Thread: Which method makes the best coffee?

I have both Gaggis classic and brecille Oracle. Gaggia classic served me ten years and still working. At work, we have nespresso

I usually have 10 shots daily.

To be honest I can't tell the difference between a good and a bad coffee.i have my espresso without sugar nor milk

Just Chuck it in let caffeine into my blood stream and reach my brain. The taste is somewhat irrelevant

Yes. I PID'd my Silvia when I had it. Made it a lot easier to use. The Silvia though is a rock solid machine and it was hard to part with when I got my next machine. Sold it to a young fellow just getting into good coffee. He is prob married now with kids and using a pod machine :-)

Originally Posted by ozscott

Rocky and Ms Silvia is a great combo. I have a Rocky that I modded to a stepless. There was a step up to the Super Jolly but only required with a commercial machine.

People.get more out of the Silvia with a PID kit but if you know the machine and temp surf you can get great.shots.

My FAEMA runs 24/7 and is plumbed. I lagged the boiler and do all my own maintenance including new rotary pump, group.seals, pressurstat diaphragm etc.

Cheers

Espresso machine = #1.
espresso pot are OK, when nothing else is available(I'm still stuck with having to use mine .. but.
For ease and better coffee, a Bodum PEBO is a far better way to express coffee, than a espresso pot.

Major problem with the PEBO, is that it's made of glass, and fragile as hell. I've broken two now, and cut my hand badly with one.
Dunno why the coffee comes out better, but it does, and it looks cool doing it too, I think it has to do with how hot the water is. Too hot and it kills the flavours in the coffee.
I think(dunno exactly) the PEBO doesn't get as hot(maybe more vacuum??)

Coffee grind needs to be more coarse than an espresso pot, but not as coarse as with a plunger.

if you like coffee, try a PEBO, but be wary you WILL break it at some point when you clean it. Far easier to clean than an espresso pot too.

The 'Order one from the waiter' method.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Rocky and Ms Silvia is a great combo. I have a Rocky that I modded to a stepless. There was a step up to the Super Jolly but only required with a commercial machine.

People.get more out of the Silvia with a PID kit but if you know the machine and temp surf you can get great.shots.

My FAEMA runs 24/7 and is plumbed. I lagged the boiler and do all my own maintenance including new rotary pump, group.seals, pressurstat diaphragm etc.

Cheers

The best thing about the Rancilio is it’s built like a Defender. Rock solid, boxy, very durable, easy to repair. After a while temp surfing just becomes second nature. I also use a bottomless portafilter to maximise crema.

Your Faema sounds great, though I wouldn’t have room on the bench and can’t really justify a full commercial machine at home when im able to make better coffees than most cafes with my Rancilio. 👍

Yep naked PF is awesome. My kids all knew how to make good coffee from a young age and 2 of them do better milk art than I do.

Cheers

While watching TV last night I was contemplating this thread, I happened to be having a long black from my espresso machine (I conned the minister of war into making it for me )

So I like this discussion, and you guys are leaving me for dead talking fancy brands geez..... I need google to help me understand the convo!

I think we have missed an important coffee option in our discussions. Lets all agree that instant coffee is evil and should be struck from the face of the kitchen bench. We have plungers, and stove tops, and espresso, all make great coffee with varying degrees of mess/fuss/flavours. The best may be a combination of each dependant on your needs at the time.

I feel we have neglected the ultimate in lazy/quick/mess free coffee. I guess you could call it pod machines, but as per previous discussion they are pretty bad for waste product. I have to put forward the "tea bag coffee", Coles has them - Robert timms, black box, comes in a couple flavours. Now before you kick me off the forum wait for my explanation! I normally only use these when I'm travelling, instead of stopping at a servo and drinking swill, I just grab 2 bags and put them in a travel mug with some hot water from my flask. I found 1 bag wasn't really strong enough, 2 enhances the flavour a fair bit. I'm not saying these are as good as proper coffee made from proper coffee machines; I'm saying that when you don't have time or facilities these make a decent caffeine injection that doesn't taste awful. SO what I'm putting forward here is a quick, mess free, relatively good for the environment solution to a coffee albeit somewhat expensive.

I vote balancing syphon. Fun as hell to watch it and it makes a tasty brew.

I currently have an ageing Gaggia classic and a cheapo sunbeam burr grinder. I think my next machine will be the Breville Dual Boiler, though I have a soft spot for an old, temperamental lever machine