Coffee

[MrGongGong]

Is "Nespresso" the B&O of coffee ?

[vinteuil]

Is "Nespresso" the B&O of coffee ?

... so cruel, so true!

[amateur51]

Is "Nespresso" the B&O of coffee ?

Don't suggest it - Bose may feel compelled to compete

[MrGongGong]

Don't suggest it - Bose may feel compelled to compete

IT was a close run thing
I love the Bose adverts on TV for the speaker for people with one ear in the middle of their forehead

"waveguide technology" ? (with hamster)

[Mr Pee]

Is "Nespresso" the B&O of coffee ?

Pah. Don't knock it until you've tried it. The coffee is lovely.

[vinteuil]

"waveguide technology" ? (with hamster)

... please reässure us that no hamsters were harmed in the making of this photograph

[Nick Armstrong]

reässure

Is that an Oxford diaeresis, vindoux?

[vinteuil]

Is that an Oxford diaeresis, vindoux?

... no, - 'tis a poor thing, but Minoän

[amateur51]

... no, - 'tis a poor thing, but Minoän

excellent - but what a load of bull

[mangerton]

excellent - but what a load of bull

Ariadne writes from Naxos: "I haven't a Clue what you're on about."

[Nick Armstrong]

... no, - 'tis a poor thing, but Minoän

[JanH]

Nothing quite so sophisticated!



It doesn't have plastic handles like the Vietnamese images you can see online and it's just a straightforward filter, using normal ground coffee. When it's all run through, you can take off the top, upend it, take the filter off the cup, using the lid to catch any drips. Much more likely that the French took is out to Indo-China and the expresso machines took over in France.

Yes! We had two of those, many years ago, probably lurking around in the loft! I bought them after being served coffee in one in the hairdressers! - in Princes Risborough, circa 1970s, we have also had a ceramic jug filter set, an electric percolator, plastic jug with paper filters, an electric espresso machine, fine until it started leaking everywhere and now own a small Bialetti for whenever we feel like an authentic Italian, and a standard cafetiere for our breakfast coffee......

[Dave2002]

Can you please explain the merits of doing this?

It reduces the chance of breaking the cafetiere as the plunger goes down. Not sure what effect this might have on taste, if any.

[Barbirollians]

Anyone tried one of those insulated metal cafetieres ?

[french frank]

It reduces the chance of breaking the cafetiere as the plunger goes down. Not sure what effect this might have on taste, if any.

I need a remedy for when you drop the jug bit on the tiled kitchen floor.

First off we just had an earthenware coffee pot and stirred frantically while pouring on the water. Had to be a silver spoon or a wooden one for stirring. We used a wooden one. Then we just waited until the grounds had settled.