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I need help. I need to get my sister a gift for Christmas for a family secret Santa exchange.. Every time we go out to dinner, it seems like she orders an espresso. So what’s a good gift for people who like espresso? Budget is $50, but I could go up to $75 if there’s a good deal on something. She has a Nespresso machine.
I was thinking a nice set of espresso cups. Le Creuset makes some, but they don’t sell them in a multi pack.
I was thinking a nice set of espresso cups. Le Creuset makes some, but they don’t sell them in a multi pack.
What type of coffee does she make at home? Does she have an espresso machine?
If so and it takes beans, then beans. If she has a capsule machine, then yeah, cups. Le Creuset are nice ones although many people prefer the traditional thick-porcelain Italian cups. If she has a cafetiere (French Press) then beans but ask them to grind them for a cafetiere.
If so and it takes beans, then beans. If she has a capsule machine, then yeah, cups. Le Creuset are nice ones although many people prefer the traditional thick-porcelain Italian cups. If she has a cafetiere (French Press) then beans but ask them to grind them for a cafetiere.
She just has a Nespresso machine with the pods I believe. I see Le Creuset also has a 2 pack of Cappuccino cups, so I might consider that. Is that suitable for espresso?
If she uses the espresso to add to frothed milk as many people including me do at home, then yes, otherwise they're much too large.
Ok, thank you.
So would you say the cup in the photo attached is espresso size? My sister sent this a while back.
I am a fan of and own notNeutral cups and glasses. Loveramics make comparable porcelain cups and saucers that are also very popular. I’m sure there are many other options but these two manufacturers seem to always come up as recommendations.
notNeutral Lino has five sizes in four colors; White, Gray, Black and Indigo.
notNeutral Large Latte Cup and Saucer 12 oz., small Latte Cup and Saucer 8 oz., Double Cappuccino Cup and Saucer 6 oz., Cappuccino Cup and Saucer 5 oz., Espresso Cup and Saucer 3 oz.
https://www.notneutral.com/collections/lino
The notNeutral Vero glasses are also nice and what I use for my daily cortados.
https://www.notneutral.com/collections/vero
I can't tell for sure from that photo, but the cup looks too big for an espresso cup. Maybe best to ask her!
I agree with GrandCeil's recommendation for Loveramics. I have a collection of them! Apart from some grey ones which are not on display, I have these. Love them.
Depends on the size of espresso's 😉
I use these 3 to the right (the left one is when I had a different espresso machine) and neither do they break.
Re espresso cups, - as a gift for those who like espresso - my own personal opinion is that the small espresso cups are perfect. They look great, and are designed for this particular beverage.
Anything else - that is, anything larger, such as some of the cups or mugs that have been already shown here - work well, but only if one is preparing a different drink - such as a cappuccino - that starts with an espresso as a foundation.
Anything else - that is, anything larger, such as some of the cups or mugs that have been already shown here - work well, but only if one is preparing a different drink - such as a cappuccino - that starts with an espresso as a foundation.
Enjoying an Ethiopian coffee with organic hot milk and a dash of double cream in my (volcanic orange - a welcome warm and vibrant splash of colour on this dark, dreary, overcast, dismal, December, day) Le Creuset mug.
Enjoying - with an almost sensual delight - a mug of Ethiopian coffee, served with organic hot milk.
Great info, just started messing around with my Bialetti Tricolore Moka pot.
I found that the coffee quality makes a big difference, not saying expensive is better but it just seem to make a big difference. Also messing around with the grind size, mine won't do espresso (Wilfa WSCG2) but near enough.
Also haven't figured out how to get the crema that some say mokapots can produce
Already thoroughly enjoying my second mug (Le Creuset) of Ethiopian coffee today, served with organic hot milk and a dash of double cream.
In Australia, the best quality coffees tend to come from local roasters, even commercial ones that roast for the supermarket chains.
This tends to be for two reasons --
- Australian roasters, even the large scale ones, are very persnickety about their quality. Partly this is because many of them have Italian parents and/or grandparents who will clip them around the ears if they produce crap roasted coffee beans.
- Imported beans, even from quality roasters, come by boat, and therefore are already 3 months old when they arrive, then they spend time in the warehouse, before finally arriving on the shelves. Australian roasted coffee generally hits the shelves within 2 or 3 weeks.
An almost insane enjoyment accompanies my first mug of coffee on a (damp, dreary, dark) overcast Sunday in December.
Anyway, am currently sipping a mug of Ethiopian coffee served with organic hot milk, and a dash (or two) of double cream.
Anyway, am currently sipping a mug of Ethiopian coffee served with organic hot milk, and a dash (or two) of double cream.
An afternoon coffee (Ethiopian, served with organic hot milk and a dash of double cream) is currently keeping me company.
I've noticed that cold weather causes coffee to disappear faster than necessary
Agreed.
Actually, in my experience, coffee doesn't just disappear in cold weather, but worse, it veritably vanishes.....
This is so. I was in a shop looking for cordial yesterday and found the last 1kg packet of specialty roast that had only been roasted a few weeks ago. At half price, no less. Happy, happy, joy, joy...
once again, it's "cold" outside.....and a bit chilly inside the apartment as well, and my mug of coffee is now empty too soon
Yes.
I hear you, I read you, I feel your pain (and - vicariously, in the worst possible sense) - I also feel the cold you describe, almost, but not quite, breaking out in goosebumps, or goose-pimples, in a sort of shuddering sympathy.
Damn winter.
Nevertheless, do enjoy every last drop of your (doubtless delicious) coffee.
A delicious double Espresso and some snacks to it - and watching football.
44 Deg outside yesterday. The big, grown-up Celsius degrees. It should be illegal...