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Favorite Coffee Machine?

The punchline is I get to drink the espresso.... :-) Sorry for the lack of plot, it was an early 2k high fps test that I did.

Graeme
 
J Davis said:
Actually they don't really brew or percolate as such this is like espresso. And its not boiling water – its past boiled – its steam!

For those that don't know how they work the water sits in the bottom near the flame and the coffee sits in the middle. The water boils till its steam and gets forced up thru the compressed coffee and collects in the top. Its the closest thing to espresso from an espresso machine that I've found.

You have to watch them though, as soon as the water at the bottom runs out you must turn off the flame or the coffee at the top starts to boil and gets bitter. You'll notice I've forgotten a bunch of times as my handle is a bit melted!

Its a ritual thing. If you want it all auto then don't go with one of these.

Think manual lens vs AF if ya get my drift.

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@Tom - I read that u r on the road soon and these are great for traveling as there is no electricity, just need gas cooker
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Yes I have used these before when I lived in Spain and other parts of Europe.

What I really want is some kind of simple latte/espresso machine for making cafe lattes. I love to order those from places like Starbucks, but it is too expensive and I would like to be able to make them myself when I am in remote places.
 
An Amazing Coffee Maker

An Amazing Coffee Maker

http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress_story.htm

Some praises of AEROPRESS™:

"It makes the absolute best cup of coffee I've tasted in my entire life."
Lewis Singer - Cooks Junction

"When used properly, AeroPress produces a remarkably good straight espresso and an excellent Americano-style taller cup. In fact, it produces a better espresso shot than many home machines that cost twenty or thirty times as much." Kenneth Davids – Author of:
Coffee: A Guide to Buying Brewing and Enjoying
Espresso: Ultimate Coffee
Coffee Roasting: Romance and Revival
editor of coffeereview.com

"Thank you for leaving us an Aeropress. I'm sipping a delicious Americano as I go through my emails--you have saved me from servitude to the office brew cup and I will be forever grateful! The funny thing is, I made it with the same pre-ground coffee the drip stuff is made of (just to do a more direct comparison) and, well, there is no comparison--one has flavor, the other has bitterness."
Molly Watson - Sunset Magazine

"I didn't know the same coffee could taste so good."
Peter Whitely - Sunset Magazine

"This is the first cup of coffee I've ever enjoyed without cream and sugar."
Margie Gray – Professional Engineer and coffee lover
 
Tom Lowe said:
Yes I have used these before when I lived in Spain and other parts of Europe.

What I really want is some kind of simple latte/espresso machine for making cafe lattes. I love to order those from places like Starbucks, but it is too expensive and I would like to be able to make them myself when I am in remote places.
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I can see it now ... someone's gonna get a little portable and hook it up to red bricks ...
 
I thought espresso too bitter until I got the kicking horse beans. They have coffee flavour, but are not bitter, even when brewed at full strength. To me, that's what I want from an espresso.

Graeme
 
J Davis said:
Actually they don't really brew or percolate as such this is like espresso. And its not boiling water – its past boiled – its steam!

For those that don't know how they work the water sits in the bottom near the flame and the coffee sits in the middle. The water boils till its steam and gets forced up thru the compressed coffee and collects in the top. Its the closest thing to espresso from an espresso machine that I've found.

You have to watch them though, as soon as the water at the bottom runs out you must turn off the flame or the coffee at the top starts to boil and gets bitter. You'll notice I've forgotten a bunch of times as my handle is a bit melted!

Its a ritual thing. If you want it all auto then don't go with one of these.

Think manual lens vs AF if ya get my drift.

edit:
@Tom - I read that u r on the road soon and these are great for traveling as there is no electricity, just need gas cooker
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I'll geek out on this a bit and even site a couple references. You see I really love my coffee. :-)

You are absolutely right about leaving them on... bitter, vile stuff, that. You are mistaken about the steam though. In a Moka-type pot the pressure of the steam is used to force the boiling hot water through the beans.
Espresso Ultimate Coffee 1993 pp.108
The Book Of Coffee & Tea 1982 pp. 127

Lots of folks love Moka pots, but you do have to be careful and deliberate to get a good espresso out of them. I've never had a good one. If portable is the primary concern, you might learn to use one and be perfectly happy.

A piston type machine uses mechanical pressure to force off boiling temperature water through a compressed bed of grounds, allowing correct extraction and better temperature control, provided the grounds are properly tamped.
 
It saddened me when, in your fine country recently for NAB, I went to Fry's (home of all things consumer electronic) and found precisely 3 espresso machines, all of which were very sub-par.

If you guys ever come out here to Oz, make sure you skip the Starbucks and find a decent cafe; we do some of the best coffee around.

That said, I can't go past this Saeco:

Link Here!

Full pressure pump, completely articulating (very important to get pitchers in there) and high pressure milk steamer, and it doesn't cost $1000.
 
Italian original SAECO coffee machine for Nespresso coffee with my favorite flavors of Rosabaya de Colombia, Roma, Arpeggio and Ristreto capsules.

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Italian original SAECO coffee machine for Nespresso coffee.
 
Cail Young said:
It saddened me when, in your fine country recently for NAB, I went to Fry's (home of all things consumer electronic) and found precisely 3 espresso machines, all of which were very sub-par.
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Hehe. Vegas and Frys. You might as well have gone to Topeka Kansas and McDonalds.

Come on up to Seattle or Portland and stop by a Stump Town. Then we'll have something to talk about. :D

http://www.stumptowncoffee.com/
 
Gavin Greenwalt said:
Hehe. Vegas and Frys. You might as well have gone to Topeka Kansas and McDonalds.
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My point is that even in the Australian equivalent of Podunk, SC you can find a good coffee machine at the local giant whitegoods retailer.
 
Ok, the two 2.2lb bags of Horse Power arrived. We're safe. I was getting down to the last few cups on my last 1lb bag!

Graeme
 
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