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This is exactly why I prefer pourovers, french presses and the like.
I can no longer tolerate automatic drip, because it simply doesn't brew hot enough coffee, and the flavor suffers. Just a flat, bland cup.
I agree completely! I cannot stand lukewarm coffee. I use a double walled glass french press and have moderately good luck (William Sonoma). I like a rich dark coffee but NOT bitter. So far the best I have found is World Market Italian Roast. Still open to any other suggestions but I have tried loads of coffee beans and this is my favorite.
Press pots are inexpensive and make a good cup of coffee. We used them for about a decade before we got into it more and bought a pressure brewing machine.
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So how do I make those tasty coffee drinks like Mocha, Latte's ect. ? Sorry I'm a coffee noob
Lattes, cappuccinos, etc. require a steam source, which means a coffee maker with a boiler. These are generically referred to as espresso machines. Probably the most popular and best value among coffee geeks is the Rancilio Silva. It is for home use but approaches commercial quality. Some of the more well known big name companies make things that can work also, depends on the quality you want.
I agree completely! I cannot stand lukewarm coffee. I use a double walled glass french press and have moderately good luck (William Sonoma). I like a rich dark coffee but NOT bitter. So far the best I have found is World Market Italian Roast. Still open to any other suggestions but I have tried loads of coffee beans and this is my favorite.
Try some the Indonesian coffee beans, such as Sumatra or Moka Java or Hawaiian Kona. They tend to be less acidic, so less bitter after brewing
I gave up on coffee machines as they all seem to be very poor quality anymore. I had a Krups made in France, but that is no longer the case. After my last two coffee machines that broke down, I ended up going to a German made stainless french press and love it.
If I had to have a machine, I would look for one made in the US or somewhere in Europe and avoid Chinese made machines. I just have had horrible luck with them.
I gave up on coffee machines as they all seem to be very poor quality anymore. I had a Krups made in France, but that is no longer the case. After my last two coffee machines that broke down, I ended up going to a German made stainless french press and love it.
If I had to have a machine, I would look for one made in the US or somewhere in Europe and avoid Chinese made machines. I just have had horrible luck with them.
Good machines aren’t cheap and do require some maintenance. We have had this machine over 10 years (an earlier model of it) and, brewing a minimum of 4cups/day, that comes out to close to 15,000 cups brewed. The only thing we have had to do to it during that time is change the gasket on the brew group.
It's not the machine, it's the coffee. We use a Kona blend in a tiny cheap machine that makes only three cups. The coffee tastes just as good as it does in the restaurant.
So what's the difference between a brew machine and those like Keurig and Nescafe?
Keurig and Nespresso use pods. You slip in a pod, punch a button, and out comes coffee into your cup. Keurigs tend to break and the coffee is not hot. Nespresso is more expensive and makes better coffee.
A brew machine, like my Cuisinart, requires you to grind beans, pour in water and punch a button. You can use ground coffee, if you want, instead of grinding beans.
Pour overs make great coffee, but you can’t usually make much coffee at a time.
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