mine from Lebanese roastery, good cup of coffee

Get classy - buy an antique Gaggia, complete with an old-fashioned pressure gauge. None of this new-fangled bilqool baqwas electronics stuff that takes the fun out of making coffee....

http://www.caffezucco.com/coffee/his...aggia_twin.jpg

Grace O Malley Jun 25th 2009 12:10 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by shakh your bootie (Post 7698429)
Get classy - buy an antique Gaggia, complete with an old-fashioned pressure gauge. None of this new-fangled bilqool baqwas electronics stuff that takes the fun out of making coffee....

http://www.caffezucco.com/coffee/his...aggia_twin.jpg

Classy? Um are you suggesting i am not sheikhy.

800 dibs to make coffee is more than enough

commander Jun 25th 2009 12:13 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by shakh your bootie (Post 7698429)
Get classy - buy an antique Gaggia, complete with an old-fashioned pressure gauge. None of this new-fangled bilqool baqwas electronics stuff that takes the fun out of making coffee....

http://www.caffezucco.com/coffee/his...aggia_twin.jpg

parctical ill bet..and how much does this cost??

Grace O Malley Jun 25th 2009 12:14 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7698464)
parctical ill bet..and how much does this cost??

forget that, who will bloody fix it in AD

Spugsy Jun 25th 2009 12:15 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7698407)
i bet, being from a northern toilet, that you are a cuppa tea kinda bloke??

milk and two commander, milk and two.

commander Jun 25th 2009 12:22 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by Spugsy (Post 7698468)
milk and two commander, milk and two.

nato standard skin...lovely..

im a whoppie Goldberg man myself..

shakh your bootie Jun 25th 2009 1:16 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by Grace O Malley (Post 7698455)
Classy? Um are you suggesting i am not sheikhy.

800 dibs to make coffee is more than enough

I couldn't possibly know how classy or otherwise you are; you seem jolly nice so far, if a little cheap on the coffee front.


Originally Posted by commander (Post 7698464)
parctical ill bet..and how much does this cost??

More than I can afford, sadly. My aspirations exceed my assets.


Originally Posted by Grace O Malley (Post 7698465)
forget that, who will bloody fix it in AD

Commander is an experienced engineer, a bit of copper tube and a brazing torch is all he would ever need...

Blue Cat Jun 25th 2009 1:16 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7698407)
i bet, being from a northern toilet, that you are a cuppa tea kinda bloke??

I can't stand tea, the smell alone makes me feel sick.

Spugsy Jun 25th 2009 1:20 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 7698636)
I can't stand tea, the smell alone makes me feel sick.

same for me but with coffee, it makes your breath ****ing HONK.

Blue Cat Jun 25th 2009 1:21 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by Spugsy (Post 7698649)
same for me but with coffee, it makes your breath ****ing HONK.

I have one coffee a day, first thing and then that's it for me, I could quite happily give it up.

littlejimmy Jun 25th 2009 1:23 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 
I've got a Tassimo thingy at home in the UK. Not bad for a quick Americano, but making cappucinos with UHT milk pods is just wrong.

commander Jun 25th 2009 3:28 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 
I'm just having a lovely cuppa tea in bed..lovely..

Blue Cat Jun 26th 2009 2:09 pm

Re: I want my Coffee and to Drink it
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 7699014)
I'm just having a lovely cuppa tea in bed..lovely..

you seen those Nespresso machines? well nice, there is a Nespresso shop in Dubai Mall :)


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