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Oh aye, I forgot. There's a few latte style Nespresso options which make a full mug using two pods, a coffee pod and a milky milky one. They do a "caramel latte" which is amazing (but probably of little use to Hannah if she's avoiding dairy).
Just this morning I heard a Michael Moseley thing on R4 that said coffee first thing was bad for your blood sugar management.
Obviously this means certain death, so his advice is to get up, eat breakfast, then have a coffee. But I'd recommend you expand your bedside table to allow preparation of a full English without having to get up.
Ask and ye shall receive...
There’s a few latte style Nespresso options which make a full mug using two pods, a coffee pod and a milky milky one. They do a “caramel latte” which is amazing
This is how i make the tassimo version.
1 flavoured latte milk, 1 creamer milk, 1, sometimes 2 coffee pods. 2 cubes of demerara ,and a small(literally a couple of teaspoons worth) splash of rum for flavour purposes.
Makes it quite milky on a single coffee pod, so its nice late in the evening. 2 coffee pods preferred in the morning.
1 latte milk, one creamer milk,
What's the difference? Literally milk and cream?
Make fresh coffee the night before then empty into flask then place on bedside table.
I note mention of Mr Hannah and associated logistical difficulties however, if I'm not mistaken you have children. If they can't be used for this what can you use them for? I know mining and clothing manufacturing is generally frowned upon these days but surely a morning cup of coffee, delivered with a lightly toasted crumpet* as they read the papers to you in their best 40s BBC voice is still deemed a reasonable demand of your offspring?
Failing that one of those filter thingies with a timer works well, or a nespresso with a refillable pod - you're going to have to prep it the night before so you you don't run out of water, so may as well ditch the convenience and environmental impact of premade pods.
*or a muffin - as well as children you've got that weird thing about stuff with holes in that denies you the rapture of crumpets I think.
(edit) I have been known when on an early start to setup my espresso machine the night before, put it on an old fashioned plug top multi segment timer and left it "switched on" with the timer set for ten minutes before my alarm. By the time I'm get up its heated and all I need to do is stumble to the machine and flick the switch for the pump.
Make fresh coffee the night before then empty into flask then place on bedside table.
The advantage of this is you'll be happy with instant by the end of week one.
What’s the difference? Literally milk and cream?
Quantity.
The latte aspect of it is about 1/2 a tall mug, the creamer seems to be about the same amount as an espresso. So if i use a single latte and espresso capsules i get about 3/4 of my tall mug, the creamer pod fills it nearly to the top. Just a way really of adding more quantity to the drink..
It sounds like the Sage Precision Brewer would work perfectly, the only issue is the price.
There’s a few latte style Nespresso options which make a full mug using two pods, a coffee pod and a milky milky one. They do a “caramel latte” which is amazing
Oh god, no they're not. I mean, I have a sweet tooth but urgh they are syrupy goo. The milk is so fake, I'd rather have black coffee and I don't even like black coffee.
I drink ground coffee, instant coffee and....... Nespresso. Nespresso is fine to my taste buds. Get a Vertuo Plus and it does the barcode thing for the right amount of water
Cheaper than cocaine. Not as harmful as cigarettes
Yeah, but a line, a coffee and a fag though - breakfast of the gods.....
I had the single version of that Hamilton island,was interesting as it cooked the egg an toasted the muffin 🙂
I feel like a McMuffin now.
I still think a bedside thing has issues as you have to make sure you’ve put water in it before you go to bed.
The milk is so fake
It appears to be condensed milk. The hot water blowing through it turns it back into a thinner milk type thing.
It sounds like the Sage Precision Brewer would work perfectly, the only issue is the price.
This is the only sensible suggestion of the thread so far. A drip/pour over coffee machine is what you want - I'm sure some of them come with an auto on function, and if not, you can just use a smart plug.
The sage one is supposed to be excellent, and a quick google indicates that you can get it for less than 200 notes
This is the only sensible suggestion of the thread so far.
It's not, it's even less sensible than the cocaine.
you can get it for less than 200 notes
It's a £30 Russell hobs or similar, many of which have a timer, with a £160+ sage badge on it. Heck the breville (who are sage if you're not in the UK) machines are <£50.
Breville and Sage aren't the same thing, in the UK Breville are a completely different company. Sage do use the name Breville internationally but that's a different company to the UK Breville.
Whiskey doesn't require heating or milk. Simples. Also vodka.
Sage do use the name Breville internationally but that’s a different company to the UK Breville.
I'll not argue the point here, the reality so far as this thread is concerned though is the sage machine is massively expensive for a machine with all the required functionality available at <25% of the cost so long as its not important for it to be in silver plastic with a sage badge.
I would still love a Moccamaster on a timer plug for the mornings if our kitchen had the space.
As coffee-snobby as James Hoffmann is, he still grinds the beans for his filter coffee the night before, which means you could likely get away with it at home…
Edit: You can get a Melitta Aromaboy for not a lot, that is likely closer to what the OP wanted at ~£30 plus a timer plug
You can get a Melitta Aromaboy for not a lot, that is likely closer to what the OP wanted at ~£30 plus a timer plug
Or you could get all fancy and use a WiFi plug, then when you know you're 30min from getting home from a mucky cold wet ride you can fire it up and get home to fresh coffee. (Yeah, you do need to remember to set it up beforehand, but still...)
I manage to stumble downstairs where my Sage Oracle waits for me pre-warmed.
However, when on holiday* I often take one of these with me:
https://www.nespresso.com/uk/en/essenza-mini-coffee-machine
I do love having it by my bedside. Only of use if you love espresso really, but if you don’t love espresso you should learn.
* a house-style holiday of course. When I’m cycling I take one of these:
https://www.wacaco.com/pages/nanopresso
@stwhannah I’m afraid I’ve no direct experience with those; we ended up with the very STW solution of a sage bambino down in the kitchen. Our the little ones are still young enough that we don’t really have the option of staying in bed in the morning, so the trek to the kitchen is pretty much inevitable even if it isn’t for coffee.
@mogrim - Good point, I had actually forgotten anyone could used anything else than the wi-fi plugs nowadays! 😂
Anyone else wake up to the Barisieur ad on their FB feed....