Cornerz Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) I bought an Aeropress a while ago to use at work. (I have a Delonghi Icona at home but wanted nice coffee at work as well) My Aeropress is now at home and I use it every day instead of my Delonghi. I find that even using the same beans (Single origin from my local roaster) I get different flavour profile from each "machine" Only way to get better than Aeropress in my experience is a full on proper high pressure espresso machine. 6 or 7 friends have bought them after trying a cup from mine. I think some guys use them as their standard way to taste a bean. Can't recommend them enough! Edited October 31, 2014 by Cornerz Grebel 1
V12man Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 I'm not as greedy as you V12... A single group slayer would do for me... http://www.slayerespresso.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/single-group-front-small.jpegFor me too.... but I will tell you this.... configuring one is f...ing difficult - worse than trying to get your wife to agree on house decorations.... WAY too many options... and I will say nothing about the cost either... a divorce might well be cheaper..... and may well be inevitable if you tell her what the cost is...
the nerd Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 For me too.... but I will tell you this.... configuring one is f...ing difficult - worse than trying to get your wife to agree on house decorations.... WAY too many options... and I will say nothing about the cost either... a divorce might well be cheaper..... and may well be inevitable if you tell her what the cost is... ya she wont want your house, she'll want your slayer... ha ha
V12man Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 ya she wont want your house, she'll want your slayer... ha haMY house.... it's HER f..ing house already.... despite what the paperwork shows...
DIPSLICK Posted November 1, 2014 Posted November 1, 2014 MY house.... it's HER f..ing house already.... despite what the paperwork shows...Bud I hate to break it to you but if you talking house decorations she own more than your house, she owns your grapes too BarHugger 1
V12man Posted November 1, 2014 Posted November 1, 2014 Bud I hate to break it to you but if you talking house decorations she own more than your house, she owns your grapes tooSlayer is more important than grapes. ... and costs more than a new set of grapes. .. or a turbo. ..
Joeboy69 Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 Coffee guru hubbers... The boss has finally agreed to consider getting a "pod type" automatic machine for the office (+-80 people). He wanted to go the nespresso route (which I agree with for simplicity) but was informed that the home machines will burn out very very quickly in an office environment with that much use. He is now considering the rental route, we have been offered a rental machine with 400 pods a month for R2700 pm. We don't get to choose the pods we want, they give us a selection... I was told this is a nespresso system but the pods are flatter than the standard nespresso pod. Any other options we should be considering... The office is very cost sensitive, they are simply trying to provide the machine, we as the staff would ultimately buy the pods we end up using. Anyone know any good deals or have a contact for the rental option I should be looking at? Thanks in advance.Buy a Jura machine that matches the volume you will require each day. Staff then make arrangements for who buys beans etc https://za.jura.com/en/professional/machines lloydkayak 1
the nerd Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 Buy a Jura machine that matches the volume you will require each day. Staff then make arrangements for who buys beans etc https://za.jura.com/en/professional/machinesYeah I agree with JoeBoy. Buy a Jura and be done. For an office it's the best. lloydkayak 1
lloydkayak Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Yeah I agree with JoeBoy. Buy a Jura and be done. For an office it's the best. Buy a Jura machine that matches the volume you will require each day. Staff then make arrangements for who buys beans etc https://za.jura.com/en/professional/machines Pods are really expensive, and generate a LOT of waste (which is not easily recyclable plastic mixed with organics and metal...) - rather see if you can rent a super automatic machine - it will be cheaper to operate by quite a large margin - and you can use fresh coffee too - more choice of coffee and better taste. Thank you for all the comments...I will put the idea of using a fresh coffee machine over the pod idea.We are also very concerned about what to do with the wasted pods... Not very useful at all, and we are environmental engineers. The trick is trying to figure out how the beans work, but I have some ideas.
SimpleDom Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Thank you for all the comments...I will put the idea of using a fresh coffee machine over the pod idea.We are also very concerned about what to do with the wasted pods... Not very useful at all, and we are environmental engineers. The trick is trying to figure out how the beans work, but I have some ideas.Coffee club.... Everyone contributes a fixed amount per month, and no one winges about how much others are drinking. Adjust the fixed amount according to demand.
V12man Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) Thank you for all the comments...I will put the idea of using a fresh coffee machine over the pod idea.We are also very concerned about what to do with the wasted pods... Not very useful at all, and we are environmental engineers. The trick is trying to figure out how the beans work, but I have some ideas.You will figure it out.... There are other machines than Jura as well - for an 80 person office, that's going to be a fair sized machine... http://www.importalia.co.za/specials.html Pay close attention to how many cups a day they are rated for - probably you can do a few more than the ratings - especially on the commercial bean to cup machines - like these - where the ratings are essentially quite conservative. http://www.importalia.co.za/large_office_rhea.htmlhttp://www.importalia.co.za/large_office_carimali.html Some of them do hot chocolate too... edit - typo Edited November 4, 2014 by V12man
Fisan Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Hey guys I currently have burr-grinder / moka-pot / good-local-supply-of-roasted-beans setup. The coffee tastes great and I have no complaints about my coffee system, except for the milk. I do have a frother, which is nice for cappuccinos... but I want the good stuff. I want a steam-based frother to get that silky flat-whites / latte tops. No I understand that they need the pressured steam which you get with a full-on espresso machine, but is there any way to get these separately?
V12man Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) Hey guys I currently have burr-grinder / moka-pot / good-local-supply-of-roasted-beans setup. The coffee tastes great and I have no complaints about my coffee system, except for the milk. I do have a frother, which is nice for cappuccinos... but I want the good stuff. I want a steam-based frother to get that silky flat-whites / latte tops. No I understand that they need the pressured steam which you get with a full-on espresso machine, but is there any way to get these separately?You can make a stovetop frother out of a small pressure cooker - add wand... But you can buy them - never actually seen one in real life.. http://coffeegeek.com/reviews/accessories/stovetopfrother http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-steel-stove-Cappuccino-steamer/dp/B0040BF8QG Edited November 4, 2014 by V12man Fisan 1
the nerd Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Here we go... http://prima-coffee.com/catalog/bellman-stovetop-steamer-28118 Fisan 1
Fisan Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 You can make a stovetop frother out of a small pressure cooker - add wand... But you can buy them - never actually seen one in real life.. http://coffeegeek.com/reviews/accessories/stovetopfrother http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-steel-stove-Cappuccino-steamer/dp/B0040BF8QG Here we go... http://prima-coffee.com/catalog/bellman-stovetop-steamer-28118 Nice... thanks I will look into this
V12man Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Nice... thanks I will look into this Looks like a great way to burn yourself.... to me anyway.... the nerd 1
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