Scottish Elises

I don't drink coffee but Mrs Pete does and I was going to et her a machine for Christmas.

How much! For a kettle!

Someone on here must drink coffee - which one shall I buy?

My Gaggia Cubika takes a solid kicking daily - at least 2 cups a day and I've had it nearly 2 years now without a missed beat. Buttons feel a bit gash, but can't argue with the quality of the output.

Shooooooomer....

meatball wrote:Shooooooomer....

I dont think a few grands worth of commercial machine is going to be what Pete needs

I have two Gaggia Classics, and they are great machines. Old enough and basic enough you can dismantle and clean / buy single parts, and I like the basic-ness, less to go wrong. Makes great coffee too, but its more of a faff than bean-to-cup machines. In the Glasgow shop there is a Siemens bean-to-cup machine that we have had for a few years and its awesome but they are pretty big money.

Classic- http://www.coffeeitalia.co.uk/proddetai ... =a-classic

I bought one of mine off eBay as a non-runner for £20 and fixed it for free, might not be great as a christmas gift idea. Oh darling you bought me a broken second hand coffee machine, you shouldnt have.

We got a Krups one as a wedding present and it's super. It came from John Lewis. The only issue we had with it was when we first got it and Alan was convinced it didn't need a filter (it so obviously did!). But since we used filters, it's been great! We got ace beans from a cafe on Rosemount viaduct though we sometimes get Starbucks whole beans from Tesco.

I have a new coffee project and can supply high-end beans

I use an Aeropress and hand grinder at home

But if you loved her then you'd buy a La Marzocco GS3

jj wrote:

meatball wrote:Shooooooomer....

I dont think a few grands worth of commercial machine is going to be what Pete needs

I have two Gaggia Classics, and they are great machines. Old enough and basic enough you can dismantle and clean / buy single parts, and I like the basic-ness, less to go wrong. Makes great coffee too, but its more of a faff than bean-to-cup machines. In the Glasgow shop there is a Siemens bean-to-cup machine that we have had for a few years and its awesome but they are pretty big money.

Classic- http://www.coffeeitalia.co.uk/proddetai ... =a-classic

I bought one of mine off eBay as a non-runner for £20 and fixed it for free, might not be great as a christmas gift idea. Oh darling you bought me a broken second hand coffee machine, you shouldnt have.

The outlaws have this one and when my Cubika starts acting up (the buttons will go at some stage) instead of fixing, I'll upgrade to this as a coffee machine for life.

I have had a La Pavoni Europiccola for years..... .....best thing I've possibly ever bought, the wife could have everything else but not the coffee machine.

http://www.espressoservices.co.uk/la_pa ... hines.html

Likes a nice fine grind, provides a first class crema when the coffee is fresh enough and when it needs a service you buy the kit, diy and its as good as new. Ran it once without the cap on and melted a couple of components, you buy replacements, the thermostat needed replaced, bingo sorted.

What I'm saying is its fantastic when you get used to it. Ignore the price, I've had mine for maybe 10 years and it gets used once or twice a day, maybe not the heaviest of usage but always worth the effort. In the same time a mate has had at least three automatics, the latest is now knacked and he is thinking about buying a Pavoni, it's a classic.

Maybe not in the La Marzocco GS3 league but a 10th of the price

shooomer wrote:I have a new coffee project and can supply high-end beans

Tell me more, my need for caffeine and tar-like espressos knows no bounds.


(As an aside, this guy does great coffee: http://www.homegroundcoffee.co.uk/about-us )

I use a Krups machine for espresso and it's not bad but not in the same league as some of the proper jobbies.

Decide firstly what kind of coffee you want out of it and how convenient you want it. I started off with ground coffee, but I have had a Tassimo for a few years, it's probably the Trabant of the coffee world compared to yours, and I only drink espresso, never had a problem with it, and I can get six different kinds of pods to feed it with. It tastes good and puts a good layer of crema on top. I also like my coffee very hot, so I heat the cup up first.

It was actually a present from Verian who does not drink a lot of coffee but likes a cappuccino as do her friends, and it makes a good frothy crema with the two pods, quickly and easily.

tut

I have had a Gaggia Classic for about 10 years. It is easy to maintain and getting parts has been really easy, great coffee too.

Great machine but Mrs J wants something a bit cooler looking..... and a new coffee machine as well!

Malcolm

Our Francis Francis has been a great machine had it 5 years. Looks cool, and makes a decent cup of coffee. Gauge went and getting spares wasnt as easy as we would like.

Been lazy recently and bought a nespresso machine with all the pods, was surprised how good it tasted. So thats for weekdays and the good one for weekends.

Shug wrote:

jj wrote:

meatball wrote:Shooooooomer....

I dont think a few grands worth of commercial machine is going to be what Pete needs

I have two Gaggia Classics, and they are great machines. Old enough and basic enough you can dismantle and clean / buy single parts, and I like the basic-ness, less to go wrong. Makes great coffee too, but its more of a faff than bean-to-cup machines. In the Glasgow shop there is a Siemens bean-to-cup machine that we have had for a few years and its awesome but they are pretty big money.

Classic- http://www.coffeeitalia.co.uk/proddetai ... =a-classic

I bought one of mine off eBay as a non-runner for £20 and fixed it for free, might not be great as a christmas gift idea. Oh darling you bought me a broken second hand coffee machine, you shouldnt have.

The outlaws have this one and when my Cubika starts acting up (the buttons will go at some stage) instead of fixing, I'll upgrade to this as a coffee machine for life.

Got a Cubika here as well. Think they've redesigned it recently, since philips took over, don't know if it's quite th same product. Mine has been going or 6+ years now, but if it needs replaced it'll most likely be a classic. For £17, need to try an aeropress sometime.

Seen the new venture on FB Paul, looks interesting?

tuscan_thunder wrote:

shooomer wrote:I have a new coffee project and can supply high-end beans

Tell me more, my need for caffeine and tar-like espressos knows no bounds.


(As an aside, this guy does great coffee: http://www.homegroundcoffee.co.uk/about-us )

I use a Krups machine for espresso and it's not bad but not in the same league as some of the proper jobbies.

I'll get you some samples