Dirty Sanchez Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Had mine for a year now. I keep it at the office and make 2 cups every day. Really easy to get a good, consistent flavour out of it on a day to day basis.Do you grind your beans at work as well?
the nerd Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 I use mine at work as well. But I grind mine in the mornings before I leave. Flippa 1
Flippa Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Do you grind your beans at work as well? I grind in the morning before I go to work, just enough for the day. Dirty Sanchez 1
Dubber Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Morning all For those in the market, Kalahari has a 30% off promotion on a lot of electrical goods - including a lot of coffee machines of all shapes and sizes...
Guest EdEdEd Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Hi guys, Anybody care to comment on the Aeropress thingie.Is it worth it? Haven't got the space at work for a proper machine and a plunger is good but I've heard the aeropress is better.It does what it says! quick and easy to cleamMakes and excellent cuppa
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks guys, sounds good, will get one for sure now.
the nerd Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks guys, sounds good, will get one for sure now. Definitly worth it!
the nerd Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Any aeropress owners interested in the able disc filters?  http://ablebrewing.com/products/disk-coffee-filter Im planning on bringing a few in just waiting on pricing....
Brian Fantana Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) Hi guys, Anybody care to comment on the Aeropress thingie.Is it worth it? Haven't got the space at work for a proper machine and a plunger is good but I've heard the aeropress is better. It works great. I still have my first one, it is three years old now and still works fine. I have two, which works great when you want to make 2 cups. The vital key with Aeropress as with any method of coffee making is fresh beans (less than two weeks from roast date), grinding beans and using the ground coffee within minutes after grinding. There are very good posts by GBguy and V12man earlier in this thread, and it basically indicates the following order of importance:Beans (use fresh beans) Grinder (use a good quality grinder) Use ground coffee within minutes Water (use good quality water) Machine/MethodIf you take care of steps 1-4, there is a very good chance that the coffee will be great irrespective of the preparation method. Edited April 25, 2014 by Brian Fantana the nerd, GBguy and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 3
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 It works great. I still have my first one, it is three years old now and still works fine. I have two, which works great when you want to make 2 cups. The vital key with Aeropress as with any method of coffee making is fresh beans (less than two weeks from roast date), grinding beans and using the ground coffee within minutes after grinding. There are very good posts by GBguy and V12man earlier in this thread, and it basically indicates the following order of importance:Beans (use fresh beans) Grinder (use a good quality grinder) Use ground coffee within minutes Water (use good quality water) Machine/MethodIf you take care of steps 1-4, there is a very good chance that the coffee will be great irrespective of the preparation method. So my house of coffee's packet is just swill I reckon.Will need to invest in a grinder, beans are easy from Mastertons down the road. Thanks for the advice and feedback, much appreciated.
r0adrunner Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Convinced my parents to buy a proper machine after their like 3rd average machine broke. Got the Rancillio Silvia V3 + the grinder. Man it's awesome. Been making the most amazing cuppa's - still got a lot to learn though!
the nerd Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Im selling my Krups Burr grinder as i dont use it anymore (i upgraded) If anyone is interested im letting it go for R350 and can get it anywhere in SA for pretty cheap. I will put some pics up of the actual unit but for now its one of these guys. Works great! http://www.yuppiechef.com/krups.htm?id=2061&name=Krups-Burr-Coffee-Grinder
Weight Weenie Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 Im selling my Krups Burr grinder as i dont use it anymore (i upgraded) If anyone is interested im letting it go for R350 and can get it anywhere in SA for pretty cheap. I will put some pics up of the actual unit but for now its one of these guys. Works great! http://www.yuppieche...-Coffee-Grinder Doesn't count if you don't post pictures of said upgrade
the nerd Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 Doesn't count if you don't post pictures of said upgrade Got one of these....  http://www.aitkens.co.nz/assets/Uploads/May-June-2012/coffee-and-tea-services/_resampled/SetRatioSize300300-GranMacinino-grinder.jpg Weight Weenie, Stretched@Birth and Skylark 3
W1Z@RD Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) I see alot of good reviews for Delonghi in general. Im in the market for a coffee machine and looking at the EC 850.M. Any hubbers with experience with this model? http://www.delonghi.com/en-gb/products/coffee/coffee-makers/pump-espresso/ec-850m-0132109004 Need a decent grinders as well.... cant wait! Edited May 4, 2014 by W1Z@RD
the nerd Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Got one of these.... http://www.aitkens.co.nz/assets/Uploads/May-June-2012/coffee-and-tea-services/_resampled/SetRatioSize300300-GranMacinino-grinder.jpg Its and Isomac Gran Maccino, importalia in meadowdale is where they keep them :-)
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