Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
First cup of the day. In me bed.
Coffee
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winjim
Smash the cistern
Oh no, Tea in bed, never coffee.
Adam4868
Guru
God no....you'll be telling us you have toast aswell next !
winjim
Smash the cistern
Crumbs!
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I read an article on the WWW yesterday about how to use a mocha machine
It said to put boiling water in it rather than boil the water in it from cold - this minimises the time somethignsomethingsomething
fill the coffee container and level it without pressing it at all
boil it with the lid open
as soon as it has all come up to the top then run the bottom bit under the cold tap to stop it boiling
tried it yesterday and it seems to work - much better than previous attempts!
a lot of the 'reasons' were to do with minimising brewing time and contact with the metal parts while hot
It said to put boiling water in it rather than boil the water in it from cold - this minimises the time somethignsomethingsomething
fill the coffee container and level it without pressing it at all
boil it with the lid open
as soon as it has all come up to the top then run the bottom bit under the cold tap to stop it boiling
tried it yesterday and it seems to work - much better than previous attempts!
a lot of the 'reasons' were to do with minimising brewing time and contact with the metal parts while hot
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
coffee is good when mixed with white paint to make a nice brown paint, I know you can use tea, but that takes longer.
newts
Veteran
- Location
- Isca Dumnoniorum
I use a mokka pot for the first cup of the day, very strong & black. Love the aeropress too, it allows you to adjust the amount of coffee/water to suit your palate. I use a basic delonghi grinder, vary the texture a bit depending on bean type & whether it's in the mokka or aeropress. Lots of trial & error in the early days. It's alway black coffee for me☕☕☕
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Best coffee I ever had was from a Dunkin' Donuts in Mechanicville NY. The locals thought so too because there was always a queue - more for the coffee than the doughnuts.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
They're a very good chain IMHO and their range has lots of others tuff apart from donuts
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
I just use one of these with appropriate filter papers and make 1 mug at a time. Can't be bothered with all the cleaning of other methods.
Fat Lars
Well-Known Member
The water does make a difference. You could use bottled water which on some brands gives you a breakdown of mineral content re calcium magnesium and the pH. That's expensive and not environmentally friendly either. If you are in a hard water area which is manifested by the lime scale that accumulates in your kettle and inside your coffee machine then you make better coffee by filtering the water through a pH Recharge Alkaline Water machine. Also healthier and tastes better for drinking water and for using in the kettle for making tea.
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winjim
Smash the cistern
I expect the water does make a difference. I still don't have the time or patience for it, and the very concept of 'alkaline water' is pure unadulterated bullshit.
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
I’ll stick with a simple (Brita type) water filter, thanks, at that price
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Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I prefer "proper" coffee, my wife prefers instant - though does like a good instant such as Kenco Millicano.I'm another that prefers cooncil coffee.A half decent one though so it's Nescafe Alta Rica just now.
