Thread: Coffee, What's what?

ok ok ... Im now a yuppie..

I had my first $25 coffee yesterday... Swmbo saw a coffee do hicker at a garage sale for $20 so naturally we had to try it out so on the way home it was into coles for some coffee to put in it.. she got caffee aurora Medaglia (its in a blac ksquare shaped mylarish bag thingy)

Not bad.

so whats the best coffee to run through the do hicker

Originally Posted by p38arover

I thought they were monks.

Ron

Yes Monks. not munks

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

ok ok ... Im now a yuppie..

I had my first $25 coffee yesterday... Swmbo saw a coffee do hicker at a garage sale for $20 so naturally we had to try it out so on the way home it was into coles for some coffee to put in it.. she got caffee aurora Medaglia (its in a blac ksquare shaped mylarish bag thingy)

Not bad.

so whats the best coffee to run through the do hicker

just think the next one will only cost $12.50

stick a picture of it up Dave so we know what kind of coffee maker you have and can recommend from there... plungers, percolators, drip etc are all likely types but you never know what it might be - got a brand/model?

Originally Posted by p38arover

That's about what it costs for green beens in Oz. I buy them. The last lot I got were in the $7.50-$9 range.

Ron

*sigh* I can't even buy Sumatran green beans for that here and Sumatra is literally 50km away

Originally Posted by EchiDna

*sigh* I can't even buy Sumatran green beans for that here and Sumatra is literally 50km away

See http://beanbay.coffeesnobs.com.au/

One needs to buy a few kg to cover the freight (or collect them from the centralised collection points in each capital city). There were a lot more varieties a few weeks back but as they've sold, they've been removed. The next lot will be in a month or so.

Ron

img131.jpg sorry about the quality of the pic Im down to the cam phone ATM

ok Its a breville unit and it makes a nice coffee (Ok SWMBO can make a nice coffee with it) but in the time it takes me to fire it up pack the little cupy filtery doodad with coffe, make the coffee, froth the milk clean out the filter refill the water thingy on the side I can make and drink a nato nescafe 43.

so couple of questions

1. whats the point of the stainless removeable plate on the top side of it that gets warm? (its immediately above where the filtery doodad locks into place an looks like its ment to be used for something as it has a grip finish on it)

2. how often do you decalify it?

3. what decalcifyer should you use?

4. SWMBO read some of the grinding coffee threads. whats the deal with that action?

5. Who the hell had the time to think up this complicated way of imbibing caffine?

1. Cup warmer

2. Depends on water hardness in your area. Check Breville site

3. I use a Sunbeam product - available from Myer (not Hobart ) and other places.

4. The experts will advise but the grind needs to suit the type of coffee maker. An espresso machine uses a finer grind than plunger, for example.

5.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

ok ok ... Im now a yuppie..

I had my first $25 coffee yesterday... Swmbo saw a coffee do hicker at a garage sale for $20 so naturally we had to try it out so on the way home it was into coles for some coffee to put in it.. she got caffee aurora Medaglia (its in a blac ksquare shaped mylarish bag thingy)

Not bad.

so whats the best coffee to run through the do hicker

Dave,

If you are down in Brisbane at any time, go to Di Bella and try the "Felici". Di Bella also give you a compilmentary cup of coffee whilst you are waiting. If you take your coffee machine with you, the will also show you how to use it, free of charge.

Their web site is:
http://dibellacoffee.com.au/

Cheers,
Ron