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Post by pcpa on Nov 30, 2021 1:30:34 GMT 1
Crystal.
Looking at your figures it seems "a decent sized mug" to you is at least 1/4 of a litre and you currently drink instant coffee, Perhaps when I used to drink that muck I also used large mugs, I find with decent coffee especially from a high pressure machine like the pod machines the cofee is a lot stronger and you really dont want to be drinking "a decent sized mug".
My compromise is the tapered cup type mugs at 0.2l which probably corresponds to a Lungo/Longo, I still don't consider a tiny expresso as a proper cup of coffee but given its strength no way would I drink even one of my mugs of full strength expresso.
Making enough for 6 mugs you would need to choose a machine according to its reservoir capacity, I got caught out with the Senseo machines, they had 0.7l capacity and the Quadrante versions I bought for the appartements had a 1l reservoir but it only used 0.7l of it so was a complete con trick, most machines stop making coffee when there is still some water in the reservoir, probably to avoid the boiler chamber running dry and overheating.
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Post by annabellespapa on Nov 30, 2021 9:36:40 GMT 1
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Post by Polarengineer on Nov 30, 2021 12:04:22 GMT 1
I enjoy coffee from a stove top percolator, I also have an electric one. Always hot and you can choose the ground coffee to your taste. Great if you like stronger coffee too. Yeah, I do also like percolated coffee. I have yet to try out my latest percolator.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2021 12:32:58 GMT 1
The definitive answer. For the perfect cup of coffee, go to McDonalds.
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Post by Crystal on Nov 30, 2021 12:39:23 GMT 1
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Post by Crystal on Nov 30, 2021 12:40:29 GMT 1
The definitive answer. For the perfect cup of coffee, go to McDonalds. You ARE joking, aren't you? ...Beurk!  |
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Post by ibis on Nov 30, 2021 12:47:54 GMT 1
The definitive answer. For the perfect cup of coffee, go to McDonalds. Here in Spain it is dunkin donuts or now just Dunkin for the best coffee & cheap... |
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Post by ibis on Nov 30, 2021 12:54:33 GMT 1
Someone is taking chancers advice.. wow.. I would have choosen one of the all in one machines from De'Longhi.. Brad Pitt is flogging one on TV now... It grinds the beans and doses it accordingly to which coffee or size you want.. No plastic waste from the pods, capsules.. The Italians know their coffee and how to make it..
Just like the peculator ( Italian). I cannot believe you have not seen one..
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Post by Crystal on Nov 30, 2021 13:44:34 GMT 1
Of course I've seen a perculator. I used to work in Italy, but I never saw a stove top one in all my time there, only electric.
I chose the machine because of it's convenience, with no faffing about required and no mess to clean up - and I valued pcpa's advice because I know that he has much experience of coffee machines and I found his observations very useful in deciding what type and size of machine would suit me best.
Which machine you would have chosen is irrelevant to me because your priorities are obviously somewhat different to mine.
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Post by hal on Nov 30, 2021 17:13:02 GMT 1
I decided to try a small one, just for our own use in the house and I've ordered this one because you can programme the cup sizes, it looks smart and has good reviews... I am really not sure you are going to like this I am sorry to say. The capsules are cleverly designed for an espresso size cup that will be a wrench of you want a 'decent mug' of coffee. The capsules are cleverly designed to produce a pale flow beyond espresso size! And as you noted, not cheap! If you are intent on a capsule machine that gives you a mug, and even here it is a decent size cup and not mug, then the L'Or Barista machine is better as they make double sized capsules. Again, not cheap at 40 - 50 cents a capsule. But maybe too late if you have orered the smaller one... |
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Post by pcpa on Nov 30, 2021 17:15:58 GMT 1
Thankyou for that Crystal, I was not rising to the bait but your support is appreciated, sorry about the laughing icon, it was meant to be thanks, I have to view this forum at 80% to get it on the screen when my eyesight really needs 110%.
The machine you bought is the same as mine internally and sizewise, mine just has straight sloping sides, if ever yours decides to play "computer says No!" after a détartrage then shout for help, it took me a year and buying a replacement that I eventually found I did not need to resolve that mystery.
I had some Italian renters, they brewed coffee on the induction hob using an aluminium coffee pot/filter affair, it tasted superb, the best coffee I have ever had but they were great cooks and bon vivants, he said it was really meant for a gas hob but worked on the induction so it must have had a stainless baseplate, that they were as cheap as chips in Italy, frowned on as being old fashioned but in reality could not be beaten.
I did find something similar on Amazon.fr.
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Post by pcpa on Nov 30, 2021 17:22:03 GMT 1
I agree with Hal but my compromise is to use the large cup type mug he mentions with the Lungo Forte Lidl pods, its not a double expresso but as strong as I want it, stronger than I used to get from 2 dosettes in a Senseo machine, maybe not strong enough for a real afficionado.
I have found that the Lungo Forte pods in Lidl UK are not as strong and do indeed make a weaker mug but would be OK for a proper small cofffee cup, on close inspection they show them being number 5 on the scale and the French ones are number 8, the French Lungo (non forte) are a number 5 so they are adapting their offering to different markets.
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Post by pcpa on Nov 30, 2021 17:28:07 GMT 1
If you want really strong but a "proper" (your words!) sized mug then you can simply set the machine to produce 1/2 a mug on the single cup button, use one pod then another leaving the mug in place, a bit of a faff though but cheaper than 50 cts a capsule.
The Aldi (no Lidl, my mistake) Senseo dosettes I used to use cost 7cts but I used 2 of them for a coffee, now its 15cts or so (€3.29 for 20 I think) for one Lidl coffee capsule but I drink a lot less coffee per day because it comes out stronger and I much prefer the taste.
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Post by manonthemoon2 on Nov 30, 2021 18:28:20 GMT 1
Our coffee machine grinds beans,uses pre ground coffee, makes espresso, cappuccino, has a setting for strong or mild coffee and a large or small cup.
Only had it for a couple of weeks but we're very pleased with it. It's a Phillip's.
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Post by FFS on Nov 30, 2021 18:47:08 GMT 1
And they can be found for less than 30€.
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