Coffee lovers: try a stovetop espresso maker

[MongGrel]

That involves me being organised and buying some in advance though.

Edit: and some other ah heck not using them all up when I'm not there.

Hide the filters

:sneaky:

 

[WelshBloke]

Hide the filters

:sneaky:

I'll forget where I put them if I haven't had a coffee.

 

[MongGrel]

I'll forget where I put them if I haven't had a coffee.

Might become an interesting office thing, trying to find out where you have hidden the Aeropress filters

 

[WelshBloke]

Might become an interesting office thing, trying to find out where you have hidden the Aeropress filters

Unfortunately I work in a hospital ward and have actual work to do unlike most office "workers". ;p

 

[Skeeedunt]

explosion

I knew you MF'ers were trying to kill me. Then again I always expect my french press to explode too, but it hardly ever does.

 

[MongGrel]

Unfortunately I work in a hospital ward and have actual work to do unlike most office "workers". ;p

Might be even more fun, they'd have to come trying to look for you he he.

:ninja:

 

[Skeeedunt]

Also, you always hide your disposable utilities at your desk so that the rabble does not consume them. Are you new?

Next thing you're going to tell me you don't have a desk.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

When I was living in Rome everyone had a moka. They're nice for your quick morning fix if you don't want to walk outside and buy an espresso. I need to get me one.

 

[WelshBloke]

Next thing you're going to tell me you don't have a desk.

 

[Imp]

Ahhhh... I was wondering how that thing worked.

<----- Never knowingly had an espresso club. Or did I have an instant mix one?

 

[DigDog]

what is this upside down method you guys are mentioning?

I've never considered this.

essentially, it's a percolator.

you flip it upside down and heat the part that doesn't have the spout, then when it boils, you flip it and let the hot water drip down.

When I was living in Rome everyone had a moka.

duh.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I personally like moka pot coffee a bit better than Aeropress, but it's hard to beat Aeropress for travel and especially when you have electric hot water kettles everywhere where you stay but not necessarily a stove.

 

[WelshBloke]

I personally like moka pot coffee a bit better than Aeropress, but it's hard to beat Aeropress for travel and especially when you have electric hot water kettles everywhere where you stay but not necessarily a stove.

If you like your coffee very strong then a moka is going to win. You can make it like treacle if you over pack it!

An aeropress seems to make a coffee more like a really good cafetiere coffee to me.

I like short coffee so I prefer the moka as well but I might take some decent grinds into work and give the aeropress another go.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Have you guys tried the brikka? Supposed to give that frothy end.

http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-0700...id=1452288209&sr=1-1&keywords=bialetti+brikka

 

[MongGrel]

If you like your coffee very strong then a moka is going to win. You can make it like treacle if you over pack it!

An aeropress seems to make a coffee more like a really good cafetiere coffee to me.

I like short coffee so I prefer the moka as well but I might take some decent grinds into work and give the aeropress another go.

Plunge slower might be a thing.

Don't press it out fast.

 

[WelshBloke]

Plunge slower might be a thing.

Don't press it out fast.

Heheheh.

/Beavis

 

[Skeeedunt]

Ahhhh... I was wondering how that thing worked.

Same.

<----- Never knowingly had an espresso club.

What?

Or did I have an instant mix one?

WHAT

 

[Imp]

^^^ Nescafe, yo.

http://www.amazon.com/Nescafe-Espresso-Instant-Coffee-3-5oz/dp/B002O3SAJE/

 

[TallBill]

Hmmmm, I really should get one of these. I work long ass shifts and usually break down and blow $2 on a starbucks gas station piece of crap.

 

[Skeeedunt]

ATTENTION USERS: I just stopped by my friendly indie coffee house and enjoyed an Aeropressed coffee, hand pressed by a nice gentleman with a nose ring, for the very reasonable price of five dollars. I can confirm it tastes, approximately, like strong coffee. (Admittedly without the sludge of a french press.)

 

[zinfamous]

You can get replacement parts from Aerobie, Inc. at 1-650-493-3050

They use to have a page where you could order the parts, but that appears to be down/gone.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ry/aeropress-parts/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Edit: Ah, https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/com...do_you_replace_your_aeropress_plunger/co23ec6

ah sweet, I'll check it out.

Thanks!

 

[zinfamous]

Stop at the hiss

see, I do everything wrong. mainly because I don't care.

--metal filter disc. No fucks given
--dump hot water in, stir. wait 5 seconds max
--shove plunger down past the hiss until it stops and every last bit of drug is dispensed from the stingy grains. again, no fucks given. (I used to do this slowly, but that takes too long)
--quaff, repeat.

At least I don't use boiling water, so there's that.

 

[CraKaJaX]

see, I do everything wrong. mainly because I don't care.

--metal filter disc. No fucks given
--dump hot water in, stir. wait 5 seconds max
--shove plunger down past the hiss until it stops and every last bit of drug is dispensed from the stingy grains. again, no fucks given. (I used to do this slowly, but that takes too long)
--quaff, repeat.

At least I don't use boiling water, so there's that.

So what you're saying is the man in your avatar is you?

 

[JM Aggie08]

Stovetop espresso explosion

http://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/2008/05/stovetop-espres.html

This is just like what happened to our family member's stovetop espresso maker.


Explosion art: bialetti espresso maker explosion

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lauraserra/8644415361

This looks like either too many grounds, too fine a ground, or someone packed the shit out of the filter.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Every time I use mine I always wonder how long the rubber is going to hold up for. Using the upside-down method, I'm just waiting for the day for all of the boiling hot water and grinds to come running down all over the counter. Now I know!

The pressure I was exerting once cause the mug to slip, shooting it across the room.