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Boink said:
Excellent. I aspire to one... that or just bailing out to go with pods. There's no doubt that the better machines are far superior.
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I s'pose it depends on consumption rate but economically, the pod thing would break the bank here.
 
We had the pods, drink a cup, get up, make another etc. Wife bought the coffee maker. Lasts as we need it.
 
YakkoWarner said:
I prefer the stronger dark teas also (generally have tea more so than coffee). I can get Twinnings at the local store fairly regularly, and their English Breakfast or Irish Breakfast teas are good. They Taylors of Harrogate is good also but harder to find here, and I had someone send me some PG tips once which I liked but havn't found since.
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When we lived in Florida PG Tips was about the only real tea we could find in grocery stores (other than twinings)
 
DrEntropy said:
I s'pose it depends on consumption rate but economically, the pod thing would break the bank here.
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I drink a pot of french press in the morning and then one, maybe two cups the rest of the day - so pod is convenient (not cheaper but convenient)
 
Tea? did someone say Tea?

For off the shelf, I've tried dozens over the years. Have recently settled on Tetley British Blend. Milky.

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I'm going to gracefully avoid the "single use plastic coffee pod" question of eco-friendly (or not).
 
While working in Germany several years ago I noticed a newspaper advert section while in the break room. On glancing through it I came across the coffee makers and was stunned by the prices.
This is a middle of the road model.
The Germans must really love their coffee.
I wish I had kept the paper flyer. The Washing machines were up there as well.

David
 
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David - I've seen online forums here in the USA where just about every member has an espresso machine which sells for well over $1500. Plus a burr grinder for $560 (and they carefully shave the teeth off the adjustment wheel). eek
 
Here's the contraption of today........I use LOTS of coffee (grind every morning in old KitchenAid "Extreme dB" model).PXL_20220106_090639039.jpg
 
NutmegCT said:
David - I've seen online forums here in the USA where just about every member has an espresso machine which sells for well over $1500. Plus a burr grinder for $560 (and they carefully shave the teeth off the adjustment wheel). eek
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Hate , actually I don't , to admit it
My machine was almost 3K and the grinder was north of 6 bills.
Any coffee nut knows the grinder is Very ,Very important in the process.
Was an old adage spend 50% of the coffee machine on a grinder. But prices on them have fallen a bit as the burr technology has improved
 
NutmegCT said:
David - I've seen online forums here in the USA where just about every member has an espresso machine which sells for well over $1500. Plus a burr grinder for $560 (and they carefully shave the teeth off the adjustment wheel). eek
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It gets bonkers in a hurry. And not just coffee. Mrs JP and I do like a visit to Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma - but, it makes me crazy at WS, not just the price but the sheer number of appliances that sit on your counter and have only one function. :rolleyes2: I may have mentioned that our neighbours are getting their kitchen done even as we are - their APPLIANCE budget is 40k! (more than twice what we are paying for the entire kitchen).

The is a very well known financial planner here in Canada who wrote a book called The Wealthy Barber and more recently the Wealthy Barber returns (> The Wealthy Barber Returns: Chilton, David: 9780968394748: Books - Amazon.ca < )

He believes the most expensive letters in the english language are HGTV. :D
 
JP - I guess if money doesn't matter, people can "go for it". But when I see a thing like a gas cooktop ("range") with giant size grids, costing $40K alone, or a $6K refrigerator - wow. I'd bet most of our grand parents (and great grand parents) cooked on woodstoves out in the country, or free standing coal, gas, or electric stoves in the city. And for keeping things cold, as a famous Fannie Brice song goes: "While you're away, I'm here to say, there'll be no iceman there. Singing the blues I'm gonna use nothing but Frigidaire."

 
Plain old Lipton tea, and regular Maxwell House coffee is what we drink. We grew up with them and never changed. :thumbsup2:
 
Boink said:
Excellent. I aspire to one... that or just bailing out to go with pods. There's no doubt that the better machines are far superior.
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When I was in the service - in the early days, I got royally chewed out :drill:when, thinking I was doing a good deed, I scrubbed out the coffee maker ( a big stainless steel 55-60 cup electric urn.) Apparently the more crud that was built up the better - gave the coffee "character." :sorry:
 
We would have been shot in the Marines if we did that.
 
Don't mess with the Captain's and Master Sergeant's coffee.
 
My countertop appliances are, a microwave and a can opener. No need for the fancy stuff I might use once a month or less. And I was thrilled to replace the range for under a grand, does everything I need with just an oven and electric cooktop. I will say the flat glass rather than the old style exposed heat coils are much easier to keep clean.
 
Me too. I weigh it out (just 18 grams of beans or so)... only grinding what is needed for that cup.
I do have friends that are REALLY serious about all this and they roast their own beans (which strikes me as too much work).
 
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