Coffee

[SilverFox2]

Got a De Longhi bean to drink machine mainly because it burrs the beans rather than grinds them.

 

[The Black Shed]

Café Direct Machu Pichu ground coffee.
Couple of desert spoons into the plunger, pour over (just off) boiled water. Stir, then wait three mins before plunging. Then a teaspoon of dark muscavado suger. Awesome!

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Mother-in-Law got me some of this stuff, for Christmas. Only had one cup and it felt like I'd double dropped 2 E's.
Dare not touch the rest of it. Think she's plotting to kill me off.
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Ha, ha...

That stuff is pretty brutal. I got some Death Wish coffee last time I was in the US. I could see Wifi.

 

[Bill Walker]

I drink white coffee.
I'd like to drink black but don't particularly like the taste. Do coffee lovers think it would be possible eventually to prefer it black if I keep drinking without milk ?
ie, perseverance.

 

[Blue Mist]

I drink white coffee.
I'd like to drink black but don't particularly like the taste. Do coffee lovers think it would be possible eventually to prefer it black if I keep drinking without milk ?
ie, perseverance.

Yes definitely. First off, do you know what you are drinking or is it just black coffee to you. Second are you drinking the granuals, Nescafe type shite ? If so don't. 3rd, for a moment think sugar. You have to learn to live without it, milk is the same. The milk, depending on what kind, is giving it a totally different flavour. Finally, no decent coffee is sold by strength.

Oh and one other thing, try what the italians do, (mainly with expresso) they sip water after each sip.

 

[Nellies left peg]

I've got a Tassimo Pod Machine. Missus got me it. Its a lot more basic than some of the machines mentioned in here but far more enjoyable than the instant coffee that I usually drink.

The pods are really expensive and I’ve been looking into a Siemens coffee bean machine at around 600 quid. The initial outlay seems a lot but I’m sure it will pay for itself as we drink a fair bit of coffee

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I drink white coffee.
I'd like to drink black but don't particularly like the taste. Do coffee lovers think it would be possible eventually to prefer it black if I keep drinking without milk ?
ie, perseverance.

Coffee is as complex as wine. Assuming you’re drinking real coffee through something like a V60, maybe start with lighter roasts and go for something with a flavour profile you like. More fruity, lighter coffees tend to be much nicer without milk.

Having said that there’s nothing wrong with liking a bit of milk in your coffee. I do with darker, more caramel/chocolatey tasting coffees.

A starting point would be to head to your nearest speciality coffee shop and ask the barista for advice and guidance. If they’re any good they’d buzz off helping you out and having a chat.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Any coffee nuts on here. I have started experimenting with my filter coffee machine. Using boiling water, pour over coffee grounds first before putting in machine (fresh coffee beans from a coffee roaster) and it has made a huge difference to the taste of the coffee. I have disliked instant coffee for years and only used to drink tea.

I have been toying with the idea of getting a new machine - Sage Precision Brewer - as I don’t really want to go down the road of an espresso machine but I have been toying with the idea of using an aeropress or a V60 as you can, allegedly, get almost as good a brew for a fraction of the cost. Has anyone any experience of either of these methods or will I get a better brew with the Sage?

Pop a bit of good quality dark chocolate in with the beans n’all mate… coffee and chocolate were meant for each other!

 

[RobMCFC]

I drink white coffee.
I'd like to drink black but don't particularly like the taste. Do coffee lovers think it would be possible eventually to prefer it black if I keep drinking without milk ?
ie, perseverance.

I used to have two sugars in mine but most days of the week I have black no sugar, no milk. Mind you, I often have a croissant or sometimes a sweet biscuit with it, so that helps!

Not had sugar in my coffee for nearly three years now ...... except that I do have a couple every week with some of that fancy dan syrup in.

 

[1961_vintage]

Coffee's coffee. Adding anything else to it eg milk, sugar etc is just... pervy.