Coffee

I don't drink Tea, so good coffee is important to me. In recent years, I must have tried just about all of the filter coffee's and the current breed of machines using pods etc.  Frankly they all have their disadvantages especially the new "Pod" ones, none of which will give me a good mug of hot tasty coffee, - not bothered about froth!

Filter coffee gives good taste but its a pain to do and taste soon deteriorates if left to stew.

Sorry, and I know that I will be regarded as a Philistine by many of you, but having tried most of the Instants, I much prefer Kenco Colombian Instant.  Its quick, tasty and no fuss.  Makes a darn good mugful!  AND you can leave the jar in the van ready for the next outing!

TF

Dolce Gusto-£50 machine for my Latte, Cappuccino & flat white. Excellent machines👍🏻😊

We have just bought a second Nespresso for the motorhome. Makes great coffee but you need to get the pods that suit you. I really like the L’or Ones you can now get from Costco so much cheaper than Nespresso own ones. There seem to be loads of different makes of them available from French and Spanish supermarkets including pods for tea. 

Just looked on internet and you can get tea pods on the internet in U.K. from loads of companies

We also have the large Magimix Citz at home with the milk frother but a couple of months ago, Curry's had an offer on the Inissia for just £49 so I bought that and it's ideal to keep in the caravan.  Just warm the milk in the microwave although I prefer mine black. Tried alternative pods, but prefer the Nespresso ones, despite them being a bit more expensive.  Also find their free next day delivery very useful.

I use a cafetiere for most of my coffee making although I own a Tassimo machine. I bought two battery operated milk "froffers"  from amazon not long ago, one for the van and one for home. If pods become truly recyclable perhaps I would use them more, but I'm sticking with the cafetiere at present (stainless steel, double skinned, comes in various sizes so unbreakable too.)

Safety in numbers, I think they attract each other.....

We always use a cafetiere (one at home, one in the caravan) - as we like more than one cup of coffee and I don't think I could be bothered making just one cup at a time. We grind beans at home, but buy ready ground when we're away

I use a cafetiere for most of my coffee making although I own a Tassimo machine. I bought two battery operated milk "froffers" wink from amazon not long ago, one for the van and one for home. If pods become truly recyclable perhaps I would use them more, but I'm sticking with the cafetiere at present

We also use a cafetiere or a filter when we want a larger cup. Nespresso ones are totally recyclable as the are made from aluminium. You can send them back, or extract the grounds yourself and recycle the aluminium. Info on their website

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And how many are actually recycled?   I understand Nestle don’t release that figure. 

They can but try. Short of putting a deposit on them, I am not sure they can do much more. At least unlike some others, they are made from easily recyclable material.

gosh, what 'coffee plebs' we are....

we just happen to like Kenco, and took out the 'expensive built in coffee machine' that came with our previous van....as it never got used.

at home or in the van, we don't do ground coffee, pod coffee, filter coffee, caffetieres or the like.....I just like a good ol' mug of hot 'builders' coffee, which (I guess) is a mile away from the stuff that comes out of these machines....or is served in the myriad high st outlets....(almost as popular as Charity shops), however, we just happen to like it....

so, I guess we won't be having anyone round for coffee.....although we do have Denby crockery, including 'proper' coffee mugs, none of that 'plastic' stuff....

anyone who can find a way of speeding up the service in places like Costa and Starbucks will be on to a goldmine....it takes ages to make a drink these days...with queues seemingly inevitible, and prices sky high for the privilege...

I wonder why does it take five times as long to make a tiny cup of coffee as it takes to drink it?