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Started by: i-spy (15241) 

where did it all go wrong

Started: 27th Mar 2016 at 16:26

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

Have umpteen devices for making coffee, but always seem to drift back to using 'cafetiere'.

I do wish they made one with a long thin spout, like the traditional coffee pot: the flavour is considerably enhanced by a pour that entraps a lot of air!

these also make good tasting coffee, but have innards which are not easy to clean, and easily acquire a mould flavour.

Replied: 27th Mar 2016 at 16:48

Posted by: jo anne (34699) 

I just use instant which is where I may be going wrong, Priscus.

What is it that concerns you about coffee, I-Spy?

Replied: 27th Mar 2016 at 23:44

Posted by: billy (26053) 

coffee.......very good for yis liver....trust me.

Replied: 28th Mar 2016 at 09:51

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

Did it all go wrong when the Septic's chains took over the high street?

Remember when Gaggia machines appeared, and Italian style coffee helped to propel the 1960's coffee bar into popularity.

these.

Replied: 28th Mar 2016 at 14:15

Posted by: momac (12409) 

Afraid I'm addicted to Cappuchinos..but only the
Nescafe packet ones...one day I'll have the proper
machine to make my own.

Replied: 28th Mar 2016 at 15:52

Posted by: britboy (6794)

Until I came over to the USA in 2000 I only drank Nescafé instant coffee.
All changed after that, no one drinks instant coffee over here, I don't know what is in the Keurig coffee pods and have had one coffee out of a Keurig machine and it was nasty.
Mostly freshly ground coffee is used and usually brewed in a Mr Coffee drip machine or similar.
I have used a cafetiere with reasonable results.
Fortunately I have had a long association with a local cafe which has espresso machines, the cafe is my play pen, I look after the site and their grand collection of commercial equipment.
The espresso machines make great coffee!
Here's the cafés latest machine...link

I had the opportunity to work with a master coffee roaster just outside of New Orleans for a while "learning the trade", there was an ambition to start roasting coffee beans up north but it never materialized.
The cafe up north has an antique coffee roaster which I had restored back to working order but because it is a hundred year old roaster, building codes have prevented any use....one day perhaps.

I still enjoy my cup of tea

Replied: 29th Mar 2016 at 03:05
Last edited by britboy: 29th Mar 2016 at 03:17:01

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

Replied: 29th Mar 2016 at 17:51

Posted by: Jazzy (8656) 

britboy, we do drink instant coffee here, but I usually put on a drip coffee pot on a timer, at night, so when I wake up in the morning, the smell is all through the house. Lovely.

Our current machine isn't great, we did have a good one until a couple of months ago, but it gave up the ghost, and the replacement ain't great.

If anyone has any recommendations or suggestions they would be gratefully received

Replied: 29th Mar 2016 at 18:17

Posted by: britboy (6794)

I did have a Philips Sensio which worked well but Philips don't make them anymore, now I've got a Hamilton Beach single scoop brewer at home, it does ok, makes one cup a time, uses ground coffee.
Now I've been spoiled with ground coffee and espresso there no way I will be going back to instant coffee

Replied: 29th Mar 2016 at 21:15
Last edited by britboy: 29th Mar 2016 at 21:19:34

Posted by: i-spy (15241) 

I'm an instant man apart from childhood days when camp coffee was inflicted on me
My moan is that most of it including the so called big brands tastes like dishwater.
I'm thinking of going back to Ovaltine

Replied: 29th Mar 2016 at 21:27

Posted by: Jazzy (8656) 

Not an Ovaltine fan i-spy, though I used to love going past the farm on the train.

Horlicks though, I love it, but eat it out of the jar, not to make a drink with.

Bring back Horlicks Tablets

Replied: 29th Mar 2016 at 22:21

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

I can still remember my very first cup of coffee, when I was a three-year-old.

It was very strong, and made me cough.

So, in the naive ways of childhood, for some years, I believed that it was called coffee because it made you cough!

Replied: 30th Mar 2016 at 14:40

Posted by: jo anne (34699) 

I thought Billy would appreciate this - from a recent British Liver Trust's newsletter:

Replied: 11th Apr 2016 at 13:04

Posted by: jo anne (34699) 

It's National Coffee Week and some local coffee shops are supporting Project Waterfall,
an initiative to bring clean water & sanitation to coffee growing countries - link

Replied: 12th Apr 2016 at 08:57

Posted by: jo anne (34699) 

Drinking coffee protects against liver diseases - Daily Mail (22nd Jun '16):

The British Liver Trust has published a report summarising all existing research.
It concludes that coffee protects against fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis ...
And for those who already have liver disease, drinking coffee can slow its progression.

Liver disease is the third biggest cause of UK premature death & one of the fastest growing.
Many cases are caused by alcohol, but Britain’s growing obesity crisis means increasing numbers are at risk of developing potentially fatal fatty liver disease.

When caffeine enters the body, one of the molecules it is broken down into - paraxanthine - may slow the growth of tissues that damage the liver.
Two other substances in coffee - kahweol and cafestol - are also thought to play a role.

The CEO of the British Liver Trust, warned that prevention was far better than cure.

The European Food Safety Authority advises drinking no more than 400mg of caffeine a day - the equivalent of five espressos.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 07:06
Last edited by jo anne: 26th Jun 2016 at 07:14:09

Posted by: graneyjoseph (4618) 

I had a moulinex filter coffee maker and used to buy blue mountain beans from a stall in wigan market,not tasted coffee as good since.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 07:15

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

I think GENUINE pure (ie NOT a blend) Jamaican high-grown 'Blue Mountain' is the best coffee, but is grown in a very restricted area, and is becoming quite difficult to get.

There is a nomen: 'Jamaican high Mountain Coffee': grown at lower levels than the former. It is not as good, and is frequently being passed off for JBM

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 12:39

Posted by: graneyjoseph (4618) 

I didnt know it is Jamaican, but going back to the coffee stall the proprietor was very knowledgable he advised on our purchase the smell coming from his stall of different blends was fabulous.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 13:44

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

There is a place in Lancaster, which does mail order, and does list Blue Mountain.

In the other forum, Erontquay had posted details of them. If you wanted to buy some, I am sure she would let you know how to contact them.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 14:00

Posted by: i-spy (15241) 

You'd be lucky to find a jar of instant coffee in Wigan market these days Joe

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 14:23

Posted by: jo anne (34699) 

Do they not have a coffee shop in the Royal Arcade any more?

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 15:18

Posted by: i-spy (15241) 

That's gone too

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 15:37

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

Do you remember Sam's, across the road (Station Road) from the Ritz?

In the early 1960's, it was the first coffee bar That I knew that had the then new to Britain 'Gaggia' machines, making espresso coffee.

I don't know whether it was the first in Wigan: maybe someone knows of an earlier occurrence.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 15:43

Posted by: graneyjoseph (4618) 

thanks priscus.i-spy times have changed.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 15:46

Posted by: i-spy (15241) 

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Do you remember Sam's, across the road (Station Road) from the Ritz?


Can't remember a Sams. But I do recall the frothy coffee at the New Way (I think) across from the Ritz.
They had wall mounted juke boxes.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 16:44

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

Don't remember name of the place, but Sam, who ran it,I met up with again many years later. I did not recognise him out of context, but he recognised me as one of his former customers.

Replied: 26th Jun 2016 at 17:08

 

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