What is in your cup? - Page 44

happy_terd · 03-24-2010, 03:54 PM

lol...nope. Actually sitting here drinking a cub of crappy army coffee.

WT Sharpe · 03-24-2010, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

lol...nope. Actually sitting here drinking a cub of crappy army coffee.

YOU SICKO! You drink coffee out of baby bears?

happy_terd · 03-24-2010, 06:53 PM

oops...typo.

I did however do a body shot off of a miss Cindy Bear once. Yogi was pissed.

Katti's Cat · 03-24-2010, 07:36 PM

Coffee & Coffee - came prepared with a spare cup as I have a bit of catching up to do

FlorenceArt · 03-25-2010, 04:17 AM

Nespresso Decaffeinato Lungo. I like the taste

GeoffC · 03-25-2010, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

crappy army coffee.

Interested minds wonder which is crappy ... army or coffee ....

As for me, coffee#1

happy_terd · 03-25-2010, 11:10 AM

The coffee was crappy. The Army is great.

Drinking a fresh cup of the good stuff right now.

GeoffC · 03-25-2010, 11:56 AM

green tea

Dylrob · 03-25-2010, 11:08 PM

Chai Tea.

happy_terd · 03-26-2010, 01:33 PM

instant coffee again this morning.

SneakySnake · 03-26-2010, 07:27 PM

Currently having a discussion about spending the $$ on the Rancilio Sivia(the only machine worth having but $900). HE actually is happier with instant coffee(says so but I know it is the $$$ that count). Off to make one now. At least you only need boiled water.

montsnmags · 03-27-2010, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Currently having a discussion about spending the $$ on the Rancilio Sivia(the only machine worth having but $900). HE actually is happier with instant coffee(says so but I know it is the $$$ that count). Off to make one now. At least you only need boiled water.

It's a good machine, and a possible upgrade path for us, but the Sunbeam E6910 has spoiled us with two boilers. We'd probably be looking that way though if we ever wanted/needed to buy another machine. The Sunbeam is a very good machine (just ask coffeesnobs.com.au), especially for simple, home use of a few cups a day. Of course, its price has jumped to $700 now, but if you can find it for $600, well, you can look at putting the difference towards the other important bit of kit, a good grinder (the Rocky gets a good review here. We've the Sunbeam "Cafe Series", which is also good, if not as good as the Rocky, and sometimes you can find it "bundled" at a good price with the E6910).

Then there's beans. (Di Bella, home-delivered, is pretty good, and if you're ever in the area go visit their factory outlet in Bowen Hills where they do their roasting (there's also a coffee shop and espresso machine shop and training there). You can pick a blend, or make a blend. We used to go the Dolci Sapori, for its smooth sweetness, but have now gone to the straight Espresso blend. The guy who owns/runs it is an obsessive (in a good way).

We recently had our Sunbeam serviced. It got a replacement boiler (free under 5 year warranty) and a few parts replaced for a relatively small amount. So good support's nearby you ((The Coffee Place, Kunda Park...and they sell the Sylvia for $859).

Whatever you do, once you start though, you won't stop.

Cheers,
Marc

SneakySnake · 03-27-2010, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

It's a good machine, and a possible upgrade path for us, but the Sunbeam E6910 has spoiled us with two boilers. We'd probably be looking that way though if we ever wanted/needed to buy another machine. The Sunbeam is a very good machine (just ask coffeesnobs.com.au), especially for simple, home use of a few cups a day. Of course, its price has jumped to $700 now, but if you can find it for $600, well, you can look at putting the difference towards the other important bit of kit, a good grinder (the Rocky gets a good review here. We've the Sunbeam "Cafe Series", which is also good, if not as good as the Rocky, and sometimes you can find it "bundled" at a good price with the E6910).

Then there's beans. (Di Bella, home-delivered, is pretty good, and if you're ever in the area go visit their factory outlet in Bowen Hills where they do their roasting (there's also a coffee shop and espresso machine shop and training there). You can pick a blend, or make a blend. We used to go the Dolci Sapori, for its smooth sweetness, but have now gone to the straight Espresso blend. The guy who owns/runs it is an obsessive (in a good way).

We recently had our Sunbeam serviced. It got a replacement boiler (free under 5 year warranty) and a few parts replaced for a relatively small amount. So good support's nearby you ((The Coffee Place, Kunda Park...and they sell the Sylvia for $859).

Whatever you do, once you start though, you won't stop.

Cheers,
Marc

who needs to buy coffee machine? I will come up the nicklin way and have you make it for me. I used to have a cafe in Mooloolaba and loved the Rancilio (so yair its commercial I know), but it made the best coffee I ever had (only because I made it myself)

Good to know I can get a Silvia locally, just have to justify the $$. A friend in Buderim has a Sunbeam and makes great coffee (she is a pro though). I will take more notice of the model next time I am there.

But for now, I will make another cup of jasmine tea.

Cheers

Snake

montsnmags · 03-27-2010, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

...
Good to know I can get a Silvia locally, just have to justify the $$. A friend in Buderim has a Sunbeam and makes great coffee (she is a pro though). I will take more notice of the model next time I am there.
...

I would only buy the Sunbeam "Cafe Series" E6910 (and possibly the grinder). I think these might be "loss-leader" products for Sunbeam (a good quality product sold at a loss - well, not likely a loss, but you get the drift - to sell all their other products). On the basis of our experience with them, we bought other Sunbeam "Cafe Series" products. They were all...well, let's just say they were adequate consumer appliances.

Saying that, if our machine had experienced an unrecoverable failure (FUBAR), we'd be starting again by looking at something like the Sylvia. I know that The Loved One wants the Rocky grinder, for starters.

Incidentally, that Di Bella coffee...if you go for a new machine, check out the prices of their coffee beans. We buy 3kg at a time, and the price, delivered, for fresh-roasted beans, is not what you'd necessarily expect. We're tightarses here, so we wouldn't be buying them if they weren't reasonably priced.

(Sorry, I did read that you used to run a cafe at Mooloolaba, and know that you'd know more than me 'bout all this - I'm just letting my enthusiasm run off at the mouth.

)

Cheers,
Marc

happy_terd · 03-27-2010, 01:09 AM

wow and I thought I was styling with my 50 dollar french press.

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03-24-2010, 03:54 PM	#646
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	lol...nope. Actually sitting here drinking a cub of crappy army coffee.

03-24-2010, 06:53 PM	#648
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	oops...typo. I did however do a body shot off of a miss Cindy Bear once. Yogi was pissed.

03-24-2010, 07:36 PM	#649
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	Coffee & Coffee - came prepared with a spare cup as I have a bit of catching up to do

03-25-2010, 04:17 AM	#650
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Nespresso Decaffeinato Lungo. I like the taste

03-25-2010, 11:10 AM	#652
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	The coffee was crappy. The Army is great. Drinking a fresh cup of the good stuff right now.

03-25-2010, 11:56 AM	#653
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	green tea

03-25-2010, 11:08 PM	#654
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Chai Tea.

03-26-2010, 01:33 PM	#655
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	instant coffee again this morning.

03-26-2010, 07:27 PM	#656
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Currently having a discussion about spending the $$ on the Rancilio Sivia(the only machine worth having but $900). HE actually is happier with instant coffee(says so but I know it is the $$$ that count). Off to make one now. At least you only need boiled water.

03-27-2010, 01:09 AM	#660
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	wow and I thought I was styling with my 50 dollar french press.