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Italian coffee maker

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Hahah made me 3 coffees tonight, all 3 following NetWareHead advices and it was really good, near perfect coffee (to my taste).

1-Filled the pot without compacting
2-Put it on the stove at low temp so it does solwly boil and percolate
3-Enjoyed!

Gonna have to try many combinaisons of water/coffee and see whats best but for now the slow boiling and no compacting works wonders!
 
BurnItDwn said:
That sounds really really good .... how does it compare to french press?
Now I'm wanting to get a percolator ... grrrrr!
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among coffee snobs (like me), percolators are generally considered the worst way to make coffee.

1 - proper espresso (expensive, lots of work)
2 - french press ($20ish, my choice. i LOVE it!)
3 - drip (braun makes a decent one, but i gave it away after my first cup of french press)
4 - rat squeezings
5 - percolator
 
The Boston Dangler said:
among coffee snobs (like me), percolators are generally considered the worst way to make coffee.

1 - proper espresso (expensive, lots of work)
2 - french press ($20ish, my choice. i LOVE it!)
3 - drip (braun makes a decent one, but i gave it away after my first cup of french press)
4 - rat squeezings
5 - percolator
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espresso pot = percolator?
 
alfa147x said:
espresso pot = percolator?
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Technically a moka is different..

Big coffee fan myself here. Kimbo, Lavazza, Illy are my faves though we keep some bustello around because its so damn cheap.


If you want a great cup of coffee but dont want to spend 10 bucks on a can get the bustello brand...its cheap ususally 3 dollars or less for a good tasting cup of espresso...
 
Rhezuss said:
Hahah made me 3 coffees tonight, all 3 following NetWareHead advices and it was really good, near perfect coffee (to my taste).

1-Filled the pot without compacting
2-Put it on the stove at low temp so it does solwly boil and percolate
3-Enjoyed!

Gonna have to try many combinaisons of water/coffee and see whats best but for now the slow boiling and no compacting works wonders!
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Glad to hear. I find that compacting up to a certain point produces more flavorful and dense coffee. Too much and the coffee comes out burned. Good luck.
 
manimal said:
Technically a moka is different..

Big coffee fan myself here. Kimbo, Lavazza, Illy are my faves though we keep some bustello around because its so damn cheap.


If you want a great cup of coffee but dont want to spend 10 bucks on a can get the bustello brand...its cheap ususally 3 dollars or less for a good tasting cup of espresso...
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Yep...my open packs of good coffee stay in the freezer and the bustelo is in the pantry or fridge.
 
alfa147x said:
espresso pot = percolator?
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Percolator by strict definition that water has to pass through coffee grounds. It is not a lazy percolation relying on gravity to filter the water through the grinds. In a moka pot or restaurant style espresso machine, boiling water under pressure is force-percolated through the espresso grounds.
 
NetWareHead said:
Yep...my open packs of good coffee stay in the freezer and the bustelo is in the pantry or fridge.
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I heard it was not a good idea to keep coffee in the freezer since grounded coffee easily absorbs odors from anything (like baking soda).

But if thats a myth damn i'll keep mine in the freezer too!
 
Rhezuss said:
I heard it was not a good idea to keep coffee in the freezer since grounded coffee easily absorbs odors from anything (like baking soda).

But if thats a myth damn i'll keep mine in the freezer too!
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Well you should be keeping it in an airtight container first and foremost so any smells can't get to the coffee. I keep mine in the freezer to extend the life of it as much as possible once opening the vacuum sealed pack.
 
NetWareHead said:
Well you should be keeping it in an airtight container first and foremost so any smells can't get to the coffee. I keep mine in the freezer to extend the life of it as much as possible once opening the vacuum sealed pack.
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I got an air tight box for that and I think I'll put it in the freezer since after 2 weeks the coffee smells/tastes different.

Thanks again!
 
A French press or a decent conventional coffee maker is superior to a percolator because the last uses boiling water which is coffee sin. You are trying to extract flavor not cook coffee. Ideal water temp is from about 195-205. What I do is boil water then pour the correct amount into a measuring cup then into the French Press. That cools it by about 10 degrees.
 
NetWareHead said:
Start off with the right coffee
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XxzG8Bwqckjpab1fA0biWpS56Tk-XLpbRfN3cJeX034?feat=directlink
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🙂 this is wrong


NetWareHead said:
Fill espresso pot
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gqnNBPtSztpdBI7dPwLNkZS56Tk-XLpbRfN3cJeX034?feat=directlink
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🙂 this is right


Illy is a lot better than Lavazza

and the only good lavazza is the Lavazza ORO (Gold) , the Lavazza Rossa is a compromise between price and quality , the other in the first picture are just to low quality to be considered a god cooffe


😉 saluti dall' Italia

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K6 said:
🙂 this is wrong




🙂 this is right


Illy is a lot better than Lavazza

and the only good lavazza is the Lavazza ORO (Gold) , the Lavazza Rossa is a compromise between price and quality , the other in the first picture are just to low quality to be considered a god cooffe


😉 saluti dall' Italia

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🙂 Per ospiti o famiglia, cierto, sempre Illy. Per me, cerco di essere più economico. Questa ricchezza non è necessario, posso anche bere il Bustelo. 😛 Saluti dall' America.
 
I love my Hamilton Beach percolator. It's my favorite second to French press. I'm currently using an auto drip for convenience, but I prefer the perc coffee.
 
NetWareHead said:
🙂 Per ospiti o famiglia, cierto, sempre Illy. Per me, cerco di essere più economico. Questa ricchezza non è necessario, posso anche bere il Bustelo. 😛 Saluti dall' America.
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Illy costa troppo caro per la qualita. Preferisco miscela d'oro nella macchina superautomatica.

Lavazza e Bustelo vanno bene, anche Kimbo, nella moka.
 
sjwaste said:
Illy costa troppo caro per la qualita. Preferisco miscela d'oro nella macchina superautomatica.

Lavazza e Bustelo vanno bene, anche Kimbo, nella moka.
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Molti ristoranti vicino a me, ho visto che usano Lavazza in macchina superautomatica. Qua, solamente i "coffee shops" o di alcuni ristoranti costosi o famosi servono illy, ma si paga per questa qualità.
 
Io dico che preferisco Miscela d'Oro contro Illy, sensa pensare al prezzo. Illy e buono a bastanza, pero non e il migliore.

Tutto a nostri gusti, pero. E meglio avere caffe che ci piace che no, vero?
 
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