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You're more than welcome to add it yourself, which is the idea of the Wiki.
Ah, thanks, but, to be quite honest, I have not the slightest idea of what to do or how to go about it
Just go to Post #1...click on "Edit", and add whatever you want. It's just like editing your own post, but everybody can edit Post #1.
i added the bialetti moka and a couple of other links, including french presses and the pod-based machines.
with time, i think it would be great to have some short comments evaluation about the various aspects, so to be a bit more informative than the simple link.
also, if some product/topic is discussed in detail in a post (or range of post) those can be linked in the wiki
with time, i think it would be great to have some short comments evaluation about the various aspects, so to be a bit more informative than the simple link.
also, if some product/topic is discussed in detail in a post (or range of post) those can be linked in the wiki
I have read this with interest, and thank you for adding it to the 'wiki'.
Today, at a meeting, I had two rather nice double espressos (okay, with a French ancestry) in the small coffee shop where two Italian colleagues had earlier disdained the espresso ('because it is not Italian') last Friday. That, along with freshly squeezed orange juice, Perrier water, and croissants with salami and cheese, made for an excellent lunch. Very pleasant. It may have been French, and - while it was not the best I have ever had, it was perfectly acceptable, and was much more than very welcome.
There's also the classic French Press video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B4n-iUW_wI
I don't do it exactly like this but the foundation is all there. Whether you're enjoying a french press at home or an espresso at a highway stop in Italy - rule of thumb - make sure you heat your cups before pouring the coffee in. It's always a pleasure to be at someone's house and they warm the cups before pouring the coffee. Such a small but necessary detail for the perfect cup of coffee.
I don't do it exactly like this but the foundation is all there. Whether you're enjoying a french press at home or an espresso at a highway stop in Italy - rule of thumb - make sure you heat your cups before pouring the coffee in. It's always a pleasure to be at someone's house and they warm the cups before pouring the coffee. Such a small but necessary detail for the perfect cup of coffee.
And the passive "cup warmers" on top of espresso machines are a joke.
Agree that cups must be warmed when serving coffee produced by any method.
And the passive "cup warmers" on top of espresso machines are a joke.
Agree that cups must be warmed when serving coffee produced by any method.
Lol they are a joke! I removed them from the top of the Nespresso because of the annoying rattle they make when the machine is pouring out coffee.
Especially in countries with cold, or cold and damp climates.
But, yes, I agree completely, warming the cup in advance - whether ordinary cup, or espresso demitasse cup, or standard mug, - are hugely important when preparing a pot of coffee or espresso.
when i use a nespresso machine, i usually fill the cup first with an 'empty' hot water shot, discard it and use it for the coffee.
it serves the double purpose of warming the cup and rinsing/warming the machine.
It certainly sounds like a lovely lunch, and, with good coffee, who could complain?
Lovely lunch, very good food, excellent company, serious discussion, a very warm bone dry breeze, and very good (my wonderful Italian friends' disdain last week notwithstanding) espresso - indeed, what is there not to like?
Oh and by the way, I forgot to mention the chopped fresh mango (me) and chopped fresh watermelon (good colleague/friend) that was consumed by us for dessert.
Yes, I know that of which you write.
One of the many things I like about countries with warm, dry, climates is the quality of the fruit available - it has shaken hands with the sun, and basked in those warming rays, and is all the better for this - these - encounter
Over the past two decades, I spent quite a while in the Balkans - where they - despite civil war, mass murder, and decades of a somewhat unsettled political environment - cultivate and nurture what can only be described as a serious coffee culture. There is not a village is Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, which does not have several coffee shops and cafés - all invariably good, and some excellent and a few outstanding.
Meetings take the form of serial encounters punctuated by the drinking of several espressos. There is the pre-meeting espresso - when you chat with your staff about what will be addressed at the meeting. The meeting itself will be washed down with espressos. Then, there is the post-mortem, often in the same café as the pre-meeting briefing, where further notes will be made, and observations noted, invariably washed down with further espressos. This was café culture with a vengeance, but, what an wonderful way to conduct business, or official meetings.
All this great talk of friends and colleagues sharing time (something valuable) and coffee is great. Although I haven't had a decent cup since yesterday morning. Some t-storms came through and knocked out the power to my town. The last update I received was restoration tomorrow at 11:30pm (local time).
You have my deepest sympathy and heartfelt commiserations on your coffee deprivation. Hope that your power is restored shortly - 11.30 tomorrow sounds like a bit of a wait.
Actually, you don't realise just how much we rely on electric power until it is abruptly cut off. Then, it is brought home just how much we use it and rely on it ...
Our electricity was knocked out yesterday for over an hour, leading to a somewhat stupefied reaction from us all: What?? no fridges, air conditioners, or coffee machines working!; I couldn't boil a kettle for my French press either, and my Italian colleague/friend's espresso machine was out of action, too. It is not an exaggeration to say that we felt rather sorry for ourselves ..
Yikes! I remember the extremely violent electrical storms I encountered in MI. Often there was no rain, just thousands of lightning bolts webbing across the sky. It was both terrifying and enthralling. One night I pressed my face to the window for nearly an hour to watch the spectacle. I think the gods were throwing a rave.
Okay but I still had coffee....
TOMORROW!?
11:30PM!?
No coffee at home!?
This is a disaster of astronomical proportion!
And a big pain in the butt, too!
I'll be thinking of you when I pull my afternoon espresso a bit later...
Yes...I am truly a rotten person...
Indeed. Electricity is quite an underrated, unnoticed thing in our contemporary lives, that is, until, you're without it.
Even with no power last night, I still had a good charge on my laptop, iPad and an AT&T portable Internet device. So I was still able to get online and stream some movies in the dark!
Yeah, we get some crazy weather around here at times. Heavy rain, heavy wind, lot's of lightening and thunder. Though yesterday's storms seemed rather mild in comparison to most of the ones that come through. Regardless of that, it still knocked out power to 160K people in my power company's service area.
TOMORROW!?
11:30PM!?
No coffee at home!?
This is a disaster of astronomical proportion!
And a big pain in the butt, too!
I'll be thinking of you when I pull my afternoon espresso a bit later...
Yes...I am truly a rotten person...
Yes, the last message I received said 11:30pm tomorrow! I know, shocked I was. I'm hoping it was more of a typo....
I could drive to Boston for cup at your place and probably be back home before the estimated restoration time!
Come ahead, Mate!
It would be my pleasure to serve as your (basically incompetent) barista and serve you with pleasure!
Of course, it's easy to be a nice guy when you know no one will take you up on the offer!
Come ahead, Mate!
It would be my pleasure to serve as your (basically incompetent) barista and serve you with pleasure!
Of course, it's easy to be a nice guy when you know no one will take you up on the offer!
You may be off the hook this time. I just received another message implying that the power might be back on, but not directly saying it is. They send some awfully confusing messages. I'll find out in a few hours whether the juice is on or not.
But be forewarned, one of these days... I may show up in your neighborhood expecting some coffee! It's not too terrible of a drive from Detroit to Boston....
OK...for real...nothing would give me more of a kick than having you, or any of the wonderful folks here, show up at my front door.
But be sure to call ahead, sometimes I lark about at home dishabille.
Not a pretty sight!
OK...for real...nothing would give me more of a kick than having you, or any of the wonderful folks here, show up at my front door.
But be sure to call ahead, sometimes I lark about at home dishabille.
Not a pretty sight!
Duly noted. I will ensure a well-timed call ahead is placed before arriving!