Coffee has suddenly become like wine.

For absolute cunts basically.

    You concentrate on Internet basics you daft whopper

    6 days later

    Have never had a coffee maker, but thinking it’s going to be what I get for my 40th birthday coming up. Thinking of going straight in for the Sage Barista Pro - anyone had one / used one. Would you say it’s much better than the Sage Barista Express?

      mjh Ordered some Red Brick btw and using them at the mom….i like them… prefer the coffee compass beans but definitely up there

        Jules72

        Cheers mate. Never thought I’d see the day when I browsed a coffee forum. How times change

          11 days later

          Right - so after a few weeks of reading up on that forum (fuck me - it’s a right rabbit warren for everything coffee), I’ve taken the plunge. I’ve gone with the Sage Bambino Plus coffee machine, which I managed to get for £229 from Curry’s and the Sage Smart Grinder Pro for £200 from Lakeland. I’ve requested a price match for the grinder which was only £175 in Curry’s which, will take the total price for both to just under £400 which is fucking brilliant considering the Bambino is £400 on it’s own in some places.

          I was looking at the Barista Express and the Pro which would have been £550 - £600 odd, but apparently the inbuilt grinders on those aren’t much cop. Looking forward to the grinder arriving and getting cracking. Will be giving those bourbon beans a go as my first bag.

          Life story

            Rockstar sent everyone a hamper with loads of stuff in it to help with the virus - including a bag of Rave coffee. Was really nice so have ordered a few more bags of the stuff from their site.

            Chucked the tassimo in the bin.

            • C_J replied to this.

              Rave coffee helps ward off coronavirus?

              Interesting, very interesting.

              No idea Ed, I was more concerned with the feeling of mid life crisis when it occurred I’d changed from going to raves to drinking rave coffee. Something decidedly off about that. Need the virus to fuck right off asap so I can go see Diggers in September (if he hasn’t went postal and killed everyone at FB and mix cloud by then)

              Old-Dutch doubt you’ll regret it Dutchy… takes a while to master though so stick with it… was prob a few months before I could make a decent latte though I didn’t have anyone showing me the ropes

                  The best thing about Waitrose is you don’t have to put up with any scruffs near you.

                  Waitrose is my local supermarket. It’s smashing tbf.

                    Jules72

                    Been looking at shit loads of youtube videos plus got my scales ready for my 18g shots for a 36g espresso lol

                      Millsy It’s a Brexshitter free zone.

                      Not even the artisan Melton Mowbrays could tempt one in there (too expensive).

                        I’m partial to a Bargain Booze

                        bosstrabs Londis, mate. Their frozen pizzas are superb, tons of bread on the base, not much else.

                        My local Londis has some lovely seasonal microwave bacon right now.

                          21 days later

                          So I’ve just opened my 3rd 500g bag of the Coffee Compass bourbon beans. Absolutely loving the lattes / cappuccinos. Never been an espresso drinker and not sure I ever will be. I’m sure the lattes and cappuccinos are much more forgiving - they must be as I haven’t had a bad one yet.

                          Going to order in a kilo of the Rave Fudge blend for my next beans

                            Old-Dutch great stuff eh.. tbh Dutchy I switched to Brighton Lanes (also by Coffee Compass) lately and fck me they’re even nicer beans that Sweet Bourbon… I wasn’t that much of a fan of Rave’s Fudge tbh… if I was going to order elsewhere I’d probably go for the Red Brick (someone talked about them above)

                                Kettle on, milk in, one teaspoon of Kenco Millicano and I am good to go.

                                  Jules72

                                  Ah cool will take a look at the Brighton Lanes too - cheers

                                  Out of interest are you drinking them as espresso or latte / cappuccino?

                                      Old-Dutch I like a flat white so prob around ⅕ espresso, rest milk in a smallish cappuccino cup

                                        Nice! Looking forward to trying the beans lads cheers

                                        Is it really worth paying the extra for these coffees. Are they far superior in flavour than my Lavazza red beans.

                                          Isn’t chucking a load of milk into good coffee equivalent of having a 50 year old malt whiskey and sticking a load of Rola Cola in it?

                                          Dubman Beans are by far the most important bit, so yes 100%…Coffee Compass beans are pretty cheap at the end of the day - you prob get 20 cups out of a 500g bag, so you are saving a lot vs buying from a crappy chain.

                                          Think a latte or flat white is a completely different drink from an espresso … don’t think they’re comparable personally.

                                              My Canadian mate only drinks strong black coffee without any sugar. That’s just way to strong for me.
                                              I think I’ll have to invest in some good beans to see. I used to bring a 1 kg of coffee beans from India every year until realised it wasn’t that good at all.

                                              I’ve been making about 3 a day since I got the kit. 2 for me and 1 for the wife. Buying that from a cafe is probably over £10 a day, so £300 a month. With the Coffee Compass beans I got I’m spending about £1 a day or so.