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Coffee machines - how do you make your coffee?

Almost everyone loves a cup of coffee. So how do you make yours? Do you percolate, or filter? Or have you opted for a machine? My daughter bought me a Tassimo for Christmas a few years ago. Lovely coffee but the choice is limited in most supermarkets. And it is quite expensive. So recently we opted for a Nespresso. Complete with a milk frother. Lots of choice and it does come a lot cheaper per cup than the Tassimo.


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dsr25
3rd Apr 2018 09:24:12
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We have both a percolator and a Tassimo, the percolator is used the most as we both drink black coffee on the whole ( we don’t buy milk as I have a milk allergy and OH got fed up of throwing the milk out!) The Tassimo is used for guests so they can have a latte or cappuccino (as the milk comes with it!).
Goldfynche Original Poster
12th Jan 2019 10:17:16
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We thought we'd give the Kenco 'just add hot water' latté a try, and found that we really enjoy it. At just £1.50 for 8 cups in most supermarkets. It's a lot cheaper than the Tassimo we were regularly using previously. They make several different types of coffee but we prefer the latté.
Oldchimer
1st Jan 2019 16:04:55 (Last activity: 1st Jan 2019 21:23:41)
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I love my coffee & don’t find ‘instant’ hits the spot, I drink mine black with no sugar.
I have tried a number of ‘pod’ machines & whilst they give you a reasonable cup, it does cost an exorbitant amount to brew yourself. I have tried filter & caffietiers but I find that I make to much or use to much coffee bean.
I now have a ‘NINJA’ machine & use Asda’s own coffee at around £1.25 per pack. It makes coffee exactly how I like it, will make a number of sized quantities from a small cup to a flask full. I have tried a number of other coffees in the machine, all have made a very good cup, just needed to adjust the amount of ground coffee used. The only other requirement you need to buy are filters but they are not that expensive.
I’d recommend the machine to anyone.
Response from Oldchimer made on 1st Jan 2019 21:23:41
I that sounds like I was a few years ago but I decided that I needed to cut down on my intake, making cup after cup, sometimes up to 20+ cups a day, took some doing & now I'm down to 2 very large cups. My daughters buy me coffee for Christmas or birthday which goes through my grinder.
TastySnack
20th Jul 2016 15:24:39
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After having almost every type there is, I'm now using a " hot pot" which boils water in a few seconds, then pour it over the coffee which is in a filtered holder into a carafe, or right into a mug.

I've had two Keurig machines; both broke after about a year and couldn't really clean it well enough. It always stays wet and no faster than the hot pot.

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