Coffee is a must!! (2 Viewers)

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Hardly what you'd take in a motorhome?

 

[John Russell]

For flavour, my best results so far are the Commandante grinder with Cafec Flower dripper and Cafec papers.

I haven't been able to get as good results with the Hario V60.

A coarser grind works quite well in a mug with hot water on top.

I like espresso but I prefer filter.

I didn't enjoy the Nespresso coffees I had, the Aeropress and cafetiere didn't capture as much flavour as the paper filter.

To you coffee obsessives, what can I improve?

 

[John Russell]

Ps I think I had an espresso from a Jura and it was memorably good. Not sure how it'd compare to a big Gaggia but that wouldn't fit in a motorhome.

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[two]

For flavour, my best results so far are the Commandante grinder with Cafec Flower dripper and Cafec papers.

I haven't been able to get as good results with the Hario V60.

A coarser grind works quite well in a mug with hot water on top.

I like espresso but I prefer filter.

I didn't enjoy the Nespresso coffees I had, the Aeropress and cafetiere didn't capture as much flavour as the paper filter.

To you coffee obsessives, what can I improve?

If it "ain't broke" I wouldn't change anything.

 

[orridge]

Lots of things are recyclable. How many actually get recycled? As I said, there is absolutely no need for coffee in little plastic pots.

A lot of the brands are aluminium not plastic and are recycled by Nespresso, Dualit and a few others also have compostable capsules.

 

[two]

At the end of the day, taste comes first for me.
I am concerned about looking after the planet (if only I knew how to do so) but admit to being selfish enough to put my own enjoyment first much of the time.
As far as Nespresso is concerned, I imagine that their motivation is profit over the environment and they behave as they do in an attempt to increase sales.

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[jezport]

Just tested my minipresso gr out against my posh delonghi nespresso machine.
I used the same capsules in both. My minipresso is the GR version for ground coffee but I empty a nespresso capsule into the coffee basket.
The verdict is.... both machines make exactly the same coffee with a good crema and exactly the same strength and taste.

 

[Ian Bosman]

We use one of these, no faff, cheapish, minimal cleaning, compact and only heat the water you need.

You see those everywhere on the continent at meal times especially breakfast.

 

[WESTY66]

Yes you can run a Nespresso machine from an inverter but it needs Pure Sine wave, for the first coffee of the day in the motorhome I like a mug full so use the Aeropress, I then use the Nespresso machine and microwave for a Latte when Mrs funflair is up and about so around 11:30

The Nespresso machine actually uses very little power as it's on for such a short period, OK it's a big draw off the batteries so you need a reasonable sized bank but thats to deliver the peak rather than the capacity, a smaller amount of LiFePO4 would do the job as they are better at big demands.

Old thread I know but when I got my new to me Carthago I was excited cos it had a waeco 1000w inverter which I thought would power my dolce gusto pod coffee machine (the Moka pot is too much of a faff) and alas it won’t power it so I’m looking to upgrade my electrics soon

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[Lenny HB]

Old thread I know but when I got my new to me Carthago I was excited cos it had a waeco 1000w inverter which I thought would power my dolce gusto pod coffee machine (the Moka pot is too much of a faff) and alas it won’t power it so I’m looking to upgrade my electrics soon

You will need at least a 1500 watt inverter for one of those stupid coffee machines, also advisable to upgrade your batteries.
The Moka type pots make far better coffee we have 3 stainless steel ones, 2 in the house (big & large) & one in the van.

 

[WESTY66]

You will need at least a 1500 watt inverter for one of those stupid coffee machines, also advisable to upgrade your batteries.
The Moka type pots make far better coffee we have 3 stainless steel ones, 2 in the house (big & large) & one in the van.

Probably is better coffee Lenny but it’s such a faff, knock me one up next time we meet

 

[funflair]

Old thread I know but when I got my new to me Carthago I was excited cos it had a waeco 1000w inverter which I thought would power my dolce gusto pod coffee machine (the Moka pot is too much of a faff) and alas it won’t power it so I’m looking to upgrade my electrics soon

As Lenny says at least 1500 watts so go for 2kw.

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[poppycamper]

I use one of these.. brilliant!
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Does it not clog up your bean to coffee supa expensive, look at me I got a supa dupa coffee machine that makes coffee that without it I canny face the day.

 

[Otter Spotter]

That’s at least three of us aero press fans. One of the best things about aero press is there are no little plastic pots going to waste unlike a lot of the modern machines. Coffee really doesn’t need to be in little plastic pots.

Dee swears by her AeroPress

 

[dazandandrea]

Just asked Andrea if we are taking the Tassimo with us on monday , " of course" was the reply along with the milk frothing gizmo thingy .

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[Ingwe]

 

[Littlewheels]

I will try the inverted method this morning! Hope that I don’t get coffee everywhere!

If you do it won’t be a great loss. The images of a plastic thingy producing a flat Coffee with no Crema is nit appealing.

 

[Littlewheels]

I love these coffee threads

Those who experienced nespresso and won’t drink anything else having enjoyed the silky crema of a real espresso

Versus those who are awaiting re education

Amazing how many so called intelligent people have no idea what Coffee should taste like

I understand that millions of folk south of Watford drink Beer/ Lager thats as flat as water with the glass full to the brim

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[dna]

I forgot that I contributed to this thread in 2020! but i can report that Santa did get me an aero press for Christmas and it does the job for me.

Its especially good as I only need to make 1 (large!) cup of coffee for myself in the morning, also being able to "eject" the waste puck of coffee into a recycling bag means the mess is minimal.

However, at home it's still the bean to cup machine working flat out to keep us going through the breakfast service.

 

[125BEER]

Found this thread today...late I know...
We use coffee bags.

Amazon £12.50 for 50 bags....Great coffee....