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We have one of the ~$400ish red machines at home for 6 years now. It gets used maybe once a week. Every morning we grind beans, and use a French press. We have
by myrandomcomment 6y ago
We have one of the ~$400ish red machines at home for 6 years now. It gets used maybe once a week. Every morning we grind beans, and use a French press. We have our normal coffee bean but we love to try different beans. The ritual of making the coffee in the morning is part of the joy I think. Putting the kettle on, the smell of the beans being ground, the smell from pouring the water on the grounds and stirring them. It’s a comfortable part of the morning. It’s a constant in a world that needs it now.
- MaximumYComb 6y agoAre you child free? I wake up and just hope for 5 minutes of peace to enjoy a coffee where I can sit, read and drink coffee. Making coffee using a French press would take all that time. Nespresso is a quick thing and I get to enjoy a few minutes of peace before chaos.
- msh 6y agoI think you got a point here. My reasoning for the machine is kind of the same.
- myrandomcomment 6y agoNo, but teenage now. The French press does not really take much time. Night before going to bed setup kettle and grinder. Get up and go to the kitchen, hit the button on the kettle, hit grind. Dump coffee in press. Water is done in 4 minutes. Pour on coffee, stir. Go grab a shower or the like, come back and press down and pour.
- alexmingoia 6y agoSpot on. Coffee is much tastier freshly ground. Try roasting your own beans. It’s fun and you can do it on the stove with a pan. It’s quick too.
- _emacsomancer_ 6y agoAn old bread machine and a heatgun works well too
- Lio 6y agoPersonally I have a Sage (which is a Breville in the UK) with a built in conical burr grinder. It grinds from beans and is a semi-automatic machine but it's so quick to use it's not really any slower than using a capsule machine but without the waste capsules. My favourite coffee brand is Illy and that comes in an easily recyclable aluminium can, so you can avoid the little plastic coffee bags too if you're careful. It was maybe a little more expensive than a high end Nespresso machine but not much more for a "real" coffee machine.
- martyvis 6y agoI have had a few low end Breville machines. The current one is $150 2nd hand model with a burr grinder that meters out an exact dose into the basket. A good hard tamp, and then the espresso shot is also metered out. Easy to steam the milk, as I have a lovely flat white. I can go from woe to go in under 3 minutes.