Re: Re: OT Coffee machine

[Doogie Brodie <ukhad@xxxxxxx>]

Ken - you appear to be in a timewarp... :o)

Kenneth Watt wrote:

> As I'm sure anyone that has visited my house can tell you, I take my
> coffee extremely seriously indeed and the best performing machine by a
> mile was the Gaggia. So impressed was I that I spent £400 on it and
that
> was with a discount at the time and, TBH, I didn't object to paying

Yep!

> that. Mine also has a built-in grinder but that has pros and cons,
like
> if you don't use it enough the stuff in the hopper doesn't taste
right,
> it has to be used a lot to justify it.

Now that I have an espresso machine (yes, it doesn't have Gaggia written
on it but was _excellent_ value for money ;) ) I'm going to look at
beans rather than just sticking with packets of Lavazza from Asda. Going
to look at getting a stand alone grinder this weekend.

Does anybody roast their own beans, or just buy them pre-roasted?

Some guys on the bargain forums at DVD Forums were recommending buying
pre-roasted beans from www.redmonkeycoffee.com - they roast to order and
generally deliver within 48 hours.... anyone any experience?

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Doogie