The Official TFK Coffee Thread

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I know mate, I know.
Iā€™ll try better.

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Is this good stuff, Iā€™m looking to order beans online as my usual haunts are closed,
Itā€™s not at all expensive,

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THANKS20 gets you 20 per cent off. I find it nice but I am not a connoisseur. I use it in an Aeropress or a French press mainly.

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Badger and Dodo open on Barrick St in Cork. :yum:

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Picked up some new coffee and accessories. Realised I was spending a fortune on take away coffees before all this.

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I very rarely get takeaway coffee unless itā€™s for a journey.
I drink coffee mainly for a quiet place to sit.

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I got one before and it was great an all but gets all a bit tedious after a while. If you like espresso or straight coffee then great but I like flat whites and thereā€™s no real home remedy for these. Iā€™ve tried heat the milk in the microwave but itā€™s only a pale comparison to what you get off a Barista.

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If youā€™ve a nitro bullet try my turmeric coffee as posted above. A hand blender might do the job too.

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As in what, make the coffee, heat the milk and whizz it up in the bullet??

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Pick up one of these bad boys. They do the job for flat white / latte type coffees. Pretty idiot proof too (I use it twice a day and make a pretty good flat white now

https://www.did.ie/delonghi-dedica-style-pump-espresso-coffee-machine-silver-ec685-m-ec685-m-prd?gclid=Cj0KCQjws_r0BRCwARIsAMxfDRhaB_3iSvk0ZsWLLUGU0ndStMmGPWcSFiaGiudJswPs-t9uNxeidpQaAu65EALw_wcB#fo_c=1898&fo_k=464449b90ec3d1831567ca4ac05f553c&fo_s=gplaie

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230 quid?? I suppose if this wfh continues and the shops donā€™t open then itā€™s money well invested. Looks the job in fairness.

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We have it about 4 weeks now, and based on 2 take away coffees a day at 2.50 a pop its nearly paid for itself allowing for the price of coffee, milk and electricity etc.

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The moka pots are great, and Iā€™m sure the Congolese coffee passes the hipster test.

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Itā€™s a bit of distraction while I am home and means I limit the more destructive interest of red wine tasting and faffing to the weekend.

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Iā€™d hardly post the photo of the coffee otherwise :wink:

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Yep. I imagine it would whip up a decent flat white. The teaspoon of nut butter and turmeric takes it to another level though. Iā€™d be an espresso or black coffee man but itā€™s a lovely drink for a change.

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Anyone ever tried these lads?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07ZFLF8GG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yKO2EbDEP3FHC?tag=media000-21#immersive-view_1591562382095

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More trouble than itā€™s worth, the only thing Nespresso has in its favour is convenience, having to load the pod is hell.

Incidentally this is my coffee of choice at the moment, best Iā€™ve had in Ireland
Neighbours of yours?

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Barna is. Never heard of ahaglugger great name and all as it is.

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Right lads, talk to me pls.

The Nespresso machine is done with, coffee pods too expensive and itā€™s middling fare anyway.

Recommendations on a machine please will,

  • make me expresso / americano
  • foam milk for the Boss
  • easy to maintain
  • makes a hot beverage ( some machines Iā€™ve tried serve up lukewarm shite )

Anyone have a Barista Express Black Sesame Machine? She has her eye on one of those.