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capsual coffee machines road test
Postby orbeas » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:41 pm
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:52 pm
I think the Nespresso cofee is OK, but it is never as good as from a proper machine.
Most stores let you try them before purchase, I know HN does.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby skull » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:55 pm
When out and I want a coffee I don't go home, I go to the nearby cafe. When at the end of a bunch ride and I want to chat with the group and have a coffee I don't invite them back to my place to use a machine at home. I also don't carry the machine around with me so I can make my own coffee where ever I am.
If at home I make a coffee at home (instant - plunger - or machine)
When out buy one.
It doesn't save me any money having a machine at home, in fact it becomes an additional cost. However it is nice when at home and being able to have a good coffee over an instant.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby Just*managing » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:59 pm
Anyway, thats my 2c worth
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby Just*managing » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:01 pm
For me its not about saving money, its about good quality coffee although less than $1- per cup is pretty good and soo much better than instantskull wrote:I don't understand the concept of coffee machine at home to save money.
When out and I want a coffee I don't go home, I go to the nearby cafe. When at the end of a bunch ride and I want to chat with the group and have a coffee I don't invite them back to my place to use a machine at home. I also don't carry the machine around with me so I can make my own coffee where ever I am.
If at home I make a coffee at home (instant - plunger - or machine)
When out buy one.
It doesn't save me any money having a machine at home, in fact it becomes an additional cost. However it is nice when at home and being able to have a good coffee over an instant.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby ozzymac » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:10 pm
Can't see it mentioned anywhere about saving money.skull wrote:I don't understand the concept of coffee machine at home to save money.
When out and I want a coffee I don't go home, I go to the nearby cafe. When at the end of a bunch ride and I want to chat with the group and have a coffee I don't invite them back to my place to use a machine at home. I also don't carry the machine around with me so I can make my own coffee where ever I am.
If at home I make a coffee at home (instant - plunger - or machine)
When out buy one.
It doesn't save me any money having a machine at home, in fact it becomes an additional cost. However it is nice when at home and being able to have a good coffee over an instant.
But a coffee machine at home is nice, haven't tried the capsule type as I think if your going to have a machine you might as well be able to grind your own beans, the fresher is always better.
On saying that the convenience of a capsule would be ok for a quickie
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby orbeas » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:14 pm
$10-12 for a jar of moccona espreeo style coffee is pushing the limmit..
Taste IS a concern from the capsual brands for sure
just* managing is the way im thinking
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby skull » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:26 pm
ozzymac wrote: Can't see it mentioned anywhere about saving money.
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With the opening sentence it is easy to draw my conclusion, "coffee getting more expensive, buying a pod machine to save money".orbeas wrote:With the price of coffee getting more expensive,
Not brain science.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:29 pm
I still go to the coffee shop, but that's for the experience. When I'm at home and want a coffee, the machine is much better than instant when I'm in the mood for a latte.
We bought one for the canteen at the velodrome and made the money back on it in one day!
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby lucky7 » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:31 pm
You certainly won't mistake it for a 'fresh' espresso, but it does the job
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Postby orbeas » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:34 pm
Looking at the big picture, anitial outlay for a machine under $100 then less than 50c percup i drink quite a bit of coffee so would pay for it self in a short whileskull wrote:ozzymac wrote: Can't see it mentioned anywhere about saving money.
)With the opening sentence it is easy to draw my conclusion, "coffee getting more expensive, buying a pod machine to save money".orbeas wrote:With the price of coffee getting more expensive,
Not brain science.
cost x taste + conveinance = enjoyment
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby skull » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:41 pm
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby orbeas » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:46 pm
+1 for the woolies brand machine, heard they taste ok toobigfriendlyvegan wrote:One of the people at work bought an Aldi one for the staff room, since the coffee shop downstairs was closed during campus break. I tried the Aldi capsules and quite liked them. Since my wife works for woolies, I got one of the woolies machines before christmas. They take the aldi brand capsules as well as the woolies brand and several other brands as well. Much better than instant.
I still go to the coffee shop, but that's for the experience. When I'm at home and want a coffee, the machine is much better than instant when I'm in the mood for a latte.
We bought one for the canteen at the velodrome and made the money back on it in one day!
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby ikm » Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:04 pm
At least the taste is consistent, sometime our local shop is not all that yummy. But they are still not quite as good at the proper machine at home.
I even bought a pod machine to take camping. Nothing better than real coffee when you wake up on the beach or in the desert.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby gabrielle260 » Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:28 pm
Great idea about getting a second milk frothier posted earlier... In retrospect we would have done that too.
Like others we go to cafes for the whole experience but the Nespresso is fantastic for that coffee that you would have bought as a takeaway.
Some tips -
1. The flavour is improved by regular descaling.
2. Experiment with different pods to find the one you like best.
3. The quality of the milk makes a big difference.
4. The taste of the milk of a given brand varies amazingly.
5. The proportion of milk to coffee impacts taste significantly.
I agree - a Nespresso latte will never be as good as a good latte from a cafe but it is consistently better than a bad one!
(And, yes, I freely admit to being a coffee snob!!)
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby Cruiserman » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:32 pm
Current machine listing is a
Diadema Unico Splendor - a nice prosumer heat exchange unit
San Marco Practical - single group commercial
San Marino Lisa - two group commercial
La Pavoni - two group commercial
Boema - two group commercial
Feama - single group commercial undertakng rebuild
Grinders
Rancillio Rocky
Mazzer SuperJolly
Boema X 2
Cant remember the other one.
So beware it is very much like cycling it is a slippery slope on which you are thinking of embarking with upgraditis just around the next corner.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby Cruiserman » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:36 pm
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:39 pm
Got an Aldi unit at work, does the job quite nicely. It'll never produce as good a shot as those made by my barista daughter but I only have to walk into the back room instead of a couple of kms each way to get it.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby MarkG » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:47 pm
I bought capsules and machine for my guys at work, and the coffee isn't nearly as good.
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Re: capsual coffee machines road test
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:09 pm
I suspect that, like me you'd take a cup of warm Yarra water over International RoastMarkG wrote:Yeah, I'd take capsules over international roast any day of the week.!
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Postby Cruiserman » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:11 pm
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