I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone any
tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone any
tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

For filter coffee, pod coffee or espresso they are all quite different?

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On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone any
tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

Beans to cup? I'm very happy with my DeLonghi. I was amused to see
Siemens flooding facebook with ads for machines that started upwards of
£1000.

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newshound wrote:
On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone any
tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

Beans to cup? I'm very happy with my DeLonghi. I was amused to see
Siemens flooding facebook with ads for machines that started upwards of
£1000.

Our recently bought DeLongi filter machine from John Lewis cost a mere £39
;-)

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from KT24 in Surrey, England
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On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone any
tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?


The best coffee is made with freshly ground beans. There is no getting
away from that. Pod coffee is a gimmick really, although undoubtedly
better than a cup of instant and better than stale, long opened ready
ground coffee.

TW

newshound wrote:

Beans to cup? I'm very happy with my DeLonghi

Same here, an americano is my standard coffee.

In article , TimW wrote:
On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone
any tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?


The best coffee is made with freshly ground beans. There is no getting
away from that. Pod coffee is a gimmick really, although undoubtedly
better than a cup of instant and better than stale, long opened ready
ground coffee.

But ideal for self service. Simply hand the customer a pod and get back to
serving others.

We don't keep our packeted ground coffee for very long.

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from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

In message , TimW
writes
On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone
any tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?


The best coffee is made with freshly ground beans. There is no getting
away from that. Pod coffee is a gimmick really, although undoubtedly
better than a cup of instant and better than stale, long opened ready
ground coffee.

I get through about 4 pods per day. Nespresso supply a plastic bag and
collect for disposal/recycling on their next delivery.
There have been rumours about changing the aluminium cap to improve
re-cyclability so they are concerned about their image.

Time is more important to me than the best possible drink!

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Tim Lamb

On Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:43:07 +0100, TimW wrote:

On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone
any tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?


The best coffee is made with freshly ground beans. There is no getting
away from that. Pod coffee is a gimmick really, although undoubtedly
better than a cup of instant and better than stale, long opened ready
ground coffee.

TW

I make my first morning coffee from freshly ground beans in a Cafetiere
and rest of the day use coffee bags.

Jethro_uk wrote:
To be honest it's the milk frother that gets most use - I like tea lattes
too.

Any recommendations for a standalone milk frother?
(to heat the milk, not those little battery whisks)

Theo

On 08/10/2020 12:23, jon wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:43:07 +0100, TimW wrote:

On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone
any tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?


The best coffee is made with freshly ground beans. There is no getting
away from that. Pod coffee is a gimmick really, although undoubtedly
better than a cup of instant and better than stale, long opened ready
ground coffee.

TW

I make my first morning coffee from freshly ground beans in a Cafetiere
and rest of the day use coffee bags.

I make my first morning coffee from freshly ground beans in a Cafetiere
and rest of the day use instant.


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If I had all the money I've spent on drink...
...I'd spend it on drink.

Sir Henry (at Rawlinson's End)

On Thu, 08 Oct 2020 08:41:16 +0100, John Towill wrote:

I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone any
tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

I have a Bosch TES...something that is bean to cup. Four and a half years
and I am very happy.

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On 08/10/2020 10:12, newshound wrote:
On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone
any tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

Beans to cup? I'm very happy with my DeLonghi. I was amused to see
Siemens flooding facebook with ads for machines that started upwards of
£1000.

Another vote for Delonghi beans-to-cup here.
Ours is a few years old now and makes excellent coffee.

No scale issues as we fill it from the household soft water.

On Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:48:59 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 20:25:08 +0100, "www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
wrote:

On 08/10/2020 10:12, newshound wrote:
On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone
any tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

Beans to cup? I'm very happy with my DeLonghi. I was amused to see
Siemens flooding facebook with ads for machines that started upwards
of £1000.

Another vote for Delonghi beans-to-cup here.
Ours is a few years old now and makes excellent coffee.

No scale issues as we fill it from the household soft water.

I presume beans-to-cup coffee machines grind the beans at some early
stage in the process. Can the degree of grind be varied to suit the
drinker?

On my Bosch, yes. Quite a range of adjustment. If it really doesn't suit
you, you can use an external grinder and select the pre-ground option;
there's a little hatch to insert the ground coffee.


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On 08/10/2020 12:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 08/10/2020 12:23, jon wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:43:07 +0100, TimW wrote:

On 08/10/2020 08:41, John Towill wrote:
I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone
any tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?


The best coffee is made with freshly ground beans. There is no getting
away from that. Pod coffee is a gimmick really, although undoubtedly
better than a cup of instant and better than stale, long opened ready
ground coffee.

TW

I make my first morning coffee from freshly ground beans in a Cafetiere
and rest of the day use coffee bags.

I make my first morning coffee from freshly ground beans in a Cafetiere
and rest of the day use instant.


I make a full jug from a filter machine. When it is all filtered I turn
off the heater. If the coffee in the jug has gone cold, I pour out a cup
and microwave it. It often lasts a couple of days. It tastes better
than nespresso or instant.

I use ground coffee packets, but a packet only lasts a week. It doesn't
seem to go stale in that time.

On 8 Oct 2020 at 08:41:16 BST, "John Towill"
wrote:

I am considering getting one. there are so many available has anyone any
tips on the best, as a reasonable price of course?

I'd avoid a bean to cup, having been given a Beko machine recently. Takes a
lot of cleaning/faffing (the insides become putrid after a short while), and
while the coffee's fine, it's nothing special and not especially hot. And the
machine is noisy and takes up a chunk of worktop.

Best for me is a cafetiere with freshly ground beans, or ready ground as a
decent second best.

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On Fri, 09 Oct 2020 03:16:12 +0000, RJH wrote:

I'd avoid a bean to cup, having been given a Beko machine recently.
Takes a lot of cleaning/faffing (the insides become putrid after a short
while),
and while the coffee's fine, it's nothing special and not especially
hot. And the machine is noisy and takes up a chunk of worktop.

I've found my Bosch easy to clean. And it tells you when to run a
cleaning cycle.

The coffee could be hotter, but I pre-warm the mug using the hot water
facility...



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