All i need is something that’ll make me a nice cappuccino every morning which is around the £40 or less price margin. I’ve had a good look on loads of websites, and the best I’ve found is the “Morphy Richards 47008 Filter Coffee Maker with Frother”. However this is designed to make a large pot of filter coffee, but I just want a small amount of coffe to put in a flask with the frothed milk!
I’m a complete beginner coffee machines and have no idea about what the best product would be, so can someone please help me?!
Emily,
If I were you, I would take a look at the two I’ve listed below. Both are in your price zone and make excellent cappuccino. I’ve used the Capresso and can tell you that It’s a solid machine.
Capresso 303.01 4-Cup Espresso and Cappuccino Machine
Bennoti N-1001 Espresso and Cappuccino Maker
Morphy Richards 47507 Digital Roma Espresso Machine
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I’ve tried several different coffee makers, Mellita, Proctor Silex, Hamilton Beach and some brands I can’t remember. I’ve bought all kinds of beans and pre ground coffee, tried tap and bottled water. I had a college room mate who made dynamite coffee and he cooked the beans first making a lot of smoke. I’d really like to know how he did that because he spoiled me. Everything else tastes like crap even (especially) Starbucks.
Your room mate must have been roasting. He obviously got the beans unroasted – green. That’s the key because coffee gets stale a lot more quickly than most people realize. There are several web stores where you can buy green beans. Burmancoffee.com. Sweetmarias.com and quite a few others. Google “green coffee’ . You can purchase a roaster which will coast quite a few bucks or just get a hot air corn popper. I use a Presto Poplite. I cut a small screen out of hardware cloth to keep the beans from blowing out. You have to stand there and shake it but it will give you an excellent roast. It does make a lot of smoke so roast outside. As far as the coffee maker goes, most of them are pretty cheaply made and the water hits the grounds at too low a temperature. It should be around 195 – 200 F. You can check with a cooking thermometer. Mr Coffee seems to work well. I like to use a French press sometimes and just dump boiling water into it. Boiling water brings out the tannic acid but sometimes I like that. Lastly the grinder makes a difference. Most of the grinders in the stores are the impeller type. A burr grinder is preferred as it gives a uniform grind – particles the same size. If you looked at the grounds from an impeller grinder under a microscope it would look like boulders and dust with all other sizes in between. Burr grinders are expensive though. I have a big old one from a grocery store (A&P) that I managed to scrounge. It was free. This is probably way more than you wanted to know but heck, you asked.
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OK so I been fine with my Cuisinart 12 cupper for going on 3 years. As of the past 2 pots the amount of coffee yeilded is like 2/3 of what’s initially measured out.
What’s going on in there, do i need a new charcoal filter or something?
I only drink Starbuck’s French or Espresso Roast could that be eating away at the mechanisms? (just kidding) :~D
I grind whole beans as needed. I prefer Starbuck’s, I’ve actually never had ‘grocery store’ coffee that was decent. (snobbish I know)
You have a few things you can do here. First, clean it well, run vinnegar through it to rid yourself of sediment, then run again with plain water. If the machine isn’t heating water, it won’t make good coffee, so make sure heating element is working properly. Make sure when you add coffee, you have over the amount of water to compensate for the loss of cups you want. If the coffee is strongly ground, the extra will balance out what you want. If this doesn’t work, send it to the manufacturer.
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Suggestions for brands of coffee makers and bean grinder???
Good Morning,Ya’ll,my DH and I are looking to purchase a new coffee maker and grinder for Christmas for our home. We were looking at purchasing a combo in the Cuisinart Grind & Brew model with a stainless thermal carafe. Does anyone own this type model or give us any suggestions on coffee markers with a bean grinder or an outstanding single coffee marker that has a stainless carafe and a separate brand of bean grinder? One of my main issues with the combo model would be clugging up and cleaning. Thanks any suggestions and Merry Christmas Ya’ll!!!!
PS-We have had Bunn, Mr. Coffee,KitchenAid brand coffee makers:( and our bean grinder is KitchenAid:(
Those combo rigs are really tough to clean, oil from the beans gets all up in there and it’s almost impossible to keep it clean with out constantly running vinegar through it. Rancid coffee oil ruins your coffee and then you get all angry for spending so much on something that only really brewed decent coffee for a month or 2.
I would suggest:
A capresso or braun grinder
A Chemex glass gravity brewer (all glass and a breeze to keep clean) –
http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/
A thermal carafe for pouring your coffee into after you’re done with the brewing process
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